Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-11

for the office of director Of the mint
and for all the minis and assay offices
is a trihe over $95. The total estimates
for the territorial governments have
been decreased $4,000 below the pres
ent appropriation. The commissioner
of internal revenue asks for an increase
of 100000 for salaries and all expenses
of collectors offices, and $25, 900 over
present figures for detecting and bring
ing to trial the violators Of the internal
revenue laws.
The total of increase for the war de-
partment proper is on y $4,000. The
estimates for the navy department re-
main the same.
The increase for the pension, Indian,
land, and patent offices is $2SO,OOO.
The totals asked for by the postoffice
department proper are the same as now
appropriated. The commissioner of
education asks an increase Of $4,000.
The commissioner of agriculture makes
his estimates to conform exactly to the
present appropriation, but recommends
an increase of 81 900 to his own salary,
and an increase of 800 each for five
other officers, and 5000 each for two
more. He also recommends the ap-
pointment Of three assistant chemists.
There is an increase Of $4,000 asked
for by the departm ent of Justice, but
none Of this is in the fund used for such
prosecutions as those now i'll progress
in the south. The funds required for
this purpose are under the head Of
United States courts. and the increase
asked is $25O,OOO. Of this sum con-
siderable portion is stated in the text to
be for defraying the expenses incurred
IN the enforcement of the act to pro-
tect the right of citizens Of the United
States to vote in the several states of
the union. Upon this item and the
corresponding one asked by the COM
missioner of internal revenue, a great
political battle is expected to take place
in each house.
THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
A summary of the work done at the
naval observatory during the year will
be sent to congress on Monday. Dur
ing the year the twenty-six inch equa-
tOrial glass, under charge of Profs. Hall
and Holden, has been constantly en-
ployed In observing satellites, double
stars, nebulp, and comets. The heavy
dome has caused much trouble from
the difficulty of making it revolve
Some changes of the satellites of Saturn
and its ring, which were marked until
the planet approached too near the sun,
and the ring disappeared, about Feb. 6,
will prove that Bisselrs estimates of the
ring are very nearly correct. The sat
elites of Mars, Venus, and Neptune
were frequently Observed and an I'M
successful search made for satellite to
Venus.
The appearance of the disk Of this
planet and the irregularities of the edge
of the terminatOr did not differ from
the former description. Thirty double
stars selected by Otto Strive, director
of the Pulkowa observatory, for the
determination of personal errors, were
observed by Prof. Hall, each star being
observed on an average six nights. The
total solar eclipse July 20, has been
compiled in detail, and the labor Of
computing and reducing these observa-
tons is now going on. Various publ
cations Of the observatory have been
distributed to observatories, scientific
institutions, and individuals directly In
terested in astronomical work. In ex-
change, the library has received numel-
Gus additions A time ball has been
dropped by means Of electricity daily,
Sundays and holidays excepted, at ex-
act New York noon, from the top of
the Western Union Telegraph COM
panys building in New York, since
Sep. 10, 1877. At noon signals are
transmitted to all parts of the United
States, and a time bali is dropped daily
from the dome of the observatory. ..
SECRETARY OF THE TREAsURY's REPORT.
The report of the secretary of
the treasury shows that the total
resources-coin and currency-were, on
September 80, in 1876, s168,o24,-
1878, 1887, 424, 964 The coin resources
have steadily increased from $67,506,705
on September 80, 1876, to $133, 5S5, O73 in
1877, and to $239, O07, 574 in 1878.
There has been little change in the cur
rency assets, except that they were larger
in amount on the above date in 1877, on
account Of the failure Of the apprOpria-
ton for the military establishment in the
second session Of the Fourty- fourth Con-
gress, which necessitated the Withholding
of payments to that branch of the ser
vice until the assembling Of the Forty
fifth Congress in special session in o.
tober, 1877.
At the date Of the passage Of the Re-
sumption act of January IA, 1875, which
provided for the retirement of legal
tender notes equal to 80 per cent. of ma
tional bank notes issued, the outstanding
leU01 tenders am O11nta6 to $3.50 000 600
and under the operation of the act there
have been redeemed and destroyed notes
to the following amounts:
For the year ending June 30, 1S75... Sc, 22s, 420
For tn fiscal year 1876. 5, 999, 29G
For the fiscal year 1917. .......... 10, O07, 955
For the ten months ended April go 1878 49, os3 s16
Total retired from January IA, 1875, to
By the act of Congress Of May 81,
1878, foroidding the further retirement
of legal tender notes, action under the
former act ceased. The amount. of legal
tenders outstanding at that time amount
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