South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-01-18
Letter firm Washington.

AsuiNGroN, -. G. Jan. 1J.
MR. HARPER The following is .piv.
en- Is partial list OF subjects orinyes.
tlgation under the Glover resolution.
"hich passed TIE House on Fr.dly:
The letting Of in1ii contracts i'm the
latter part OF Grants administration.
Rojcson's nasal c)ls,rle.iol con
tracts.
The Jobs OF tho D;,Lr;., Raj
The rircnm 'ttrces attan lins tho DC
!eat OF the opp).ialt5 agaiasS tbs e!ec.
toral count.
The decision OF the Presidential votes
Of Soath CAsoiiaa. Moviia an LA
iSiana.
The restorlJiJa to rank OF Runlllo
and Draper.
Tie oon5teI2.iol % pubic buildings
throughout lie coaltry.
The means by waiu', tha .Je ;ert ian ]
steal was p5sse thtou III lhs ltj, IN.
Sress, nj The s9bs,gl;nt traa3lctions
ia that connection.
The whole business of The Indian I'm.
rean just covered b. The Schurz inyes-
tlgltIOn.
Our diplomatic rotations with Mexico.
-'' 49, ''S'' ~ t"tyti II sDtuL.
Tie EavA, administration, wilma view
to frauds in general.
Tue expenditures OF tho House of
Representatives since the ForlieLh Con
gross covering all the Investigations
together with q re opening oil the inves
tgali0ns OF the Forty second Congress.
The Committees have power to send
Tor persons and plpers. have, probably,
long session baloro them, and may do
the cause OF economy and 900 govern
ment great service. Or, ii they do no..
push their work with vigor & thorough,
ness, they may disgust the country and
force people rather to boar tie ills they
have than To seek relief through invcs-
t51tl5HJ IL tie Committees shall mr.
sue The cause of Secretary Schurz. ma.
KING their inquiries secret, incomplete
AMI unfair, it would BE- better that 10th.
Ing a. all sLopli be done.
Prof. ilaydan's Geological and Goo.
graphical survey OF the rerri tories for
1917 Is Of interest 81 all. The survey
was cjuluc' ell in sn exceptionally sys-
tcmstiC manner. gul our knowlorire Of
the pa.eontology Of the regions traycrs.
ed has been much enlarged. The toDo
graphical work C0yc-c an area Of about
$4,000 square miles, aud q c1inpara-
lively unknown region rio. IN mineral.
AMI OF great agricultural all grazing
capacity Will Do made knJvD. TlsSur.
vcv extended from Arizona 10 Montana.
embracing The Territories Of Utah. C,l.
orado, wyoming. Iiah) AMI y t';ola.-
The expedition when in The Gel il c,fn.
posed Of about 40 persons. inclu limo
chemists, packers, cooks AMI laborcrs
and 10 is generally divided inso several
parties, each fully equipped and prepar.
Ell 70 examine specific area Of couu-
try usually about 100000 SQUARE
miles, more or less, dcpon ling upon Ga,
character Of country - b. examine I
The field season usually lasts about 4
months. when the laborers arc discharg.
CT 10 lhe starting point, the scientists
returning here for Office duty.
This survey has issued a series OF an
nual reports, presenting The results in
% popular form for general distribution.
. q series of quarto volumes arc also il.
snei. embracing purely scientific mat
. ter', Tor distribution o. colleges. libra
/ ries and scientific specialists. 4 serfe,
OF Bulletins are also issued 10 which
. subjects requiring special an immediate
7 attention may bc toun6. There arc also
Che miscellaneous publications. such as
mo'eorology. distances and attitudes
catalogues. DC.
As an illustration Of the esteem and
appreciation in which the work accom-
pi'shei IS held abroad, I quote General
Richard Ntraeicy of iho Royal Engi-
neers OF England. TO gentleman orhigl
SCI ntlic attainme uts 10 This country
ct Us an undertaking in all respects