The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-09
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

MUTTLATED silver coins will be bought by the
Superintendents Of mints ct the rate Of 81 per
ounce.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CoRKH1II. thinks June
50 viii be about the day that Guiteau will start
for eternity.
SIX hundred clerks are to be discharged from
the Census Department the middle Of the
present month.
THE coinage at the mints during January
was e1o, 45o,0 900. Of which %, 100000 were
standard dollars.
d. L. PAYNE, of Oklahoma invasion notoriety,
has begun suit against General Pope, of the
United States Army, for ejecting him from the
forbidden land.
NAVAL officers favor the construction of small,
light war vessels rather than unwieldy armored
vessels, and six and eight inch guns rather
than guns Of large caliber.
The Indiana postmaster, charged with being
an infdel, sent the following resignation to the
President 81 hereby tender my resignation,
because do not believe in hell or ghosts.''
THE Commissioner of Internal Revenue re-
ports the quantity Of spirits in distillery ware
houses January !, Is, sos, ,914 taxable gallons,
which Is about AZ, 900 900 in excess OF last year.
TIE joint committee on the death and
memorial services Of the late President Gar
field have decided upon programme substan-
tally the same as that adopted for President
Lincoln.
THREE thousand two hundred and ninety
three bill have been introduced in the House
already, and it is expected they win reach twice
that number. One Thousand four hundred Of
the bills actually reported at the last session
failed to be considered at all.
THE sub Committee Of Ways and Means
favor bill providing for bottling weis beer on
the premises Of the brewers, and for its re-
moyal In boxes containing twenty-four pint
bottles upon payment Of q tax of three cents q
gallon. The committee also favor the repeal of
the ten per cent export tax on tobacco.
VrcE PRESIDENT DAVIS last week gave din
ner to President Arthur, Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen, Postmaster General Howe. ex-Secretary
Blaine, Speaker Keifer, Chief Justice Waite,
Associate Justice Gray, and Senators Allison,
Bayard, Dawes, Ferry, Beck, Cockrell, Aldrich,
Camden, Blair, Farley, Mcdonald and Butle-
TBE Army and Nary Register says
Whether the bill to abolish Sunday parades
in the army becomes . law or not there seems
not be day Of rest for the soldier as well as
the citizen. As the regulations now stand,
Sunday in garrison is the busiest day of all the
week."
TIE following Ohio and Indiana Postmasters
have been confirmed: ]. r. McMahon, New
Lexington, Ohio; A. Howells, Jefferson, Ohio
George ]. Krebs, Fremont, Ohio; 81. W. Tur-
ner, Geneva, OHIO; William @. Lyon, Newark,
Ohio; Levi Roscoe, Milan, Ohio; Abram d.
Wilt, Dayton, Ohio !; @. E. Griffin, Hamilton,
Onlo Ii. %. CraW1oros massluon, ONO y. w.
Stivers, Liberty, Indiana; b. J. Shouts,
Crown Point, Indiana L. NJ. Mains, Seymour,
Indiana; W. ID. Lewis, Vincennes Indiana.
SENATOR TELLER, In discussing the Sherman
Funding Bill, INDUCED in some criticism upon
the Republican side Of the Senate. He said the
majority Of the Republican Senators were seek
ing to perpetuate the National debt in the
interest Of the National banks. He also con-
demned the present protective tariff, and said
ii was not such as the people desire. Mr.. Teller
said when his party failed to represent his sem
timents he had the courage to leave it, and he
was not going to be bounded by any party ties
now to vote against his convictions. Senator
Sherman denied that he was seeking to perpet-
nate the National debt, and thus continue the.
burdens OF taxation. BE was trying to save
the people million dollars year, and this was
not in the interest Of bondholders.
TEE Commissioner Of Pensions, in reply to
the House resolution calling for information as
to what amount an appropriation would be re-
quired annually to pay pensions during the
next twenty five years, based on the following
conditions "n all claims for pensions aris-
ing from the war Of the rebellion shall be ad-
judicated within seven years period terminal
ing June so, 1883, and If at the end of that
period the survivors of the war with Mexico
and their widows shall then be pensioned at %
per MONTH" the Commissioner estimates the
amount required for twenty-five years ending
with 1906 at 81, ,S47, ,651 ,59S, Of which 81, ,264,
229, ,977 are rebellion claims fled prior to June
90 1880; $S1. 500, 900 rebellion claims fled after
June 80, 1880, and s51, ,921. SIG Mexican war
claims. The amounts grow gradually less an
nually, from s62, ,000, 600 to $2S, ,000,00
TIE apportlonment bill agreed upon by the
Census Committee provides that after the Sd
of March, 1888, the House Of Representatives
shall be composed Of $40 members, to be ap-
portioned among the several States as follows /:
Alabama 8, Arkansas z, gain / !; California 8,
gain /; Colorado !, Connecticut 4, Delaware !,
Florida /, loss !; Georgia 10, gain 1; Illinois
II, gain Q Indiana Is, Iowa II, gain q; Kan
sas 6, gain 8; Kentucky II, gain 1; Louisiana
6, Maine 4, loss /; Maryland 6, Massachusetts,
Il, gain I Michigan II, gain 2; Minnesota 8,
gain2; Mississippi 2, gain 1; Missouri Il, gain
/; Nebraska 8, gain q; Nevada /, New Hamp-
shire 2, loss New Jersey Z, New York 81,
gain L; North Carolina Q, gain 1; Ohio 81
gain Oregon 1 Pennsylyania 20, gain q;
Rhode1sland /, loss 1 South Carolina 6,
gain 1; Tennessee 10, Texas 10, gain 4 /; YER
mont 2, loss L; Virginia 10, gian l; West
Virginia 4, gain /; Wisconsin 8.