Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-11

HfeSluenL does not aiiud6 ID u tail AT |
fairs. the snhj CO being left open Tor |
future C atsi,tt.atIun. lie calls atten- |
ton Lo tine f..c5 ti,aS Cniu..se immi-
grants contiuiit, t., he br,ugbt to ihis !
country under the condition ui slaves
according to contract. and also women
whose GUAR ct, IL sCch AZ IN Il. moral
~ III -I.ur ties in wrish they are
located. He invites legs alter .>il this
subject. saving It Will nr ms pleasure,
as we'll as dnty, to exc cate any i,w Oh
the subis ct
The PRESIDENT ii. coaE~rsat! III, SAID
ne had three vrc4ut dlotf-ct . .idSe
s!.i; to fl na,nt ", III Ai.:b,:na AK
a,I>as and LpTsia!x..a... II So prom.
bic iie la gut b. euccesAiu =, IT ,':Iag
suitable ai poiuice Tor Alb ma from
that Stat, but ~ to the urii : :, as
there Was more d iflicu t., AID ,a Iu.si't.
therefore, be forced tD aprl.iut f'"f-
SOtS nos now resident IL tiie lii. A. tu
Arkansas, those best fitted fer the
place we're either III favor Of Lbs Gar
land government or desired its total
overthrow. Al officer of the army or
navy, he sac, would De apo nt,u to
look after the comfort Of the k:ng Of
the II waian Islands and suite during
their sojourn III Washington. They
viii be located ut hotel tbs govern
ment paying the expenses. The
President will entertain the King at
state dinner III addition 20 courtesies
to be exten ded to him by tbe Secretary
of State. This will be the first visit Of
King to Washington.
a majority of the mem oers Of both
Houses of Congress are already here.
Many arrived to-day and others will
reach Washington tomorrow morning.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7-Night-A
Washington special says that Dristow,
in his report. states that the sinking
fund is over $40, 900. COO behind. He
not only takes strong grounds in favor
of specie payments, but sets forth a
definite plan for reaching the same.
He recommends the repeal of the legal
tender act st fixed day as to the con-
tracts thereafter made and ex-
cept as to official salaries and ordi-
| nary expenses of the Government I'M
| der existing appropriations. The
| Secretary recommends that authority
| be given for the Immediate Issue of
! nvertible bonds bearing a low rate
| of interest. He asks that day may
| be fixed for the resumption of specie
| payments, not more limited than three
| years. at the end OF that time
| the Secretary to be authorized to raise
| gold by selling bonds III such amounts
as may become necessary from time to
| time to keep the Treasury in q condi
ton to redeem the ereenbacks as pre-
scented. The Secretary recommends
! free banking as & part of the plan for
| the resumption IF specie paynI2nts,
but this branch Of the subject is not
| elaborated. It Is recomm nded that
the fractional currency be replaced by
silver, and to accomplish this the
Secretary desires to SET all the !lIntS
at work coming silver, and rs rapidly
"a it il produced fractiuL,i cuIfency to
| be recalled and destroyed, hae1rr;Ig
| with the smallest denominations. The
Secretary also asks that the coinage Of
gold lie made Is fsee i'll the United
! States nc It IA IL London, III order 10
prevent the export. ;i0il Of In lion for
c0iuage.
The Secretary dos not regard
the Treasury Department as the
proper place f5r the adjudication of
cotton cases. They arr. for the most
| part, oF ,. complicated character. and
require 'h,' taking Of much evidence
and Judicial llvehtiga;ion; lie there
fore recommends tina. all cotton cases
be withdrawn at once from the juris-
diction OF the Treasury Department,
AID turned over to the courts.
Greater economy is recommended
IL the expenditure for public build
inSs. TIE Secretary recommends that
Congress go over the appropriations
and estimates for these works with
great care, with a view Of re-l=,~;-o
! some aniwh-,tJ sStspeEGlng other, ii:
---g14il lcnds That ali varieties Q; Gov
ernmen5 notes. bonds, ard stamps be
| done exclusively at the Treasury De-
parnent. Concerning Internal Reve-
nue the Secretary recommends that the
tax be taken off bank checks, watches,
cosmetics and drugs, and to meet this
loss that an additional tax Of ten cents
per gallon be imposed on whisky
! This will raise tho revenue little
| greater than ID row raised from the
articles enumerated. The practical
workings of putting tea aid coffee on
! the free list has been fully examin-
ed by the Treasury Department., and
carefully prepared tables Of prices in
| foreign markets and prices to consum-
ers for a period subsequent &c taking
| off the tax show that while the de.
crease in revenue GA account OF the re-
| movai of the tx simply added 10 the
price in foreign markets, 1t has not bene.
fitted consumers here in the least. The
Secretary recommends tho restoration
of this tax.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-Nis;l,.-In the
Senate the bill for the better government
Of tie District Of Columbia, reported
to-day by Senator Morrill,, of Me, from the
Joint Select Committee, appointed for that
purpose by Congress last session, provides
that department shall be created in the
COVER nment Of the L. tied States to be call
ed the Department of the District Of Gel
umbia, AID that it shall have corporate
capacity. 1t is to be headed by q beard of
three regents to be appointed by the Presi-
dent and confirneL by the Senate, and TO
be removable by the President at any time
for cause. The first board are to be APP
pointed for terms of SIX, four aud TWO
years, respectively. Thereafter the term
of office will be six years. Their salary
will be $500 each, per aunum. They are
to appoint and to have power 10 remove,
for cause, subordinate boards or superiu-
tendents If health police, excise, street
cleaning, public buildings and fire depart
ment, and also three members of a Board
of Education which shall contain three
other members elected by the voters Of the
District Of Columbia, aid be presided over
by the Cu:;ed States Commissioner Of Ell
ucatior, who shall be ex-otfi>,io a men Der.
The public works of the District are to be
in charge of an army engineer detailed b,
the President tHrthrce years. and the hoard
of district public buildings will be headed
by tie United States Superintendent &c
Public buildings. The powels aud duties
of ali these subordinate Officers, aud II ose
also of the regents, are miruteiy srec fed. |
defined and limited, and the same general |
principle Of rigid responsibility runs
throughout the lii, which IS very volumi- /!
nons, consisting of eighty printed pages. |
divided into fifteen chapters. The power |
to make, alter or ahrogaie local ordinances |
Is contided exclusively to the nusrd of /
Regents, and 10 officers are 10 lie elected |
by the people, except three membe;s Of |
the Board of Education as above stated.
The bill fixed two per cent. as tie rate OF
taxation which shall he LEVIED on all the
real and personal properly owned ~