The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-12-01
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

The impression prevails that Congress VIII
overhaul and revise the National Bank law
early in the session.
Mr.. J. STANLEY Brown, President Garfeld's
Private Secretary, has asked President Arthur
to accept his resignation.
IT Is stated that General Macveagh is in
error in saying his resignation has been &C
cepted and that it is not quite certain that it /.
will be for some time.
The work on the Tenth Census will be COM
pleted in few weeks. Disbursements thus
far are 50, 800, ,06S. Congress will be asked for
SENATOR LOGAN has presented the name Of
S. P. Rounds, of Chicago, to the President,
for Public Printer, Uice Defrees, whom he pro-
poses to see removed.
SEcRETAY FoLaER has concluded that the
good of the service in the Treasury requires
number of important changes, and several
prominent officials will soon be asked to re-
sign. asaFt
JUDGE Cox last week received q neat box
from Massachusetts, boy, containing hang
mans rope and q note, in which the writer states
that the accompanying article was the only ex-
preston of sympathy he could find in the State.
MAJORITY of the members of the Ute Com
mission now in Washington, say there Is not
very good prospect of favorable outcome OF the
protracted negotiations for the settlement Of
the Utes, and the number and character OF the
difficulties in the way will never be fully appre-
ciated by the general public.
The Peruvian Minister has received cable
advices informing him that President CalderoR
and Senior Galvaez, Minister of Foreign At
fairs, had been arrested on or about the 9th
inst, by the Chilians, and taken to Santiago.
He is also Informed that General Hurlbut will
probably recognize Vice Presid Mt Montero as
the constitutional successor of Calderon.
IT is stated on excellent authority that Min
lister Hurlbut, of Peru, and Minister Klpat-
rick, of Chilli, will be recalled at once, on ac-
count of their recent unwarrantable conduct.
Their instructions were to act impartlAliy to-
wards the beigerents of the Pacific C0eff.
Hurlbut was not to allow his Peruvian, nor
Fitzpatrick his Chilan tendencies to bias his
actions. They were to do what could be done
to preserve the status of each OF the belliger-'
ents They were not to support or attack
either. Instead of acting like diplomates and
gentlemen, they have engaged in . personal
quarrel which should disgrace them forever.
DR.. C. P. LYMAN repor. upon his investiga-
ton of the outbreak of the foot and mouth
disease among Western cattle shipped from
Boston, Portland and Philadelphia, that in no
case did the disease exist when the cattle left
America. The contagion in each case origin
ated either on the vessels midway across the
ocean or in the stock-yards at Liverpool and
London. The head ropes, used to tie the cat
tie to the stanchions, were infected in some
cases, and in others the whole ship was In
fected. There was in no case any evidence
leading to show that the 8, 742 cattle condemned
lea. Dr. Lyman thinks the Privy Council
agrees with him.
IT Is understood Secretary Folger has di-
rected q computation to be made for the pur-
pose of ascertaining at what premium the gov
ernment can afford to purchase the ~ and
per cent bonds instead Of calling in the S1ss,
and at the same time protect the governruent
from loss. This has been done in view OF the
fact that the ~ and per cents. are not re-
deemable until 1891 and 1907 respectively. II
the surplus revenues should enable the govern
nlent to call in all the outstanding 81 Per cent.
bonds, which will certainly occur previous to
the time the next loan natures, it is maintsined
that there will then be no use for the surplus
revenues between the periods at which the con-
tinued 5 and per cent. bonds are redeemed
and the 41Ss and 4s fall DUE
GENERAL FRANCIS A. WALKER, ex-Superin-
tendent of the Census Bureau, has submitted
statement to the Secretary Of the Interior,
containing some interesting facts concerning
representation in the next House of Repre-
sentatives. Total population OF the States,
1887, $40. With the number Of Represents
1ives at the present figure. 293, would give one
Representative to every 169, Os0 of population.
Upon this basis the following changes in repre-
sentation would ensue in the Forty eighth
Mississippi, South Carolina, and West Virginia
gain one each Minnesota and Nebraska gain
two each Alabama, Illinois, Maine Maryland,
New Hampshire, Ohio. Tennessee, and ver-
mont lose one elch Pennsylvania two, and
New York three. The other States show no
change
PRESIDENT ARTHUR, it would now appear, il
something of disappointment to office seekers.
Says Washington Jrrespondent of tho New
York Tribune: ga certa IL Congressman camo
! to this city few days agoito fix up ono Of
the post-ofices in his district. He is Stslwart,
| and was an active Grant MN last year, and 10
! a personal friend OF President Arthur. With
| these circumstances in his favor, he made no
| doubt as to his ability to get the busine .
! which had brought him to the CAPITAL
transacted without delay. He came away from
| his interview with the President, however, in
bad spirits and had temper. According to his
| account of that interview. Mr.. Arthur received
| him with great cordiality, heard no plea in be-
half of his candidate for the Postofice. and
| then asked if there we're any just grounds OF
managed. The Congressman replied that tho
| office was run in manner salts. actorv to the
| public, but that the Postmaster Was rampant
| Blaine man. This, he thought, Was sufac:ent
ground for removing him, and putting one OF
| our friends in his place. The President re-
| piled that he had made up his mind that tho
only safe rule for him to follow Was to re-
move nobody without cause during the term OF
| Office fixed by law. If he departed from this
rule in one case, he would have to In another.
| There was no place to draw the line except In
front of it. He did not think, however, that
he was under any obligations to reappoine
office-holders at the expiration OF their terms.
! Wherever the law had fixed a definite term, it
was fair TO conclude that the intent is to ter
mine te the claim of the incumbent in the place
at the end of that period, and leave the ap-
pointing power entirely free to select new
| man.