New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-15
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form or nearly 20.
Mr. Garfield is confident that the total appropriations
for support Of the Government for the next fiscal
year. be kept within 900. not including the
interest debt which will be reduction OF nearly
sscoOoo the appropriations made by the last Con
gress for the present fiscal year The saving will
tualy be much greater than this, for beside the
sl5os7oOoo appropriated last year. there number
OF permanent appropriations which had been running on
years and which have since been cut off, that IL
amounts required for the purposes for which they werc
originally made now appear In the annual Appropriation
bill. Last year they did not and II the amount spent
from these permanent appropriations had been included
In the bills for that year the total would have been In
creased by $4,000 900 or s7OocO The actual reduction
OF expenditures this year. II the appropriations kept
within sl5o,coOOO. will, therefore, be not far from
sl5OOO,oOc.
Attorneye General Williams before the House Com
mttee on Appropriations, today, to explain certain
items the estimates of his Department for the appro
priations for the fiscal year The estimates OF the
Department OF Justice about sOoOoO In OF
the appropriations for the purpose last The
increase consequence of the unusual expenses at
Tending the Enforcement Act for prosecution Of
the Kn-Klux organizations In the South.
number OF private bills reported iby the Committee
Claims in the House. day, were sent to the private
calendar by point Of order raised by Mr. Hoar. that
they contained appropriations. they therefore be-
considered ia Committee OF the Whole. Mr.; HOar's OBJ
ject get many bills upon the calendar a. posi-
BILE order 10 compel the House 10 take the calendar
the purpose OF reaching them and thus bring up the
the calendar and must be disposed Of before the others
can ne reached
III Senate in Executive session. this afternoon
hrmed the nomination Of Assistant Medical Purycyor
II Baxter 10 be Chief Medical Purveyor United States
Army. Dr. Baxter will be remembered by all the late
surgeons OF volunteers well by surgeons OF boards
enrolment throughout the country the only vOlun
teer surgeon who had any position given INN IN me
medical department OF the regular army higher than
THAI Of al Assistant Surgeon.
The steamship Narrsgansett Of the u Pacific Squad
ron Just been ordered Navigator Island 20 make
and sOundngs for the purpose OF determining
it, value for II commercial and naval station. This
understood to be in consequence OF recent
quest Of the Island Chiefs for the establishment of
prOectOrate by the United States and preliminary To
the consideration of proposition OF this kind, the Aus
asking for subsidy, is also favor OF the protectore,
ana i- urging the appointment of United States Com
mercal Agent FOR tne Island
The President acting on the advice Of Attorney Gen
eral Williams, has concluded 70 suspend hs request hat
DistrctAtorney Bates of tab shall resign, until the
Supreme Courc renders Its opinion in the of Clinton
AFT FL seibrecht argued last week and which involves
the question of the legality OF Judge McKeans pro-
ceed.nEs This sult brought in the Third
D.stCcu Court Of Utah 10 recover $4,000 from the
city Of Salt Lakethis sum being equal 10 three times
the value OF liquor destroyed by the city authorities.
under ordinance fOrbiddng liquors 10 be sold without
license which license Enge breoht had Gisrecarded
verdict was gwen Tor the ucieHuanL ana an appeal was
taken 10 the United States supreme Court on the plea
that the proceedings III the Utah Courts illegal the
jury having been summoned by United States
Marshal instead OF by Sheriff The case was
argued in the supreme Court last week and an opinion
irS IN I Idye NJ KealS Cou,t viii be DECIDED illegal:
hut the decision sustained the request for his
.suatiCn VIII probably De renewed. The President has
within day two assured Bates friends that he has
confidence ia ms ability ana integrity, but That ne re-
u Sted -csigatlOu suply account OF the conflict
VI authority between tie Judge AID the Attorney.