Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-08-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington. .July .3Oth.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS or THE MONITOR
Washington. Juiy son.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in
response to a senate inquiry as "a
property to which the United States
has valid claim, but which is held
in adverse possession, has sent n
most remarkable document To that
body in the shape of report, made
by III. Il. Littlepage, IN agent of the
Treas ury department, who was for
merly in the employ of the confed-
crate government. According 20
this report there are many million
dollars worth of pro perty still in ex-
istence which formerly belonged TO
the Confederate Government, and TO
which the United States is entitled.
The property cansists of vessels of
various kinds, machinery, money,
real estate, etc. Some of IL is in
European hands and some i'm this
country. Just why Mr.. Littlepage
should have kept this valuable infor-
nation all to himself for all these
years, is not explained, and if Uncle
Sam ever gets in the notion to 60
hunting after these mythical millions,
L am afraid he will find it a wild
goose chase.
The House committee on agricul-
ture has reported favorably a bin to
regulate the manufacture of COM
pound lard.
Mr.. Randall left for Pennsylvania
Saturday morning. He is still very
weak.
The House bill to create boards of
arbitration for settling controversies
and differences between railroads
and their employees, has been favor
ably reported to the senate.
The senate bill to reimburse the
colored depositors in the late Freed
mems bank, has been favorably re-
ported to the House.
Chief Justice Fuller has been in
the city several days. lie came to
to see the president. He has receiv-
ed great deal of attention.
The president very unexpectedly
went off on a yachting trip last
Thursday, and unless he returns TO
Washington tomorrow in time TO
sign the joint resolution extending
the appropriation bills for thirty days,
several departments Of the Govern
ment will be seriously Inconvenience,
as the appropriation bills are not yet
through. and the first expires to-day.
The bills not yet become laws are the
army bill, the navy bill, the sundry
civil bill, the deficiency bill and the
river and harbor bill. Senator Palm
er has introduced, by request, a bill
to substitute silver bullion for one
half of the one hundred millions gold,
held by the treasury for the redemp-
ton of U. S. notes.
Several senators spoke on the fish
cries treaty last week one of them
Mr.. Morgan-advised the presi-
dent to withdraw the treaty until af-
ter the election. Republican sena-
tors say they expect to vote upon it
this week.
An attempt to get the dependent
pension bill up, is to be made in the
House this week. Representative
Mcdonald of Minnesota, says he in
tends to revive the resolution intro
duced in the last congress by w. II.
providing that an income
tax shall be levied to meet any in
crease of pensions.
The House committee on manufac-
turers has been trying to get at the
bottom of the whiskey trust. They
are not likely To find out any more
than the whiskey men want them to.
The senate bill for the enlarge
ment of the Yellowstone Park has
been favorably reported to the
House.
Commissioner of pensions, Black,
denies the rumor that the
president has asked for his resigna-
ton Immediately after the election.
The senate will prepare tariff bill
as a substitute for the Mills bill.
This is official, and it is expected
that the bill will be ready to report
m two weeks. Sugar ana the inter-
lal revenue will furnish the princi-
pal reductions. The Lee bill TO pre-
vent the manufacture and sale or
of adulterated articles
Of food, drink and drugs, will be IA
vorably reported to the House.
They Mean It.