The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-28


that Mr. Bland, as chairman Of the coin.
age committee. will prevent the passage, or
bill TO stop the manufacture OF the daddy
dollars.
Hon. s. j. Randall, In behalf OF the
commonwealth Club OF Pennsvlvania, ten
dered Speaker Carlisle a reception at Phil
adelphia, the date to be named by the
guest. F4
Representative Buclxner, chairman OF
the committees on baI. king and currency,
Is preparing bill which provides for the
issue OF treasury notes to take the place OF
bank notes going out OF existence.
Hon. w. u. Springer blames Mr.. Nor
rlson for not being appointed chairman or
the committee on elections, and told him
he would remember the wrong done him.
Sunset Cox will refuse to serve rs chair
man Of the committee on naval affairs.
The forty-eighth congress bids fair to
outstrp all its predecessors In the matter
OF the Introduction of bills. There have
already been introduced 2,729 bills and
joint resolutions, of which EOS bills and
twenty-three resolutions were offered In
the senate, and l,s63 bills and sixty-two
Joint resolutions in the house.
A gentleman greatly interested 10 the
sugar question who has been endeavOring
10 ascertain the views OF members on the
subject says that he is confident that the
proposition to remit the duties on sugar
and give bounty to American producers
Is gaining strength, and that the greatest
obstacle the plan Is likely to encounter Is
the suggestion OF the unc0nstitutionality
or giving bounty.
Mr., Evans, commissioner of internal rev.
enue, In answer to letter from firm of
Omaha distillers, who asked If the collec-
ton of assessments on distilled spirits
could not DO delayed, replied that the law
gives the commissioner no discretion In
the matter, and that the tax must be col
lected the latter parto this month, when
1t becomes due. The attempt of the dis
tillers to induce the acknowledgements Blu
reau to stretch the law has failed.
}t g THE land OF GIANTS.
Captain George f. Tyson, Of Polaris
fame, has received letter from A. Sym
mes, dated at Symmzonia. Ky, Dec. z.
Inand Of an expedition next May or June
to be gotten up by subscription for the
purpose of finding the country that Nor
denskjoId, Virgins and Captain futile
found after passing the magnetic pole at
after getting into the open Polar Sea until
they found Q country and o people never
before heard of and reported to the Art
Society Of London by Captains Virgins
and Seabaum. Captain futile also report
ed having found the same country and
people, and describes the people as being
very large, with black hair and whiskers,
Roman noses, aud speaking Hebrew. The
writer says: II find no difficulty in finding
people willing to subscribe money enough
to buy q steamer like the Polaris, and go
IN search OF the people and country that
Virgins, Seabaum and futile found,
where they said they rode on horseback
through the new country and saw hemp,
fax, wheat, hides, wool, ivory, iron ore,
and were told of ten or twelve gold mines
that yielded from five to- seven tons each
yearly" Captain Hall said that if there
were people up there they must be
giants, rs the atmosphere was so lfe-giy-
ing, and row they are found and reported
to be seven or eight feet high and well
proportiOned
DISEASES AMONG SWINE.
Mr.. Curtis, member of the commission
appointed by the president 10 investigate
the disease among swine, has returned
from the west and submitted his report TO
Commissioner LOring. Curtis visited all
the great packing houses of Chicago, eX-
amined the condition Of hogs on farms,
and reports great deal less disease among
western swine than rnmor indicated. SO
Tar as feeding Is concerned, he IS satisfied
it is conducted in u manner conducive to the
health OF the animals, and declares that
there Is absolutely no foundation for the
reports circulated 10 the effect that hogs are
fed ON offai from slaughter-houses and
farms. Curtis expresses the opinion that
two inspectors ut each packing-hOuSe
would be sufficient TO thoroughly inspect
all pork for foreign or domestic markets.
The report states that western people were
found extremely anxious for the adoption
OF an efficient system for the inspection OF
pork, so that they as we'll as the foreign
market might be protected against trich
niaSis and similar diseases. Therefore,
they are willing To cooperate heartily with
every attempt made by the government TO
give American pork q good reputation,
based upon its thoroughly good quality. IL
is suggested by Commissioner lIoring that
western hogs might be improved by tho in
fnsiQn of new blood of good quality, rs the
close ''in-and-in'' breeding pursued for
many years, especially in the case of Po
land-China hcgS, has tended 10 increase
the production of fat and to somewhat en-
ervate the constitution of the animal. The
full commission TO Investigate the diseases
of American swine Will be called together
at the department or agriculture III the
middle of January next, and Commissioner
Lorin. has no doubt they will be ready to
report by that time.
NATIONAL BANK cIECUL ALTON.
Mr.. Buckner, chairman Of the committee
on banking and currency, Is preparing q
bill to Introduce when congress convenes.
Is provides for the issuing OF treasury
notes without legaltender quality, TO take
istence. The proposition of Comptroller
Knox to take of per cent of the tax on
circulation and allow banks to issue on the
market value OF their bonds Is not favored
ny tile chairman Oh the banking ana cur
rency committee. Buckner says that IL
the plan OF MIR. Knox were successful in
averting contraction it would afford but
temporary relief, and in seven years from
the present, when 1t becomes necessary to
redeem Al per cent. bonds, there will be II
recurrence of the present trouble. The
national bank system can not live without
"a national debt, and rs that debt is being
wiped out gradually and, certainly, Buck.
Rer Is OF the opinion that IL Is time to pre-
pare for permanent circulation. lie Is not
favorably inclined 70 the removal Of the
tax on circulation, giving as reason that
while In tho eastern states, where interest
Is low, circulation is not valuable, the fran
chise OF banks is valuable, aud worth all
the government asks. In the western
states Buckner says the franchise Is still
more valuable, because the rate of inter-
est Is higher. The originator OF the pro-
posed measure doubts the probability of
any legislation upon the subject az the
present session, owing TO the diversity of
opinion among members. Mr.. Dingley
who heads the list of republican members
Of the committee on banking and currency,
said the most important question relating
to the national banks was that providing
for the stability of circulation. He thought
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