Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1899 — WASHINGTON GOSSIP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

The following detailed tabulation of the Senate complexion at the present writing, and as it will be when Congress next convenes (barring deaths), will be worth preserving for future reference: Repnb- Demo- I’opu- Sil- IndeStsrte. Ilcau. crat. list. ver. pndt. Alabama 2 Arkansas .... 2 •California.. 1 Colorado... 1 .. .. 1 Connecticut. 2 •Delaware.. .. 1 Florida ....... 2 Georgia 2 Idaho 1 .. 1 Ilinols 2 Indiana .... 2 lowa 2 Kansas .... 1 .. 1 Kentucky .. 1 1 Louisiana .... 2 .. .. .« Maine 2 .. .. .. Maryland ..2 .. .. .. . Massa’etts .2 .... .. .. Michigan ..2 Minnesota .2 Mississippi ... 2 Missouri 2 Montana ... 1 1 Nebraska .. 2 Nevada .. ... 1 1 N.H’mpshire 2 New Jersey. 2 New York.. 2 N. Carolina. 1 .. 1 N. Dakota .2 Ohio ....... 2 Oregon ....2 .. .. .. .. •Peunsyl’a .1 R. Island... 2 S. Carolina ... 2 S. Dakota.. ~ .. .. .. 2 Tennessee ... 2 Texas 2 'Utah ' 1 Vermont ... 2 Virginia 2 Washington. 1 1 .. .. W. Virginia. 2 .. .. .. . t Wisconsin .2 .. .. .. Wyoming ..2 ... .. .’ Totals .. ’sl 27 3 3 RECAPITULATION. Republicans ......51 Independents Democrats 27 Vacancies ......... i Populists 3 - Silver 2 Total 9( Sitting members..B6 Republicans 5 Republicans ......51j Combined oppoeiDemocrats 271 tlon 3“ —i Republican majorlRepublican maj’ty.24| ty over all 14 •Vacancies by reason of failure of legislatures to elect. s The monthly statement of the Government receipts and expenditures shows total receipts during July of $48,054,258, as against $43,847,108 for July, 1898. The expenditures during last month were $56,561,090, as against $74,263,475 for July, 1898. The receipts last month from customs were $16,971,454; internal revenue, $28,322,574; miscellaneous, $2,760,229. This is an increase as compared with July, 1898, of about from customs, $2,200,000 from internal revenue, and about $254,000 from miscellaneous sources. The expenditures on account of the War Department last month were $19,291,080, against $34,774,153 for July, 1898, and for the navy, $5,090,245 against $8,514,279 for July, 1898. The monthly statement of the comp troller of the currency shows that at tht close of business July 31 the total circu lation of national bank notes was s24lp 541,878, an increase for the month o: $273,192 and for the year of $18,845,008 The circulation based on United Statei bonds amounted to $205,768,304, an in crease for the month of $504,210 an? for the year of $10,075,619. The circu lation secured by lawful money aggre gated $35,773,574, a decrease for th« month of $224,828, but an increase fa the year of $4,769,389. The amount a United States registered bonds on de posit to secure circulating notes was $230,464,110, and to secure public deposits $69,849,940.

Lack of target practice among thr troops in Cuba, which lessens the effl ciency of the army, is to be remedied Books for preserving the records of th various commands and individuals if small arms practice are being distribut ed by the officers of the Department o Havana. Under the present system o training a soldier must first be able t tell how many steps are necessary in gu ing from 200 to 1,000 yards, and he mus be able to judge with his eye within per cent of the exact distance of an oh ject within those limits before being per mitted to fire a ball from his rifle. Whe: able to do this a soldier is then drilled ii firing nt what are called lying, kneeliw and standing figures at distances varying from 200 to 1,000 yards. He is trainee in firing not only at moving objects, bul while he himself is walking or running Company volley firing is also a part at the drill.

United States Treasurer Roberts, in his official compilations, will not make a separate account of the new gold certificates issued under the recent order of Secretary Gage, but will simply add new issues to the amount of certificates previously outstanding. The total gold certificates outstanding July 31, which is the last official statement given to the public by the department, was $34,251,520. The count of new certificates will therefore be from that as a base line. According to the report referred to this $34,000,000 in gold certificates includes $4,476,860 in denominations of S2O, $2,533,250 in denominations of SSO, $3,473,900 in denominations of SIOO, $3,277,500 in denominations of SSOO, $5,361,000 in denominations of SI,OOO, $4,770,000 in denominations of $5,0(10 and $10,360,000 in denominations of SIO,OOO. Treasurer Roberts reports that the banks are not making as heavy demands as was anticipated for “to order” certificates of $5,000 and $lO,000, but he supposes this is because they do not care to be in the early rush. The Petersburg National Battlefield Park, for which Congress will be asked to make an appropriation, is to be located in front of Petersburg, in Prince. George County, Va. It will be three miles long and a mile and a half wide, and will cover 3,040 acres, extending from the Appomattox river on the north to the Jerusalem plank road on the south and west. It will be bounded on the east by the original Confederate works, and on the west by the last Confederate works. The park is to contain a great many of the original fortifications.