The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-23
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

INcREAsED pay In the Llfesav1ng Serv7ce ID
recommended to Congress.
The President gave state dinner to the
Justices of the Supreme Court.
MARK TWAIN is in Washington, in the interest
of an international copyright law.
The Chinese Minister will visit Spain this
spring. He is Minister to that country also.
THE exports of provisions, tallow, and dairy
products in January and February were valued
ct go, 447,776.
WORK in the Land Office is very much be-
hindhand, ard a number of new clerks have
been appointed.
THE Army Appropriation bill, reported to the
House by Mr.. Butterworth, appropriates
total amount of $29, ,293, $50.
TIE President will hold eight receptions be-
fore the session closes, four for the public gem
orally and four for his friends.
The Postoffice appropriation bill, as reported
to the Senate, provides for an increase of
1000, 600 in the aggregate amount.
Nh ALeERNoN SARroRIs, son-in-law of az
President Grant, is in Washington, and viii
join the General IN his Southern trip.
SERaKANr MASON received his sentence with
indifference. Many petitions are being received
by the President asking for his pardon.
THE accounts OF the Patent Office show an
increase of receipts of $S4, 600 for January and
February over the corresponding period last
year. ,=.ss
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs favors
the removal of the Apache, Navajoe and Mes
ca lero Indians, in New Mexico, to q suitable
reservation in the Indian Territory.
THE Senate per cent refunding bill has not
yet been considered by the sub-comndittee of
the House to which it was referred, and the
prospects for its passage now seem very poor.
THE war on the eoleomargarine dealers, con-
tinues. Frequent arrests are made for selling
without the proper stamp, and . large ship
ment of the article. now lies at the depot at
Washington which the consignees refuse to
handle. .---..e .5
SECRETARY KRKwooD has instructed Agent
Armstrong, of the Grow Reservation, in Mon
tana, to send 100 children to farmers in Ohio
to be educated and reared in usefulness and
industry certain farmers in that State having
requested that this be done.
A MEMBER of the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs expresses the opinion that the Chll1-Peru
investigation will continue q long time, and
thinks it probable Ministers Morton, of France;
Huribut, of Peru, and Adams, Of Bolivia, viii
be requested to appear. Mr.. Shipherd refuses
to be interviewed.
SENATOR HML's friends say there is no
change for the worse in his condition, and II
true that the cancer in his throat has not been
eradicated there is no immediate danger OF q
fatal result. He is assured by DR.. Gross, OF
Philadelphia, that at the worst he has several
years of life before him.
THE bill providing for the allotment Of lands
in severalty to Indians on reservations pre-
scribes 160 acres of agricultural land to each
head of family, and eighty acres to each
single person over eighteen years OF age and to
each orphan. and to be free from taxation Tor a
period Of twenty-five years.
THE wives of Senators Allison, Rollins, Beck,
Morrill,, Cameron of Pennsylvania, and Cam
eron of Wisconsin, have been in such Ill health
as to be unable to go into society this winter.
There are also twelve Senatorial families II
mourning, and the absence of Senator'S names
from, fha visiting lists has been much com
mented upon.
REPREsENTTvK Com, Of Indiana, whose
various measures relative to public land grants
to various railroads. which require that where
the terms Of the original grant have not beer
complied with the lands shall revert back to the
Goyernment. proposes to continue war against
them For this purpose he will formulate
another resolution, more thorough and search.
ing in its nature, which he will Offer in q few
days touching this matter.