The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-27

The amounts In some OF these bill Is have been iu-
creased. The aggregate OF appropriations by the
time all the bills shall have been passed will prob
ably be one hundred and ninety millions.
Amendments 10 the Sundry Civil ApprO-
priation BilI.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations report
to amend the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill as
foows;-To authorize the publica ton OF the Stats
tics OF the International Congress; to appropriate
$4,000 for the continuation Of PoweE's survey Of
the Colorado River; $4,000 for road to the Yellow
stone National Park; $50, 900 for the completion
Of the survey OF the Isthmus OF Tehuantepec;
to strike out the provision for Custom
House at Fan River Mass; for the light
house at Isle Royale Lake Superior, and for light
house at Saginaw Bay, Michigan; TO reduce the
appropriation for the New York Post ONCE from
$1,000 900 to 81, 100000; to strike out the appro.
priation for appraisers stores at San Fran
cisco; 10 increase the appropriation for the
Boston Post Office to 100000, on certain condi-
tons; to reduce the appropriation for Benecia Ar
senal, California, $4,000; to appropriate $4,000
for telegraph lines tue Texas from tier; to re.
duce the appropriation for Rock Island Arsenal.
The Progra mime for Inauguration Day.
The Committee OF Arrangements, Senators Cra-
gin, Logan and Bayard, have just Issued the pro-
Crane for the Inauguration Of the President of the
United States, which will take place soon after the
installation OF the Vice President In the Senate
chamber. The places there assigne ed to the Prcsi-
dent, the Supreme Court Diplomatic Corps, heads
of Departments, Senators and Represe Natives
army and navy officers and others, are
particularly designated. After compile ting the Or
ganization Of the Senate, those assembled in the
chamber, including the President elect will pro-
coed to the platform Oh the central portico OF the
Capitol where the oath of ONCE Will be admins
tered to him by Chief Justice Chase, and he will
deliver his inaugural address. Upward Of three
hundred marines are now at the barracks. They
Will join the procession. and be commanded by Col
0ne McCaulley, Captains Damson, Remy Williams
and other officers
The preparations on the part Of citizens for the
Inauguration festivities are approaching compile
ton. They are on the grandest scale. The public
and private decorations will extend over the entire
city. The military display will be by far the finest
seen in this country In times Of peace and the
civic part OF the procession will he OF the most i'm
posing character.
Nominations by tho President. .f .
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day Luther s. Leach, to be collec
tor Of internal revenue for the Second district
OF Massachusetts,; Charles Stephani, collector OF
internal revenue for the Twelfth district OF Illinois,
Captain John M. Clitz to be commodore; Com.
mander L. D. Luce to be captain; Lieuten-
ant I. +. Kane to be commander; Master
w. J. Barnette to be lieutenant; Ensign
E. II. Taunt to be master; Lieutenant Com
mander B. P. Smith to be commander; Master
C.. I. Force to be lieutenant; Ensign d. d. V.
stuart to be master; Captain A. Bryson to be
commodore; Commander J. l.. Davis to be captain;
Lieutenant Commander c. M. Schoonmaker to be
commander; Master b. Noyes TO be Lieutenant; En-
sign d. Mahan to be master.
The Southern Claims Comm ission.
The Conference Committee on the disagreeng
votes OF the two houses the House bill to extend
the act establishing the Board OF Commissioners
for southern Claims have agreed to recommend to
their respective Houses that the bill pass extend.
ing the time for four years and limiting the time
In which claims shall be fled to the Cd OF March
next. The Commissioners have now on file nearly
twenty thousand claims, which will occupy their
time at least three years In adjudication.
shad for Our Rivers and Lakes.
The Deficiency bill contains an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the introduction of shad into the rivers
and lakes OF the United States, to be expended
under the Commissioner VI Fish and Fisheries