The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-04

The issue of standard dollars from the
mints during the week ended Nov. 30, was
s659, 1884.
Owing to the decrease of cholera, instruc-
tions have been given to discontinue the ser
vices of most Of the sanitary inspectors of
the marine hospital service attached to the
United States consulates in Europe. The
inspectors at Mediterranean and Cuban
ports will be retained for the present.
1t is said at the treasury department that
there has been an increase instead of the
usual decrease in the public debt during
November. Receipts have been light and
disbursements unusually heavy. Payments
on account of pensions alone amount to
$lI,OOO,O0O. The department statement
will not be issued until Wednesday,.
The financial condition of the Northern
Pacific railroad is-total debt, $79, ,434, oil;
capital stock, SS7. .6l0, 5S4; total stock and
debt, $l67, ,044, 795; total assets, $l67, 1885,
755; surplus, S9l $3.50. Earnings in 1884,
$l2, 6O3, SIS; earnings in 1885, Sli, ,234, l49;
decrease, Si,369, ,426; expenses in 1884, ST.
III, z54; expenses in 1885, Sc, 1876, 300; de-
crease. $9Sl, ,45l.
A Washington special to the n. Y. Post
says thas 10th Messrs. Morrison, of Illinois,
and Randall, Of Pennsylvania, are drafting
tariff bills to be presented at the next meet
ing of congress. The features of neither
have been made public. The same paper
s,ys that while the presidents recommended
tions on tie subject arc not known specific
ally. it known that he will favot very
thorough an earnest revenue reform.
Seen. Lngtn cannot be elected president
pro TEN" said democratic leader. 'sHe is
not eligible, because he has not taken the
oath Of office Section % of the revised
statutes says the oath of office shall be adj
ministered by the president of the senate to
each senator before taking his seat. Now
this means that the president of the senat
must be i'll his chair before the new senators
are sworn in, and Gen. Logan cannot be
sworn in until there is president of the
senate to administer the oath. This was
settled at the extra session in 1881. 1t was
then decided that the president pro tenn.
must be elected before new senators are
sworn in. Of course the republicans can
elect man temporarily, and after he has
sworn in Logan, make him give way to
Logan"
Gov Squire, of Washington territory, IN
his report to Secretary Lamar, gives the
population of the territory at l29, ,436, an
increase of 36, $50 in two years. The assess
ed value of property is $50, AS, ,437, and
there are yet %, 900, 900 acres of public land
unsurveyed, of which $1,000, 900 are good
agricultural and timber land. The govern
or states that by the territorial census of
1885 there were 1916 Chinese residents in
that territory. He says the recent attacks
on Chinese in that territory have grown out
of the fact that Cinnamon are continually
coming across the border from British Co.
lumbia, in violation of the restriction act
The governor suggests an increased customs
force on the border, revision of the re-
striction act, and the revision abrogation
of the Burlingame treaty, as necessary for
the tranquility of the territory
Democratic senators object to the election
of any body to the presidency of the senate
except Senator Edmunds. They say that
either Logan or Sherman would be very OBJ
iectional'le, on account of their partisan and
sectional prejudices. The democrats will
give their complimentary nomination tc
Senator Harris, of Tennessee. The fact
that the senate can elect whom it pleas ses
president pro tenn. leaves it in the power o
of the republican senators to elect Senator
Logan before he is sworn, if they are so ii:
clined. Senator Cockrel, of Missouri, wht
is authority upon the subject of rules, ha
looked up the point, and is clearly of th
opinion that this can be done. A few demo
Gratis have feeble hope that democra
will be elected, and they expect Senator
elect Mitchell, of Oregon to vote for dem1
crat, IN accordance with his alleged pledg
when be got democratic votes. Interest i
the contest is increasing every day.