The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-03-09

Two years. service IN the department., nav
Ing held his present position the past six
years. There IL suspicion that ex-Repre-
sentative j. G: Burrows, of Michigan, has
designs upon the Office.
An address to the people of the United
States has been issued by the representa-
tives of the greenback-labor party in the
forty-seventh congress, In which the famil-
lar theories of the party are reiterated and
the course OF the last congress Is cited to
prove that the only hope Of the nation Is
the greenDack-labor party.
John G. Thompson and Congressman
LeedOm, both of Ohio, are candidates for
the Office OF sergeant-at-arms of the house
at the next congress. Mr.. Thompson says
that Mr. Leedom and himself have agreed
to submit the matter to the democrats of the
Ohio delegation and abide by their decision
as to which shall continue to be candi-
date.
The democratic senators want no more
of the tariff bill. After Messrs. Bayard
and Beck had given their reasons for refus-
ing to serve on the conference committee,
the president pro TEN, successfully APP
pointed NesSrs. voorhees, and MCPHERSON,
Morgan and German, Davis and Jonas, and
Butler and Maxey, each of whom declined
to accept the honor. The chair then turn
ed to the republican side and called Messrs.
Ingalls, and Miller to the breach, but they
refused. Messrs. Malone and McDill were
induced to accept. The conference COM
mittee sat until midnight Thursday, leav-
ing unadjusted nearly all important points.
A GERMAN AGENT.
DR.. Max Sering. of Berlin, who has been
commissioned by the government of Prus-
sia to investigate and report upon the agri-
cultural and transportation interests and
methods of the United States, has arrived
in this city. and frequents the office of Mr..
Nimmo, chief of the bureau of statistics,
himself for the work assigned him. He
will visit the principal cities of the United
States and make the acquaintance of their
boards of trade, chambers of commerce,
and railroad managers.
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT.
Commenting on Senator Dan Voorhees,
opposition to the confirmation OF Hon. j.
w. Foster to be minister to Spain, an Indi-
are from the same town, and have known
one another from boyhoOd. voorhees, has
always been an active politician, but FOs-
ter dropped into politics by accident. He
was grocer at Terre Haute and made
large fortune in the business. He was one
of .MOrtOn's admirers, and the latter made
him chairman of his state central commit
tee nine or ten years ago. In the distribu-
ton of patronage the Mexican mission fell
to Foster, and he held it six or seven years.
He is independent of politics and business
His Mexican connections yielded him over
100000 year, understand, and he can
afford to play the diplomat if he wants to.
Voorhees, never had high opinion of Fos-
ter, and looks upon his advancement as
sheer run of luck.'".
GOSSIP ABOUT KAssoN.
Congressman Kasson, who is unmarried,
has long been suspected of being particu-
larry devoted admirer of Miss Frelinghuys-
EN-, daughter of the secretary of state. One
evening recently he excused himself early
from reception on the plea of urgent
committee work." and hied him to the
Frelinghuysen mansion. Thither he was
followed soon by some waggish and suspic-
ious friends, who had also been at the re-
cception, and, finding him chatting with
Miss Frelinghuysen, they began to chaff
him about that committee work. Some
what confused, he stammered ont some
thing about having "called on little bust
ness" Then Miss Frelinghuysen, seeing
the fun, exclaimed: "Why, Mr.. Kasson,
you have been here three hours L didn't
d dSm AZ Ra s the ask ga h%
congressman was "all broke up" and he
had only strength left to calculate that it
wasn't of any Importance, and now 1t was
so late he'd better call another time, and
then beat hasty retreat.
LAND-oFFICE RULING.
The commissioner of the general land Of
flee has been directed by the secretary of
the interior to give instructions to special
timber agents, who may be called upon to
report cases OF trespass upon lands within
the limits of railroad grants, not to include
cases of alleged trespass upon odd sections.
The secretary says there is no legal reason
why any railroad company, when the grant
OF lands by congress Is present one, can
not institute proceedings against trespas-
ser on its lands, since no valid objection
would be raised on the trial of such case
on account of the want of title to the COM
pany, inasmuch as the title to the company
can be questioned only by the United
States.
Secretary Teller has reversed the decis-
ion of the commissioner of the general land
office, who rejected an application to pur
chase under the first section of the act of
June Is, 1850, several parcels of land near
Denver, Col. This statute cOntemplates
that persons who committed a trespass on
public lands mot mineraD prior to March
l, 1879, may secure themselves against
criminal or civil proceedings therefor by
the purcl< q of such lands at the govern
ment price.
THE TARIFF BILL.
There is considerable inquiry as to the
time when the new tariff bill goes into eff
feet. The taxes on capital and deposits of
banks, bankers, and national banking as
sOciatiOns except such taxes as are now
due and payable, are abolished from the
passage Of the act. The stamp tax on bank
checks, drafts, orders, and vouchers, and
the tax on matches, perfumery, and medi,
cal preparations, ETC., will be abolished
July next. No drawback will be allowed
on these articles exported after July l,
and after May Is matches may be removed
from factories to warehouses without be-
ing stamped subject to the regulations of
the commissioners of internal revenue.
The reduction in special licenses required
of manufacturers and dealers i'm tobacco
goes into effect May l. at which date the
reduction i'm the rate of taxation on tobacco
snuff, and cigars also goes into effect. On
unbroken packages, there will be allowed Il
drawback equal to the reduction, but no re-
bate of less than $40 will be allowed, and
in every case the claim and proof must be
filed before July l. The new rates of en-
tries on imports go into effect July next,
except in the case of sugar, where they go
into effect June l. 1t is estimated on the
basis of importations during the last fiscal
year that the reduction of revenue on ac-
count of the new tax and tariff law between
this date and the 30th of June, 1888, will be
as follows: On banks and bankers, 81, 000,-
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