The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-01
WASHINGTON.

CT the timber-culture act.
John G. New has resigned the assistant
secretaryship OF the treasury and will
give his attention to his private business
in indianapolis.
The newest batch of bills before congress
for public buildings call for the erecli N
of thirty-nine structures. Fitty-tiva bills
of this character now pending would re
quire the expenditure of $63P, 90.
! The national bolrd of trade, after herr
ing an argument by Mr. George I. Brine,
or Chicago, passed Il resolution faYUrlng
retallatOry measures against the countries
which prescribe American pork.
Robert Harris appe lred at Washington
before the senate committee Saturday on
public lands, and argued against the for
feitnre or any portion of The Northern
Pacific grant,
DIR. Rush, secretary of the National Dis
tillerS' association, after spending some
weeks at Washington, Is convinced that no
action will be taken by congress on the
bill to extend the bonded period on whisky.
The house committee on banking and
currency passed Il resolution declaring In
favor of the preservation of the national
banking system, while not prOnOunclng
for the perpetuation of the public debt
Representative Springer introduced in
the house resolution calling on the preSi-
dent to give full information rs to General
and any correspondence with the Mexican
government in regard thereto.
o Hon. John Hancock, of Texas, recently
made some harsh comments on the refusal
of the legislature to pass the Terrell bill.
A resolution was introduced in the state
senate asking him to proceed to Washing
ton and attend to his congressional duties.
A. d. Lynch, whom the Indiana congress
sional delegation Is supporting for the
vacant assistant secretaryship of the treas
ury, is president of the indianapolis board
of trade, and was for twenty-five years q
banker in that city.
The committee OH territories has resolv-
ed to recommend the passage of Towns
hend's bill prohibiting any territory from
framing constitution until 1t shall have
sufficient population to entitle 1t to repre-
SentatiOn In congress.
Through the influence of Postmaster
General Gresham and Senator Voorhees,, q
pardon has been issued to Oscar Goodwin,
who embezZled S15,C while cashier of
the Logansport national bank, and was
sentenced to the Indiana penitentary for
five years.
Ex-Speaker Kefer was examined Satur-
day by the house committee on accounts.
He admitted that in appointing Tyson a
stenOgrapher it was with the understand
ing that at some future time the position
should be vacated, and that his demand
for the resignation was merely a reminder
OF the agreement.
The public lands committee is working
almost day and night to get into proper
shape their bills for forfeiture of railroad
land grants. 1t Is probable that the COM
mittee will recommend the forfeiture of
the grant and leave settlers to establish
their rights in the courts.
The government directors of the Union
Pacific road report that the management
has given them the fullest information as
to its workings. The funded debt of the
company was OH June 30 $S3, 9i7, $50, and
the face value of investments held Is $780,
947, 4SO. The directors pronounce for steady
and fixed rates, even IL high, rather than
fluctuating charges brought by COMPETE
tion.
The subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on agriculture has agreed to report
with two amendments the bill prepared by
the cattle-breeders' convention, for the
extirpatlon of diseases in domestic ami
mails. The appropriation determined upon
is $40, 900 instead of 100000, and the
states are required to contribute sum
equal to that apportioned among them by
the general government The report will
be submitted to the entire committee to-
morrow.
The largest expense incurred in congress
sional funerals, including the transpOrta-
tion of the remains with an escort Of sena-
tors and congressman Is attracting atten-
tion, and there Is some talk OF limiting
the amount which may be charged In each
case. But this would be q difficult and
delicate task, and there appears TO be no
remedy but to trust TO the sense of pro-
priety and honesty in those who comprise
the escort. The statement of expenses in
the case of the late Representative Has
kell, shows that the cost of taking the es-
cort and remains to Kansas was 50, 5Gl, in
Guiding S3il fer lunch.
PROSPECTIVE NATIONAL BANK LEGIsLA-
TION.
1t Is understood that the senate finance
committee has had several lively sessions
discussing bills recently introduced by
Senator'S Sherman, Mcpherson, and AL
drich, affecting national bank circulation.
Mir. Sherman voted with the democrats of
the committee In support of the McPher-
son bill, increasing the circulation to an
amount equal to the par value of bonds
deposited, and it was agreed to by veto
of 6 to 5, and reported to the senate with a
favorable recommendation, and without
amendment. Judge Buckner, chairman of
the house committee on banking and cur
rency, says there Is no probability of the
committees agreeing to any measure AFFECT
ing the national banking system; that
every member appears to have set idea
on the subject, and that, consequently,
there can be no united action. liam sat
isfied," continued Judge Buckner, that
no measure which the committee may
adopt will ever be passed by this house."
sPRINGER's NEW BILL.
Mr. Springer Is preparing draft of q
bill for a new system of paying marshals
aud their deputies. The bill will fix sala-
ries for all district attorneys and all mar
shals, and will require all fees to be ac-
counted for monthly. 1t Is proposed to fix
the salaries of marshals a good deal lower
than the SO, 0C0 they now get-a compen-
sation that is out Of proportion to the sala-
ries Of congressman and other functiona.
marshal two salaried deputies-one to be
bookkeeper and the other to serve pro-
cesses I'm the nelghborhood. Then there
Is to be United States commissioner at
each county seat and q deputy marshal at
each county seat, who will receive the
compensation allowed by the state to dep
uty sheriffs. Writs will be sent to and re-
turned by those deputy marshals by mail.
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