Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-02-13
Washington Notes.

In the Senate Friday, Mr.. Hale intro
duced a bill making February II, Presi-
dent Lincoln's birthday anniversary,
National holiday.
Last Thursday Congressman Phillips
introduced bill in the House granting
two condemned cannons and so cannon
balls to A. G.. Reed Post G. A. R. also a
bill to granting a pension OF SI2 per
month to Elizabeth Martin of this place,
a grand daughter OF a Revolutionary
soldier.
The Red Lake and White Earth In
dian reservations, comprising about a
million acres, forming part of the old
Chippewa reservation in Minnesota, will
be opened fer settlement on May I, by
proclamation to be issued.
On Monday Congressman Phillips Of
fered a bill in the House entitled "a
bill for the coinage OF silver dollars re-
stricted only by the law Of supply and
demand, and to maintain the parity OF
gold and silver without loss to the gov
ernment" 1t provides that owners OF
silver produced in the United States may
deposit it in the1nints and receive its mar
ket value on the day OF deposit in stand
ard silver dollars, sufficient amount OF
the bullion to be coined for this purpose
under the act OF 1873. The secretary OF
the treasury is to fix the market price OF
silver bullion, and he cannot be compeIl-
ed 70 have on hand at any time more
than 25,ooo, 900 ounces of silver. All
United States and treasury notes and
silver certificates under IS are to be re-
deemed i'll notes oflhigher denominations
and destroyed when the silver dollars
fall below par they are to be redeemed
in gold until they return to par and the
| purchase of bullion silver shall be sus-
pended in the interim. The seignioTage
is to be used in bringing this about
A shrewd boy in downtown Office in
New York made $6, 900 on an expendl-
ture of cents. The lad took advantage
Of the weakness in Secretary Carlisle's
bond issue notice, and now he is wealthy
according to the small boys standard.
When he read the bond notice he saw his
opportunity, and put in bid for $780,
600 of the bonds at price which insured
an award to him He sold his right to
receive the bonds for 5000. The only
expense he incurred was 2 cents for a
postage stamp to send his bid to Wash
ington.
Last week Governor Hastings appoint
ed W. c. Sproul of Chester and II. B.
| Richards OF Easton, commissioners from
| this State to the Mexican Exposition, to
be held in the City of Mexico, next sum-
mer.
In the judgment of the United States
Board of Engineers which investigated
| the subject, it will cost sI33,477, 1898 to
construct the Nicaraguan canal. This IS
| S64, 900, 900 in excess of the estimates OF
the company which now holds a charter
| from Nicaragua to build the waterway.
For obtaining the necessary data for the
formation of a canal project eighteen
months time and $4,000 will be re-
| qvired The most serious problem af-
| fecting the construction of the canal is
| the rainfall. A record of nearly IS feet
Of water in year Gil the Caribbean coast
diminished to 5H feet between the
| lake and the Pacific indicates the
| important results that mist ensue with
| reference to local drainage and engineer
ing construction. The report Of the board,
which consisted of Lieut.. Col. William
| Ludlow, U. S. A.. Mordecai Endicott,
| civil engineer, Y. S. NJ; and Alfred No
BILE, civil engineer, was sent by President
| Cleveland TO the House.