The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-04
At Washington.

New Ork paper learns from sources
considered thoroughly reliable, that Presi-
denl-elect ClevelanG has decided on the
personnel OF his Cabinet, and that it sill
be composed of the following gentlemen :
State, Mr.. Pendeton of OHIO; Treasury,
MIR. Dorsbeimer of New York; War, Mr..
Eaton of Connecticut; Navy, Mr.. Stock
ton of New Jersey; Interior, Mr.. Melon.
aid of Indiana; Postmaster General. Mr..
Money of Mississippi: Attorney General,
Mr.. Garland of Arkansas.
There was reduction of eight million
dollars in the public debt Tor the month of
January.
1t is believed that Cleveland is opposed
TO an extra session of Congress and in ac-
cordaDce with this, Mr.. Randall has ind-
Gated his purpose to take the parliamentary
biz Ia hi. teeth and 10 railroad the Appro-
priation bills through no matter what may
be the fate of any or all other important
measures.
Secretary Chandler has directed the re-
sumption o: work at the navy yards and
stations suspended on the first Of January
on account of the failure OF Congress to
provide for its continuance.
In the House Saturday the River and
Harbor bill was considered in Committee
OF the Whole. Opposition was made to
the 81 ,000, 900 appropriation for the estab-
lishment of a great notional harbor OF ref
uge at Sandy Bay, Mass.
Representative Mutchler, chairman Of
the House Committee of Reform in the
Civil Service, has been instructed by his
comthittee TO make an adverse report on
the bill to prohibit the removal of any hon.
orably discharged Union soldier, sailor or
marine, or widow or Deepen relative of
any deceased soldier, sailor ormarine, from
auy office in the civil service of the United
States, except for specified cause.
The House Committee on Claims have
decided by a vote of 8 to 4, to report bill
providing for the refunding of the tax i'm
posed by the Government on States and
Territories as war tax, under the acts of
Congress of August 5, 1861, and June 7,
1862, and releasing those States which yet
owe the tax. The amounts which under
the bill would be refunded to the New Eng
lsnd States, all of whom have paid the full
tax, are as follows: Maine, 1920, 1926; New
Hampshire, $2l8, 407; Vermont, 2ll ,068 ;
Massachusetts, S82l.581; Rhode Isl md,
Sll6,964; Connecticut, $308, 2l4. Twenty
seven states and territories, inducing the
New England States, have paid the full tax
assessed upon them. All others are more
or less in default.
Representative Boutelle has secured the
insertion Of the following appropriations
IN the River and Harbor bill: Continuing
Improvement of harbor at Bangor and Pen
obscot River, SIS. 900; continuing improve
ment of Lubec channel, Maine, $4,000; ;
completing improvement of Mooseabec
Bar, Maine. 100000; for survey and i'm
provement at the mouth OF Narragaugus
River, Maine; for survey for improve
ment at Big Rapids, st John River, Maine.
Director Of the Mint Burchard says that
there can be no question but that nearly
S3l 200, 900 Of gold were obtained from the
mines Of the United States during the last
calendar year, large increase over the
production of the previous year.
Tuesday bill for the regulation of tax
alton was presented in the House which
proyides that all real estate shall be taxed
at its true commercial value in money
that all loans and deposits of money not
subject to check shall be liable to taxation,
provided, however, that no taxes shall be
assessed or collected upon any loans of
money secured upon real estate or other
substances situated in this State; that all
taxes shall be confined to the above class
of property and no other.
A bill to regulate the rates of fare upon
railroads provides that no line OF railroad
or branch thereof, shall be allowed TO re-
ceiye more than three cents per mile for
carving any passenger thereon within.
Consideration of the majority and mi
nority reports of the Railroad Committee
upon the petition of the International
Railroad to bridge Moosebead Lake was
assigned for Wednesday of next week.
conference has been held at the Treas
ury Department on the general question Of
the business prospects Of the country, AZ
affected by the alleged depreciation OF sill
YER. There were present Secretary McCul
loch. Treasurer Wyman, Assistant Treas.
urer Acton of New York, Messrs. VIM
Dowd. Geo. S. Coe and Vermilyea, bankers
of New York. The Secretary said In ref
ference to the conference that the views OIL
ali were In harmony on the general ques
ton that the state Of national finances does
not call for any change in the present poil
cv of the Administration. There was nc
cause. he said, to apprenend any iHterrup'
tiou In the general business prosperity Oh
the country, nor anything to justify De
nreciatiou Of the value Of silver certif'
Gates.
The abatement Of the United States
Treasurer shows gold, silver. United States
notes and other funds In the Treasury a
follows: mr.
Gold coin bullion, SZ3o'o1S'Vt
Silver dollars and bullion, io4' 800 ~
Fractional silver coin, IS'oW ~
United States notes, fo'fos' SUS
National bank notes, 14,l3o,S Ot
Deposits with national bank