The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-12-09
From the Capital.

CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER finds the drift
of sentiment among members is that the
number of representatives should not be
| increased.
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Hayes have no in
tention of going to Europe next spring.
as has been announced. Private Secre-
tary Rogers proposes to stay in this city.
and practice law aftel the 9th of next
March.
gram on the 9th of November,
informing him that on that
day two treaties were signed one of COM
merce and the other concerning immigra-
ton. Mr.. Trescott was to leave Pekin
at once and bring home the trea-
ties by the first steamer. By a previous
telegram MIR. Evarts had been informed
| that the immi grafton treaty secured to
this country control and regulation Of the
introduction of the Chinese laborers by
our own legislation. The details of the
commercial treaty are not yet known.
| AN order was issued by Postmaster
General Maynard, on the Doth inst, rails
ing the following postof[ces to the grade
of presidential offices, from and after
the first of January, next, with salaries for
future incumbents, as follows: Miners
vile, Pa, 81 400; Mount Pleasant, Pa,
81 400; Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, 81, 200;
Lancaster, Wis, 81 ,3O0 Stoughton, Wis,
81 300; Perry, Iowa, 81 200; Odebolt, La,
$1,000; West Point, Neb, Sl,10O;
Fredonia, KS, 81, POO; Arkansas, City, Ks,
81 200.
The following proclamation was issued
by the president Nov. 29th:
WHEREAS, Satisfactory evidence has
boo
his ma esty, the emperor of China, that
imports are imposed or levied in the ports
ing to citizens of the United States or upon
produce, manufactures or merchandise
imported in the same, therefore,
l, Rutherford B. Hayes, president of the
United States Of America by virtue of
the authority in me vested by law, do here
by declare and proclaim that foreign dis
eliminating duties of tonnage and imposts
within the United States, are and shall be
suspended and discontinued 50 far as re-
spects vessels Of China, and produce, man
utactures and merchandise imported there
on into the United States from China. or
from any other foreign country as the ex-
emption aforesaid on the part of China, of
vessels belonging to citizens of the United
States and their cargoes shall be contin-
ued, but no longer.
Intestimony whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington,
SEAL. this 29th day of November, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty, and Of
the independence of the United
States of America, the one hun
dred and fifth.
Signed RUTHERFORD 3. HAYES.
BY the president, VIM. NJ. Evarts, sec
retary Of state.
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, superinten-
| annual report to the secretary of the in
terror. He says that although the work
of taking the tenth census is substantially
complete (returns having been received
| from all but seven Of the total number Of
IL ,265 enumerated districts). 1t will
| probably be two or three weeks before the
officer will be able to present the complete
statistics of the population of the couatry,
and he therefore considers it advisable
| to postpone to future repert all
mention Of the result enumerated and also
all discussion of the methods in use as
we'll as any suggestion which may be re-
quired to be made of the changes in the
census law, with reference to future en-
umerations. The superintendent says
that every year and every month that can
be saved in the compilation and publica-
tion of census statistics, adds appreciably
to their value, and recommends congress
to be asked to authorize the printing
by a special contract under the super
vision of the secretary of the interior, of
the several reports of the census as fast as
prepared. The accounts of2S, 40 enumer-
ators have already been settled, involving
a total expenditure Of upwards of 81 $780,
600. Only about 200 accounts remain
unadnsted, and there is no reason to doubt
that the month of December will see all
enumerators paid for their services, ex-
cept only in case where there is a sus-
pension required for reasons unmistakably
connected with some fault of the enumera-