The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASftlNd uN MEMO.
Senator Mitchell has introduced bill to
prohibit the coming of Chinese into the
United States, whether subjects of the Chi
nese empire or otherwise. Those who are
now within the limits of the United States
and who may hereafter leave and attempt
to return, are also excluded. The bill pro-
vdes that only officials of the Chinese en-
pire shall be entitled to enter the United
States.
The proclamation to open the Dakota
Sioux reservation has been issued. This
will add to the public domain about II ,0OO,-
900 acres of land.
Sec etary of War Proctor who has been
for some months giving earnest considers
ton to the ameioration of the condition Of
the Apaches who have been held as pris-
oners of war since Geronimo and his band
surrendered to G n. Miles, has sub
nit ed his conclusion to the President In
| two alternative suggeStionS-one the pur-
chase of a tract of land in the mountains of
western North Carolina or one of the ada
cent states the other that the consent of
congress be requested for their transfer to
some point in the Indian Territory, pro-
posing if such transit be authorized, to
locate them at Fort Sill temporarily, with
q view to their final settlement on the Kio-
wa, Comanche, and Apache reservation.
A statement sent to the senate by the Sec
+ tary of War shows the annual salary of
army officers placed on the retired list be-
tween March 81, 1888, and Dec. 81 last, to
be Sic, 475.
The house committee on invalid pensions
has authorized a favorable report on the
Morrill, bill extending the provisions of the
act removing the disability of those who,
having participated in the rebellion, have
since its termination enlisted in the army
and become disabled, to all who, subsequent
! ly to their participation in the rebellion en-
listed in the navy or marine corps, and in
CURED their disability therein.
Gov. Bingham of Pennsylvania has in
! troduced in the house bill for marking the
lines of battle, position of troops, ETC., of
the Southern army at Gettysburg. This
has been done in the case of the Northern
army. The bill provides for laying out and
constructing "a miles of driveway and for
erecting 1850 tablets, with historic legends,
compiled without praise and without CEN
sure, to mark the positions of corps, div-
sions, brigades. regiments, battaions and
batteries for which an appropriation of
$4,000 is asked.
| Lots of money bears the signature of
| Gen. Spinner, ex-Treasurer of the United
/ States. He is now so years of age and
almost blind.
A communication has been received at
the treasury department from the Occiden-
| tai Fur and Trading Company of San Fran
| cisco in regard to the Alaska seal fisheries.
| They charge that the present lease has re-
suited in the improper establishment of a
monopoly to the exclusion Of all legitimate
companies, and that the annual catch of
| 100000 seal is sold in England to the great
! prpiudipe of M erica dealers and mannfap-
turers. They say that the best interests of
the government would be subserved by the
enactment of law providing for the APP
pointment by the President or the Secretary
! of the Treasury of agents whose duty il
should be to superintend the taking and
sailing of the sealskins by native labor and
selling them for cash to the highest bidder.
1t is usual to count all internal revenue
stamps in the vault of the treasury about
the list of January. On Dec. 26 the usual
annual count was made. There were on
hand March 26, 1889, ITO, 1873, $40 stamps of
all kinds of the value of 36, 867, SIS. There
were received into the vault from the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing since then
562 526, AIS stamps of the value of Sl10,-
04S,017, and delivered to collectors upon
requisiton since March 26, 1882 594, 49,
25S stamps of the value of S1lS, 565, $50,
leaving on hand Dec. 26, 1889 IS, 500, $50
| stamps of the value of SIS, $50, 1919.
Senator Morrill, has favorably reported his
| bill which appropriates $4,000 for the pur-
chase of a site and erection of building
for the use of the United States supreme
| court
A letter was recently received at the post.
office of the senate postmarked New York
Jan. 49, and addressed to the Hon. Graham
n Fitch, United States Senate, Washing
ton, d. c. Mr.. Fitch was senator from
Indiana whose term expired on March t.
1861.
Although the blow of his sons death has
fallen with crushing force on Secretary
Blaine he has neryed himself against allow.
ing his grief to compel him to give ur
physically
| 1t is not certain that there will be a
worlds fair after all. A good many con-
gressmen are of the opinion that the advo,
Gates of locations began at the wrong end
and ought at first to have induced congres:
that fair might be hell.
The Chinese Minister has so far overcome
his national prejudices that he has con.
scented to allow his wife to hold a reception
after the American fashion. In China q
woman of the upper classes never thinks OF
such thing.
A memorial with the most distinguished
lot of signatures ever presented to congress:
has been laid before the house of representa-
tives in support of the proposition to erect il
Philadelphia a handsome building com
memoratve Ct the first century of the ex
istence of the United States of America The
memorial is in the form Of book, hand
somely bound, and comprises photogra shit
copies of the memorial. with endorsement.
of the project by hundreds of the best-knowr
people in the country, together with designs
of the proposed structure. The memoria
was prepared and signed by the governor
of the thirteen original states. Copies of tn,
memorial will be presented to each member
of the house as a souvenir, and elegan
sA,in-bound copies have been sent to Presi
dent Harrison, yice-President Morton ant
Mrs. Cleveland