Washington News

Washington, Nov. 21. - The report of the Commandant of tUe United States Marine Corps shows that on October 1 there were 1,890 enlisted men in the corps. Washington, Nov. 22. - The Secretary of the Treasury has made a ruling that hereafter merchants who are selected as reappraising officors must be oitizens of the United States. Washington, Nov. 23.- The publication of the twenty-second volume of the tenth census report, which was issued yesterday, completes the most elabórate work of the kind ever undertaken in the world. The cost was over f6,000, 000. Washington, Nov. 23.- United States Treasurer Hyatt in his annual report says the net revenue for the year ended June 30 was $379,266,074; expenditures, $297,924,801. As compared with 1SS7 tho revenues were $7,862,797 greater and the expenditures f7,387 less. Silver dollars coined dur ing the year, Í32,4S4,673, making the total eoinage $299,424,790. Total purchases on bonds for the sinking fund, $51,464,300; net premium paid, exclusive of accrued interest, $8,270,842; gold and silver bullion and all kinds of notes and certilicates outstanding June 30, 1887, $1,995,259,882; same June 30, 1888, J2.093,562,072; redemption of United States notes during the year, 563,352,000; silver certilicates issued, $105, 896,000, mostly of HO and under; certificates redeemed, (21,947,878. At the cloie of the year the Treasurer held 78,312,650 United States bonds to secure National bank circulation, and 156,128,000 to secure public moneys held by depositing banks. Washington, Nov. 23.- Senator Sherman, who has returned, expre-sses the opinión that no further action will be taken on the tariff by the present Congress. It is believed here that this means an extra session of the Pifty-first Congress to consider the tariff, provided that body is surely Kepublican. Washington, Nov. 25.- The regular monthly primary statement of foreign commerce issued from the Bureau of Statistics shows that exports of merchandise during October past aggregated in value f74,714,395, against f70,033,439 in October, 18S7. Imports for the month were valued at f66,234,653, against 560,963,257. Washington, Nov. 25. - During October past 40,365 immigrants came to this country, against 44,166 in October, 1887. Germany furnished the greatest number, 10,166; England and Wales, 7,477; Irelanc 5,530; S weden and Norway, 4,250; Italy, 2,785, and Scotland, 2,094. Washington, Nov. 26. - The annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue seys that the total receipts from internal revenue during the last year were $124,326,475. The cost of coüecting the internal revenue taxes for the year was $3,978,283. The Commissioner's tables show that a total of 56,000,000 pounds of oleomargarine were manufacturedduring the year the receipts from the taxation during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, being {864,139, of which $653,355 came from the taxation of two cents a pound. Washington, Nov. 26.- The PostmasterGeneral has submitted his estimates for appropriations for the postal service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890. They aggregate $66,812.073, as against $60,860,233, the appropriation for the present fiscal year. Washington, Nov. 27.- Senator Quayannounced yesterday that the Republicans would have a majority of nine in the next House, and said he did not believe the Democratie Governors would give certiflcates of election to men who are not elected, simply because they are Democrats. It now appears that upon the face of the returns the Republicans have all the disputed districts and that it is only by a recount or mandamus proceedings that they can be deprived of the certificates. Washington, Nov. 27.- The Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service in his annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1888, says there were 222 lifesaving stations in operation; the disasters numbered 411, and 17 persons were lost. The estimated value of the vessels and cargoes involved was $9,555,283, and of this amount $7,776,405 was saved. The number of vessels totally lost was 71.