The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-01-27
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.


satisfied with the Chinese Treaty.
The last return made to the Census Bureau
was from Coyington, 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 5000 pages of manuscript.
The Morgan Electoral Count Rule will come
up in the House in a few days and it is expected
q spirited debate will ensue. The Republicans
will oppose tito the last.
THE special committee investigating the al
legged 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-
Der of the general service men allowed for
clerical duty in the army as follows: IA Ser
geants, % Corpora.s, 100 privates, and topo-
graphical assistants.
A Boston memorial, fifty feet in length and
signed by all or nearly all the leading business
houses of 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 redueible.
NUMBER of looms for the manufacture of
cotton tick in the United States, $50, 223; num-
ber of spindles, 10,921, LAT; bales of cotton
used, ], $50, 4S1; persons employed, including
agents. overseers, clerks, mechanics, watch
men, and operatives, 1S1, ,628.
THE new fire-proof building for the National
b. A1Nn Irr,nr
| Committee by the architects. Total amount
| expended in building, $287, ,422. ST; amount ap-
| propriated by Congress, 2S7, 500. The building
will be formally opened to the public March 4.
Ar meeting of the Board of Supervising In
| spectors Of Steam Vessels, special committee
was appointed to take into consideration and
| report upon the practicabilty Of issuing "day-
light licenses to pilots who may be color-blind,
and consequently not eligible to full licenses.
COMMENCING January 1, 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
| porary in consequence of there being scaraity
| of notes.
TIE plan adopted for the Congressional
| Library Building provides for rectangular
| structure 45O BY 800 feet, with height, divided
into two stories. The style Of architecture is q
| modified form of the French Renaissance, and
the building when completed will cost about
$3,0O0,0O0.
SOME time ago Mosby, our representative in
China, applied to Secretary Evarts for leave tt
come home. Evarts refused. Mosby has writ
ten to gentleman in Virginia that he is com
ing any way. He is reported rs saying that ht
is all right with Garfield, but don't care but
ton for Hayes.
THE messenger bringing the Electoral vote o.
Ohio received 1921. The lowest paid tc an,
| messenger was S1O.50, to Maryland. The Ore
not ha Vor
senger is entitled to S93.25, but John Jacol
Astor delivered the vote of that State and ha
never called for his mileage.
The nomination Of Colonel John W. Finnel
to be Collector of Internal Revenue for tn
Sixth District of Kentucky, uice Winfek
considerable comment in revenue circles, wher
Mr.. Holden is regarded as an efficient officer
Mr.. Holden will inquire how the thing wa
done.
THE Naval Appropriation Bill as agreed to b
the committee, appropriates S14, 461, ,037, base
upon estimates aggregating $15, 522, ,321. 1t
an increase over last years appropriation O
$55, ZOO. The item for pay of Navy is S125, 90
in excess of last year, $100, 600 of the increas
being for the pay of the seamen, and $25, 90
for the rank.
THE Woman's Suffrage Association hav
adopted resolutions in which they assert tha
both political parties are divided on finance
free trade and labor reform, and hence, froI
their view, the only party that may expect t
triumph in the Presidential election of 1884
the party that places Woman's Suffrage in th
platform. They further resolve that they ar
opposed to exempting clergy and church proI
erty from taxation and making laboring me
and women bear the added burden.
CoLoNL BoBERT G. INaERsoLI does not loo
favorably upon the Refunding Act. He says
long per cent bond might float, but shol
one will not. He says the bond ought to
made in such shape that the poor peop
would find a safe and convenient channt
through it for the investment of their saving
He wanted the poor to be encouraged in ecoi
omy. s'That country is blessed" says Ingel
soil, ''where the rich are extravagant and Il
poor economical. The economical rich man
q curse and pest"
DELEGATES representing the various leadin
commercial organizations Of the country met
convention last week with q view to takiI
steps looking to the passage Of bankrupt la
by Congress. The Convention passed resoll
| tions unanimously agreeing upon the necessit
for the immediate passage by Congress of
uniform bankrupt law, and indorsed the b
, drafted by Judge Lowell, of Boston, which
, now pending before the Judiciary Committe
of both houses of Congress. Some amendmen
to Judge Lowelrs bill were proposed and rete
red to the Committee.
SPEAKER RANDALL has laid the following b
fore the House, received from Secretary Evart
J 81 have the honor to inform you that ha,
, | received letter from BENZ. F. Stevens, di
. patch agent of the United States at Londol
stating he is authorized to sell to the State D
partment the Henry Stevens Franklin collie
l ton of manuscripts and books" The letter
Z accompanied by detailed list Of the man
! scripts and books, and descriptive letter fro
Mr. Steyens in which he states the manuscrip
are original papers relative chiefly to public q
fairs, bequeathed by BENZ. Franklin to /
. grandson, VIM. Temple Franklin. The pri