The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-04-18
WASHINGTON.


Before the Springer committee ~ Wash.
ngton George Bliss testified that his charge
rs counsel III the star-rOute cases was S59,.
532, or which $40, Ar was for expenses.
The postmaster general has directed, ac-
cordlng to law, reimbursement of salaries of
postmasters at 2,405 offices, the same to
take effect July |, 1851.
The house committee OH post-roads adopt
ca resolution declaring ii ineXpedient for
the government either to construct postal
telegraph or purchase any existing line
Senator Blair's educational bill, as passed
by the senate will give TO Illinois schools
~, 1881 600 during the next ten years; to Kan
sas, Iowa. and Michigan, 100000 each; and
10 wisconsin, 100000.
John jay Knox, comptroller of the cur
fency, has placed his resignation in the
hands of President Arthur and will soon
take control of New York banking house,
at salary triple that received from the
government.
The house committee on public lands has
agreed to report bill forfeiting the grant
TO the Northern Pacific road between Wal
lula and Portland The company is to be
required to construct each year one hundred
miles OF road, and equip the whole line to
Wallula by July 4, 1856.
A report, just made to congress by Statis-
Siclan Dodge. OF the agricultural depart
ment, shows that the stock of wheat on
hand is 100000 bushels, of which $780,
goo bushels are in Illinois, $500, 600 bushels
In Iowa, Z, 5C0,0 900 bushels in Wisconsin, and
1880, 900 bushels in Minnesota.
The postal service was last year self-sup-
porting only in fifteen states and two terri
tories-the latter being Alaska and Dakota.
Ohio showed deficit of $3.50, 1853, while Illi-
nOs paid profit of SS52, $40. Not o dollar
81 postal revenue was ever received from
state south of Mason & Dixon's line.
During the past ten years the government
has expended nearly So 900 in caring
for the Indians. The total number of Indi-
Of these 10000 in Indian Territory, 7,7OO in
wisconsin, and 5000 in New York are sup
ing.
:. In the last twenty years the government
has paid for interest on the public debt the
enormous sum of 81, O9S, 900, 900, sum which
would defray all the. expenses of the gov
debt, for nearly nine years to come at the
present rate OF expenditure; and for nearly
hirty-five years if expenses could be limited
to what they were in 1860
Walsh has written letter to Representa-
1--we Springer, intimating that he was very
good witness for the prosecution In the star
route cases until he began to expose w. p.
VI,
mat after this period his services were not
IN demand, and ever since Secretary Chan
d!er and others have been trying to crowd
him out.
The residents of Idaho are very much
alarmed over the spread of MOrmOnism in
that territory. Delegate Singiser, of Idaho, in
letter to Senator Plat, urges the passage
OF the bill Reproducing the legislature
Of the territory He says that prominent peo-
pie from all over the territory have written
him urging its passage as q necessity In cur
Mormon church. Out of the total member
Ship of the legislature ten of the thirty-six
were MOrmOnS.
The house committee OH judiciary aCopt-
Cd Representative Maybury's adverse report
en the joint resolution proposing a cOnstitu-
tfOnal amendment to give women the right
Of suffrage. Mr.. DOrsheimer agreed to the
report on the ground that it is inexpedient
TO extend the right to suffrage now; but
was of the opinion that it would be advisa-
BILE at some future time to give women the
right to vote. Representative Reed, f.. b.
Taylor, OF Ohio, and Browne, of Indiana
will submit minority report.
In the Jeanette investigation Tuesday,
Fireman Bartlett testified that he had fire.
Suently seen Lieutenants Eisenhower and
Chip, Engineer Melville and DIR. Amber
intoxicated on board the ship and during
th there retreat eat. They drank a Russian drink
probably half dozen times. The survivors
he said, were within six days journey of
where belong and Melville we're found,
but remained Inactive three months before
organizing relief expedition to search for
the missing ones.
The amendments to the inspection of
meats bilr' reported by Mr.. Sherman from
deal altogether with the importation into
the United States of diseased cattle or cattle
which have been exposed to infection. |
They provide for the prohibition of the inn
portation of meat, cattle, sheep, and other |
infected with any disease or shall have
been exposed to such infection within sixty |
days preceding their importation, and any |
vessel importing such cattle shall be forfeit |
ed to the United States Quarantine for |
eustOms authorized to slaughter any diseased |
cattle. the owners to be compensated there
for.
sILK-CULTURE BUREAU.
The bill introduced in the senate by Mr..
Call to provide for the creation of a silk
eulture bureau provides that such bureau
the agricultural department, and shall en-
brace in its organization five silk-culture
stations, to be established as follows: One
for the north Atlantic states, located in
pennsylvania: one fol. the south Atlantic
states, IN Florida; one for the gulf states, in
one for the northwestern states,
n Iowa, and one for the Pacific states, i'm
California. The object for the establish
ment of the bureau and several sales.--future
stations it declares to be experimentally to
raise silk-worms study their nature and the
means OF improving their productive quail
aes, investigate the diseases to which they
are subject, to cultivate and by all means
deemed proper encourage the cultivation of
plants adapted for feeding sik-wOrms, and
% experiment with Keeling silk, with view
o ascertaining the best appliances and
Methods for conducting the various opera
ions in preparing raw silk. 1t provides for
ne appropriation of S150,000 for carrying
ut the objet of the bill.