The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-23

For the survey of the Pacific coast. $4,000.
For repairs of vessels used in coast survey
For the completion of the survey Of lakes. SS50OO
MISCELLANEOUS.
For record of the war of the rebellion. $3.50.
For Fort Ieavenworth Military Prison, $4,000.
For barracks at Fort Monroe, S34 900.
Fer artificial limbs. 100000.
For the support of the National Home Tor DISABLED
Volunteer Soldiers, $500
For the repair and preservation of the navy yards
100000.
To pay the State Of Georgia in fun settlement of
advances made to the United States in suppressng
Greek. Seminole and Cherokee Indians S72296
Signal Service. S375,0OO.
Construction and repair of telegraph lines $45 900.
Springfield (AIass.j Arsenal, sos 900.
Rock Island Arsenal, $lT7,OOO
Benica Arsenal, $4,000.
The sale Of the P:kesve (NId) Arsenal is provided
for.
The Capitol and grounds $4,000.
Reconstruction of the Patent Office, s150Oo0.
Fishery Commission. S124500.
Paper. engraving. printing. express charges, &C.,
for national currency. 100000.
Transportation of United States securities 100000
Furniture for buildings under the Treasury
Department at San Francisco, Atlanta and Little
Rock. S120.0OO
s7 s%RSr''Sns 00an's'i'''ns ana similar i'i0n''
For the District of Columbia. s3loG,723.
The bill will aggregate about sl70OO,000. The est
mates amounted to nearly S22.00O0O0 The bill for
similar expenses Of the current year aggregated
$24,750,000.
! DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF PAYING THE AR
y REARs OF PENSIONS.
The Secretary of the Interior. in letter to the
Speaker of the House, requests attention to the
concentrations of the Commissioner of Pensions for
adjusting pension claims under the recent act for the
payment of These Recommendations en-
acted into law would greatly the facilities OF
the meritorous claimant to obtain speedy settle
mcnt of his and thereby protect his interest.
They would be obstacle only in the way
of those who attempt to defraud the gov
eminent. The Secretary says that since the
passage of the late act the calls account of pen
sions have been more than ten times numerous
for year previous and average not less than 140 per
day, coming from all parts Of the country. The
tendency is also evidenced by the great number of
rejected claims more than two thousand) which
have been called up for examination since the 25th
of January. Many Of these claims which were
barred under section LAT Of the Revised Statutes.
but tho number belonging to this class is unprece-
dented in the history of the Office, altogether show
ing that under the indictments Of the Arrears act
there is general movement among the persons who
have been the service to obtain pensions of whom
there supposed to be upward of million
living who have applied for pensions.
This extraordinary activity in presenting claims,
when taken in connection with the fact that despite
every effort to settle them the files of undetermined
has constantly increased must inevitably
whelm the bureau under the present system, and
the delays which attend the settlement Of claims
amounting practically to denial of justice in many
cases, will not only be equally prolonged but extend
to much greater number of cases; and while the
honest claimant will too often be deprived of his
rights because he is too conscientious to manufac-
ture testimony tho government will be dcfrauded
by the more INSCRIPTIONS.
PACIFIC RAILROAD FUNDS
The Secretary of the Treasury in o communion
ton to the House. calls attention to the fact that tho
reouires moneys received from ti,pa
from the Pacific railroads, account of tho pay
OF the principal Of the debt and the seannua
interest to be invested in United States bonds. As
he says the law gives preference to the five per cent
bonds which will be called in and funded into four
per cent bonds within year after it is due he
recommends that the law be modified so as
authorize the Secretary to invest the amounts in
the first mortgage bonds of the respective roads, as
authorized by the act of July q 1864. This would
the Secretary says. give the roads better rate
terest the fund, without detriment to the United
States which. preferred creditor. is interested
to extent of the preferred bonds AS these bonds
are prior lien on this fund better investment cam
not for the fund ITSELF be obtained long as they
can be purchased below market rate Of the cur
rency skies.
LONG LIST OF NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session, to-day confirmed
the following nominations
Horatio c. Burchard. of Illinois. Director Of the
Collectors of Customs-John p sanborn Huron,
Mich. Thomas J. Hodson. Crisheld. Md; Digby V.
Bell. Detroit, Mich.
Collector Of Internal Revenue-Delos w. Minshall,
Seventh Indiana district.
United States District Attorney-Ossian Ray New
United states Marshals-James Torrans Arkansas:
John Parker. Western district Of Michigan.
Register of Land Ofce-Chas. b. Fox oxford, Neb.
Rear Admiral the retired list-Commodore
Charles Boerman.
Transfer in the ARMY
Second Lieutenant Abel l.. Smith, Nineteenth in
fantry. to the Tenth cavalry.
postmssters.Rhode Island-E D. Pendleton; West
Philo Hail. Branford. New York-Charlcs d.
Wheeler, Greene; Elias H. Davis, Avon: Aonzo
q. Ball. Havana; William shraker. Allegheny; John
l.. Bisscn watervile. New Jcrsey-John L. Runyon
Morrstown; William I. Kelley. Smthve; Rufus
Ogden, Keyport; Henry D. Wilson. Camden. Ohio
George W. Deatlic Defiance; Samuel Watts. Jr
Ada: william T. Barkalow. Franklin; John Kahi:
nois-Allin F. Miller. Galva: f. Gawier. Rockford.
Iowa-Thomas NJ. Atherton, Usage. Michigan
George A. Wells, st. Johns: George c. Codd Detroit
wisconsin--lIenry A. Patterson, GAINESVILLE; Lewis s.
Fisher Sparta; William W. Watson. Rawlings
Prairie: Charles Seymour. La Crosse: James W. Fer
gison. Neillsville. Minnesota-Amhcrst Il. Graves
Red Wing, Kcntucky-John Taylor Richmond;
Robert W. Lamptoon. Ashlands James Howard
Mount Sterling; J. G. swan Wnersmith. Elizabeth
town. Missouri-Gcorgc A. Patect. Mexico.
CLOSED UNTIL 1876.
The large iron SAFE known "thc centennial safc.'
on exhibition at the late Centennial Exhibition.
tributed by Mrs. c. f. Diehm, closed at to-
day in the statuary hall of the Capitol I'm the pres
of large number of spectators. though no
formal ceremony was observed One OF the two in
scriptions on the inner side of the doors Is fol-
lows:-'In memory OF those whose names appear
upon the pages Of the albums deposited within and
who rendered distinguished services to the country.
and the other il. 1T is the wish of Mrs. Dchm that
this safe may remain closed until 1876 10 be opened
by the Chief Magistrate of the United States
The inscription the front of tho safo
is. Dedicated TO the people OF the United
States, July 4, 1876" In addition to the