Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-03-01
NATIONAL CAPITAL

Congress has defeated the newfibrary
bill, and lunch regret is felt, as new building
Is an imperative necessity.
Gen. Hazen doesn't like TO give up
the idea of Senate investigation and is out In
a long letter explaining his position and justi-
Tying his previous action.
The whiskey men have little game
OF their own. Their latest plan TO avoid the
payment OF the government tax On case the
bonded spirits bill does not pass is TO ship the
whiskey into Canada and return II 10 this
country without unloading.
An effort was made in the House of
Representatives on Monday the 10Th inst, I ,
pass the internal revenue bill, with the ameul
ments made by the Senate. This attempt WAS
strongly opposed by both Democrats and Re
publicans. The argument made against It's
passage was that they could not afford to go
back TO their constituents with record OF hay
ing voted to reduce the tax on tobacco, whisky
and the luxuries before reducing the tax on the
necessaries of life.
A bill is now pending in Congress to
amend the revised statutes In regard TO natural
ization. 1t provides that the children Of per
sons who have enlisted or may enlist In the
service of the United States, in either the regu-
lar or volunteer forces, and have been or may
be hereafter honorably discharged therefrom.
or who died while In said armies Of the United
States, though they may have been born abroad
bnhll, III uWelilnR III tue Oultcu Sthtet, De Gun
sidered citizens thereof.
A bill has been introduced in the
House Of Representatives to readjust the
salaries Of postmasters under the two cent
postage law. 1t proposes that the salaries of
postmasters Of the first class shall be graduated
from 81, 900 to $4,000 as the receipts of their
offices vary from $4,000 to 81 ,000, 900; second
class salaries range from $1,000 TO g., 900, as
the receipts vary from $4,000 to $40, 600; third
class salaries from $1,000 to 1890, as the re-
cepts vary from $1,000 to 10000; the fourth
class 10 be fixed upon basis OF box rents and
cancelled stamps and stamps sold.
The bill for extending the time of fill
ing Alabama claims has passed the Senate.
The President has nominated Dorman
b. Eaton of New York, John M. Gregory III
nois, and Leroy ID. Thoman Of Ohio as the new
board OF civil service commissioners.
After considering the tax bill for 33
consecutive legislative days, the Senate reached
a final vote on the evening Of the Goth. inst,
and the bill was passed by majority Of %.
A favorable report has been submitted
to the House from the committee on elections,
upon the bill TO pay the expenses In contested
cases in the 47th congress. Seven thousand dol
lars Is added TO the bill as originally reported.
The bill TO pay Mr. Frost of Missouri $4,000
ana Mr.. sessnghaus $16, 900 will not be report
ed, but Il Il understood that reimbursements
viii be asked In the deficiency bill In their cases.
Congress has been urged to prevent
the obstruction OF the navigation of Portage
Lake, by the stamp sand from the copper mills
near Hancock and Houghton, Mich. Il II
claimed that these mills annually deposit about
half million tons OF this sand, and that the |
effect OF this deposit Is serious hindrance to