The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-30
WASHINGTON.
The Springer Finley Fight
Chinese Treaty Com
missiOners. Etc.

Washington, 29.-The debt state
melt Will show a decrease during
April Of S12, 000.0 600 or more
The treasury purchased 425,OCOI
ounces of silver for the Philadelphia
and San Francisco minis.
In the Washburne DJnnelly mai
ter, Finley denied that he ever wrCta,
inspired or saw the letter. lie had
referred 10 DJnnelly's constituents in
his long letter to Springer, under the
mead, Those personally most in
terested" De explained various
passages OF his letters, claiming they
we're written in all earnestness and
honesty; be had Understood Springer
to say be favored seating DON
nelly and would go vote he
never believed Springer doubted DON
nelly's right to his seat; he had not
meant Tilden by the expression,
Friends in New York" Ii was re
ported that Tilden was working
against Donnelly. Tilden never e1-
pressed to witness any wish on the
subject. The air was filled with ru-
mors about December that Wash
burne was ready to use money to in
huence the committee. VIM. II
King told the witness that if money
was any object Washburne would not
hesitate to use it. He was at Spring
er's house. March 10sb, and was
politely and cordially treated, ana
there vas no intimation respecting
the letter of March 9Th; yet three
hours later DonDelly told witness that
Springer was angry with witness for
writing the letter. Adjourned.
The House committee on Opprc-
prialions, to-day, agreed to recon-
mend that tue Senate provision in Ihe
consular and diplomatic bill, of ST Goa
for the expenses of the Chinese treaty
commissioners. be increased by adding
$4,000 for the salary OF a secretary
81, 500 for interpreted, and $500
Tor the incidental expenses o
the commission, thus making
the total appropriation $34 COO
including ths salary of $4,000 tOl
eech Commissioners. Secretary ETait
asked the House committee iCr IT
increased grant Of at less; $50. 000 Il
l0r0vide for the necessarily heavy tx
|penses of the commissioners and the
attaches, such as renting and fur
nishing house in Pekin expendi
lures IN travelling 10 and from China
but 1t Is believed that tie deficit wiI
be made good through the iosttu
mentality OF L committee of con
| ference before the bill goes 70 III,
President.
| Secretary Evarts gives Dime
party to Messrs. Swift AID TTescaI
10 morrow evening, to which 'b
Pacific Coast senators and represent
atiye, Justice Field and sevela
prominent members of the fOreig
affairs committees Of both houtes ar
iavited.
III the ways and means commit ct
to-day, q motion OF Frye vas lost I
adopt as q separate Measure the fn
section Of the houp iron bill, gIauliu
relief TO contractors. The secon
; section, imposing % per cent. a
. caLorem duty CT hoop iron. was agree
TO-, and the entire bill, having bee
approved, will be reported to tn
House.
The House committee on educatio
ordered favorable report upon tn
bill to constitute q commission to II
port on the amendment of the ortho
! graphy of public documents.
Senator Ingalls, bill to facilitsl
treasury business provides for the a.
pointment. by the President. OF
commissioner Of accounts, at a salar
, OF $1,000, whose duty it shall be
examine the system Of bookkeepiu
and accounting of the treasury, il
: Guiding the custom house, mints, sui
treasures and assay offices, and pre-
pare a system for tle entire service
The bill provides. also. for depu,
commissioner of accounts at a saiar
of $1,000, both 10 be experts.