The Portland daily press., 1882-11-30
WASHINGTON.
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Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-It is estimated that
the reduction of the public debt for November
will amount TO about $5,500,000.
The Houses Hour of Meeting.
Speaker Keifer has concluded that the House
must meet at IL a. m. Monday next, instead of
noon, the usual hour of meeting and the hour
when the Senate convenes. This is due to the
TACT that the House adopted on the 17th of
April resolution that on and after April 10Th
the daily hour of meeting of the House should
be IL a, m. This resolution, the Speaker con-
strues as applicable to the coming session.
Appointments by the President.
The President has appointed John S. Pills
bury, of st. Paul, Mimi, Waterman Smith, OF
Manchester, H., and William n. Comstock,
of Utica, N. Y, commissioners to examine
four and three-ffths miles of the Northern
Pacific Railroad crossing the Missouri river
from Bismarck to Mandany, Dakota
Brewster to Henry.
The certified copy of the interview between
Attorney General Brewster and District
Marshal Henry held at the formers office on
the second day of June, immediately after the
drawing of the Jurors to serve in the Star
route cases is made public. Mr.. Brewster
questions Marshal Henry very closely as to
each talesman drawn, and the part he (Henrl)
took IN the selection, taking the ground that it
was his business to see that the jury in so i'm
DortanJ a case was composed of RESPONSE BILE
citizens of character. and sharply rebuking the
marshal for the failure to perform his duty.
Relieved from Command.
Col. Theodore L. 5. Laidtry of the ordinance
department has been relieved as commanding
officer of the WATERFOWL, Mass arsenal
They Will Be Thankful.
All executive departments of the govern
ment clo-ed at noon to-day.
Currency Outstanding.
Tho following is the statement of the United
States currency outstanding at this date: Old
demand notes $59, ,330r legal tender notes all
issues S: :46, ,6S1 016; one year notes of 1868 S41-
725; TWO year notes of 1868 $11, ,150; two year
coupon notes of 1868 $21,550; compound in
terest notes $219,960; fractional currency all
issues $15,398, ,552.50; total 1852, ,433 ,2S35O.
The Comptroller's Report.
The report of the Comptroller OF the Cnr-
reDcy IS ready for transmission to Congress-
The number of banks organized during the
year ending Nov. l, 1882, has been III, with an
authorized capital of $751; ,3o0 Nine banks
have been organized, representing capital of
S95,000. Nineteen banks. with an aggregate
capital of $1,855, 900, have voluntarily dis
counted. The total number of banks and
bankers in the country, ineludng savings
0anRs, is l3Oz, with total banking capital of
S7l2ll4,3J6 and total deposits of So $50 678, ,178.
The Finances of tho Nation,
The Re port of the Treasurer of the United
States for 1882, is ready for transmission to
Congress. ln it, he saws, the receipts of the
government show an increase over those of
1881 of $22, ,251 1854 % in customs $11 233 200 "a
from internal revenue $2,55I, ,277. 20, from
sales of public lands; $6,7O7, ,416. "a
from miscellaneous sources making
total increase of $42, ,742, ,95771. The
total revenue was S403, ,525, ,2502S; The net
exeenditures decreased from $3.50 1928 :
SO 10 $257, 1881 ,44o.20 reduction of $2731 447 :
80; the interest on the public show s a reduc-
zion of S11 ,43i ,534 81; the excess of revenues
over expenditures was $l45 ,543, $40 O8 and the
amount applied to the reduction OF the public
debts $166, ,28l ,50655.
The Presidents Thanksgiving.
The president was at the White house to-
day, but denied himself to all visitors. being
engaged on his message. He will attend di-
vine service tomorrow and eat his Thauksgiv-
ing dinner at the Soldiers Home in the after
noon with his son and daughter.
The Indian Bill.
The House Appropriation Committe at a
meeting to-day considered and practically CON-
pleted the Indian appropriation bill IL was
| decided to reduce the bill to the extent of
| $67 900 less than the amount appropriated for
| the current year, notwithstanding a net re-
duction of $115,0 900 more Is allowed for the pur-
| poses OF education, than the amount allowed
for the current year.