New Ulm weekly review., 1881-05-04

Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent.
Washington, D, c., April 16, 1881.

From the appearances of things at
the capitol, I am led to believe that
some solution of the present contest
will be reached early next week, or
that at least, the Republicans will
arrange to go into executive session
and act upon those nominations in
the delay Of which the government
is much embarrassed.
Secretary Window says in refer
| ring to the prospect ofsuccess in re.
funding the called six per cent bonds:
sit quite exceeds all our anticipa.
tions.'' No trustworthy estimates
Of the amount Of skies offered up to
this time tor conversion into three
and one halls can be made, even at
the treasury department. Banks
telegraph for blanks upon which t.
make their requests for conversion,
and say they hold large amounts OF
skies. A high treasury official has
wagered a hat that the government
will not pay out $40, 600, 900 in cash
to the account of the redeemable
six per cent. bonds. The treasury
officials are feeling jubi]ant over the
success of Secretary Windom's Fl.
nancial makeshift.
Mr.. Warner NJ. Bateman, prom
inent Cincinnati lawyer, and who
had charge Of the ''Sherman Liter
ary Bureau" pending the Presiden-
tial nomination, is an applicant for
the position OF Solicitor Of the Trea.
sury department., held by Mr.. Ken
Meth M. Raynor, and with very
flattering chances of success.
The Confederate battle-Aag was
raised at half:mast over the Surviv-
ors' Hall, in Augusta, Ga, on
Monday, in token of respect to the
memory Of Genl. Martin A. Gary.
of South Carolina, who was an hon
orary member of the Confederate
Survivors Association.
Every Employee Of the Post OF:
fee department. is kept on the jump
in order to keep up the current busi-
ness, many OF them laboring during
extra hours to keep their work up.
All this comes from the nigard1iness
of the last Congress in regard to sa.
laries for the various bureaus Of the
department.
Officers, clerks and other employ
ees of the treasury department are
prohibited from making recommen.
dations or giving information, ex-
ccpt to the proper officers, relative to
vacancies that may exist or occur in
any branch Of that department.; also
from giving certificates of merits to
clerks or employees leaving the de.
partment for any cause.
The work Of laying the tile floor
for the new national Museum will
be begun next week, 1t being expect
ed that the contract will be award
ed tomorrow. After the flooring is
laid, the cases for the exhibits will
be placed in position. These will
be Of hard walnut. According to
calculation, the cases that will be
needed, if placed end to end, would
extend to a distance Of more than
5000 feet with a total shelving sur.
face Of $4,000 square feet. The
frontage Of the cases will be over IA,
900 feet, so that, allowing for the
crossing from one case to another
a journey of at least three miles will
be required to take even cursory
glance at all the objects in the col
lection. One portion Of the build
lng is to be devoted to the stone ex-
hibits of the country, and will con:
tam handsome specimens of each.
Already the exhibits Of marble is
being placed in position On all
the different stones exhibited will
be placed a card showing the resist
ence Of pressure and frost to each.
Howard.