Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1891 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

A favorable report has been made on the bill to increase the pension of the widow of General Custer. The reduction in the public debt during December, as shown by the monthly statement issued from the Treasury Departs. _ ment Friday, is $11,005,397. The total debt Friday, less cash in the Treasury, is $S62,s 430,541. _ _

Postmaster general Wanamaker has practically abandoned hope of the adaption of his postal telegraph scheme. He is as earnest in the advocacy of the proposition as ever, and says he is more firmly convinced of its practical utility than ever, believing that it will be a great benefit to the country at largo without entailing expense upon any one, but says he recognizee that Chairman Bingham, of the Honse committee on postofflcea and post roads, will not urge the adoption of the billand that since there is so little time remaining at this session, any serious contention over a measure of such magnitude would defeat its success, even . though there were a large majority In Its favor There is a decided majority of the House Committee on Postofflces and Post-roads in favor of the bill, and Chairman Sawyeri of the Senate Committee, is an ardent advocate of it, yet the indifferent attitude of Chairman Bingham will likely bring about the defeat of the consideration of the measure. Mr. Blount, of Georgia, a member of the House committee, said that the bill would not roeeive consideration.

Some Interesting statistics have befln prepared by Secretary Metcalf of tbe State Board of Health, and will be embodied in his report to the Governor. The total number of deaths from all causes is 14,859. If the number of still born be included this number is increased to 16,707 Tae total number of births for the year la 34,626. Of these 17,491 were male children and 15,563 are females; 672 are colored, 848 still born. There were 871 twin births and 4 triplets; 667 were illegitimate. The whole number of marriages'during the fiscal year was 18,616—200 less than last year. Of the contracting parties 18,263 were white and 383 were colored. Of American birth there were 17,098 grooms and 17,386 brides; of foreign birth, 1,189 grooms and 818 brides. Tbe nationality of the remainder was not reported. The number under twenty years included 328 grooms and 4,674 brides; ten grooms and four brides were between seventy and eighty yearn of age; six grooms and on* 1 bride*were over eighty years of age