The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-12-01
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

The impression prevails that Congress wiz
overhaul and revise the National Bank law
early In the session.
Mr.. ]. 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 ac-
cepted, and that 1t is not quite certain that It
will be for some time.
THE work on the Tenth Census viii becom-
pleted in a few weeks. Disbursements thus
far are %, $50, ,06s. Congress wiz be asked for
$500 additional
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.
SEcnErAY FoLeER 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.
JUDGE Cox last week received neat box
from Massachusetts boy, containing hang
man rope and note, in which the writer states
that the accompanying article was the only ea-
preston Of sympathy he could find In the state.
A MAJORITY Of the members Of the Ute Com
mission now in Washington, sfy there Is not a
very good prospect OF a favorable outcome OF the
protracted negotiations for the sSttlement Oh
the Utes, and the number and character OF tpe
difficulties in the way will never be fully Sppre-
ciated by the general public.
THE Peruvian Minister has received cabls
advices informing him that President Calderon
and Senior Galvaez, Minister OF Foreign. AT
fairs, had been arrested on or about the %n
inst, by the Chilians, and taken to Santiago.
He is also informed that General Hurlbut VIII
probably recognize Vice President Montero -
the constitutional successor Of Calderon.
IT Is stated on excellent authority that Min
| lister Hurlbut, of Peru, and Minister Kilpat-
| rick, of Chilli, will be recalled at once, on ac-
| count Of their recent unwarrantable conduct.
| Their instructions were to act impartially To-
wards the belligerents Of the Pacific Coast.
| Hurlbut was not to allow his Peruvian, nor
| Fitzpatrick his Chilian tendencies to bias his
| actions. They were TO do what could be done
| to preserve the status Of each OF the bellSer-
ents. They were not to support or attack
| either. Instead of acting like diplomntes auo
| gentlemen, they have engaged in personal
/ quarrel which should disgrace them forever.
! Dr. G. P. LYMAN reports upon bis investiga-
| tion 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 LETT
| America The contagion in each case origin
! ated either on the vessels midway across the
| ocean or in the stock-yards al 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
j on account of this disease acquired 1t in Amer
lea. DR.. Lyman thinks the Privy Council
agrees with him.
IT Is understood Secretary Folger has di-
| rected 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 31zs,
aud at the same time protect the government
from loss. This has been done in view OF the
fact that the AZ and per cents. are not re-
deemable until 1891 and 1907 respectively. II
| the surplus revenues should enable the govern
ment to call in all the outstanding 81 Per cent
bonds, which will certainly occur previous to
the time the next loan natures, 1t is maintained
that there will then be no use for the surplus
revenues Letween the periods at which the con-
tinued and 6 per cent. bonds are redeemed
and the 41zs and Is fan 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 tho next House OF Repre-
sentatiyes. Total population of the States,
40, 81, $40. With the number of Representa-
tiyes at the present figure. 293, would give one
Representative to every 169, $50 OF population.
Upon this basis the following changes In repre-
sentation would ensue in the Forty-eighth
Congress: Arkansas, California, Michigan,
Mississippi, South Carolina, and West Virginia
gain one each; Minnesota and Nebraska gain
two each Alabama. Illinois, Maine, Maryland,
New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, and Yer
mont lose one each Pennsylvania two, and
New York three. Inc Otner States snOW nc
change.
President ARTHUR, it would now appear, is
something of disappointment to Office seekers.
Says Washington correspondent OF the New
York Tribune: 81 certain Congressman came
to this city few days ago to $ fix up one OF
the Offices in his district. He is Stalwart,
and was an active Grant man last year, and 10
personal friend of President Arthur. With
these circumstances in his favor, he made no
doubt as to bis ability to get the business
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 hil
account of that interview, Mr.. Arthur recoiyed
him with great cordiality, heard no plea In be.
half of his candidate for the Postoffice, ant
then asked il there were any just grounds Of
, Complaint against the way the Office was nov
managed. The Congressman replied that tn
Office was run in manner salts. actory TO tn
public, but that the Postmaster was a rampan
t Blaine man. This, he thought, was sufficsen
ground for removing him, and putting one o
: 'our friends in his place. The President re
0 piled that he had made up his mind that tn
: only safe rule for him to follow was to re
s move nobody without cause during the term o
r Office fixed by law. II he departed from thi
Q rule in one case, he would have to In another
, There was no place to draw the line except il
/ front of it. He did not think, however, tina
he was under any obligations to reappoin
t office-holders at the expiration of their terms
Wherever the law had fixed a definite term,
was fair to conclude that the intent is to ter
. inmate the claim of the incumbent in the plac
at the end of that period, and leave the ap
pointing power entirely free to select nev