Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1886 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has agreed upon a substitute measure to take the place of the pending commercial bills. It provides for inviting the several Governments of the republics of Mexico, Central and South America, and the Empire of Brazil to join the United States in a conference at Washington to discuss and recommend to tlicir respective countries for adoption some plan of arbitration. Questions relating to the improvement of business intercouse among American nations are also to bo considered. A general order has been issued by the War Department announcing tho following assignments: Maj. Gen. J. M. Schofield to the Division c? Atlantia Maj. Gen. A H. Terry to the Division

of the Missouri. Mai. Gen. Howard to the Division of the Pacific. Brig. Gen. Crook was relieved of the command of the Department cf Arizona, and assigned to the Department of tho Platte, formerly commanded by Gen. Howard. Brig. Gen. N. A. Miles, now in commend of tlio Department of tho Missouri, has been assigned to the Department of Arizona. The majority of the House Committee on Elections has decide 1 to reject the claims of Frank H. Hurd to the seat from Ohio now held by Bomois. The following is a recapitulation of the debt statement issued on the Ist inst: JNTEREST-BEARINO DEUT. Bonds nt t ! » percent 5250.000.0 X) Bonds at 4 per cent 737.J50.i-.OJ Bonds at 3 per cent 1,4,092,100 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. 215,050 Navy pension fund at S per cent 14,000,000 Pacific Railroad bonds at« per cent. 64,023,512 Principal $1,240,681,102 Interest 11,832,323 Total $1,252,513,785 DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED SINCE MATURITY - . Principal $>,367,805 Interest 201,095 Total $5,571,0 50 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREBT. Old demand and legal-tender notes. $346,738.6)1 Certificates of deposit 1 ,925,000 Gold certificates ! 0,122,421 Silver certificates * ! 0,775.613 Fractional currency (less $8,375,934, estimated as lost or destroyed).... 6.954,01 ! Principal 516,517,717 Total debt— Principal $1,79!,567.014 Interest 12.033,419 Total $1.8J4,0C3,4C3 Less cash items available ,or reauetien of tbe debt 210,230,128 Less reserve held for redemption of U. 8. notes 100,000,000 Total $310,‘230,128 Total debt less available cash itemssl,4‘ 4,373,335 Net cash in the Treasury 75,381,099 Debt less cash in Treasury April 1, 1880 $1,417,992,235 Debt less cash in Treasury March 1,1886 1,432,080,119 Decreaseof debt during March $14,087,884 CASH IN THE TREASURY AVAIEABEE FOR REDUCTION OP THE DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates actually outstanding ....... $90,775,643 Silver held for silver certificates actually outstanding 90,122,421 U. 8. notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 11,925,000 Cash Held for matured debt and interest unpaid 17,404,2-U Fractional currency 2,780 Total available for reduction of the debt 5210,230,128 RESERVE FUND. Held for redemption of U. 8. notes, acts Jan. 14, 1875, and July 12, 1882 $100,000,000 "Unavailable for reduction of the debt— Fractional silver coin $28,822,637 Minor coin 515,313 Total $23,337,981 Certificates held as cash 8 1,048.302 Net cash balaneo on hand 76,380,199 Total cash in Treasury as shown by tho Treasurer’s general account.. $493,997,711