Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Twelve thousand dollars are recon-
mended appropriated with which to purchase
the house where Lincoln died.
The President has been requested to
take the necessary steps for a new treaty be-
tween the United States and the German en-
pire.
The state department has made
requisition on the Canadian government for the
return Of Hall, New York fugitive, and Her
DID, indicted in Illinois for forgery.
The secretary of the interior has de-
cided that an II dian woman married to a white
man, and having children by him, is the heal OF
the family and entitled 10 an allotment OF land.
Red Cloud is indignant In a recent
interview with the secretary of the interior, he
demanded restore.sU3 OF his horseG or the cash.
He demanded the appointment of new agent,
say iag that McGillicuddy is bad man, and
constantly steals from the tribe.
The Senate appropriations committee
have completed the army bill, adding $500, 600
to the amount appropriated by the House bill.
The bill provides that the number OF enlisted
men in the army, including an engineer batta-
lion of $40 men, hospital steward and 1000
Indian scouts, shall not exceed 80. 600; increases
the pay of privates from sl3 to $40 per month,
aud non-commissioned officers and sub-alterns
in proportion; allows commissioned officers TO
employ privates as servants, first obtaining
their consent and the consent of the command
ing officer aud provides that the pay OF the pri-
vatc in such case be deducted from the
pay of the officer The folio W n (
are the provisions relative to stan duty in
Washington No officer shall remain absent
from his regiment on duty at Washington, or
ON the staff OF amajor general or brigadier
general, for longer period than three years at
any one time, provided this provision shall not
apply to officers on the staff Of the command
ing general Of the army. |af
President Arthur has nominated VIM.
II. c. Mitchell receiver of public money at Reed
City, Mich.
Judge Black of Penn, opposes the
Willis bill for the punishment aud suppression
Of polygamy. -i
Secretary Teller says that pensioners
who desire to hold land under the homestead
law, must settle upon II and cultivate IT,
The government has no more tents
to loan for competitive drills and the like. This
is the decision rendered by the Senate military
committee. ' fN
Congressman Deuster has introduced
q resolution authorizing the commissioner of
agriculture to send surplus seeds and grain not
required by the department to the food suffer
ers in Germany. ..
Mr.. Butterworth is anxious that i'm
mediate action be taken on the bonded whiskey
Dlll. lie believes that tcTTlDlc CThSn IL Hi
minent II day Is not soon set apart for its con-
sideration. He favors holding night sessions
for consideration of the subject.
The Senate are through with the
metal schedule of the tariff bill, and the sched-
ule as II now stands shows some important re-
auctions from the report OF the commission.
The reduction on fence wire was particularly
important one, and II the bill becomes a law
the farmers OF the west may congratulate
tbpmapvpe a material reduction in the
taxes they now pay to eastern manufacturers
of this great staple article.
In the Bailey investigation now in
progress In Washington the ticket seller of the
National theater testified that tickets to the
theater ordered by Bailey were turned in to
the gas company as part payment of the gas
bill.
The Secretary Of the Interior has d.
rected commissioner OF railroads to ignore any
suggestions looking to an attempt to agree
upon the facts upon which the claim OF the
United States against the Union Pacific railroad
is based and to proceed with the preparation
of the case.
The principal business before Con-
gress is the discussion of the tariff bill ta
A commission of IL men has been
chosen by the President to test the ineness Of
coins at the several mints.
fIIy-SeVen petltlODS IOT ndtlOHal diu
TO common schools we're presented TO the Sen
ate in enc day recently. The petitions are, with
one exception, all from the southern states.
Secretary Teller says that contestant
10 a timber culture entry must file his applica-
ton at the date of contest in order to obtain n
status as contestant. ttf
Mr.. Horr of Michigan succeeded in
having the duty on hemlock bark retained
against a good deal OF opposition on the part
Of those who wanted 1t placed on the free list.
Mr.. Horr takes the very sensible view that the
gathering of bark for tanning purposes was a
great industry among farmers In thiclSly wood
cd sections, and that they should be protected.
The duty was placed at % per cent. ad val
orem. .eef az
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill has been reported to the
House. ltrecommends appropriations Of $20,-
30, 900, an increase OF about $4,000 as com
pared with last year. The increase In the
amount appropriated is mainly due to the
Necessary provision for increased membership
Of congress, and TO the fact that the next is the
long congressional session. The bill In detail
varies very little from former bills except the