Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-12-06
WASHINGTON NEWS.

District Master Workman Ross cf the
knights of Labor, who has returned from
the Atlanta convention, saws it is proposed
by the knights of Labor, Farmers Alliance
and American Federation to unite in q me-
moral TO congress requesting the p~ssage of
bill restricting immigration in the interest
of the eight-hor law.
1t is stated at the White House that un-
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 as to
amendments which he thinks ought to he
made in the national banking laws.
Up to th first of November there were in
existence 35l9 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-
rcau of yards and docks, has returned from
an inspection of the navy yards at Ports
mouth and Boston. He says thatat 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, III conviltiOns, and $50 cases are
awaiting trial, Sll,jll recovered and re-
stored to owners. The increase in burgarics
OF postofices was q 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
appointment and their altcrnates, be
required by law to be made one
year in advance; that the maximum
age for admission be reduced from 90 to lg
years; that graduates not taken into the
naval service be put into the revenue ma
rine service, so lar 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
postotficc controversy by directing that the
property selected by acquired by condemna-
j. Mccarthy and Maj J. Homer Edg-
erly, the committee appointed by the citi
zens of ChaFIcstown, Mass to urge uRon
congress the II cess'ty Of rcopening 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 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-
positaries and the amount Of public moneys
kept therein. 1t is intended to make this
reduction in such a manner as to avoid as
far as possible any disturbance to the busi-
ness Of the country. A transfer to the sub
nar cem or df tbST JAP M dSo% % Of GS s59gt
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