The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-03
from the Capital.

THE treasury department purchased, on
the 18th inst, IL, 900 ounces of fine silver
for delivery at the San Francisco mint.
THE house has passed the agricultural
appropriation bill, after amending it by
setting aside $4,000 to continue expert
ments with sugar beets.
GEN GRANT and Simon Cameron are
to be the special ambassadors of the Unit
ed States to Mexico to secure revision
Of the treaties.
The prospect of an extra session Of con-
gress is rapidly disappearing. The fund
ing bill has been nearly completed, and
only the sundry civil and general defcien-
cy appropriation bills remain to be acted
upon.
AUDITOR FRENCH recommends that the
Central Pacific road be compelled to pay
to the government so per cent. of its earn
ings. instead of the 25 now required by
the sinking fund act.
THE house special committee on cattle
diseases has prepared new bill which re-
lates only to pleuro-pneumonia. The
southwestern cattle interest will offer an
amendment to include the Texas fever.
To MORE thoroughly guard the revenue,
the treasury department decides that all
compositions or preparations of which dis
titled spirits is the component or chief
value shall be subjected to no lest rate Of
duty than that imposed upon distilled
spirits, whether specially provided for in
the tariff or not. This does not apply to
bay rum.
THE canvass for United States marshal
for the northern district of Illinois has
already begun. A. NJ Jones, sometimes
called "Lonx JONES'" is urged for the
! place by Senator Logan and by Represen-
tative Hawk. His name has been sub
mitted to some of the other members of
the delegation, but they have not yet
agreed to support him. The next promi-
nent candidate for the position is John
Stillwell, who, it is claimed, will secure
the place if Jones ooes not. ..-a.
A DISPATCH from Washington under
date of Feb. 22d, says: The republicans
ex pect to control the senate after the 4th
of March. They claim now to be perfect
ly satisfied that Malone viii! vote with
them to reorganize the senate. David
J Davis will vote with the democrats. This
will make tie. Vice President Arthur
will then cast the deciding vote. throwing
the control with the republicans. 1t
makes no difference whether the demo-
Gratis question Mr.. Arthur's right to vote
or not, he will vote in case of a tie, while
those who dispute his right to 40 vote will
have no means of preventing him.
The representatives of the associated
Industries who are here in the interests Of
the passage of the Eaton tariff
commission bill are somewhat dis.
couraged at the prospects of the bill,
which has passed The senate, and now lies
1 upon the speakers table. A number of in
ehectual efforts have been made to
90 to the speakers table. 1t is perhaps
vital to the measure that motion to pro-
ceed to the speakers table to consider j:
shall prevail this week, as after this week
motions to suspend the rules will be in
order until the end of the session, and it
will then be verv difficult to pass it.
The greenbackers are working indus.
triously with the view of presenting a
compact front in the next house, and their
holding the balance of power. Messrs
Weaver and Gillette, whose terms ex-
pire with this congress, will devote their
energies to keeping their party organized
They insist that every greenbacker elect.
ed to the next congress will vote together
that not one will vote with either the
republicans or democrats, The rcpubli
/ cans lack one of sufficient number neces
sary to organize the house, and the green
j hackers will force the democrats to joir
them to beat the republicans. A leading
4 republican says that Brunlm of Pennsyl
j yania. and Ford of Missouri, will certain
ly vote with them in the organization Q
Il the house.