Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

In the debate ON the pension bill
Mr.. Ingalls, said: would have voted
for the bill if it had cost $500, 900, 600.
| will to. day vote to allow any claim of
a soldier that is established to run back
to the time his disability was incurred,
whether it costs $500, 600, 900 or 81, 000,-
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The special House Committee on
the Expenses Attending the Illness and
Burial of President Garfield, and allow
ance to his widow, gives public notice
that all persons having claims for ser.
wees rendered or materials furnished
during the illness and burial of the late
President Garfield should present them
to the committee for auditing on or be-
fore the 10th of February next.
Representative Orth has drawn up
a plan for the appointments of commit
tees of the House by the House, instead
of by the Speaker, and will soon intro
duce it.
The House Committee on Printing
has been informed by Judge Lawrence
that in his opinion the employees of the
Government printing Office are entitled
TO pay for the time the department was
closed during the obsequies of the late
President.
"A delegation of Seneca Indians
from western New York are in Washing
ton for the purpose of securing amend.
ments to bills pending before Congress
which will exempt their lands in Erie,
Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties
from the operations of law alloting
lands in severalty in all Indian reserva-
tons.
The coinage of five-cent nickels has
been resumed by the Mint of Philadel-
phia, and applications for them should
be made to the Superintendent of that
Mint.
The bill introduced in the House on
Thursday by Representative Browne,
of Indiana, for the issue and exchange
of fractional Treasury notes of the Uni
ted States, authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue such Treasury
notes, payable to bearer on demand, in
denominations of 5, 10, % and so cents,
and the aggregate sum thereof to be
$40, 900, 600, the notes to be exchange
able at par for other currency in sums
of 800 or any multiple thereof, and to
be legal tender for all debts not exceed
ing SIS.
The House Committee on Naval
Affairs had conference with the Secre-
tary of the Navy in reference to i'm
proving the navy. It was agreed that
sub. committees should be appointed to
examine into the different plans con-
sidered by the Advisory Board.
The Senate Committee on Patents
has assigned Thursday, January 26, for
a hearing of all parties who nay wish to
appear before the committee in regard
to Senator Ferry's resolution and Sena-
tor Voorhees, bill looking to the pro-
lection of innocent users of patented
inventions from vexatious and lnequita-
BILE suits for infringement.
FOREIGN.
A general pardon has been granted
the Polish bishops by the Gar.
An explosion of gas has occurred
in the Cross Keys colliery at Newport
by which several persons have been
killed.
1t is said the bodies of a County
Mayo process-server and his nephew
have been found chained together in
Tough Mask, but the Press Association
denies the report.
Official returns of the French vint-
age give only little more than "a, 900,
900 hectolitres (about 900, 900, 900 gal.
Ions. wine measure), showing dimin.
ished production.
A storm has greatly damaged the
French military camps in Tunis and
stopped communication with the coast.
A famine is threatened.
An explosion occurred at the torpedo
arsenal at Constantinople. Two per.
sons were killed and thirty injured.
The census of Paris, taken on De.
cember IS, gives population of 2, 225,
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