The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-12-19
WASHINGTON.

-. Clarke, OF RlOuc Island, rs commissions
GO Of pensions, with Calvin B. Walker, OF
Indiana, and Noah T.. Loveridge, of Michi
gan, as deputies.
United States internal revenue collections
FOR the first four months of the fiscal wear
ending June 81, 1885, were S3S, 80 616, q de-
crease OF S2, 623, 79i compared with the same
period or the previous fiscal year.
Inc United States supreme court has af.
lirlneu the consttutiOnality Of the act of
congress levyng upon vessels from foreign
ports tax OF fifty cents for every passen-
ger who Is not q citizen, the money TO be
used in taking care of immigrants.
Attorney-General Brewster has decided
That II u illegal TO approve plans for public
buildings where the expenditure required
for their erection is clearly greater than the
appropriation made by Congress The de-
cislon applies to proposed public buildings
City.
In response to the request of Mr.. Spring.
or, the Attorney-General has sent to the
Committee OH Expenditures of the ID part
n'eht OF Justice copies of the CORE pond
ence on file in the department relative to
the employment OF United States Deputy
ilarShals ut the Congressional election III
cnco with Lot Wright, United States Mar.
sla! for the Southern District of Ohio.
The decisions of the United States ST.
IRENE Court III the case of the Chinaman,
Chew lieong. renders nugatory the act of
congress passed at the last session supple
mental to the Anti-Chinese law, and gives
any Chinese laborer who resided in this
country ut the date of the treaty of 1880,
and who returned subsequently to his ma
tive land the right 10 be admitted again to
our shores without the formally Of tho GER
tlllcate now required.
IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.
Mr.. Nmmo, Chief of the Bureau of Sta
has .Nt,,i t..I
Showing the imports of merchandise, with
the rates of duty and the amounts of duty
collected thereon. 1t appears that the act
OF March 3, 1883, reduced the average ad val
lorem rates as follows: On iron and steel
manufactures thereof, 3.04 per cent. cloth
ing wool, 11.36 per cent. combing wool, s..
% per cent; carpet wool, 2.S2 per cent.
manufacturers wool, 2.26 per cent; and
manufacturers silk, ola per cent. The act
ment.Oned raiseI the average al valorem
rates as follows: On sugar and melada, l.
nj per cent; manufacturers cotton, 265
per cent; earthen and china ware, 14.56 per
cent; glass and glassware, 0.d3 per cent;
spirits and wines, 11.92 per cent; and malt
liquors, 3.0j per cent.
PROSPECTS or THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Representative Collins, of Massachusetts,
has charge of the bill reported from the
House Committee on the Judiciary at the
last session of Congress providing for new
bankruptcy law. He says an effort is being
made TO learn If members who were oppos-
ed to the measure have changed their minds
since the recent election. May 10 All effort
was made to consider the bill in the House
Under suspension of the rules or to have a
DAY set apart for its consideration. A two
thirds vote was necessary. The vote stood
137 to 93, and, of course. the object Of the
friends of the bill was defeated. 1t will be
necessary to secure twenty or thirty votes
from the opponents of the measure to pass
/ hn tnct Il, 4 1,
South and West. Indiana, Missouri, and
kentucky are almost sOlidly opposed to it.
Without securing the necessary twO-thirds
vote to get q suspension Of the rules there
8 no hope for the bill. 1t Is on the calen-
dar, and in such position that it will be
impossible to reach it at so short a session.
An attempt to suspend the rules will be
made in the early part of January.
RAILROAD LAND-GRANTs.
The supporters of the bills to forfeit rail-
road Immigrants are determined to secure
early consideration if possible. In the SEN
ate the bill to forfeit the Texas Pacific
grant was reached on the calendar, and it
In the House Public-Lands Committee
Henley was instructed to ask tho House to
fix day for the consideration of the North
ern Pacific Forfeiture bill. The Senate
Committee on the Judiciary will ask to have
the Garland bill on Central Pacific, report
committed, in order that it may be consid-
cred with the Thompson or House bill. The
impression Is that the Senate Judiciary
Committee will recommend the funding of
the debt of the Pacific Railroads in accord
ance with the CHARLES Francis Adams plan
into long 8 per cent. bond. Those Ill
good position to know the sentiment of the
House say that such measure cannot pass
that body.
WORKING SESSION.
1t seems to have settled down to GER
;ainty that this will be q working session,
and much important matter before the
posed of during the winter Mr.. Buckner
says the Banking and Currency Committee
will try to. pass through the House some
bill to secure the NatiOnal-bank system and
avert financial depression. He expects to
meet with opposition, but says something
must be done: Whatever action is taken,
however, will have to be before tho 18th,
Tor after that time it will be too late to get
a day assigned. The Interstate Commerce
bill will possibly not occupy more than two
days. Mr.. Cobb will make an effort to
pass some additional land-grant forfeiture
bills. There will be an effort made to pass
preparing for a. fight to get their bills
through this session. The harde It work
will be done by those interested in the Hen
nepin, the Erie and the Maryland and De-
aware Canals. The Nicaragu1n Canal men
will attempt to have some action taken by
the House for the advance ment of their ii-
teres,s. There will be an effort made. also.
TO pass the bill restricting the coinage of
the silver dollar.
THE SILVER DOLLAR.
Representative Buckner, Chairman Of The
Committee OH Banking and Currency, i'll
trOduced on Monday, the following bill to
suspend the coinage of the silver dollar:
SECTION 1. That so much of the act Ell
titled "An act to authorize the coinage Of
the standard silver dollar and restore its le-
BARTENDER character" as authorizes and d-
reefs the Secretary of the Treasury TO pur-
chase from time TO time silver bullion at
the market price thereof, not less than ST.
600 600 worth per month and not more than
S4,000,0O0 worth per month, and cause che
same to be coined monthly as fast rs pur- 1
chased into standard silver dollars, and
which approprlates out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated sum
sufficient TO carry out said provision as to
the coinage of standard silver be and the
same is hereby suspended for term of
three years from the 4th of March, 1885.
SEC. 2. That Immediately after the TAX
ing effect of this act the President shall OPP
en- correspondence with the governments of
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