Telegram-herald., 1890-09-02
TIRED OF OFFICE.
Assistant Postmaster GDsral
Clarkson hotirss.
sse Prefers lhe lncepenliseee of frie.
ste Lae Lsoor LsS'sl~ssen IN
Congress

csAGKsoS eNlrS
NASnfSsgox. Sepl 4.-firsi ~
sistaat IaStgaas s1eF-lsener.l ti@fkson
has concluded ais service iR ne f'ast-
osace pen4rsment lt Is stated taaf ae
ssscu culs1 tas ofioe in March. ->sA 81 ias
aFgrn. request - the President Tie
kepa b,iean National <pun-ttee @pA
tAe leadlnz men of the pagss, and tnat
he has remaiaea la lt siace against fls
cNn Nishos. Air. NiarsaSa sA hls IT,
lations Nlfh the President ana POST
EaastsF-t General Asxe ever been car1i-l
aa4 ple&ssnt bat 10 has no lking
far otee- -A0l1lnE. prcferiRe private
life and is Independence Mr Clark
sea Nil very so3s assume tle prcsi-
dfneF of tie Hudson fneuWatc hsli-
way CouPany. ehich anyales neW lein-
ciples 10 railway loeomotlon ana - ino-
tive power n cltieS AID NhieA is Eow
bailding Fail3ay Ia Washington Tie
men oftenest namoa to succeed Nr.
Cler6son arc T. q Kitchener ~ lnal-
ana, Il. G. Payne, ~ Wisconsin, Naean-
oey J. H.ley, ot Missouri John -
Irwin. 81 lowe, samuel lesse encOn, =
Connecticut W. ~ Morrow, oi la.l-
fornia and W c bowler. BOW ca.ef
clerk 81 the ofhoe.
ID his nearly eighteen months ia
Chee Nr. clarkson Aas appointed -t.07S
four.l-elass postm4sters sal osiab-
lshed a,050 new post-ofioos. Ia the
Presidential Offices z2ig appointments
have bsen mace during Mr C-srkson's
o1lcial ume. leaving oaly 800 q
tais class Of Offices unchanged.
This IS the largest record "a
changes and establishments q post
oiice ever made p tae same lengta -
tine. A striking feature s. tae nan.oer
Of new oaecs established. oi these
new Offices created ls7 sre in the Aew
England States t-l in the Middle
States. l.455 ln what 81 called the North
vest-extendIng from Ohio 30 the ns-
kotas-s72 IN the mountain ane Paciao
Coast States and S,0o9. OF over bali q
al, ia the Southern States
UoUsE.
WASHINGTON. Sept The House on
Saturday the bill FOR the adjustment q
the accounts Of laborers. work men and
mechanics arising under the eight-hour
Law.
THE intention o. he bll is 20 secure O. en-.
ployes ~ the Government pay fof tine they
have bee- required 60 work in excess q
eight hours since TIE passage a
the eight-hour law Jane - lss
II they have been required -
perform ten hours work per calendar
day 20 cDtltle them % the fuil price q csY's
woys or have suffered reduction = wages from
the standard price Of days work When vera
ias orly eight hours. they are. by the bliL 50 be
entitled % have their accounts rcae5nstcc upoa
the basis ~ q full days pas fof egft tcprs
labor. Tne ceFrerste aIlount required 20
settle ihese claims is about t3oon. hix
times in previous Congresses bills f0l 40 set.
flef1eui q these claims have se''u iaNoraiiv
reported by commlttecs. but fsilca g pass
both houses
The House then proceeded 10 the con
si1erancn Of the i.ll amending the
alien contract law. and 10 vas passed
without opposition. The bill prohibit
ing the employment OF convict labor ca
public works was passed. Also tie bin
10 prevent the purchase % supplies The
product Of convict labor, by The Unlted
States.
READY FoR RECIPROCITY
wAsnrSerox, Sept The reci proci-
ty amendment 20 the tariff bill reported
from TIE finance committee last week
was the subY.rs of an interview be-
1 tween Senator Aldrich and Nr. Men
Gonca. the BrazihSa envoy on special
mission 10 the United States. hr.
Mendoucs said shat the amendment as
re.orted by Senator kldrich was salts
factory 20 Brazil and that ~ would
be oue ~ the first countries
10 make concessions 90 the United
States in return FOR the removal ~ The
duty on sugar. Mr. Mendoncs said bis
Government would not Only remsve the
duty on farm products exported from
the United States but woula admit free
/ United StsSes agricultural implements
and nschinery and railroad equipment
and supplies. inelesing railroad iron
Z Brazil would also. be said. make re-
I ducsion % q; least - per cent in tbs
/ duty on cott.n and leather Goods sud
clothing from The United States.
Tnn AugornxNESr QUESTION.
WAsu,Norox. sept ). The iEtroduc-
I ton q tho Bdmvn5s resolution Ia
I the seaa.o does not indicate ne possi-
( lie tine Of the Adjournment - Con
4 gross. 1T Hlit IFA " fitetlAtt A"t W.
House and senate ~ clesr up work ~
Sepie' lef - and probably not by Oe-
tohar / Speaker Reed is quoted as
savipr tbst an &C iournment VIII prob
ably be bad October . The President
IL IS known. does rot expeet Con
vross 30 ret away hofore the ~ a3le
of October. In adlinoa 20 tho debate
f in the House and TIE serioas differences
I q be adjusted IN conference on the
/ tariff question. there is the contest
over she b'li to relieve tie Federal
courts which is before the Senate ani
ever the bankrupt blL witch seems
1 lsFelv 70 pass. an3 over fhs ard bHl
~ vhich the senate wiil ldoabfiess SUI.
stitvts re pure fooa BIZ fgr some other
1 measure.
nofF rozps cfIfsp ~.
WssH1keT0x- sept Secretary
/ Uisaoso has Issued another circDlsr
eEsr.v - redeem $40 COS ogC *
ser cent. bonds At ga. With interest
. - and incle8ine August ~ 1891 tre-
E siainr hey are presented not later thsn
I septeu ber -.
Dashed rsers Br.iss Oct
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