Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-03-08
From. Washington.


House. Commit. "a, Public Lands had de-
cidcJ t. report in favor Of forfeitng that
portion Of the N0rthcrn Pacific grant
w; ere the road had not been completed
Jaly i, 1872. This would restore t. the
pubic dol lain about 3,5)0,0O) acres.
THE provisions of the Pleuro-pneumonia
Lii which was passed by the House on the
:>th nit. t. the following effect:
'T3.c' commissioner of Agricuturr shall organ
IL. II Bureau ii Animal Industry and appoint a
Chief. hose duty IL shall be to- investigate
dtion Oh Ih.. domestic animals of the United
aIcS. aud 80 the cIII>cS of contagious dis
eases among them. AMI the means for ttcir
y Cv"ntiou ana cI.rc- He is authorized to APP
q "a Two conn ,,tcnt agents. whose duty shall
e o r,.port I:jou the best methods cf treating,
transporting and caring Tor animals ard the
ans to BE- adCp.cd for the suppression and
.xriri,aticu %: cont, rious pIs,Iro- p0pumouia
The. commissioners Agriculture may eXpend
SO r-uch 3f the money appropriated as may
be necessary in p;iEin" for the animals 1t Is
Grcn:cI Nee AIRY to slaughter, and in such
dS.n cct:on AMI other means as may be nee
csSJry TO cNtirE:it' the disease The authori-
ties of tiit States shall pay pnp-Eaif of the
p-ft-CS of the animals il iS siccmel necessary
10 STAT! thtcf ana "nc-hait o. the cost OF dS-
infection ami care of herbs cattle. The
ansrorta;iO'I from one sat" to another of
any livestock AT Lcctcd with any contagious
on in TC"tiotI> disease X prohibited. and pro-
vision Is rlaIc tor the prosecution OF amy per
son violating this prCh h.tion-
TIROUGH0UT the United States and Can
ada the business failures during the seven
against Sol the previous week. The dis
tribu;ion was as follows: New England
States, -: Middle, 81; Western, 20: South
crI, IS; Pacific States and Territories, IS;
Canada and the Provinces, IS.
The first report of The CivilService
Commission was submitted to Congress
by the President the 29th uit. The
members OF that body darlarad .I.o law
Il successful and satisfactory act of legis-
lation, AMI while admitting that there had
been several violations in regard to politi-
cal sSeS>IncntS, the amount collected was
not onc-fourth as much formerly.
DURING January last the excess of the
value of exports over imports of merchan-
disc into the United States was SI9,6I1,4S7,
and for the twelve months ended January
81, 1884, was Sl0i,3.0,2SO.
IT was stated on tie 29.h ult. bv Chief
Nimmo, of TIE Bureau of Statistics at
Washington, i'll reply to the charges of
manufacturing emigration statistics, made
by j ohm Law, Secretary of the Department
of Agricultu re cf Canada, that the state
m"nt was 4 fabrication of the basest sort.
1T was agreed hy the House Committee
on Commerce. ON Ihe 29th ult. to report
Repre- Stewards bill to regulate
Interstate commerce and provide for the
appointment of 4 Commission. An Amend
ment prohibiting pooling had been added
t. the bill. As agreed to, the bill provides
that in the transportation of property the
charges shall be reasona BILE for such serv-
ice;" that there shall be no discrimiua-
tiOn in the transportation of freight;
that it shall be unlawful to allow
any rebate, and that pooling, under
any circumstances, will he I'M
lawful The bill also provides for the ap-
pointmcnt of a commission, to consist of
three members, one a lawyer, one a
railroad man and whose qua,ifi-
cations are not specified, to iuvesti-
gate complaints; if satisfied the act
has been violated the Commission is re-
quired to notify the company to cease vio-
lation. If his company fails to comply
with the decision of the Commission with
in six days It will be required to show
cause why it should not be enjoined and
restrained N TIE continuance of such vio-
Iation.
WARRANTS were issued on the Doth ult.
by the Treasury Department for about
SI1,5 100, coo on account of pensions for the
month.
THE public-debt statement for February
is as follows: Total debt (including inter-
est), 81 ,S69, ,43D,419. Cash in Treasury,
S396, H. Debt, less amount in Treas
ury, 81, I,4ai,5n1 1913. Decrease during Feb
ruary, S2,JS2, 5S,i. Decrease since June 30,
1885, 6.,59O,01
ADvICEs of the 1st state that the Post
office Appropriation bill prepared by
the committee appropriates for compensa-
ticn to postmasters S1o, 100000, and pro-
vides that no salary of any postmaster
shall exceed 81 ,O50 per year.
TIE United States Treasurer stated on
the 1>t that the total coinage of stand
ard silver dollars within the past five
years. was 1G6, 10, 119, of which amount
only 9,s02. 80 are outstanding.
TIE claim of the United States Govern
p ment against Spain for 81 ,O92, ,O2o, for losses
sustained by Americans in Cuba during
the rebellion, is being passed.
The total cleayings at eight leading
cities in the United States during the seven
days ended the Sd were $4,000, COO
greater than the previous seven days, in
dicating an improved condition of trade.
THE United States Supreme Court on
the Sd decided that notes of the Govern
ment redeemed in time of peace and reis-
sued under the act OF 1873 are a legal ten
der in the payment Of private debts.
THE President has approved the act
making all public roads and highways
post-routes.
The East.
MRS. CORNELIUS VAN RIPPER, aged thir-