Hillsboro recorder., 1888-02-09
-, HI,LsBORo, T. %s 1888 % Il

promote the education Of the blind. By
Mr.. Townsend, Of Illinois, to place salt
upon the free list. BY Mr.. Baker, Of
,Illinoissrs directing the committee on
! postofices and post roads to inquifc into
the expediency Of reducing postage on
seeds, bulbs, ETC., and Of reducing to
three cents the fee for money orders for
1--we dollars orI Jess 8s Mr.. Iaxlss
Mr.. Lawlcr wished to have this bill re-
ferred to the ways and means committee,
but friends Of the. existing. law opposed
The reference and sent it 10 the agricul-
| turM committee h5 n vote of 100 to so.
BY Mr. Burner, of Kansas, providing for
o bounty on wheat, corn aud flour ex-
Iposted from as BylAis Stone, Of Ken
lucky, to prevent Combinations for the
purpose Of regulating the price Of pro-
dace, stocks, bonds or labor. By Mr..
Raynef, OF Marylsnd, to prevent the
creation of trusts. Mr.. Hatch, of Mis-
souri,, called up the bill making provision
for agricultural experiment stations.
The Senate amendments were concurred
IN. Mr.. Breckipiidge,. of Arkansas, in.
ltroduced, and had referred to the ways
and means committee, the Hewitt ad-
Eministratlon tariff bill.
I Ga aSs GOSSIP.
The Senate has confirmed ]. II. Jordan
as United States marshal for the western
district Of Virginia; T. G. Crawford
receiver Of public moneys, Gainesville,
Fla; w. A. Fiske, postmaster, Ports.
mouth, va. ga ~ xfI -TIE
The Secretary of the Treasury has desig.
mated the First National Bank Of Ashe.
vile, IN. O., as a. depository of public
moneys. He has decided not to add to
tine number Of these repositories except
In cases where il is an advantage to the
disbursing officers
The Mississippi House of Representa-.
tiyes sent "a memoriafto Congress, protest
ing against the passage Of the Senate bill
having for its object the prevention Of
the use OF cotton-seed oii is substitute
for hog lard, and proposing to tax lard,
tax oil, and the privileges Of manufactur-
ing and dealing therein.
The Maxim automatic gun Is on exhi,
bition in the navy department. The gnr
only weighs seventy pounds, and il is
claimed that 200 shots minute can be
iired fromit. His fred By the operator
pressing spring and is fed. from belts
holding QUO hundred cartridges each,
which are contained in a box under The
middle Of the gun.
There had been introduced and refer.
red to the committee on public buildings
and grounds, up to date, about l5O bills
for public buildings. They are scattered
all over the country, in nearly oil tho
States, those for the South being: New
Orleans, 81 500, 900; Key West, Florida,
$3.50. 900; Newport News, Va, 500, 900
Texarkans, Tex, 800, 900; Monroe, La,
Si00, 900; Columbus, Georgia, $3.50, 900;
Asheyille, n. C., $4,000 Staunton,
Va, $4,000; Vicksburg, Miss, $780,,
i 900. - ~ -
salafor Inealls wiIInot accept any ol
the gavels which have been presented fol
tho use Of the Senate. The gayel now II
use IS a piece OF carved ivory and hai
served Is the senate gavel as far back a
the niuInory Of the Oldest attache extends.
Speaking 81 the gayel which Is without
handle, Scuator Ingalls, said the Other
day: ..Asa matter Of fact that gayel neyel
had handle. II Is in justas good condi
tion to-day as ever il was. Itsorigin and
its history are not known beyond the fact
that II i asectiOnof m elephants tooth,
Senator Hnwley has received lettel
from Mr. Stpniak, the well known Rus
sian rcyolutionist, protesting against ID:
ratification ~ The proposed extraditior
treaty with Russia by the Senate
Stpniak sought an introduction 10 Sena
tor Hawley while the latter was in Lon
don during the past summer, for the pur
pose Of making inquiries whether h
would be given an opportunity to STAT
his views on The proposed treaty befori
the ioFeign~ relatione committee Of th'
Senate in case lle should visit America
thisyear, rs he ~ that time contemplate
doing. Senator Hawley informed hin
that he presumed the committee woult
grant him hearing. He has now re
ceiyed b letter from Stpniak, saying y,
will b unable 70 make the proposed trip
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