The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-13
TEssEL REGULATION.

| VESSEL REGULATION.
! WAsHIxGrox, Aug. l0.-Masters oi
yes sell. have complained to tie Secretary
of the Treasury Of the detention Of theiI
vessels at Duncan City, Michigan, and
Chebovgan, before entering Lake Michigan,
and the Secretary viii decide il few days
whether or not To continue TO enforce these
regulations where vessels have reported at
some other port in the United States since
touching at Canadian port.
STEAMBOAT INSPECTOR.
Secretary Bris:ow viii appoint a super
visiug inspector general of steamers this
week. The appoiutee viii also be char
u.an of the commission on boiler expert
mentlng. The candidates for this place
are almost solely from the force employed
ID the inspector generals Office.
DEYEcTs I2 TIE NEW CODE.
The new code, or the United States stat
utes, as revised by Congress, is full of i'm
pe,tectionS, and treasury officers whose
duties consist in constru,ng the tariff laws
and enf0ring the laws fox the collection Q!
customs generally. arc loud in their com
plants of the revision, aud there is not a
doubt but what the pra ctice of the Treas
urJ Department in its rulings on tariff
questions will be as diversified as ever.
NEW STAMPS AND POSTAL CARDS.
A new style of postal card will soon be
issued from the postOfice department, and
a new postage stamp, to be issued to post
masters for the purpose Of afixing them to
newspapers, under the new rates which
20 Into effect the first of next year, will
shortly be forthcoming.
Pennsylvania POLITICS.
The new Constitution of pennsylyaaia
has enthusel tue opponents of Senator
Scott in the race for his seat in the United
States Senate. They claim that the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company, who have had
3 controlling influence in deciding who
shall have this Senatorship, has had its
wings cut somewhat by this constitution,
aud vii! not fly 90 high hereafter. Gen.
A bright, the present member OF Congress
at large from the state, is looked upon by
Pennsylvania politicians generally. as Of
little weigh. in ttis senatorial contest,
although he Is an earnest yorker after the
place. G. ". Scofe, ut present a member
Of the Lower House, stands better show,
being vastly more popular among bis con-
sttuents and the politicians, but his CON
grtSSloull record has some obectio nable
features. As john Allison, the present
Register Of the Tres sury, is popular in
ana sound with the admins
tru,ion, he has moro chance than any other
of being the coming man,
HIHCKLEY. NOT GoIHG TO CONGRESS.
The general report that presi lent
Iiiuckley, of the Philaielphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore Railroad Company cJntem-
plates going to Congress next session, and
pressing his demand for decreased compcn-
satlon for carrying the u. 5 mail, is far
from tue truth Of llincley's mind. lie got
enough Of Congress last session, when he
asked for more money for his service, and
ie became disgu,tei with the refusal Of
that body to allow him largcr sum than
lie i nov paid, saving that he WCuIl never
- 70 Congress again. This last step OF
his WAS to force the PostoLGce u, partment
into an agreement to pay him money, but
he has sisnaIIy failed in the effort, Mr.
iiinckIey, from al! Indications, is congrutu-
Iatln5 himself that lie Jill not lose the
privilege Of carrying t! t mails ,,Itosethor
lie certainly inale Darryw escape Or tins
by b { action.