The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20
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epAc.-h1'O oStooA W vsuphVfnt50 VI u
per cent. 10 the proposed reduction of
wages. on the ground of the recent abo-
lition Of the Indian import duties.
One hupdred aud twenty thousand
persons were rendered homeless by the
recent overflow at ozegedin. Hungary
Z ghtyrtwo hundred out of ~, OO
houses have fallen, aud 1890 persons
drowned. The waters are subsiding,
and adjacent towus are .oaslok danger
A scientific examination of the
sulphur which fell in shower dav
before yesterday over Lehlgh valley,
Pennsylvania, proves to b. the pollen
from species of pine caught up by the
wind and carried from the Jersey
The German Tariff Commission has
finished its lsbors and presented the
schemeof the nsw tariff to the Federal
Council. The ReFcbstag viii not dis
euss it before Easter It. seems that
the Commission nss taken the tariff of
October 1, 1873, as = basis, of its labors.
and merely altered the fsnres.
The North American .RevieW for April
contains the irst of a series of articles
written by Chef Joseph reviewing the
Governments dealings with the Nez
Perces from the. days of Lewis and
Clarke to the present time. y Bishop
Hare, of the Episcopal Church. now
among tbs d ,kota sioux. writes an in
troduction to Joseph's account of the
late war. which differs from the official
and other published accounts.
A recent London Elk miner learns on
good authority that negotiations are. 10
progress between the Courts OF St.
Petersburg aud Madrid for the cession
by purchase to Russia of the Ladrone
Islands, IN the North Pacific. The Ex.
amiuer says: They would constitute II
magnificent base for crnsler operations
in the China Sea We, therefore, trust
that her Majesty's Government will
have word to say 10 the negotiations
before they come to head
Following is the Presidents message
Fellow. Citizens of the Senate and
House OF Representatives: The failure
of the last Congress to make the
requisite appropriation for legislative
and jud cial purposes. for the expenses
of the several executive departments of
the Government and 70, the support of
the army. has made it necessary to call
a special session Of the Forty-sixty Con
gress. The items of the appropriations
needed, which we're sent to Congress
by the Secretary of the Treasury at the
opening OF the last session. are re-
newed and herewith transmitted to
both the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives. Rrgrettiug the existence of
the emergency which requires special
session of Congress at u time when it
is the general judgement of the country
that the public welfare will be best
promoted By permansncy in our legis.
lalion aud by peace aud rest, l com
mend these. few necessary measures to
your considerate attention.
RUTHERFoRD b. HAYES.
Accompanying the message are esti-
mates from the Secretary of the Treas.
ury of the money needed for the army
and legislative branches of the Govern
ment, the same as those sub tilted at
the opening of the last session, with
the exception of the items provided for
at that session. Ths last Congress
made provisions for the Military
Academy at West Point aud the FORTH.
cations and armament. This leaves.
according to the estimates. $28 34l, 900
Yet to be appropri .ted f)r the army. a
At the caucus nesting of Republican
Senators the personnel of the minority
representa- ion on tne Senate commit
tees was arranged. The three Chair
mauships of standing committees &C.
corded to Republicans. VIZ. Rsvolu
tiouary CLAIMS. Private Land Claims
aud Engrossed Bills. were ass. gned to
Anthony, Edmunds aud Conkllug. re-
specisyely. Dawes retires from the
Finance Committee. The minority