The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-03-06
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ne GNotAohaA w uACA . hooCiu-
bly, Of Washington, on the 25th, appealed to
the President to sign the bill restricting Chi
nese immigration, declaring that it is the
ity and utter annihilation of the Chinese Of
the Pacific coast, which is sure to follow q
veto of the bill. The President has received
many appeals from the people in the West to
sign the bill and also petitions from the same
and other sections not to sign 1t.
The census bill as it passed the House
provides that enumeration shall commence on
the first Monday in June, and returns shall be
forwarded to the supervisors on or before the
10000 inhabitants enumeration shall be taken
within two weeks from the first Monday in
June. The President, by and with the con-
sent Of the Senate, fs to have the appointment
80, and who are to receive compensation Of
$500 each. The. sum of sS, 600, 900 is limited
as the maximum cost of the census.
In answer to a letter of Representa-
tive Wood asking to be informed as to the
cash balance in the Treasury Feb. Is, how
much of the amount was held for resumption
purposes, how much for other purposes, and
how much in Coin, United States notes and
other available resources, Secretary Sherman
latest returns received there was in the gen.
eral assets Of the Treasury upon the date
mentioned, Of gold coin and bullion, $685.
SU,211; of silver coin and bullion, $35, $685.
amount Of current liabilities from the amount
Of entire assets, the balance available for re-
sumption at the same date was $136, 467 ,364,
but no separate designation of particular
moneys for this purpose has been kept, nor
has it yet been determined whether the re-
sumption fund can be considered as moneys
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated" T"
THE Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the National Greenback party ad-
dressed letter to the Secretary of the Honest
Money League, on the 9th ult., refusing to
enter into proposed debate unless the Honest
Money League can show that IL is authorized
to speak for one or both of the regularly or
ganized political parties.
PROFESSOR MoRDECAI YoRNELL, OF
the Naval Observatory at Washington, died
suddenly on the night of the 9th ult. Of apo
plexy.
The National Congressional Green
back Committee, on the 2Sth ult., resolved
that 1t is not advisable to call National Con
vention prior to the holding Of such to nomi
nate candidates for President and Vice-Presi
dent.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics
in his seventh monthly statement Of the cur.
rent fiscal year in regard to the imports and
exports of the United States says the excess
of exports over imports of merchandise ap
pears to have been as follows: For the month
ending Jan. 81, 1879, s25 s76 s64; for the
month ending Jan. 81, 1873, s33, $50 500; fol-
the seven months ending Jan. 81, 1879, $175,
565, ,357; for the seven months ending Jan. 81
1878, s135, ,699, ,52s; for the twelve months
ending Jan. 81, 1879 s297, $50 O63; for tn,
twelve months ending Jan. 81, 1873, $146, Isl,
ga.
THE debt statement issued on the Isl
shows the following: Increase Of the debt fo
February, S311, Al; cash in Treasury, SAT,
292, 49s; gold and silver certificates, $10,Oo7,
$50; United States notes held for redemption
Of certificates of deposit, $46, 100, 900; United
States notes held for the redemption OF frac
tional currency, $s.5l9, 740; called bonds no
mafured, for which four per cent bonds hav'
been issued, s2l6.62S, 200; outstanding lega
tender notes, s346, ,6Sl ,Ol6; outstanding frac
tional currency, SIS. .9S6, ,4l2.
The subscriptions to the four PEI
cent. bonds during January were s15s, ,9O4, 100
and in February $9oaO1, $50, making tota