The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-11-05
WASHINGTON NEWS,

Secretary Manning resumed active con-
troll OF the treasury department Friday
OF the $1O,OOOO00 Of bonds just called,
| IS, 792, 600 is held by national banks for cir.
| culation.
Secretary Manning Friday called in So,
O0O, 900 in per cent bonds, interest to cease
with December.
Mr.. Fairchild, First Assistant Secretary
| OF the Treasury, says there is no legal pro-
| vision for the exclusion of Mormon inmi-
grants.
For the last fiscal year there were IA, 49,
Us m0ney-orders issued, representing S132,-
1ddo,5l1, Tor which fees aggregatlng Sl,2l4,-
5O6 were received.
A syndicate has purchased the Mar
quette, Houghton and Ontonagon road at
$llO per share for the preferred stock and
$40 for the common.
1t is estimated that the expenses OF the
postal service for the next fiscal year will
aggregate S55, 3i2 10, an increase of 500.
2S6 over the current year.
The cabinet meeting Tuesday was at.
tended by Secretaries Lamar and Manning
Atty. Gen, Garland, the only members now
IN me city. Only routine matters were
considered.
An opinion has been given by Attorney
General Garland that national banks must
deposit interest-bearng bonds to secure cir.
culation, and that called 3per cents can not
be used for that purpose.
Architect EidlitZ. of New York, has been
stronly recommended to Secretary Man
ming and the President rs desirable man
for the position OF supervising architect, il
he could be induced to accept.
General Sheridan set aside the verdict of
acquittal rendered by q cOurt-martlal In the
case of Captain w. S. Johnson, retired,
who admitted having executed two sets of
vouchers for his pay for the same month.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ending Oct. 80
was $3.50, S05; same week last year STA
$50. The shipments of fractional silver
coin during the month of October amounted
to 1927, PAL.
For the four months of the present fiscal
year the government receipts are S14, 16S,-
1871 in excess of those of the corresponding
period of last year, while the expenditures
are Sll, 9lS,45l less than for this period of
last year.
The statistics of importation and exporta-
ton of bridal couples to and from WASH
lngton show that the business is much
larger this year than ever before. Twenty
bridal couples are at one hotel here and
ten at another, and six couples married
here were shipped north last night in one
car.
Three thousand three hundred and seven.
ty-dollars i'm continental notes of the issue
of 177S-9 i'm denominations of $50, $50, 500,
$40, and $50 were recently sent to the
United States treasurer by A. A. Seawell,
of Washington, for redemption. Though
yellow from age the notes are in good con-
diti0n; but the first comptroller has de-
clded that they are barred by time and can
not be redeemed.
Assistant Secretary Fairchild has in
formed the Western Iron Ore association,
which protested against the recent decision
Of the department in the matter of import
ed iron ore rs unjust to domestic interests,
that the department will consider any evil
dence In the shape Of affidavits and other
authenticated documents which may be SUBJ
mitted. Similar notices have been sent to
other persons who are dissatisfied with the
ruling.
The secretary of the treasury has APP
proved the report of Special Agent Linton
in favor of buying as site for a govern
ment building In Oshkosh q lot measuring
95x1SG feet on Washington street, a short |
half block from Main street, for $4,000.
The lot is 125 feet wide at the rear, and
will give the building q southern and east
ern exposure At the last session of con-
grcss 500, 900 was appropriated for q build
ing in Oshkosh to accommodate com the federal
offices. This sum includes the price to be
paid for the land.
The internal revenue bureau has been
tObulating the gross collections from the
beginning of the internal revenue system
footed upto S3, 43S, 290,44 Ten states have
each paid over 500, OO6,O O0 OF these New |
York heads the list with S606,O00,0J0. lii
nois comes second with 1926, 900, 600; Ohio,
1872 0C0, 900; Pennsylvania, $3.50, 00O, 900;
Kentucky, SOL, 100000; Massachusetts,,
1888, 000, 600; Missouri, S127, 900, 900; In
diana, Sl1S,000,0O0; Virginia, S105, 900, 900;
New Jersey, $40, OOO0o
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The report of G. +. Jameson, siperin-
tendent OF the pOstOflicc money-order sys-
TEN, for the last fiscal year. shows that the
total number of money orders and postal
notes issued was Ia, 433, 1873, representing
S132, 1881, for which fees aggregatIng
81, 214, SOC were received, an increase of .
per cent. The revenue was $3.50, 551, and
the expense paid from appropriations was
S341 1897, leaving q net profit of 50, 1884,
From the annual report of General Super
intendent Jameson of the railway mail
service it appears that at the close OF the |
fiscal year ended Juno 30 the railway post
Office lines in operation numbered ST.,
occupying 435 whole cars and 1,769 apart
ments in cars. The aggregate length Of
railroad routes over which these cars run Is
110,672 miles, andthe annual miles of rail-
road service performed by clerks was 100,-
g23.910