The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.

District Master Workman Ross OF the
knights Of Labor, who has returned from
the Atlanta convention, saws II is proposed
by the Knights of Labor, Farmers Alliance
aud American Federation 10 unite in me
mortal TO congress requesting the = ssage OF
a bill restricting immigration in the interest
of the eight-hour law.
1t is stated at the White House that I'M
less there is some special reason affecting
a particular case, no appointments OF conse-
quence will be made until after the meeting
of congress-
Secretary Blaine is engaged in negotiating
an International copyright with France
The comptroller of the currency, in his
annual report, makes suggestions rs to
amendments which he thinks ought to he
made in the national banking laws,
Up to thu first of November there were in
existence 1919 national banks Pennsylvania
leads in point of number, Massachusetts so
far as capital is concerned, and New York in
respect to deposits and volume of business
Commodore G. b. White, chief of the bu-
reau of yards and docks, has returned from
an inspection of the navy yards at Ports
mouth and Boston. He says that at present
they are but ruins, and if their usefulness
is to be restored, money to improve their
condition must be had,
In his annual report TO the postmaster
general, Chief Postoilice Inspector Rathbone
shows that during the year there were sol
ARE Is, ll7 convictions, and 559 cases are
awaiting trial, Sli,5l recovered and re-
stored to owners. Theincrease in burglaries
of postoifices was "A per cent, over the pre-
ceding year.
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton has
fully recovered his health, and is about
again.
Secretary Tracy has made public the re-
port of the board of visitors to the naval
school at Annapolis, The board make the
following among other recommendations.
That the academic course be reduced from
six to four years, and that at the end of four
years the graduates be commissioned as en-
signs; that the designation of persons for
required by law to be made one
year in advance; that the maximum
age for admission be reduced from 20 to 10
ears; that graduates not taken into the
naval service be put into the revenue ma
rine service, so far as may be; if the mum
Der admitted to the naval service cannot be
increased, that the number admitted to the
academy be reduced; that room be made for
the study of international law,
Secretary Window settles the Lowell
postoffice controversy by directing that the
property selected by acquired by condemna-
SOW
J,J. Mccarthy and Maj, J. Homer Edg-
erly, the committee appointed by the citi-
zens of Charlestown, Mass, to urge upon
congress the necessity of reopening the
Charlestown navy yard, have called upon
the senators and members of the Massachu-
sets delegation and the secretary of the
navy and tried to induce them to press the
passage of a special appropriation so that the
yard may be ready to undertake the con-
struction of the new vessels when the naval
appropriation bill is passed.
The secretary of the treasury has decided
to reduce the number of national bank de-
positarics and the amount of public moneys
kept therein 1t is intended 10 make this
reduction in such manner as to avoid as
far as possible any disturbance to the bust
ness of the country. A transfer to the sub
treasury on or before Jan. Is, 1890, of about
10 per cent of their holdings of public
moneys will be required from banks having
in active accounts about 10 per cent, of the
surplus held by them over and above the
amount nee ed for the convenience of the
public service.