Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-30
WASHINGTON.
LAST YEARS IMMIGRATION.

LAST YEARS IMMIGRATION.
Says Washington despatch Of Oct.
25th: Last year 13S, 400 immigrants ar
rived in the United States. Germany
sent the most, 29,313; Canada came
next with 1929; England sent S,4O5;
Ireland, 10 ,932; China, $500; Sweden,
$500; Norway, 1859; Hungary, 4:504;
France. 1859; Italy, 4,131; Scotland,
$500: far-off Iceland sent JOS. Of the
total, 1910 were professional men and
women. OF these 81 were actors; so
were artists; II were authors; SO were
clercymen; Is were editors; one gave
his business as that of an inventor:
one, said he was a statesmen 26
were LAWYERS; 81 were doctors; 396
were musicians. There were 49,
$50 skilled mechanics, 26,566 labor
ers: 14.S24 were farmers 80 auc-
tioneers: "a bankers; % par-keepers;
26 said they were Capitalists, and had
no business; one said he was a gentle
man." 20 were chimney sweeps; one
was magician. and there were ITO
sisters of charity. --... ..-..--
THE POST OFFICE EXPENSES. .
A special of Oct. 25th says The Off
cial estimates required for the postal
service for the next fiscal year aggre-
gate $36, SOL 900 The estimated postal
revenues will fall short supplying this
sum by $5,907 $40. The amount APP
propriated for the current fiscal year
is. $33, 256, 373, ofwhich S., 222, 274 comes
from the general treasury. 1t is esti-
mated, therefore, that 81 $50, 631 more
than tins years appropriation from the
treasury will be.required for the next
fiscal year. Was % @@
REMARKABLE DECISION.
Saws Washington telegram of
the Oath inst that Attorney. Gen
eral Devens has overruled a, former
opinion from the department of Justice
to the effect that national banks, in
making up capital subject to duty, may
be permitted to deduct United States
bonds at their face value, and now de-
cides they may deduct the amount in
vested in such bonds not only their face
value but premium added. 1t is said
by some of the treasury officials that
these decisions may reopen some fifty
thousand assessments made by the
treasury since the passage of the ma
tional bank act, and considerable mon
ey will be required to refund the erro-
neous duties collected from banks I'M
der the previous rulings, IL
81 THE FISHERY AWARDS AGAIN.
Says a. Washington special telegram
Of Oct 23rd: It is probable that the
question Of the Halifax award will be
reviewed this winter Whatever may
no Ia,,n l,o7,f tn nf
the money, the claim made by those
subject is that, taking the
British bill of particulars exactly as it
was submitted, it shows that the Can
adams were entitled only to $4,000
annually, or to an aggregate of 81 100000
for ten years. This is less than 81, 500.-
600, instead of 100000, the
amount Of the Halifax award, and
against this it Is claimed it would be
fair to deduct special duties ON fish and
fish oil RENTED by the United States
for Canada. This item Of itself would
amount in the ten years to $4,000 900.
That would make the statement
from the British commissioners
figures, 81 100000 in favor of the United
States, instead Of S., 100000 in favor of
Great Britain. The gentlemen connect
ed with this business will undoubtedly
be called upon to explain their conduct.
LAND OFFICE EXPENSES.
Advices from Washington under date
of Oct. 23rd say the commits
sioner Of the general land Office esti-
mates the expenses of that Office at ST.
$4,000, including $4,000 to prevent
depredations on timber lands, 100000
for surveying public lands, ETC., and for
salaries and expenses Of surveyors and
general offices, $40 900 for salaries of
registers and receivers and other ex-
penses Of local land offices throughout
the country. Estimate for salaries Of
employees of the general land offices,
$780,, 40, an excess Of $S6,7S over the
amount appropriated Tor the current
year. In explanation OF this increase,
Commissioner Williamson states the
present clerical force is not hall large
enough nor is there half the necessary
room IN which to transact the busin ess
OF the bureau IN satisfactory manner.
& THE BUDGET ESTIMATES.
The cabinet was in session Oct 22nd.
The heads of the several departm ents
presented estimates for the next fiscal
year, which were reduced to the lowest
figures possible in view Of the falling
off in revenues. The aggregate amount
required will not vary materially from
the appropriations made for the present
fiscal year, with the exception of the
deficiency in the postoffice department
and increased expenditures in. the In
dian Office.
- SURGEON GENERAL. -
A Washington dispatch Of the 22nd
says that Surgeon-General Winthrop
Taylor has been appointed surgeon
general Of the navy IN place Of Surgeon
Grever retired.
ESTIMATES FOR THE LAND OFFICE
The commissioner general Of the land
office transmitted to the secretary of