Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-15

~ Suspension VI INAlh"lANh' kANtt'St
ton from practice III the department Of
the interior.
COMMISSIONER PAYSE's rArENT REGrl-A-
A Washington press telegram Of
November Sth says: General
Payne, the new commissioner of
patents, to-day, issued an order with
the approval of the secretary of the in
terror, changing the officers regulations
SO rs to provide that the fee of So
required by law to he paid for registra-
ton of trade mark shall hereafter be
payable in two installments. The first
OF $40 on filing the petition and the re-
mainder when the registration is grant
ed. Heretofore the full amount has
been required upon the reception ofthe
application, the petitioner taking the
risk Of losing the whole fee in case Of
unfavonble action.
POST OFFICE EMBARRASSMENrS.
Says Il Washington special Of Nov. Sth:
| The postmaster-general, i'll his forth
coming report, will make very few
recommendations to congress, rs he
does not expect the short session viii
admit of the passage of much new legis-
lation. He does not intend to mention
the question of the Pacific mail or
Brazilian steamship subsidies, but will
leave those subjects entirely to con-
gress. Probably the most i'm
portant part of the report will
be i'll regard to the condition and
needs Of the railway mall service, II
Will be necessary to take action i'll re-
gard 20 this, or the department. will be
obliged at m early day III the coming
session to begin the reduction Of this
particular branch Of its work. At
present the postmaster-general con-
siders this service in rs nearly perfect
condition rs it can be brought, and it
has been possible, III spite Of the reduc-
tons insisted upon by the last congress,
to maintain its efficiency up to the
present time. Unless further appro-
priations, however, can 30 secured Mt
the coming session. the postmaster
general fears he will be obliged
to abandon the system of distrib-
uting the mails upon trains, and re-
turn to the old system of distributing
/
date delay to the transmission of mails
in all parts of the country. He thinks
twill take an appropriation of $1,000
600 to maintain the efficiency of this
peculiar service. He will lay this sub
ject before congress ut considerable
length, ana furnish every explanation
Of the condition and needs Of the SER
vice that the records of the department
can give, and he will also ATTEMPT to set
forth the great importance and value
Of the service to the business interests
of the country in such way rs to
make congress sec the absolute neces-
sity of enabling the department by lib
eral appropriations to continue the sys-
tenn of mail distribution on moving
trains.
THE SECOND ASSISTANT POsrNIAsrER's RE
PORT
Says Il Washington dispatch of Nov.
Sth The annual report of Gen. Thos.
J. Brady, second assistant postmaster
general for the fiscal year ended June
3Oth, 1873, has been prepared for the
acknowledgement. it appears that
the cost of inland transfer for the year
was $16,034,021. The increased number
Of railroad, steamboat and stage routes
over the previous year was GS3, IN ag-
gregate length 8, JAG miles, and in ar
nual cost, $G49 126. The appropria-
ton for the railway mail transfer dur
ing the year was $250,000; actual cost
so far as adjustments were completed
was 50, 566,595 The amount appropri-
ated for the current fiscal year is So
100000. 1t is definitely ascertained
that 100000 additional will be required
to cover the cost Of the service for 1879.
If no further funds are supplied by
congress, service to the above amount
must be discontinued. 1t is estimated
that 81 100000 will be required for
1880 The aggregate estimate for mail
transfer and items incident thereto dur
ing the next fiscal year is $20,790,0O0.
Total amount appropriated for the cur
rent year is about 100000 less.
WEIGHT OF THE STANDARD DOLLAR.
Says Washington special of Nov.
! 9th: AT a cabinet session to-day some
routine business was transacted and
there was general conversation re-
garding the points to be brought to the
attention Of congress in the
presidents message. 1t was unan-
imously agreed that the message
should contain some recommendation
for the enactment OF legislation either
to increase the weight of the standard
silver dollar, OF to diminish its coinage,
or TO adopt both these means of pre-
venting further depreciation Of its value.
The subject will be again considered at
future meeting.
ASTOUNDING FIGURES Oh INTERNAL REV
ENUE.
4 Washington dispatch Of Nov. 9TH
gives the following astounding figures