Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-11-24
EPIT0ME OF THE WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation.
From Washington:

THE House of RepreS entativeS, which
will meet next month, will consist of 305
members, instead of 293, did the last
House. The Eastern States have 75, as be-
fore; the Western States have 100, instead
of %, and the Southern States 12l instead
of l0G. The Democratic majority is 64.
DURING October, 1883, tho value of
the exports of breadsturs was $14,-
G5I. .53J, against SI5,362, ,6s2 during the
same time in 1882. For the ten months
ended October 81, 1885, the value was $1i5,-
CS2,o3I. against $50, 800 Isl during the same
period of lSS..
SECRETARY TELLER has rendered an inn
portant decision III reply to the question
of the Commissioner of Pensions asking e
for proper and uniform construction of
the Revised Statutes concerning pensions
to dep ndent mothers. The Secretary main
tains that if the son was a minor the faith
er entitled to his services, or if not
living the mother was entitled, and
therefore n dependent father or mother
should be allowed pension.
THROUGHOUT the United States and Can
ada the business failures during the seven
days ended on tie 16,h numbered 223,
against 2Jl the previous week. The distri
button was as follows: New England States,
IS; Middle, 81; Western, Ga; Southern, 50;
Pacific States and Territories, %; Canada
and the Provinces. 1S
OK the 16 the Trea surv Department re-
ported that the receipts from customs for
the first four months of 1888 were S14, ,036,-
80, against So, 49, for the same period
of 1NSr.
For ten months of this year the coal
tonnage was {, 6,tnI, ,793, exceeding that for
the corresponding period last year by ,,
.;}S JOS tons.
I;f~ 1.,,+i .iy,ia Of I,y-
Ian, of the United States Supreme Court,
i'll the Civil-Rights cases was made public
on the 18th. Judge Harlan SAYS the
opinion previously rendered in these cases
proceeds upon grounds entirely too mar
row and artificial, that the substance and
spirit of the recent amendments to the
Constitution have been sacrificed by subtle
ana ingenious verbal criticism, and that
the constitutional provisions adopted in
the interest of liberty have been so con-
stru"d to defeat the ends the people de-
sired to accomplish and which they sup
posed they had accomplished.
THKOUGHOUT the country the new stand
ard of time was generally adopted at
noon on the 1Ssh. The Government clocks
would not be changed, by decision of the
Attorney-General until authority was fur
nishcd by act Of Congress.
THE annual report of the Fifth Auditor
of the Treasury, issued on the 18th, shows
that the cash collected and deposited by
Collectors of Internal Revenue for 1883
amounted to $131 ,G22 ,Sl2, as against $13S,-
92G,1 for IsS2. The total cost of collection
was - ,092, 1GS. The average cost for COL
lections throughout the country was one
dollar for every thirty-four dollars re-
ceived.
DURING the week ended on the Eth
the exchanges at twenty-seven leading
clearing houses i'll the United States ag-
gregated Il ,0I9, 1924 against $S.'3,3o1 30
the previous week, indicating general inn
provcment in business throughout the
country.
\ CALL has been issued by Secretary
Folger for so 900 900 of the three percent.
bonds, numbered as follows (original
nuInEers), both inclusive: sos. Nos. S4a
to SS1: $I0)'s. Nos. 5,441 to 6,0iO; $DO0's,
Nos. 2,:;5i to 2,j6i; S1,000's, Nos. G,fj1 to
I.,iol and 21.ii6 to 22,665: S10,0o0's, Nos.
:I,133 to -, COS. Total, SO 100000.
FUR the week ended on the 18th the issue
of silver dollars was $4,000, against 940,-
900 the same time last yea.
AN order has been issued by Postmaster
General Gresham prohibiting postmasters
from aiding fraudulent pension claim
agents bv furnishing them with lists of ex.
Union soldiers.