Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.

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During the tariff discussion in tn,
Senate Mr.. Hawley read statistics show
ing that the deposits in the saving.
banks Of the State Of Connecticut wer.
SS4. 600. 600; that the depositors mum
bered 225. 900 out Of a total population
of 500. 600. and that their deposits
averaged 1870 apiece, or Sl30 each fol
every man, woman and child.
Mr. Williams, Of kentucky, said il
the United States Senate: There are not
more than five per cent of our people
employed in manufactures. Pennsyl-
vania not only raised enough farm pro
duce to supply her manufacturers, but
she shipped some to Europe, and he
could select two counties III Illinois OF
Kansas that could produce more provi-
sions than all the factory operators in
the country could consume.
In the House the Joint resolution
providing for a new mixed commission
in accordance with the treaty of April
%, 1866 between the United States and
Venezuela, was passed.
During the Senate consideration of
the Tariff bill amendments providing
! for the protection Of artificial mineral
waters and the reduction of the duty on
/ porcelain and china-ware were rejected.
The amendmentappropriating SlS5,
600 for the fast railway mail service was
/ agreed to in the Senate after a strong
| opposition.
-During a debate in the Senate on
the tariff bill several motions to lowl
the rates of duty provided were defeated
,-,,.,- ,o1 ,,,oso1ifiae anI M, "a ,r1o.,
ton of reducing a lax five per cent
/ Five Senators announced themselves as
paired, twenty-soven Senators voted for
the higher tax, twenty-five for the lower
rate, and twenty-seyen proved to be alb
sent or not voting.
The Tariff bill was reported to the
House by the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The Republican National Committee
will consider the various plans providing
for change in the manr er of choosing
delegates to the National Convention.
The Navy Appropriation bill as re-
ported to the House recommends total
appropriation of S15, 209, 100. The ap-
preparation for 1888 was $14, ,930,623.
Mr. Moore, a Republican member
from Tennessee, will shortly introduce
into the House a constitutional amend
ment giving creditors of a State the
right to sue in the courts and obtain
Judgment for and collect amounts due
them in cases where a State may neglect
to pay just debts.
Ex-senator Dorsey has written a
letter resigning his position as Secretary
of the Republican National Committee.
A Joint resolution was reported to
the House modifying the Hawaiian
treaty.
Mr.. Hill, of New Jersey introduced
a bill in the House which asks Congress
to aid the citizens of his State in celebra
ting the centennial of 1884 with view OF
the purchase and maintenance intact ct
the house at AIorristown which General
Washington occupiedas his headquarters I
The Senate Commerce Committee |
has reported favorably the bill antagonia- /
ing the construction of a bridge across |
Lake Champlain from Albury, VT, TO /
Rouse's Point, n. Y
Prominent Republicans express the |
opinion that there will be no ta1ll bill |
this session.
Mr.. Frye CRep.. Me- introduced in
the House a Joint resolution directing
the President TO give notice in July next
of our intention to terminate the articles
of the treaty of Washington relating TO
fisheries.
FOREIGN ITEMS,
The eHamhurg-American line steamer
which left Hamburg on the
18th inst. for New York, came into
collision with the British steamer
Sultan on Friday morning off Borllum
aud quickly sank. A boat which has
arrived at Cuxhaven landed thirty-nile
persons. Six steamers were at once sent
out to search for the other boats of the
Cimbria Over four hundred persons are
believed to have perished, although
It is hoped that many Of the passengers
and crew have been picked up by steam
ers or escaped by boats.
Earl Spencer has received an address
from the inhabitants of Portarlington
HIM upon his wise ad-
of the law in Ireland.
French trade returns for last year
show au excess of imports over exports
Of a. coo, 000f
A legitimist conspiracy IS said to
exist in France, and one journal states
that rising in La Veudee Is fixed for
the DIST inst.
The revolution against the Campero
government in Bolivia, has been sup
pressed
"A terrific explosion took place in
factory in Mindcn, Holland.
Forty persons are believed to have
The town is greatly damaged.
"A great land-slip has occurred in the
Valley of Faverges. The village of Ma
ais has been completely destroyed hy
N enormous mass of earth, rocks and
rccs dislodged by recent snow storms.
The movement upon Marais was grad
lal and the Inhabitants were able to ef-
ect q hasty escape.
The Russian Government has All
horned the removal of the remains Of
)e Long and comrades. Anequin, the
Ilaskan of the Jeanette crew, Is dead.
The total subscriptions to the Irish
National League to date amount TO
4, ZOO.
At Galway on Wednesday Thomas
Iiggins and Michael Flynn were hanged
or completely in the Huddy murders.
The Bonapartist members of the
'rencb Chamber of Deputies have held
meeting and decided to protest by
very means in their power against the
ction of the Government in arresting
'rince Napoleon.
"A manifesto by Prince Napoleon !
vas issued in Paris Tuesday morning
the French Republic and
laiming the Napoleonic inheritance 1t
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