The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-03-10
From Washington.

oRvILLE II. PLArr, Of New York, takes the
position OF Chairman OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee made vacant by the death
OF Marshal Jewell.
THE authorities at Washington have been
notified by the engineer in charge Of the
survey that II VIII cost from s5,sil, s87 10
81, ,e09, go TO construct the HennepIn Canal,
and g.. ~, ,9i9 to enlarge the Illinois g Mchi-
gan Canal.
CHARLES @. WILLIAMS, Congressman from
the First Wisconsin District, has been ap-
pointed Register OF the Land Office At Water
town, Oak
TnK Conference Committees OF both houses
Of Congress on the Internal. Revenue and
Tariff bill met in Joint session on the 18th
ult, and Senators Bayard and Beck withdrew
from the conference after sitting two hours
and vainly endeavoring 10 have the House
resolution reported 10 the senate with an ex.
preston that Il limited the House eoufcrees,
and therefore, under the ingalls, resolution,
the Senate conicrces must withdraw. The
conference adopted a resolution stating that
the resolution OF the House was not limita-
Ito upon full aud free conference The
metal schedule was reached by the commit
tee, some changes being made In the ehemI'
zeal aud glass schedules.
Tnr following Is the text Of the PEI slou
bin as amended and pissed by the Senate On
ihe osth ult.;
.That from aud after tho passage of this acf
nil persons on the pcnsiorrull, and all person.
| hereafter granted n pension, who, while In the
| military or naval scrv CO Of tho United siates,
| and In the line OF duty, shall have Lost on'
hnni or ono loot. or been totally or perma
nently disabled 30 as 10 render their in,apaci
" to perform manual labor equivalent 10 tn
loss uf hand or foot. shall rcce.vc a pension
of oftwcnty.four dollars per month; that all per
sons now on the pcnsion-roll. aud all person
hereafter granted pensions, who IN Ike man
ner shall have lost either an arm At Or aboy'
thu elbow or n leg at ur ahnye the knse ~
shall have be n Otherwise 20 ssbled ~ 10 b
Incapacitafed 81 performing any maiiiai In
bor, hut moi - much ~ 10 require regular per
sonal aid and Attendance shall receive pm
s",h,er y, s' Snnisiaea % "a hi. &C, shall be con
| etr,lei 10 rrpeal section l5ps Of the Hevi~c'
statutes or 10 change the rate Of eighteen do
| lars per month therein mentioned 70 be pr
portionaicly divided for any agreed a'ssnii,c y
T..- :. ..,.s. ~ u.s.s s...~s senator Ia
hor, Of Colorado, aui Mrs Lille McCourt, o
Oshkosh, wls., occurred al washington OF
the evening Of the ist, In one OF the parlor
Of wIllani's Hotel
TINS publie.dsbt statement for Febnar
shows the foliowinRi Totil debt 1nciuilnl
iaterestl, tt, saa sfa sra Cash In Treasury
eshs8 7is Debt, less amour, In IRE sury
sI.sss 2ss.ii4 Decrease during tho month
sagng.s Decrease since June 10, lssl
ti0a. .6ss, ,sd
Tns names Of eighty-two officers Of N
army on duty IN Washington have been re
ported 70 the Senate By Secretary Lineolt
Secretary Chandler ilaces the number Of nav
officers stationed at the capital al oi.
fon the new Congress all the United STATE
senators have been elected. and The poll.ie'
complexion Of the Senate determined Tier
viii be thirty eight Republican, thirsy-si
de- mocrats and two Readiustsrs
DuHtxo the seven days ended on the IL
,here were s52 business failures In the Unite
states aud Cansds--tn increase OF foFtY-ts
orr those Of the preceding seven days
Tur senate has confirmed the follosln
uouina oas male b. the Presidents James
Bsneaict for Surveyor Of Caftoms Al Ne
Yofs. Charles X. Cirihsm 10 be Naval ofiicc
Andrew J. ferry TO be General Appraiser. 4
Merchandise. ElIhu Root 20 be District A
.osuey. and silss W. Burt 10 be Chief Erar
insr Of the civil-servics Commission
Tus yea and nay voss By which The fepo
of the Conferences COMMITTEES on The Intsrn'
Revenue snd Tariff bilI vss adopted IN q
a..... =---s. -. a. = "a = a a fn1Iuz
rsn.-Aldrich. AllIsou. Anthony, Bls
Fdmunds. frTp. Harrison. nsvley, NJ. 70
f~'-r' ", III ~r~f'sr. ~rrrrrro-. ~ss-'
nlrer IN. II nqrrsll, PEI rlus,b, koiii'
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p.nerss pa cosaisll. es1& x2Is. 9ssi.,
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