The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-03-03
Our Washington Letter.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. "a, 1883.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
took final action on the shipping bill
yesterday aud ordered favorable report
to be made upon it. The Committee
have amended the bill by striking out
the thirteenth section, which delegated
to the collectors of ports the duties now
per rromed by the shipring commissioners,
and have also added section which
authorizes the Postmaster General Il
contract for the carriage of mails in ocean
steamships of American register. rrcvid.
I'd hat he shall pay not exceeding one
dc liar per mile for such service, and pro.
vided the gross amount to be paid fol
such service shall not exceed 81, 500, ,00C
per annum. Due notice is to be given
10y advertisement, and the contracts are
to be award ed to the lowest bidder, re.
gardless of the size of the vessels, only
provided that the vessel is of American
register, and owned and run by Ameri
ems. The section also contains pro
vision that drawback, equal to the
amount of the duty, shall be allowed OF
all foreign materials imported and used
in the construction or repair of American
vessels. The bill as amended will prob
ably be reported in the Senate to-day.
The National Association of School
Superintendent to-day adopted resolu.
tions in favor of the federal government
giving aid to the several States $50 tha,
all children within their borders, shal
receive at least an elementary education.
A committe consisting of Messrs. M. A.
Newell, or Maryland, Daugherty, of Illi.
nois; White, of Massachusetts; Lucky,
of Pennsylvania; Kickoff, of New York
Beecher, of West Virginia; Pickett, oi
Kentucky; Edwards, of Maryland; Arm.
strong, OF Virginia; Haygood, of Georg'
Harris, OF Missouri; Smart, OF Indi
ana; Low joy, of the District of Colum
bia, and Northrup, of Connecticut, were
appointed to wait upon the joint CON
gressional committee and urge tue adop'
ton of the Blair bill.
A study of the census reports of 1886
in relation to the agricultural interests
of the United States furnishes some in.
! taravtinO information IN ranard IN ~.
relative profits arising from this chiel
industry IN various sections of the coun.
try. The productiveness ofthe persons
employed in farming varies surprisingly,
The highest productiveness appears il
the Pacific States, where ITO, 867 person,
engaged in agriculture in 1879 produced
staples worth s75, ,Sl1, 422, or $685. to eacl
person engaged in the business. Th,
next highest in the list are the four Mid
die States, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware, where 755, ,635 per
sons raised crops to the value of 1913,
757, ,272, or Si54 to each person. tn,
Western or Mississippi Valley State
come next in order, with 2,346 544 per
sons producing crops worth 1913 $50, ,652
or $3.50 to each worker. New England
poor soil and worse climate cut her pro
ducts down so that SOL. .8l5 farm worker
produce only slO3, ,343. 566. or S342 each
But the astonishing result is in the South
Here 4,070,945 laborers produce value
aggregating S756 39l, 1903, or only sls
each.
The usual celebration in honor O
| WaAhington's birthday, took place O.
Thursday. The public offices wer
closed, and also a good portion of priv
ate business houses. Flags are Ayin
patriotica!ly from prominent buildings
and the only pltce where patriotic sent
: ment had to give way to business wa
. at the Capitol, MS the expiring Congress
/ has no time to spare for festivities. Th
= day was observed by the oldest inhab
D tants in the old-fnshioned way, aud
D military parade was planned for the a
p ternoon.
| Il is more than probable that, as a cor
sequence Of Rerdell turning States e,
dence, ex-senator Dorsey will be calle
as a witness by the defense. Ii DorSt
had not already determined to take Il
stand to explain his connection with Il
alleged conspiracy. Rerdells action v
decide him to do 81. He had snch
step in contemplation at the fl .st tria
That Miner will do as Rerdell has don
. although It is the current report, is N
expected by the defense. That Rerdt
would confess and testify has been E
pected by the defense ever since the Sc
;" ond trial began. AUGUST.
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