Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-16
General Washington Neacs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. I5-The special commit
tee of the House upon the inter oceanic canal
to-day considered a bill which provides for in
corporation of the Mariana Canal company,
of Nicaragua. S. L. Phelps, representing that
company, made a statement in support of the
proposition. He questioned the accuracy OF
the report made by Nimms, chief of the
bureau of statistics of the treasury depart
ment, some months ago, as to what tonnage
would probably pass through the canal; and
showed errors made by Nirnms in his calcutta
ton. The tonnage would at least be $780,
1000 tons. Assuming that 100000 tons
would pass through the canal annually, that
traffic would produce, or toll of 50. so,
$500, 600 year, at a net gain of S6,000,000,
equivalent to 6 per cent. on $100,000,000. It
was agreed that eX-Secretary Thompson, as
representative of the Panama Canal company,
shall have hearing on Monday next. Capt.
Eads, accompanied by his COUNSEL was present
and will probably be heard Monday.
The movement of standard dollars from the
minis for the week ended to-day, was S101 1884
against 81 600 in the corresponding period of
1880.
The war department announces the number
of general service men allowed for clerical
duty in the army as follows: fourteen SER
geants, twenty-eight corporals, 100 privates,
and nine Typographical assistants The COM
manders of military divisions and departments,
the commanding officer of the district of New
Mexico and superintendent of the recruiting
service, may, if necessary, detail enlisted men
from troops under their command as messen-
gers, not to exceed five for each division and
department, two for the district named and
one for each superintendent of recruiting.
The number assigned under orders, shall in NO
case be exceeded.
The Senate committee on census to-day
agreed to recommend the appropriation OF
$500, 900 additional for completing the work
of the census bureau. They also, in accord
ance with Superintendent Walkers recon-
| mendatiOn, decided to report a bill authorizing
him to contract with private parties for print
ing the census reports, in order to hasten their
publication, as the government printing office
is already overburdened with other work
Senator's Wallace, Beck and Window, sub
committee on the Indian appropriation bill, will
report it to the full committee Monday, with a
number of amendments. The only one of gen.
eral interest is the substitution of a clause ap-
propriating $4,000 to pay expenses of the
board of Indian commissioners for the clause
in the House bill which proposes to abolish
this board altogether.
The following telegram was to-day sent to
Gov. Plaisted of Maine: House of Represen-
tatives, Washington, Jan. 15.-We most cor
daily congratulate you, and all who aided in
cIcCtluS YOU W uS SONcIuOI Ol Tue COLL
monwealth of Maine, on your able and patriot
ic inaugural address. We greatly rejoice also
on account of the harmony that exists in your
State. (Signed), 7. H. Murch, J. B. Weaver,
Nicholas Ford, Gilbert De La Matyr, E. 81.
Gillette, A. E. Stevenson, VIM. Lowe and Seth
81. Yocum.
The population OF West Virginia and Mich
| igan, according to schedules returned to the
census office by the enumerstors is as follows:
West Virginia-Males, 314,329; females,
303, S44. Native born, 599,970; foreign born,
1928. White, 592 ,433; colored; %, 760. Total,
61S,193.
Michigan-Males, So, 27S; females, rs, 057
Native born, ,247 $685. foreign born, 3SS.346.
White, 1,614,0s7; colored, 22,24s. Total,
| 1868
The new fire-proof building for the national
| museum was to-day turned over to the build
| ing committee by the architects. The total
amount expended upon the building is $751;
422 81. The amount appropriated by Congress
was S2S7, 500. The building will be formally
opendd to the public March T.