The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-01-27
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

The California delegation are not altogether
satisfied with the Chinese Treaty.
TIE last return made to the Census Bureau
was from Covington, Clearfeld County. Pa.
SENATOR ALLISON is looked upon favorably
as the coming Secretary of the Treasury.
The copy of the charges and specifications
and record of the trial of the Whitaker case
covers 8. 600 pages of manuscript.
The Morgan Electoral Count Rule will come
up In the House in a few days and it is expected
spirited debate will ensue. The Republicans
Will oppose it to the last.
The special committee investigating the al
leged abuse of the franking privilege during
the late Presidential campaign, refuse to admit
reporters, and withhold details from the press.
THE War Department announces the num-
ber OF the general service men allowed for
clerical duty in the army as follows: IA Ser
geants, 2s Corpora.s, 109 privates, and topo-
graphical assistants.
"A BOSTON memorial, fifty feet in length and
signed by all or nearly all the leading business
heusesaof that city, is to be presented to Con-
gress IN favor of reciprocal trade between the
United States and Canada.
ALL clerks of the Executive Departments,
after the 1st of February, will be paid 40 per
cent. of their salary in gold. This is because
the vaults of the Treasury building are over
stocked, and besides it is desired to get the coin
into more general circulation.
The Committee ON Territories has received
from Collector Ball, of Alaska, several fine
mineral specimens, concerning which, Senator
Hill, of Colorado, an expert in mining and
mineralogy. says are very rich in gold and
galena, and easily reducible. ..-.
NUMBER of looms for the manufacture Of
cotton tick in the United States, $50, 223; num-
Der of spindles, 10,921, 147; bales of cotton
used, 1,586, 4S1; persons employed, including
agents, overseers, clerks mechanics, watch
men, and operatives, 181, ,628. -
The new fre-proof building for the National
Museum has been turned over to the Building
Committee by the architects. Total amount
expended in building, S287, ,422.67; amount ap-
propriated by Congress, 287, 500. The building
will be formally opened to the public March 4.
AT meeting of the Board of Supervising In
spectors of Steam Vessels, a special committee
was appointed to take into consideration and
report upon the practicability Of issuing "day-
light licenses to pilots who may be color-blind,
and consequently not eligible to full licenses.
COMMENCING January /, the Treasury De-
partment has been paying so per cent. in notes,
40 per cent. in gold, and 10 per cent. in silver
coin on all disbursements male from the cash
room in the Treasury. This rule Is only tenn
pQrary in consequence of there being scaraity
Of notes. a. -e-- ~ e.. 80 .
The plan adopted for the Congressional
Library Building provides for rectangular
structure 450 by 800 feet with height, divided
into two stories. The style of architecture is
modified form of the French Renaissance, and
the building when completed will cost about
$3, 000, 900. -.--
SOME time ago Mosby, our representative in
China, applied to Secretary Evarts for leave to
come home Evarts refused. Mosby has writ
ten to gentleman in Virginia that he is COM
ing any way. He is reported as saying that he
is all right with Garfield, but don't care q but
ton for Hayes. . .-.-. -- i.
The messenger bringing the Electoral vote of
Ohio received 1921. The lowest paid tc any
messenger was S1O.5O, to Maryland. The Ore
gon messenger got 1868. The New York mes
senger is entitled to $93. Is, but John Jacob
Astor delivered the vote of that State and has
never called for his mileage.
The nomination of Colonel John W. Finnel
to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Sixth District of Kentucky, rice Winfield
Holden, the present Collector, has occasioned
considerable comment in revenue circles, where
Mr.. Holden is regarded as an efficient officer.
Mr.. Holden will inquire how the thing was
done.
The Naval Appropriation Bill as agreed to by
the committee, appropriates $14, 461, ,037, based
upon estimates aggregating $15, ,522, ,321. 1t is
an increase over last years appropriation Of
$55,000. The item for pay of Navy is S125, 900
in excess of last year, 500, 600 of the increase
being for the pay of the seamen, and $25, 900
for the rank.
The Woman's Suffrage Association have
adopted resolutions in which they assert that
both political parties are divided on finance,
free trade and labor reform, and hence, from
their view, the only party! that may expect to
triumph in the Presidential election of 1884 is
the party that places Woman's Suffrage in the
platform. They further resolve that they are
opposed to exempting clergy and church prop
'erty from taxation and making laboring men
and women bear the added burden.
CoLoNL BoBERr G. INaERsoIL does not look
favorably upon the Refunding Act. He says q
long per cent. bond might float, but q short
one will not. He says the bond ought to be
made in such shape that the poor people
would find a safe and convenient channel
| through it for the investment Of their savings.
| He wanted the poor to be encouraged in econ
omy. s.That country is blessed" says Inger-
| soil, "where the rich are extravagant and the
| poor economical. The economical rich man is
| q curse and pest" XIX.
DELEGATES representing the various leading
| commercial organizations Of the country met in
| convention last week with view to taking
steps looking to the passage Of a bankrupt law
| by Congress. The Convention passed resolu-
| tions unanimously agreeing upon the necessity
| for the immediate passage by Congress of q
| uniform bankrupt law, and indorsed the bill
drafted by Judge Lowell, of Boston, which is
now pending before the Judiciary Committees
| of both houses of Congress. Some amendments
to Judge Lowell's bill were proposed and refer
red to the Committee.
| SPEAKER RANDALL has laid the following be-
! fore the House, received from Secretary Evarts
| 'I have the honor to inform you that / have
received letter from BENZ. F. Stevens, dis
patch agent of the United States at London,
stating he is authorized to sell to the State De
| partment the Henry Stevens Franklin collec-
| ton of manuscripts and books The letter ia
accompanied by detailed list Of the manu-
scripts and books, and a descriptive letter from
Mr.. Stevens, in which he states the manuscripts
are original papers relative chiefly to public af-
fairs, bequeathed by BENZ. Franklin to his
grandson, VIM: Temple Franklin. The price
| asked is $4,000. -.. ..- -.- .-.