The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-09
Washington News Notee.

TRYING To STAMP ITS WHEREABOUTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S-A commission has
been appointed by the secretary of the
treasury TO investigate and report on the
circumstances attending the loss of the
mineral stamp figure, the one used in
printing the international stamps, which
has been missing from tie bureau Of
engraving and printing since January Slst
last. The commission is 10 deieTmine |
where the responsibility of the loss rests,
and whether the use of the set of numerals |
TO which the lost stamp belonged, shall be |
continued.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The special commission on the improve |
ment of the Mississippi river has
agreed upon reporting. The COM |
mittee is divided into three sub
committees on jetties outlets and
general Improvements. On jetties the re-
port will be unanimously In favor. On out
lets there we're six against, and three But
terworth Holman and Hszietinel in favor.
on general improvement there was q
unanimous expression in favor of continu-
ing the works at Plum Point and Providence
Reach with auxiliary works at Memphis
and Vicksburg, On the question OF levees
as an improvement to low water navigation,
six voted against, Thomas and Ellis in ia
vor, and Carlisle reserved his vote. The
majority believe that in this matter it will
oo ~, PIN po;rt anJ !, op;dance Rasch
pUrno~s viii rrita tha rennrt on General
inonro"er,"nt Rnttorrorth HoImen and
Iu1ip.I, rasaruino 40 ri,ht to make a
minority report. Nothing was SAID at the
meeting this morning about the amount OF
money to be expended, but it is understood
that the committee will favor an approprla-
''o' 'o' "''A c Yr, wonK
The borso ooramittee On uatents has MI.
t,,,n;oa Az X1nnoo 20 nrenare n bili 10 so
1900 ~ y Rovised 5tatutes opnlicable 10
,,,t ' as ~ nrovide that nm American
ppstent shslt RIM fifteen wears from the
t;ma tbo i"vention was natented in a jor-
oi,,,, cn,Y.'trv maxim nj, natents of what
e ,sr cIs.. ryicnd seventeen, vears-not TO
an,t lt,in,, notent INT 10 annly only to
Y,a;;a,,ts h.reafrer granted
pS rItas,,'e conf nittse ~, education ana
I,hrn ~ ros,,,nn1 innuir;,s His morning and
araninoS Fr.ni, X Fnstor serretarv of the
Naesoob nsatte IL darstion nt troda and labor
mr;oms Witness nnade a General ststemsnt
as to tha conjitiun of tho 7shorinc cIossas ni
New En,IanS in senaral and Massacbn.
satts in norticnIar Sneoi;nr Of the moral
inteIlactnal and nhvsir Il utilities Of nrint.
ers as a class he said tnst The lines q,
s,ca's,s, were craving more ana more
oNnouI, daHnod eSich uaor and ,b"t IN Na,.
Enn,crJ Of Ieaot tbe ossumo5 worshin ",
GnS bas ceosad to ba tbs Laval of S,si;nctinr
amorn nav Tho n,;u onarat;yes of Nav
EnoIand az a class are perhans The wors,
off and their condition. sure to pro
a. d,o "no o '" onfoatIad r"ns of a Nv p,W y
SUE, IN tba neyt ,ororo,ion os thn sow, .
oo,,d;,inns have airsssdJ doonin EncIand
The u.orrin" noo1Ie ~ Mous,nhnsattS NV,
batfer az Than p tbase Of other Taw TSSlon'
Statea or On Account of Tho enfarcement 81 ~,
ten.honr law. The hours of work in Mas
sonhnsotts sro sivt,t NOR woot Mh;,a AZ !,
iha wooy.no Jistr;cts' IF EnnIand | tha,, o =,
a,t 6f,,,x ~ waco. SC a.. a.
ouv snr,ine In 1875 t1s agouv on
innreosoJ XXI nor CONT ,rbia M mraU
noSt of 40 ,itec,,sa,ic, 81 iiGo ;r"I,,di1S'
TnootS hrnoSst,,,r, orc 5,y ooods bnnts
ato in,nranscd OIL Oh WV Wy e''"'' '00'7
N'0'' ''''' 1885,, ~ - r,,yry
chiaf SIGNAL ndicsr of thas5IIn,ted Static
er,nv KS Se,t Nv the ,ress far ,nblica,; 10,
sfafarnsnt in renIy IN charras ,,,od
aos;nst nm ard sttscks made 5,nor tS
e;Smol s1rvice NV Psnresant ,tiva Raita
hoover and n ;nmher of anonvmam
writers The chargas General Uaqa1 cav,
haze their orj1in IL, Ihe rsscntment Of Il,
missed emn,Gyes nj tho snryica and ar
untrnthfnl ond slonderons. and the n,tocl,
are made for the purpose of bringinr ahou
the renewal of the wrather service ~ IN
interior department General He1on tho
oiyes briefly some of the reasons WIN snc
Temovnl shouId moi he made viz Hire
because experience has shown that th
had of the service must have mower /
punish men for neglecring to take obseryf