The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-22
Late News.
WASHINGTON NEWS,

WASHINGTON. D. c. Sept. 22.-'As the
time for the meeting of Congress ap-
proaches, the organization of the next
House becomes subject of increasing
interest. Candidates for all the positions
from speaker down, are stirring around
aud seeking interviews with members For
the position of Clerk there are three can
dldates, all ex-members-Gen Clark,
of Missouri; General Atkins, of Tennessee,
and Mr.. Martin, of Delaware The race
is regarded as between Clark and Atkins
both of whom have strong friends to back
them among members with whom they
have served. For Sergeant alarms there
are also three candidates now in the field
Colonel Thompson and Ex Congressman
Leedom, of Ohio, and General Cott, of
Connecticut. Messrs. Thompson and
Leedom each claims to have the Ohio De.
mOcaatic declaration at his back. 1t is now
understood that they will submit their
claims respectively to the delegation at a
meeting TO be held in Washington before
the organization of the House is entered
upon, and the one receiving a majority of
vote will be entered as Ohi0's candidate;
tue OCiltI 10 6eilcfHl SOIL has
the backing of all the New England Dem
ocrats and some from New York, New
Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA. He was a I'm
ion soldier and has been life long Dem
ocrat. For Doorkeeper there are but two
candidates-General Field, the last incum
bent under Democrats rule, and Colonel
James WintersmIth, of Texas. The race
between them is thought to be close Win
tersmith has the support of the younger
element of the Democracy. while General
Field seems to be strong with the old fel
lows. Texas and Kentucky will put Win
tersmith forward, whith Georgia backs
Field. For Postmaster there are four can
didates. The Indiana delegation will pre-
sent Mr.. l.. Dalton, at present Superin-
tendent of the Senate folding room. The
Virginia Democrats will nominate Mr.
Fisher, Assistant Postmaster for the last
Democratic House. North Carolina with
present Mr.. Armfield, son of the cx-
member of that name, and Mr. George
Weddeburn has friends among the mem
bers, who intend to push him.
SAN FRANCISCO TEA INSPECTOR.
The nomination of Edward Nedmann
as examiner of teas in San Francisco,
made by the collector of that port, has
been approved by the secretary of the
treasury.
NOTES OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC.
The secret service division of the treas,
ury department has received from Boston
one of the S. notes of the Irish Republic,
previously reported in circulation there.
1t is said by the treasury experts to be a
fair imitation of the United States treasury
notes.
CHINESE SAILORS.
Mr.. James, chief of the customs divis-
ion of the treasury department, was asked
yesterday morning whether a request had
been made by the Chinese consul at New
York for permission to land certain Chi,
nese sailors recently brought to that port
He said the matter had not been brought
to the notice of the department officially
but he had read a telegram from New
York this morning, asking whether de-
cision had been reached in the case of the
sailors in question He replied, he said
that the question had been decided hy
Judge Potter in New York last August
the latter holding in the case Of j. Fork
a Chinese sailor on the British steamship
Pembrokeshire, that Chinese sailors wert
placed by law on the same footing as
other Chinese laborers, and could not bt
landed. Mr.. James said similar decis-
ion had been reached at San Francisco
last year. He said also, that the treasury
department could not construe the law
that being matter for the courts. HI
thought that Judge Potter's decision wa
all that was necessary in this particula
case.
THE WAR ON THE LOTTERIES.
To supply certain omissions in th
the order recently issued by the post
matter general forbidding the delivery o
registered letters to NJ. A Dauphin, i
: has been amended so as to read as fol
lows:
I'm pursuance of the finding of Post
master General Key, which finding
remains in full force it is ordered that al
pOstmasters be, and they are hereby, for
hidden to pay money orders drawn to tn
order of NJ. A. Dauphin, and they ar
hereby directed to inform the remitters o
said postal money orders that the pay
ment thereof has been forbidden, and tha
such money will be returned on the pres
entation of duplicate orders applied fo
and obtained under the regulations of tn
department. All postmasters are ais
forbidden to deliver registered letter
arriving at their offices directed to said M
A. Dauphin. and are instructed to retur
all such registered letters to the post
masters at the post offices at which the
were originally mailed, with the wor
Fraudulent plainly written or stampe
on on the outside of said letters.
(Signed) "W @. GRESHAM,
Postmaster General"
TREASURY DECISION
The decision of the secretary of IL
Treasury in regard to the construction {
the charcoal iron" and 'round iror
provisions of the last tariff act is advers