The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-24
TENSILE STRENGTH OF IRON AND STEEL.

TENSILE STRENGTH oP IRON AND STEEL.
On Monday last Congressman Converse
Of Ohio, introduced bill for the creation
OF commission to make and report on
experiments for testing the tensile strength
OF iron and steel for the benefit OF manu-
facturers. Such experiments have been
made in those metals for the use OF the
army and navy, and II Is now proposed to
do the same for the benefit Of persons In
civil life occupied in working those metals.
It is thought something Of tho sort would
be oil value to the general public also, as
conducive to greater security in the con-
struction OF bridges, railroads and house
building materials. Chairman Wise, OF the
House Committee on Manufactures, says
the bill will be iavorably reported imme.
diateIy after the reassembling oi Congress
In January.
cRNsus OF SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.
Returns OF the census for Southeastern
Alaska have been received, but the totals
are not yet footed up. The returns give
the number Of Indians in that portion Of
the Territory at about 1000, which result
has probably only been reached by count
ing individuals and tribes belonging in
British Columbia. The whites, creoIes
and Aleutes OF that section will probably
aggregate between 500 and GOO men,
women and children.
sioux VISITORS.
A delegation Of twelve Sioux Indian
chiefs and the head men from the Lower
Brule Agency reached Washington last
night in charge OF Captain Dougherty Of
the o. s. A., acting agent for the Grow
Creek Agency. Their business here is to
conduct negotiations with the representa-.
tives OF several lines Of railroads relative
TO granting the right Of way through
their reservations. They will also confer
with delegation from the Cheyenne
Agency, who came last week on similar
business.
To-day. in company with Secretary
Schurz, they called at the White House
and paid brief visit to President Hayes,
who was introduced and shook hands with
them all. The names OF the chiefs are,
White Ghost, Iron Native, Dear Hand,
Little Pheasant, Medicine Bull, Bull Head,
Don't Know How, Dog Back, Bear Bid,
Big Mare, Aliti, and Handsome Elk.
PUBLIC PRINTING EXPENSES.
John D. Dsfrees, public printer, in the
annual reports shows the actual expendit-
ures on account Of printing, binding, en-.
craving, li.hcgraphing, &c, for the Gov.
ernment ofthe United States for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1880, as executed
at the Government Printing Office
amounted to s2,034, ,750 in value; OF the
stock on hand at the end OF the fiscal year,
s34,79S.
During the second session Of the Forty.
sixth Congress there were printed for the
Senate 1910 bills and joint resolutions,
2l6 executive documents; l04 miscellan.
eous documents; 725 reports OF commit
tees; 10 resolutions, and 5 confidential
documents.
For the House there were printed S,S0S
bills and joint resolutions, 80 executive
documents, AZ miscellaneous documents,
0 resolutions and l,79S reports OF commit.
tees. ...
During the year there was received from
the sale Of documents, records, waste
paper, ETC., Sl55, ,403. which has been de.
posted in the treasury.
Regarding the enlargement OF the build.
ing, Mr.. Defrees says: The enormous in.
crease OF public printing and binding is
such as to require the enlargement OF the
building in which the work is done. There
Is not half room enough to store printed
matter as the printing progresses. Fifty
thousand cIU''es Of the last annual report
Of the CommiGlioner Of Agriculture have
been printed, but for the want OF
storage the printing OF the remaining
250, 900 copies has been suspended until
the edition OF so, 900 now printed can be
bound and delivered. Other public docu.
ments are delayed for the same reason.
As an evidence Of the increase OF work
done in this office the number Of blanks
printed during the fiscal year endiu.
June S0th, 70, exceeded those printed
during the previous year by 30,s54 ,933,
and blank books by l265l1, and the in
crease OF blanks printed during the fiscal
year ending June 30lh, $50, over those
printed during 70, Is 25,454. $50, and
crease Of work during the first
quarter present usCaI year lb SHOWN Dy
acquisitions from the Executive Depart-
ment exceeds that OF last year during the
same time by 25 per cent. The attention
Of Congress Is again called to the unbound
and bound copies OF the Congressional
Globe, purchased several years ago by
Congress, which were found TO be odd
numbers, there being only two complete
sets and entirely worthless, except for
waste paper, unless additional volumes are
printed to make them complete
sets. In this connection Mr.. Defrees
submits for the consideration OF Congress
that should 1t be determined not to direct
a sufficient number OF volumes to be
printed to make a specified number OF sets,
then to authorize the sale OF odd volumes,
bound and unbound, at public auction to
the highest bidder, as waste paper, and
the proceeds thereof to be covered into
the Treasury. A statement is given show
ing that the cost Of printing and binding a
sufficient number Of volumes to complete
the sets OF one and two hundreds will be
s349,7sl.
A Daring Robbery.
DETROIT, December.-Rey. Samuel B.
Carnenter nm EniScnnal nIerovman nj