Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1885 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Laura De Force Gordon, of California, has been admitted to the bar of tho United States Supremo Court at Washington. Mrs. Gordon is the second woman who has been admitted to practice before this court, tho first being Mrs. Belva A. Look wood. The Secretary of the Navy has authorized Lieutenat George W. Stoney to make further explorations in Alaska with a party of three offioors and ten men. A steamlaunch will bo constructed In tho navy-yard at San Francisco, ana a schooner will convoy the expedition to Putnam Kiver. Following is the official monthly public debt statement: Bonds outstanding— Four one-half per cents $250,000,000 Four per cents 737,703.353 Three per cents 194,190,500 Refunding certificates 253,000 Navy pension fund H,000,000 Total Interest-bearing debt $1,196,148,850 Matured debt $5,955,945 Debt bearing no Interest— Legal-tender notes 846,739.181 Certificates of deposit 30,130,000 Gold and silver certificates 275,476,231 Fractional currency 6,969,003 Total without interest. $659,314,420 Total debt 1,801,419,215 Total interest 8,050,913 Cash in Treasury 460,341,803 Debt, less cash In Treasury 1,409,128,325 Decrease during Januarv 9,420,046 Decrease since June 30,'1884 40,921,910 Current liabilities— Interest due and unpaid $1,966,923 Bebt on which interest has ceased.. 6,955,94 5 Interest thereon 253,469 Gold and silver certificates 275,476/231 United States notes held for redemption of certificate of deposit 30,130,000 Cash balance available 146,559,233 Tot& l $460,341,803 Available assets— Cash in Treasury $460,341,803 Bonds issued to Pacific Railway Companies, interest payable by United States— Princinal outstanding $64,623,512 Interest accrued, not yet nald. 323,117 Interest paid by United States 65,038,209 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service $19,039 899 By cash payments, 5 per cent, net ’ v earnings 655,198 Balanoeof interest paid by United States 45,343,111 A report will be made to the House rs Representatives by the Committee on Foreign Affairs recommending the appointment of a new commission to consider the Venezuelan claims and declaring null the awards of tho commission appointed in 1868.