The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-21
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY SHEET


ana the House. Appropriations for army transports
t1sn are all Ieduoed about one million eight hun
dred thoueAnd dollars In anticipation of the Pacific
Rairsads being no longer paid half In cash, II Con-
gress enact the pending proposition TO that erect
DceatOf- Another Raid ON the Tressury'
Another1of the many devices FOR depicting the
Teasuryewas defeated In the House to-day aiter
hard struggle. 1t was based upon the recempusar
ton of'the accounts OF the War OF 1917, ana pro
posed 70 abstract $S,6oo,ooo, to Do distributes
among half dozen states. New Yorks portion
was about one hundred thousand dollars wnile
Virginia was 70 receive 100000. vote TO lay on
the table was lost by one majority; but, on the
ensl passage, the bill was lest BY eighteen ma
.iority, Il would be matter OF surprise, were IL
not OF requent occurrence lately. to democrats
like Kerr and Beck fav0riny schemes Of this char
ac&er.
The Two Per Cent Bill Checked.
The Senate has thrown away another afternoon
on the Two Per Cent bill. on which Thurman, Pratt
and Edmunds grated until every ones patience was
exhausted. Mr.. HIM. OF Georgia. rose and read Q
funeral Grafton on Representative from his State,
Speer BY name, whs died during tho last recess,
thus preventing vote On the bill, and tomorrow
II win be antagenized by the bill for printing the
debates and BY the appropriation bills.
The Appropriations for Deficiencies.
The House Committee on Appropriations to-day
considered the deficiency estimates for the year
ending June 30. 1S1a ana prier years, bat TOOK NO
action. Secretary Boutwell,. Secretary Belknap
and other ofncess Of the government Will appear
before the committee to explain the amounts re-
qutred for their respective departments. The es-
Inmates for deficiencies are 90 iollows:-Congress,
1905; Department OF State 1854, oel; Treasury De.
partment, $l,7o7,e2l; War Department. $2,s 800;
Interior Department., $2S Ooe; Department Of Ag-
riculture, g. $50; Department OF Justice, $500
Judicial, 1904. Total, 50, 22l, 2es.
Secretary Boutwell, I'm Explan alton OF
tho Shipping Act.
Secretary Boutwell, has addressed the following
letter to the Hon. John Lynch
SIR have received your letter Of the nth
department, all masters Of vessels Of the United
States engaged in the foreign trade must present
inc of ee.
ing Irepy that under the construction given to tine
nS s S the a' ne
require the masters OF vessels bound to the British
OF n RpdS e %
vessels bound as above described . copy or the
under the act Of July 90 1S4o, in the same manner
as before the passage OF the act to authorize the
proved June 2, 1872.
The President ON q Visit.
President Grant left for Baltimore at noon to-day
to attend the Union Orphan Asylum Far. and re-
turned tonight.
Minister Thornton's Last Card Rccep.
ton.
The last Of the evening card receptions OF Sir
Edward Thornton for the season took place to-
night. The company comprised some Of the most
prominent gentlemen occupying executive, judi
cal and legislative stations. together with full
representation Of the diplomatic corps. Many Of
them were accompanied by their ladies.
John 3. Mosby Declines Legal Plckings.
Colonel John s. Mosby having been rendered the
position Of government counsel in certain legal
cases, called 1t the Department Of Justice to-day
and respectfully declined the appointment.
Colored Inauguration Ball.
Prominent eolored persons of Washington are
making extensive arrangements for On Inaugural
ton ball on the 9Th Of March. They say they are
satisfied with the admission OF the right to attend
the white peoples ball on the 4th Of March, but
In view Of oil the circumstances they think 1t bet
ter to have one of their own.
Treasury Balances.
The balances in the Treasury at the close OF bus
ness to-day were:-
Special deposit OF legal tenders Tor the
redemption OF certificates OF deposit. 90 200
CON- including $23, $50, 900 in coin certin-
10, 127Sl0