Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1892 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

_r — No final decision has been reached by the President and Secretary Foster as to the men to be chosen to represent the United States in the international mono-* tary conference, but it is probable, as has been announced, that Senator Jones ol Nevada; Senator Allison, of Iowa; Henry t W. Cannon, of New York, and Gen Francis A. Walker, of Boston will be four ol the five. The Senate Wednesday finally disposed of the Chicago exposition provisions of the sundry civil bill. Mr. Quay’s amendment to close the exposition on the “first day of the week,” commonly called ‘‘Sunday,’ 1 1 was adopted, without division, after a motion to table it had been defeated by a vote of 4to 1. A further amendment by Mr. Peffer, to prohibit the sale of all intoxicants in the exposition, except for “medi- [ cal, mechanical or scientific purposes,” was adopted in committee of the whole by ■ a narrow matority of ?. With these con" i di lions attached the Senate voted .to issue to the world’s fair managers ten million souvenir half dollars. Discussion was still in progress upon other items in this Im-, portant sundry civil appropriation bill When the Senate adjourned. Senator Sherman introduced a bill cn . the 14th for the repeal of certain parts ol the act directing the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury notes theron, approved July 14th, 1890, The bill provides that so much of the act a s directs the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase, from time to time, silver bulfloh Ao the aggregate of 4,500,000 ounces, or Buch portion thereof, as may be offered in, each month, at the market price and to issue in payment for such purchase of silver bullion treasury notes of the United States, is repealed, to take January 1, 1893, Provided, however, that the act shall not in any way affect or impair or change the legal qualities, the redemption or use of the treasury notes issued under said act.

It is stated by the Department of Agriculture that the inspection of meats, and especially pork, by the officers of that department, under the act of March 3,1891, has had the effect of adding at least 1 cent per poujod to the value of hogs marketed since the Withdrawal of foreign prohibition, which resulted from the enforcement of the act. The department says: “The efficiency of the inspection is well attested by the increased price in the market, not only of this country, but of the world, of American meats bearing the inspection certificate of the Department of Agriculture. Meats bearing thislcertiflcate command half a cent more per pound in our own markets; and, although the law in in Great Britian does not exact our inspection as a pre-requisite to importation, the packers have advices from their agents in that country that the United States certifi- 1 cate on American pork adds from 1 to i shillings per hundred to its market value. The packers are, in consequence, urging the department to increase the inspection facilities so as to enable them to enlargM their shipments of inspected meats u>Great Britian.” j

Hostess What has become off Sandy Smith, who stood so high in! vour class. Alumnus—Oh, he’s taken orders. Hostess—He’s in thd ministry, then? Alumnus—No; in aj restaurant. * - I - Unappreciated. —So you wrote he J a poem? Yes, replied the youud man, sadly. What did she sayl She said she admired my letter, buj she didn't quite understand mJ method of using capitals.