Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-12-15
WASHINGTON.

| Washington, 10. Lieut.. A. V. Wadhams
| is ordered from the torpedo station at New
port, r. l., to the Dictator. Lieut. Joseph
G. Eaton from the Boston navy yard to the
Dictator. Lieut.. j. Z. Pillsbury from torpe-
do station, Assistant Surveyor c. A. Graratt
| from the Ohio and Boatswain Ansell keene
from the Boston navy yard, to the Mime.
| sofa,
The Senate Committee on Appropriations
| will hold a meeting Monday, to consider the
special appropriation bill of $4,000, OOO
asked for by the Secretary of the Navy, and
which passed the House yesterday. The
committee will amend the bill, making the
appropriation 100000, the amount origi-
nally asked for by the secretary, the amount
appropriated by the House not being suffi cient
to meet the necessities of the navy.
| The annual report of the Librarian of Con-
gress exhibits the fact that l2,407 more vol
umes were added to the collection during the
year ending Dec. LIST, the aggregate number
of books in the library being 25S, 1852 volumes
and about $4,000 pamphlets. In the copy
| right department there has been Is 353 en-
| tries during the year and the librarian has
paid into the treasury the sum of Sl3,404 as
| receipts from copyright fees. This exceeds
the entries of the year preceding by about 10
per cent. The librarian reports the Access
sions as unusually valuable, including an al
most complete set of the county histories of
England, purchased in London, and very i'm
portant as throwing light upon the history
and genealogy of thousands of American fam
lilies. The rapid growth of the library and
OF the copyright business of the country rem
ders the necessity for new building to ac-
| commodate its overlooking collections an i'm
perative necessity, while retaining in the cap
itol a sufficiently large library for legislative
and judicial use. Congress has already au-
thorized the preparation of the plans of a
separate building and the commission ap-
pointed to select plan will shortly make
their award.
There is a general indispositon among
members of congress to increase taxation.
1t will not be done unless the necessity can
be clearly shown. The recommendation Of
the Secretary of the Treasury in his recent
letter to Representative Dawes will be dis
cussed by the Committee on Ways and Means
at the meeting Tomorrow. Several members
of that committee said there would be no
hasty action upon the subject.
The Treasury Department is somewhat
pressed for money, not only by the falling off
in revenues but by the extraordinary appro-
pria,ions of four or five million dollars for
naval purposes and the early approach of the
icucWPtiou VI t"ShtJ VI INC IOan VI
1858, bill in relation to which is now pend
ing between the two houses of Congress
Over two thirds of this loan is in coupon
bonds, which some of tee holders are desir-
Gus of exchanging for per cent bonds of the
funded loan.
The Senute has set apart to morrow for
the discussion of the financial question.
Members of Congress generally are privately
discussing the matter of the currency. A
large number favor an increase of the cur
rency, either by releasing the treasury or the
bank reserves or an arrangement for what is
called an elistic currency, by making cur
reney and bonds interchangeable, according
to the business interests or necessities.