The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-20
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

Mrs. CHRIsr1ANCY continues quite sick.
THE Senate confirmed the nomination of Gen.
Goff, as Secretary of the Navy.
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON, on the 7th inst,
made his first appearance this session.
Mr.. BLAINE states that it is 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 Claiming
Richards U. S. Attorney Of the Southern Dis
trict of Ohio.
REPORTS reach the Navy Department that the
West, has disappeared.
PRESIDENT HAYES will not take strip
around the world" nor even go abroad. He is
going to save his money.
The Subcommittee 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 satis-
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
trip, as it is supposed he will visit Malone at
Petersburg, and also have conferences in other
States.
l,o1 kal Ill
the Committee on Library, providing for the
erection Of Library Building upon a plan to
be adopted by q joint Select Committee. It
appropriates 81, 100000 to commence the con-
struction with
THE total distribution of silver dollars from
the New Orleans Mint the last six months
So, 597, 200, of which there was sent to Texas,
s1,677, 500; Louisiana, 81, ,379, 900; Mississippi
$685. 500; Alabama, S672, 500; Georgia, $685.
900; Tennessee, 1929, 800; Arkansas, S123,
and Florida, $4,000.
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 trust fund.
The time has expired in which the original
claimants can file their claims.
SENATOR WILLIAMS, of Kentucky, has pre-
sented number of petitions in the Senate,
signed by citizenes of Kentucky, asking for the
establishment of an additional United States
District Court. The State now has but one
District Court, and as consequence is far be-
hind in its business.
SENATOR BRUCE says he is hopeful of definite
action this session looking to final adjust
ment of the Freedmen's Bank affair. Bruce
has reported bill authorizing the purchase of
the bank property by the United States. This
bill is now on the Senate calendar, and in the
House Mr.. O'Connor, of South Carolina, has
reported similar bill.
STILsoN HUTCHINs editor of the Washington
Post, who has been charged as one of the
creators of the Morey letter, writes as follows
to the New York Tribune: ''Will you allow me
to say that any man who intimates that had
anything to do with the Morey letter, its incep-
ton, manufacture publication, is inten-
tional slanderer as well as liar" The language
is very plain.
4sENAroR WILLIAMS (of Ky.) has prepared
a bill to appropriate one million dollars to be
used under direction of the National Board Of
Health, to investigate, suppress, and prevent
cattle and hog diseases. The bill provides for
regulations in the movement of stock, and
deals with both Texas fever and pleuro-
pneumonia in cattle and cholera and trichinosis
| in swine.
THE Executive Committee, in charge Of the
unofficial ceremonies and parade incident to the
| Inauguration, extended a cordial invitation to
| all civil and other associations throughout the
Union to be present and participate in said par
| ade. This invitation is extended to societies
in all parts of the Union regardless Of political
| affiliations. Acceptance should be made with
| least possible delay, giving the number Of per-
| sons coming, ETC., to HI. G. Corbin, Assistant
| Adjutant General, U. S. A., Corresponding
Secretary.
| REPRESENTATIVE MONEY has introduced q bill
| to modify the postal money order system. 1t
| provides that money-order shall not be issued
| for sum in excess of 800, and establishing
| the following rates: For money-order not ex-
ceeding S5, cents; exceeding $5,- cents;
exceeding $40, II cents; exceeding $15, 13 cents;
exceeding $40, Is cents; exceeding $35, II
cents; exceeding $50, 10 cents; exceeding $35,
| 21 cents; exceeding $40. % cents; exceeding
$45, 25 cents; exceeding $50, 80 cents; exceed
ing $50, IS cents; exceeding $40, 40 cents; ex-
| ceeding $50, As cents.
| SENATOR FERRYs bill to promote the efficiency
| of the life-saving service, and to encourage
| the saving of life from the shipwreck, proposes
TO authorize the establishing of seven additional
| life-saving stations and houses of refuge on
Lakes Superior and Michigan, and twenty-eight
| at the Atlantic coast. The bill fixes the sala-
ries of Superintendents of life-saving stations
| in different districts at amounts varying from
$1,000 to 50, 500 per annum; authorizes the
payment of one months extra pay to members
| of Life Saving Crews for extraordinary and
gallant services hereafter rendered, and also
provides for pensioning the widows and Or
phans of members of crews who may lose their
lives in the performance of duty, or who may
die by reason of injuries received.