Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-02-04

WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
From our regular correspondent.

WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, February 2nd, 1885.
Senator Manderson's bill to increase the
efficiency of the infantry branch of the
Army is as follows: Whereas experience has
shown that the three-battalion organiza-
ton of the cavalry and artillery branches
of the Army is the most useful in times of
peace aud best adapted to expansion in
time of war: Therefore, be it enacted, etc.,
that section 1,106 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States be amended so as to
read as follows: s'Each infantry regiment
shall consist of 12 companies, 1 colonel,
lieutenant-colonel, majors, adjutant,
quartermaster, 1 sergeant-major, 1 quar-
termaster- sergeant, and 1 chief-musician,
who shall be instructor of music, and two
principal musicians. The adjutant and
the quartermastsr shall be extra-lieuten-
ants, selected from the first or second lieu
tenats of the regiments. Provided, That
all appointments to the original vacancies
above the grade of second lieutenant
created by this act shall be filled by semi
GRITTY in the infantry arm of the SERVICE"
This is understood to be in accordance
with the suggestions of General Sheridan
and will probably become a law. 1t is
now in the committee on Military affairs.
The bill for the retirement and recoinage
of the trade-dollar bids fair to become
law this week if the two houses car agree
upon its phras eology, The bill passed the
House last April and the following is the
form in which it was reported the other
day in the Senate. 1t provides that until
July 1, 1885, United States trade-dollars if
not debased, mutilated, or stamped, shall
be received at the Office of the Treasurer
or any assistant Treasurer of the United
States, in exchange for like amount,
dollar for dollar, of standard silver dollars.
The trade-dollars received by the Trea
surer shall not be paid out in any other
manner issued, but, at the expense of the
United States, shall be transmitted to the
coinage minis and shall be regarded and
treated as either bullion, and, at their bull
lion value, shall be deducted from the
amount of bullion required to be purchased
and coined by the act of February %,
1878, and shall be coined into standard sill
YER dollars according to the provisions of
said act: Provided, the amount shall not
exceed $500, 900 in any month.
All laws and parts of laws authorizing
the coinage and issuance of United State
trade-dollars are hereby repealed.
The President is authorized to renew ne
gotiations with the state of the "Latin
Union" and other foreign powers for the
purpose of making treaties with them in
order to secure such cooperation as may
enable the nations agreeing thereto to issue
their respective mints to the free coinage
of silver, with full legal-tender powers, at
an agree ratio to gold.
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have been made and ratified prior to Au-
gust 1, 1886, then and thereafter SO much
of the act Of February 80, 1878, entitled,
standard silver dollar and to restore it's
legal tender character" as directs the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to purchase silver
bullion, at the market price, not less than
two million dollars worth per month nor
more than four millions per month, and
cause the same to be carried into such dol
lars as fast as purchased, shall be sus-
pended.
81 have been just as near to the Presi-
dency as ever care to be and was while
I was in the Senate in both Lincoln and
Johnson's time, and | believe l would not
care to accept a cabinet portfolio under the
Cleveland Administration. remarked Ex-
Senator Doolittle, lof Wisconsin, to day.
''Colonel Villas of our state, is endorsed by
the Democracy for the new Cabinet and
nobody from Wisconsin will stand in his
way. In reference to the Chicago election
frauds l will state privately that the
United States District Attorney over there
desired me to assist in the prosecution and
I have accepted with the understanding
that the better element of both parties are
anxious to bring the guilty parties to JUS
tice. A new jury will be impanelled in a
few weeks and the cases may be brought
| to trial some time in March. l have con-
sented with Acknowledgement Brewster
and he will aid us in these cases as much
as possible"
Elk Senator Ross, of Kansas, is here ssto
see Democratic President inaugurated'
as he joyously expresses it, No man was
more thoroughly abused than he, as he
states, for voting against the impeachment
of Andy johnson. But he is Democrat
be has been located in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, but is here to stay until he re-
ceives his reward in the shape of terrific
rial governorship. He tells some good
stories of his old-time experience on the
Milwaukee Sentinel and his trials in the
Republican party. Mr.. Allen, of the To
peka, Kansas Journal, accompanies Mr..
| Ross as an indorser for character. =
In spite of Mr.. Randall's evident effort
| to push them, the appropriation bills are
much delayed in the House, and the time
| for their considers will be unusually
short. Only 80 days Of the present session
are now left, and little else can be done
| than to pass the appropriation bills. In
| fact this is the programme of the Demo
cratic leaders in the house, who are agreed
that no other important bill except the
electoral count bill shall be passed.
The business of Congress this session
has been greatly delayed and much legisla-
tion is likely to be defeated, because of an
indisposition on the part of Democratic
members to do anything that might seem
to embarrass the plans and purpose Of the
| new administration. A political revolu-
ton was effected at the polls in November
| last, and the business Ct the country is
| necessarily more or less Sensitive. It is
| natural enough that the four months sue
ceeding the election and preceding the
| Inauguration Of a Democratic President
should under the circumstances be soLne-
thing of critical period 1t is the vestiDule
of future about which there is uncer-
tainty.
| MIS-. Wise, Of Virginia, so pleasantly
| dHuOuuCtu Ill GHc lOCdl pIcSb DIS udfihS
been bride of last season, takes ma
tronly pleasure in correcting that state
ment, and is quite proud of her little
| children. The baby daughter, now with
her, is the --latest addition to the family
group. Mrs. Wise viii remain 1T ..-rlipg
ton until the close of the session.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 3.
Work at the new pensiOn building is be-
ing pushed with rapidity end the mem ers
of the executive committee are giving per-
sonal attention to it. Floors are being
laid in the supper and reception rooms,
platforms built to place in the galleries,
and az soon as the canvass roof is in place
the other work will be pushed with ali
possible speed for the Inauguration ball.
There is a great deal of religious interest
in many of our city churches and the
special services held during the week have
| been largely attended, Some remarkable