The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-04
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Lieut.. Schwatka, the Arctic explorer, is at
the Providence hospital, quite ill with malar-
ial fever.
The treasury department has decided that
the bill to extend the charters of national
banks will entitle the holders of new per
cent. bonds to perpetuate the original num-
bers.
Merritt l.. Joslyn, of Illinois, has been con-
firmed as assistant secretary of the interior,
aud Lewis Richmond, of Rhode Island, as sec
rotary of legation and consul general at Rome.
Harrison Allen, of Pennsylvania, was nomi-
mated as marshal for Dakota.
Comptroller Knox reports that forty-nine
national banks reorganized by liquidation in
advance of the passage Of the law to extend
their charters. A S. note of the new design,
ornamented with a portrait of Pres. Garfield,
is about ready to be issued.
In the matter of campaign assessments, At
torney General Brewster has rendered an
opinion that a member of congress is not an
officer of the United States, and that q gift to
him for campaign purposes does not come
within the terms of the statute.
At the cabinet meeting, in discussing the
question of political assessments, President
Arthur said that no person in the executive
departments declining to contribute shall
thereby be subjected to discharge or criticism,
and no attempt to injure him will be toler-
ated.
A large cargo of granite for the Washington
monument has arrived in Washington from
Rockland, Me-, and as soon as it can be cut
into blocks, work on the monument will be re-
sumed. The section which was unfinished
when the work on the last course was stopped
will then be completed, giving the monument
a height of 200 feet.
Saora+orx Cbo,olar tt,;nlyS tharo ia M i,,eti-
fication for the censure heaped upon Admiral
Nicholson for his course at Alexandria, ana
that it would be more just before criticising
him so severely to await his official report
and ascertain what the real situation was
which lead him to land marines to do guard
duty. The Secretary thinks that the Admiral
should receive thanks instead Of censure for
what he has done.
President Barrios, of Guatemala, was shown
about Washington by General Sherman, who
states that the boundary question was not
once alluded to. The visitor has purchased q
residence in New York, where his family will
reside for part of the year, and where his chill
dren will be sent to school. He will also con-
suit with leading capitalists in regard TO rail-
road interest in Guatemala.
For the past ten years Minister Marsh has
been an invalid, and the acting chief at Rome
has been tho secretary of legation, q Phila-
delphian named Wurtz. BY recent act of
congress the secretaryship was consolidated
with the consul generalship, which left Mr..
Marsh quito helpless. The post is one of
the most desi rable in Europe, and there will
undoubtedly be an army of applicants for the
vacancy.
Numerous interesting stories have been cir
culated i'm various watering places about the
movements of the president this summer
His private secretary says that President Ar
thur has not as yet made q single plan for the
summer. Thus far he has been very comfort
able in Washington, and has no desire to go
away. 1t is more than probable that he will
spend the month of August ut the Soldiers
home, and after that he will make trip to
New York and some of the places within its
vicinity, but that is all uncertain. The Sol
diers' home part of 1t is tho only change that
the president has yet considered.
Commissioner Raum reports that the entire
collections of internal revenue taxes the past
fiscal year, S146, 520,274 have been accounted
for and turned into the treasury. During the
past six fiscal years S74S, 1871, OIL have been col
lected from internal revenue taxation and
paid into the treasury, without any loss by
defalcation. The expenses of collection the
last fiscal year Including the expenses of this
Office will not exceed S5,lOS,3O0, or less than
81 per cent. on the amount collected. The
expenses of collection for six years have been
about S27,0S7,300, or 8 6-10 per cent on the
amount collected. This sum has been dis
bursed without loss to the government. Fraud
ulent combinations heretofore prevailing in
certain districts for the Illicit manufacture
and sale of whisky and tobacco have been
broken up.
A bill has recently been reported from the
senate committee on printing, providing for
printing the reports of the tenth census and
appropriating $685., 461 for the work. The COM
mlttee recommend the printing of the usual
number of complete series of separate reports
with ten thousand additional copies; twenty
thousand additional copies of the reports on
population and agriculture; ten thousand of
the report on manufactures and mechap ics,
and the usual number and 100000 additional
copies of the compendium, which IL Ia thought
will be of the most practical value for popular
reference. In tho report accompanying the
bill the committee speak OF the tenth census
ms "the most extensive and complete that has
boon taken; more comprehensive in its scope,
more minute I'm its details" They say Its re-
ports constitute wonderful exhibition of the
population, resources, accumulated wealth,
and varied industries of the country" aud in
explanation of the action taken with regard
to tho printing and distribution assert that
the results of the work can be made available
by general distribution among public libra
ries and to q considerable extent among In
dividuals.