The National tribune., 1882-02-04
CAPITAL NOTES,

priating $4,000 to meet the back pay of the
voluntary census clerks and wind up the work
of the Census Bureau, but special act will have
to be passed to enable bankers and others who
hold assigned certificates of back pay to draw
the cash therefor. Between five and six hun
dred clerks are to be discharged from the bureau
this month.
delegation from Dakota has been In Washing
ton the past week in behalf of the project to erect
a new State out of the eastern and southern part
of the Territory. Senator Davis, President Of
the Senate, is said to favor the idea, on the
ground that the population, progress resources,
and needs of the people, rather than political
interests, should decide such question. His
vote will enable the Republicans to secure favor
able action on the proposition.
Admiral Dupont is the latest naval hero Sc
lected for monumental honOrs. The circle at
the intersection of Connecticut and Massachu-
sets avenue is to receive his name, and Senator
Rollins has reported back favorably the bill to
appropriate $4,000 for the base of the proposed
statue to his memory.
The United States Supreme Court has adj
journed until the 22d inst. for the preparation
of opinions
The new apportiohment bill, as agreed upon
by the House Committee, fixes the men,
bership of the next House at 800, as follows
Alabama s, Arkansas 5, California 5, Colorado !,
Connecticut A. Delaware 1, Florida 1, Georgia TO-
Illinois 81 Indiana Is, Iowa II, Kansas 6, Ken
lucky II, Louisiana 6, Maine 4, Maryland 6, Mas
sachusetts II, Michigan II, Minnesota 5, Missis-
sippi z, Missouri IA, Nebraska g. Nevada 1, New
Hampshire 2, New jersey Z, New York 81, North
Carolina g. Ohio p, Oregon 1, Pennsylvania %,
Rhode Island 1, South Carolina 6, Tennessee 10,
Texas 10, Vermont 2, Virginia 10, West Virginia
4, Wisconsin 8; total 500. The ratio is fixed at
1542S5 per each Representative. Under this
apportiOnment Arkansas will gain 1, California
l. Georgia l. Illinois 2, Iowa g Kansas 3, Ken
lucky 1, Louisiana ], Massachusetts, 1, Michigan
2, Minnesota 2, Mississippi 1, Missouri 1, Ne
braska 2 New York ], North Carolina l, Ohio /,
Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina l, Texas 4, Vir-
ginia 1, and West Virginia 1. Florida will lose
1 Representative, Maine l. New Hampshire 1,
Rhode Island 1, and Vermont 1.
The bill which Representative Cox, of New
York, has introduced for the distribution of the
indemnity money exacted from the Japanese
government for OutrageS committed in the Straits
of ShimonOski in 1868 by insurgent damios, pro-
vides for the return of 81 ,516364 to Japan, and
the division of 1854 900 among the officers and
crew of the United States ship Jamestown, who
were on detached duty on the steamer Takiang,
and took part In the action which silenced the
hostile batteries and opened the straits to coma
merce.
As Lent begins early this year-W ashington's
opportunity. Mr. and Mrs. George Bancroft gave
a brilliant dinner party to Secretary Freling-
huysen and wife ON Wednesday evening" and on
Thursday night the diplomatic corps were enter
tanned at the French Minister'S. On Saturday
evening last there were three distinguished din
ner parties, given by President pro tenn Davis,
Senator and Mrs Miller of California, and Com
missioner and Mrs. Loring.-A daughter OF
Ex-Governor Garcelon, of Maine, is spending the
winter with Mrs Senator Frye-General and
Mrs. Logan have lost grandehild, the infant
son of their daughter, Mrs. Tucker, of Chicago.
One of the sad incidents Of the week was the
shooting of the wife of a well-known carpenter
residing in Washington northwest She had a
baby in her arms at the time and was in the act Of
turning away from the parlOr window when the
bullet struck her, making wound almost identi-
cal with President Garfelds in character. She
lived but four hours, and her symptoms closely
resembled those of Guiteau'S victim. 1t Is sup
posed the fatal shot was fired by drunken man
in the street but whether at her or not is a mys-
terry He is under arrest.