The Indiana State sentinel., 1886-01-13

Congress prohibiting the imposition of license
tax on commercial travellers in any part of the
States or Territories bill making the collec-
ton of such taxes misdemeanor has been intro
duced by Senator Piatt, and is before the Com
mittee on Commerce.
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE or PRINTING.
The Joint Committee on Printing met to-day
and agreed upon q standard of paper for the pub
lie printing during the coming year. They di-
recfed the Public Printer to advertise for proposals
for furnishing the paper: The proposals will be
opened in public at the Capital on the 27th inst.
LAND ENTRIES.
In the case of an application of a man who had
relinqushed land entry to make a second entry
where no specific tract is specified, the Secretary
ton amounts to simply request for decision
to whether it would be allowed 70
any time hereafter be decided, and that it is
therefore hypothetical question which the de-
sioner OF the General Land Once is difeeted to
refuse hereafter to consider applications for
restoration OF the right to make peremptory filing
when accompanied by application to make filing
or entry for some specific tract.
AN EXAMINATION TO BE MADE OF THE CUSTOMS SER
VICE AT NEW YORK CITY.
Mr.. Fairchild, Acting Secretary OF the Treasury
has appointed Special Agents Montgomery and
Iingle commission to act in conjunction with
SdPTopb eksnatea Barry of in the making
service at New York City,. They are instructed to
ascertain and report the number aud compensa-
ness. and to suggest such changes will result in
a reduction of expenses and in simplificatiOn of
the business methods.
AGRICULTURAL LABOR IN GERMANY,
The Consul at Brunswick, Germany, Mr. Sox.
transmits report on labor in the Duchy of
Brunswick In the level country the wages of
man and wife aggregate S19l.2O per annum, while
in the mountainous districts man and his wife,
assisted by a child, earn but SlSI.01 In
the District of Wrefenbuttelle the laborer
receives cash wage entirely OF 81 cents per day,
summer and winter, working time from to II
a. m and to 6 p. m. Women are paid 10 cents
for the same time. A man will earn IRON 55%
to Il cents per diem moving, and woman from
% to 35 cents for gathering behind the scythe.
Men and women both earn from IS to AZ cents per
day hOeing, and from AZ to 50 cents gathering
beets
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the contest in the Patent Office between Fs-
card and Drawbaugh, to decide the question of
priority of invention of the form of the telephone
in use in the Signal Office, the Examiner has de-
cided Drawbaugh to be the prior inventor
Rear Admiral Earl English, who has Just been
relieved of the command of the South Atlantic
Squadron, arrived in Washington today. He
will be placed on the retired list next month.
EX-Minister James Russell Lowell is expected
soon to appear before the Patent Committees of
the two houses with other gentlemen who are in
terested in the movement for the establishment
OF an international copyright system, to discuss
the measures pending before the committees on
this subject
Three members of the Japanese Legation called
upon the Secretary OF the Interior this morning,
and were introduced to the officials of the Patent
Office, as they called especially to look into the
workings OF that department. One of the gentle
men occupies a position in his own country SINH
lar to that of the Commissioner OF Patents
Louis Summerfield. convicted OF the murder OF
his wife in November last, was to-day sentenced
to be hanged on the second Friday after the adj
journment OF the next general term of court.
The postofices at Ravenswood, Ill, and Ober-
lin, kan have been made Presidential offices.
James Z. Taylor, of Tennessee, has been aD-
pointed Special Examiner OF the Pension Office.