The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-20
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

Mrs. CHRIsTIANCY continues quite sick.
THE Senate confirmed the nomination Of Gen.
Con, as Secretary Of the Navy.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON, on the 7th inst,
made his first appearance this session.
Mr.. BLAINE states that it is a fact positive
that he is to be Secretary of the Navy.
LETTERS from Colonel Mosby to friends in
Alexandria say that he will be home by the LIST
Of March.
The President has nominated Charming
Richards U. S. Attorney of the Southern Dis
trict of Ohio.
REPORTS reach the Navy Department thatthe
epidemic of yellow fever prevailing at Key
West, has disappeared.
PRESIDENT HAYES will not take a "trip
around the world, ~ nor even go abroad. He is
going to save his money.
The SUBJ Committee of the Committee on
Military Affairs report adversely on the bill
making General Grant Captain General.
A MEMBER of the Cabinet says, the recently
negotiated Chinese treaties are entirely salts
factory to the United States Government.
VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER is Of the opinion
that the Republicans will be able to control the
organization of the Senate after the 4th of
March.
WHILE Speaker Randall does not believe the
Interstate Commerce Bill will be got through
this session, he believes it important that the
Democratic House at least should try to pass
it.
The Committee on Military Reception for the
Inauguration Ceremonies have advices from
eighty-two different military organizations that
have positively indicated their purpose to be in
Washington on the 4th of March.
SIMEON CAMERON is about to visit the South,
and will extend his tour to Cuba. Some politi-
cal significance Is supposed to attach to this
Petersburg, and also have conferences in other
States.
SENATOR VOORHEES, has reported a bill from
the Committee on Library, providing for the
erection of a Library Building upon a plan to
be adopted by q joint Select Committee. 1t
appropriates 81, 800, 600 to the con-
struction with.
The total distribution of silver dollars from
the New Orleans Mint the last six months was
So, 597, 900, of which there was sent to Texas,
S1,677, 500; Louisiana, 81, &c., 600; Mississippi,
1926, 500; Alabama, S672, 500; Georgia, $685.
600; Tennessee, 1929, 500; Arkansas, 1928, 500,
and Florida, $751; ZOO.
THERE is now in the Treasury about 3d.
600, 600, proceeds of the sale of captured and
abandoned cotton. The Supreme Court has
held that it is not the property of the United
States, and it is at present held as a trust fund.
The time has expired in which the original
claimants can file their claims.
SENATOR WILLIAMS, of Kentucky, has pre-
scented a number of petitions in the Senate,
signed by c~itizenes of Kentucky, asking for the
establishment of an additional United States
District Court. The State now has but one
District Court, and as O consequence Is far be-
hind in its business.
SENATOR BRUCE says he is hopeful of definite
action this session looking to a final adjust.
ment of the Freedmen's Bank affair. Bruce
has reported a bill authorizing the purchase Of
the bank property by the United States. Thii
bill is now on the Senate calendar, and in the
House Mr.. O'Connor, of South Carolina, has
reported a similar bill.
ST1LsoN HUrcH1Ns, editor of the Washington
Post, who has been charged as one of the
creators of the Morey letter, writes as follow
to the New York Tribune: Will you allow mt
to say that any man who intimates that I hat
anything to do with the Morey letter, its incep
ton, manufacture or publication, is an inten
tional slanderer as well as a liar" The Language
is very plain.
4SENAToR WILLIAMS (of Ky.) has prepared
a bill to appropriate one million dollars to b.
used under direction of the National Board o
Health, to investigate, suppress, and preven
cattle and hog diseases. The bill provides TO
regulations in the movement of stock, anC
deals with both Texas fever and pleuro
pneumonia in cattle and cholera and trichinosi
in swine.
The Executive Committee, in charge of tn
u~nofficial ceremonies and parade incident to tn
Inauguration, extended a cordial invitation t
all civil and other associations throughout tn
Union to be present and participate in said par
ace. InlS nNlUaC1On Is extended 10 6OcleUl6
in all parts of the Union regardless Of politica
affiliations. Acceptance should be made wit
least possible delay, giving the number of per
sons coming, etc., to H. G. Corbin, Assstan
Adjutant General, U. S. A., Correspondent
Secretary.
REPRESENTATIVE MONEY has introduced bill
to modify the postal money order system. ]
provides that a money-order shall not be issue
for q sum in excess of 800, and esIablishin
the following rates: For a money-order not e1
ceeding So, scents; exceeding SIS, 8 cents
exceeding FIo, n cents; exceeding SIS, IS cent.
exceeding $40, Is cents; exceeding $25, /
cents; exceeding $50, 10 cents; exceeding $35
81 cents; exceeding $40, % cents; exceedin
S45, rs cents; exceeding $50, 80 cents; exceed
ing SEQ, So cents; exceeding SO, 40 cents; e1
ceeding $50, As cents.
SENATOR FERRY's bill to promote the ~eficienc
of the life-saving service, and to encourag
the saving OF life from the shipwreck, propose
to authorize the establishing of seven addition,
.life-saving stations and houses of refuge O
Lakes Superior and Michigan, and twenty-eigl
at the Atlantic coast. The bill fixes the salf
ries of Superintendent of life-saving station
in different districts at amounts varying fror
s. 1880 to 50, 500 per annum; authorizes th
payment of one months extra pay to member
of Life Saving Crews for extraordinary an
gallant services hereafter rendered, and ais
provides for pensioning the widows and OF
phans of members of crews who may lose the
lives in the performance of duty, or who ma
die by reason Of injuries received.