The Somerset reporter., 1885-12-09
AT WASHINGTON,

The 10th Congress assembled Monday at
~ NJ.
The United States authorti are hnr-
rying troops into Salt Lake city in antici
patton of some disturbances.
From the report of the Comptrol of the
Currency it appears that the rates of in
terest earned by banks in this country are
lower than abroad contrary to what is
frequently claimed.
Secretary Whitney calls for $50, l04 69j
for the Navy Department the largest es-
innate made since the war and double the
amount which has been appropriated the
past eight or ten years.
A recent letter from the wife of Minis
ter Pendleton to a lady friend in Cincin.
natl intimates that both she and her huS-
band were much dlss tstied with Berlin,
and that his resignation might shortly be
expected.
The Republicans of the Senate had
nominated Senator Sherman for Presi-
dent pro tenn. and the Democrats Senator
Harris of Tennessee. The Republicans
had nominated Congressman Reed of
Maine for Speaker and the Democrats re-
nominated Speaker Carlisle. Senator
Sherma was elected President pro TEN.
of the Senate and Mr. Carlisle Speaker of
the house.
The Presidential Succession bill which
the Republican caucus of Senators have
decided to reintroducc in the Senate is
that known as the lIoar bill OF the last
Congress. 1t confers the succession to
the President upon the Secretary of State
| or if that Office Is vacant then upon the
Secretary of the Treasury, the succession
passing to the other members of the Cab
met in turn in cases of vacancy. The
Electoral Count bill, also to be rentro-
duccd by order of the II publican caucus,
is that known as the Edmunds bill of the
last Congress. Its pivotal feature is a
provision that each State may by its own
tribunals determine all controversies with
regard to its own electoral vote.
| The outrageous proceeding instituted by
some of the distant relatives not well pro-
vided for in the will, to make it appear
that ex-Gov. Abner Coburn was of I'M
sound mind when the will was executed,
bids fair to prove miserable failure.
Testimony has been given by men Of
great eminence who conversed with him
previous to his death and who have had
close business relations with the great
lumber king, all tending to disprove the
theory of mental deformty set up by those
attempting to break the will. At all events
the conduct of the plaintiffs deserves as it
receives the execration of the general
public, and especially of the large circle
of friends and acquantances # the la
mented Bridgton Ne,rs.
The report of Third Assistant Post
master General Hazen, shows the expen-
ditures of the department have exceeded
the receipts by SS,3sl ,51S. Mr.. Hazen
says of two-cent postage that, taking in
to account the depression in business, the
results of the reduction of the rate on do
mestic letters are not such as to afford
encouragement to the advocates of that
measure. The actual ordinary revenue
for the year ending June 30, 1854, was
only SO per cent. less than the estimated
revenue upon the basis of Il continuation
of three-cent postage.
President Cleveland's first message has
been looked for with interest. 1t was
read in the House and Senate yesterday. |
We purpose to give it in full next week |
The message is a lengthy one. He dis |
cusses foreign relations in detail censurcs
the assailants of the Chinese in Wyoming |
refers to the continued coinage of the de-
preciated silver dollar as a growing evil |
calls attention to the increasing rate at |
which it is received in payment of duties
and to the signs that the boarding of gold |
has already commenced, and speaks mhes-
itatingly of the dangers which threaten us
If the present policy be continued; calls
for an increase of the Navy alludes 10 the
of our naturalization laws, and
favors the Tehauntepec ship-railway
scheme as a better way OF crossing the
sthmuS than canal.