The bee., 1884-05-03

THE secretary of state, in communication
TO the Senate on the production and consump
ton of wheat and other cereals says that the
United States sholld be drawn upon durine
the present year fer 1900 900 bushels ol
wheat against 1Gs, 00, 900 bushels from al
other wheat growing Countries, and that il
appears that the | nl1ed States instead o
being CONTROLLED by, sh1uld be able TO contro
foreign markets.
THE work OF laying stone on the Washing
ton monument has be n resumed and will bt
pushed to a completion during the coming
sea on.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has appointed Robert
d. Graham, of North Carolina, secretary OF
the civil service commission, vice William S
Roulhac, resigned.
The Hone committee on postofices and
post roads HIS dre ted subcommittee tC
prep7rs a BIZ providing for a contract sys
tenn Of postal telegraphy.
THE House committee on military affair
viii ask for the appointment of a special com
m ttee to investigate the management of the
Soldiers home at Dayton, Ohio. General
Patrick, governor Of the home has lie n
charged with being overbeasiug and inhu-
man In his treatment toward the inmatSs.
REPRESENTATIVE STEWART, of Texas has
been directed by The HUE Commit
tee on foreign affairs to prepare a bil
providing for the appointment o: three COM
mlSsionerS 70 visit Mexico and Central and
Solth america to secure information re a.
tive TO inc easing the commercial interests
between those countr es and the Unit I'd
STATES. The bin is TO contain an appropria-
ton of 5000
The House committee on appropriations
Rgrrei to report Mr. Elliss bill, with amend
nents providing for 'oan of 81 ,000, 900 to
the New Orleans expo it Oh. This sum is to
be returned TO the government after the pay
ment Of cure t expen es, and before any
dividend is laid TO stockholders.
MR. NIMMo, chiaf of the bur 5au Of sta Is
tcs, reports that the TO al values of
the imports Of meTchand So for the
twslYe months enGed Manh 81. 1884,
wer9 s iS3. .25s, ,642. and for tie tw, | e mon hs
IN ted March 81, 1s6S, S32,50S.S75. The
values Of the e. p yrts Of merchandise for th :
E16l, 7333, ,431, and for the twelve m 1nths ende
March 81, 1888, SS0S, ,727, 500.
THE consular and diplomatic appropriation
bll, a report d n the HOUSE, an r0priat s
s96,i90 wnich is S3j7.2 .215 less than the esi
mates, and SoiS, ,JS5 less than the aep-opria-
ton tor the present yesr.
JACOB COLE, boatSwain of the Jeanne. t. 4,
died the Other day n 1T. Ehzabeths Hos
rital for the Insane, at Washing gton. He
ha bee me insane from hardSlIpS endured
after the wT'e, K of the Jeanette.
IL the contested election case of Wallace
rs. Mckinley, of Ohio, a Subcommittee Of
the House comm tee of elect ions, by vote
Of three 10 two, decided TO report to the full
1ommittee in favor Of the sitting member,
Hr Mckinley.
THE WORK o. laying stone on the Wasoing-
ton monument has be n re-umed at heig It
Of Al feet, tle point reached at the suspen-
sion OF worG 'ast all A coITse each DAY will
be laid during favorable weather Stone is
prepared to raise the structure 10 hei hit Of
40 feet.
ENGINEER MELVILLE appeared before the
House committee of investigation and gave
his version Of the life on tle Jeannette, r.
60 lntiag h9 various little diTerenc es between
the off ers He said he had never been in a
vessel where there was less qua! relinZ.
THE President has sent to Congress a COM
munication from the seci G 4I-y of state ex-
planning the need Of the Consular and diDlo-
Ua.{c service and advising against any re-
suction Of the appropriations.
DURING the present Congress 6,8Js bills
have be n ntToduc ii il the House Of Repre-
resentatiye. In the last Congre d1ring
the same period the Hu GbeG O. bills intro
1uced was 90 l.