The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-24
WASHINGTON NOTES..
Matters of Moments From the Ma
tonal Capital
by Southern Assoclatod Press.

WAsHISGToS, August 23..-Tho Sec.
retary of Agriculture Is charged by
an act OF Congress to collect aud dis
seminnte information concerning the
public roads, 10 this end, and under
authority OF that law. Secretary Nor
ton tedny issued call for "road par
liument" in the hall of the House of
Representatives at Atlanta ON the 18th,
lS and 18th of October. 1895, under
tho auspices OF the Cotton States Ex.
position.
Tho invitation is urged upon all
State highway commissions. State mud
local roau Improvement associations,
aud upon commercial bodies and boards
OF trade and transportation, agricul
tural societies aud farmers orguuiza
tlons, agricultural colleges anl eugl
neering schools, societies OF civil euRi-
neerB, humaue societies, the League of
American Wheelmen aud carriage and
bicycle buildings ussociatIous, mud all
other organizations or individuals es
pecnlly concerned or experienced in
the Improvement of highways are like.
wise cordially solicited to be in atten.
dance or represented.
1t has been suggested that delegates
at lnrge muy DO appointed by the Gov.
ernors of States and asked 10 partlci.
pate aud report directly 10 the Gov.
ernment of each Commonwealth. The
importance OF general exchange of
views among those concerned liz road
legislation and construction throughout
the United States cannot be overesti.
mated. majority OF the States have
recently adopted new systems Of road
legislation. Many of them are en-
gagged in road construction under new
methods. A comparison OF methods
aud results will prove OF the utmost
value to the people.
The official report Of the board ap.
pointed to inspect the recently com.
pleted dry dock ut Port Royal, 3. C.,
was received at the Navy Department
to-day. 1t recommends that the dock
be not accepted il the present condi
tiou. According to the board the
gates should be strengthened, and
other defects corrected Acting Sec.
retary McAdoo said this AFTERNOON
that lie had taken no action in the
matter.
The Postoilics Department to day
made the annual allowances, as stated,
for clerk hire at the following post.
Offices; Key West, Fla, $4,000; Jack
son, Miss, s., 500; Marldisn, Miss,
s., 500.
Gold Withdrawals at Now York to.
day Tor export to Europe. as reported
to the Treasury. amounted to S935, 600.
This reduces the Treasury gold to
500, $40. ga. The Treasury began to.
day the payment Of the adjusted in-
come tax refund claim.
Attorney General Harmon was in
Washington to day en- route from Nan.
tncket. Mass, to White Suldhur
Springs. Va. At that place be viii
JOIN his family and spend the remain
der OF bis vacation, returning TO Wash.
ington about the middle of September.
MI. Harmon has spent three weeks
with his brother hunting aud fishing.
a dispatch appeared in some West
ern papers day or two agu to the
effect that the Department of Agricul-
tnre had revised It's report on Winter
wheat by increasing the average Weld
per acre from nine aud half to ten
bushels. This would indicate au IN.
crease III the total yield ngg1eguting
ii, 900. 900 bushels. Secretary Morton
aud Statlstician Robinson this after
noon requested the statement to be
made that no dispatch Of this kind had
been authorized by my one connected
with the department, and that has it
no foundation III fact
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