The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-04-03
OUR wAsHINGrON LETTER.

cold sleet and rain. 1t is the collest
storm at this season of the year WASH
| ingtonians haye experienced for years.
The streets are getting exceedingly MD
/ DIV and work on them is nearly suspend
| ed.
The Senate adjourned sine de to-day
after disposing of the cases of Caldwell,
Clayton and Bogy. Both Clayton and
Bogy have reason TO feel happy-from
appearances Caldwell is not particularly
unhappy. His friends here hope to re-
elect him TO the Senate. Ex Senator
Patterson is not at all satisfied with the
disposition by the Senate of his state
ment. he hoping to get it read in the
Senate and printed IN the Congressional
Record
The new Secretary of the Treasury,
Judge Richardson, comes into office In
spite of keen aud powerful opposition
the influence of which was felt both by
the President and by the Senate. This
opposition he has the power, by proper
use of his opportunities to turn to
signal advantage. 1t is understood that
all over issued greenbacks will be with
drawn and the outstanding legal tender
circulation kept regidly at the figure Of
$50 millions. OF the 400 millions au-
thorized by the currency act "A millions
were withdrawn by Secretary Mccullough
in his Quixotic effort TO contract the cur
rency. What we need is stability and
as little tinkering as possible. The rev.
enue of the country will adjust itself to
resonable standard but if no standard be
settled Oh, it is impossible to secure an
adjustment.
The Commissioner of Internal Reven-
ue, under a late decision of the L. s.
Supreme Court, has rejected several
claims of railroads for the refunding of
taxes amounting to 1868. 6OO., This rul-
ing applies to all corporations declaring
regular dividends as we'll as railroads
This decision will probably save to the
government not less than $5,OO00 900.
There is much credit due both the
Postmaster General and Mr.. Bangs. su-
pcrintendent of the railway postal ser
vice, for the Interpretation of the law
governing the postal car sy ystem. in their
prompt effort in settling the dispute be-
tween the department and tie railroad
companies. The discontinuance of the
postal car service would be seriously felt
by everyone all over the country. Mr..
Bangs has spent much time in perfecting
a plan by which the transmission of
newspapers would be as rapid as that of
letters. There has been left no stone un-
turned by the Post OGce Department to
do the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der, and the fallacy of the idea that hIr.
Cresswel was in league with railroad
monopolies in their demand for more pay
tor the transmission of the mails is clear
| ly shown by the recent conduct of the
railroads. There is one thing certain
that Mr. Gre esswell will not be dictated
to by railroad monopolies, and that fur
sustain him in his good work.
Our fnanciers prognosticate suspen-
| sion in the gold movement to Germany
! from all parts of the civilized world, or
at least return tide. The Imperial par
| Lament has just perfected a reform in
| the metallic currency of the empire, Civ
| ing uniform gold and silver coinage.
| The greatest activity now prevails in the
nints and it is expected that by the fst
| of April not less than $50, ,00O,O 900 in
new German coins will have been pnt in
circulation. This movement relieves
business men both in this country and in
Europe from a profound anxiety in re-
gard to the business of the opening sea-
son. One serious disturbing interfer-
ence is thus removed.
The Board of Public Works of Wash
ington is unable to pay off in full their
Indebtedness to contractors. 1t has
adopted rule to pay in full only those
having certificates not exceeding 81 200.
Of the recent appropriation by Congress
OF two and quarter millions, the board
| Is able to get for present use only one
| million, the balance being FOR anticipated
work. There are grave charges against
the board, by some being considered as
corrupt as the New York City board
There is one thing certain, Congress has
been exceedingly liberal to the District,
it having appropriated during the past
session nearly four million improve
| ments.
| There were great many members af-
| ter Congress adjourned who did not wait
! 70 get the extra salary many Of them
are Low applying to the House Sergeant
at Arlus for it.
General Walker. Superintendent of the
Census, admits several defects in its
methods of enumeration leading to prac
tical sums in result lst it omits the
trades of blacksmith, carpenter, cooper
and painter. In these branches of pro
| duction there were 341 ,095 operatives
whose productions, if averaged with
other manufactures, would aggregate
1902, 1SS, $50. End there are IS, 900 per-
sons working in unenumerated trades
whose productions estimated at three
tourths, the general average would add to
the total product slO4, SIC, ses raising
| the grand total of the Union to nearly
five billions. To this add the agricultu-
raj, mining, fishing. fruit and other in
dustries and we find our grand total OF
! production is about ten billions per an
mum or nearly FIVE times our national
debt
Information has been received by the
Agricultural Department showing that
the coming wheat crop of California
promises to be at least so per cent greater
| than the last, as large as that was. The
immense difficulty experienced in shipp-
ing the last crop has caused farmers to
combine in local warehouse associations
to hold their wheat for better market,
if necessary and to prevent the necessity
Of disposing OF it at ruinous prices to
middlemen. The San Joaquin valley