Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-01

amount this balance was asccrtained items for
thew construction and "new equipment were
excluded, and for this reason the railway com
pany refuses payment OF the sum claimed by
the United States, and asserts that under lib
eral construction of the act OF May Z, 1873, and
under decisions Of the United States supreme
court, these items should be deducted from the
gross earnings as being necessary lin operating
the road and keeping the same In repair" The
suit raises again the question of what consti-
tutes 'net earnings" under the law.
Ii is thought probable that Republic
cans and Democrats will unite to push the tariff
bill.
Charges of bribery are being preferred
against certain members OF the Mississippi
! commission.
The board of steamboat inspectors
have ordered that more boats be carried on
| river steamers.
Brady of star route fame has sold
all Of his property in Washingtons His house
and lot was recently disposed Of for Sl25,000.
The work of compiling and preparing
for publication the results OF the last census,
| Is in very backward and unsatisfactory con
dtion. Secretary Teller thinks 1t would be
wise TO recall ex-superintendent Walker 10
complete the work. his successor being Ill. 1t
is not likely that the pending census deficiency
bill will be recommended for passage until
satisfactory assurances arc given that the work
Will be speedily brought To close.
Dickson, ex-star route foreman, has
been formally indicted for bribery.
At the conclusion of the convention
Of woman suffragists that body waited upon
the Judiciary committee protesting against the
clause In Mr.. Willis anti .pOlygamy bill
| which DISTINGUISHES women OF Utah.
The secretary of the navy recon-
mends the passage Of a bill TO compensate OIL
nd araa nf ha ST. Rf.lf fAt.
loss Of personal property when that steamer
| was destroyed.
Mr.. Sargent, American minister to
Germany, makes report TO the State Depart
ment with regard To the threatened exclusion
| of American pork from that country, in which
he says strong feeling of opposition against
its expulsion has been aroused in Berlin and
other cities. The opponents to this measure
claim that the threatened exclusion Is based
upon selfish motives, and that the sanitary
phase of the question has never entered into
the discussion OF the subject
Col. Irish. chief of the bureau of en-
craving aud printing, died suddenly on January
70 of paralysis OF the heart.
The Senate railroad committee are in
favor of consolidating railroads so as TO form a
continuous line from ocean TO ocean.
The contest of Acklen VS.. Kellogg,
for the Mississippi election as Senator, has been
| udpply sClLlCu. AChlCH ucclulDB 10 NltuuTdW
his claim.
Investigation of the detective force of
Washington brings to light the existence Of a
well-formed and long continued collision be-
tween officials and criminals.
A plan has been agreed upon by
which the work Of completing the census re-
turns is TO be expedited. Ex-Superintendent
Walker will assume charge OF the business at
once.
A lively skirmish is predicted in con-
gress over the tariff question on salt and lum
Der. Messrs Horr and Conger will make q
vigorous protest against putting them on tho
free list.
The Marquis of Lorne was IN Wash
ington recently, where he was lionized by al
the public men of the capital. President Ar
thur gave a dinner In honor Of the Marquis
which is said to have been one or the most
celebrated state dinners ever given.
Secretary Folger recently telegraphed
the collector at San Francisco as follows, con
cerning the rights of John Chnaman:
Chinese laborer who was in the Unitet
States on November IL, $3.50, and left befor,
the act OF May 6, 1882, has right to lan(
without a statute certificate on proof satisfac
tory to YOU or the court. The act names tn,
day. The date of the proclamation Of tn,
! treaty. October s. 1881. is immaterial. Tn,
departments attention has been called to tn,
case of Chinaman now on shipboard at Sar
| francisco.