The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-01-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.
What Congress ia Doing Departmsntai
and Social Gossip.

Auc WIG OF SeuatOr OOCkTeli Oh
Missouri died Of pneumonia on the
9Th.
The Senate judiciary committee has
against the confirmation Of
Judge Hornblower rs justice Of the
Supreme Court.
Representative De Armand Of Mis-
souri, has introduced bill looking to
the removal, OF the national capital to
some point in the West.
The Senate subcommittee is dill
gently investigating the Hawaiian
revolution. 1t is possible that several
persons ut Honolulu will be asked to
come and testify.
The Democrats succeeded in getting
a quorum on the Sth and thus were
enabled to take up the Wilson tariff
bill. The debate will close on the
10Th Of January when vote will be
taken.
When Congress resumed its session
on the Bird the Democrats tried to take
up the tariff bill at once, but failed
for lack Of quorum, the Republicans
refusing to vote. The attendance in
the Senate was also small,
The Pnnplists il the H".'a'- d I
ting the tariff bill before the House.
Messrs. Pence and Bell say the bill is
Objectionable in that it lowers the
duty on Mexican lead ore.
The Democrats in the House were
able to do nothing last week as they
could not secure quorum. This was
due to the antipathy Of the Rcpub-
licans and the apathy Of several Dem
ocrats to whom some parts Of the tariff
bill are obnoxious.
Judge Long, of Michigan, has been
restored to the pension rolls at s72 per
month. He had been cut down to $50,
but the law passed in December pro-
hibiting such action without giving
thirty days notice forced restoration
Of the old rate.
The secretary Of state and the Brit
ish ambassador are pursuing ncgotia-
tions for an agreement upon regula-
tons to police Bchring sea- 1t is i'm
portant that these regulations should
be agreed upon before the opening of
the sealing season. The formalitics
to be gone through between the two
governments will inevitably consume
much time.
The treasury department has pre-
pared statement Of the amount Of
currency in various countries. The
amounts per capita are as follows;
France, 1861; Belgium, s2G.70; Aus
tralia, s2G05; United States, $3.50;
Netherlands, s24,34; Great Britain,
$50, ~; Germany, SIS Sc; Mexico, 81.
Total, gold money, s3,9Ol, 800, 900;
silver, 81, 1871, 100. 900; uncovered "a
per money, $500, 900, 900.
Mr.. Oates has introduced currency
bill that is attracting some attention.
Hc would coin the scignioragc in the
treasury. or Iatber issue. .honsdkssg,sipws:t
900. Then he would issue notes
against the silver bullion in the treas
ury to the amount Of about $40, 900,
600. This would make an aggregate
ofbetween $50. 900, 600 and $3.50, 600,
600, with onc-third that amount in the
treasury us n redemption fund. 1t can
be easily seen how this would restore
confidence in the use Of the silver
note, which is the equivalent Of sill
yer coin, and force it into circulation,
where it is seldom seen now.
The public debt statement issued by
the treasury department on the 2nd
hho"h 'hc uet iHcicast III inc utDt,
less cash in he treasury, for the montl,
Of December TO have been 81, SCI ,6G2.
The reduction in the cash balance
during the month was si,s2l, OGl
The interest-bcaring deb, is 1855, OLA,
80, the debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity is sl,9l3, $50,
and the debt bearing no interest is
$276, G53, OF, total debt Of 5000, CHS,
9l7. The gold reserve is $50, SOL 900,
and the ne, cash balance 80, ls3, 49,. a
total available balance Of 500, 375. 555,
decrease during the month Of 81, sd.
OGl. The total cash in the treasury
is s737 ga, 70i.
The total number Of postoilices in the
January /, 1894 is Gs,S0G. The mum,
Der Of Offices in the three presidential
classes is 3, i2i. There are l5l in tho
first class, where the receipts arc
more than 100000; ga in the second
class, where the receipts range from
5000 to $4,000, and $500 in the
third class, whore the receipts rang.
from q, 600 u =, 800. There arc also
0s3G3 fourth elass Offices, whero mp.
latntnsets of pos:mastcrs arc not
No. BY the president, and where the
- eesation Of the postmn-tcrs for