Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-12-21

for permanent annual objects, ex-
cept so far as they provide appro-
priations for the sinking fund for
the payment of interest or princi-
pal of the public debt, or of bonds
issued to the Pacific railroad COM
panies, be and the same are hereby
enacted to take effect on and after
June 80, 1880, and it shall be the
duty of the head of each depart
ment Of the government immedi-
ately upon the passage of this act
to transmit to Congress in the usual
way estimates of the amounts re-
quired for expenditures under ap-
populations effected for the next
fiscal year, and thereafter to in-
clude in the annual estimates sub
nitted to Congress such amounts as
may be required for the subsequent
year. Provided, however, that
nothing in this Act shall be CON-
strued to interfere with any pro-
vision of law relating to public
buildings, or TO prevent payment
of annuities to Indians, or of any
moneys received and heldin the ma
ture of trust for specific purposes, or
for which the government is to be
reimbursed, or for excess of duties
which have been paid into the
treasury.
Rebel War CIaims.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Goth. Rep
resentative Thompson, of Ken
lucky, Chairman of the Sub-Com-
mittee having charge of the classi-
fication of claims now pending be-
fore the House Committee on War
Claims, presented its report to the
full committee yesterday. The
main feature Of the report Is a dec
laration that the government is
not legally responsible for what
are popularity known as rebel war
claims, and that claimants are de-
pendent entirely upon the generos-
ity of the government for the pay
ment of them. The report and rec
ommendation of the subcommittee
will doubtless be adopted by the
full committee.
a Dying Wish.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20tb.-Chris-
tian +. Funch, shipping mer-
chant, who recently died, leaves
250.000 Danish crowns to his BROTH
er Emil, and 125,000 to his sister
Caroline. He also directs his body
to be taken to Milan, Italy, and be
cremated, and that the ashes be
buried at Copenhagen.
Gsviox pacn
NEW YORK, Dec. 0th.-The eX-
ecutors of the late Mr.. Bayard paid
back $1,000 to the st. Louis, AL
ton and Terre Haute Railroad COM
pany, in compliance with what
they understand to be the wish of
the testator Just before calling from
the calendar of the suit entered in
this city by that company to recov.
or $5e0,000 of the bonds withheld
by its Purchasing Committee. Rus
sell Sage had likewise paid back
100000. To day it is reported that
Samuel J. Tilden and Charles But
Ter, remaining members of the Pur-
chasing Committee held these
bonds first as surplus after the re-
organization of the company, and
afterwards divided them equally
among themselves.
Prospeca OF Another CQiurado Raii.
road War.
DENVER, Dec. 20th.-Advices
from Santa Fe indicate the possi-
billty of repetition of the same
struggle between the Denver and
Rio Grande Company and Atcbi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Com
pany, in the valley of the Rio
Grande, between Santa Fe and El
Paso, over the right of way, as in
the case Of the Grand Canon con-
fiiot, which has been going on for
the last twenty months in Colorado.
Both parties have located their
lines over practically the same
ground. The Rio Grande Company,
under q decision of the Supreme
Court, claims that it has q prior
right of choice, as we'll as first loca.
tion, and has warned all opponents
offits line. The Atchison Com
pany, claiming under the general
act of 1875, has put men to work at
places on the same line, and con-
fiict seems unavoidable. Each par
ty has large engineering force in
the field engaged in locating down
the valley ia q race for Ell Paso.