Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS.

estimates are over $24 ,O0O,U OU. Nearly
$4,000. 900 is appropriated for census
taking. AS reported from the House
committee on appropriations, it con-
tains tile following distinctively Paci-
fic coast items; Appraisers store, San
Francisco, for completion Of building,
fencing, grading, and for having APP
proaches made, $4,000; Mare Island
navy yard, for completion Of stone dry
dock, $4,000; coast survey, for con.
tinuation Of survey Of Pacific coast,
the Columbia and other rivers, and the
head Of either tidal influence or Of
ship navigation, deep sea soundings,
temperatures, currents, and dredgings
along and also in the japan stream
flowing off these coasts (tho triangu.
lation toward the eastern coast aud
furnishing points for State surveys,
the preparation and publication of
charts Of the coast, pilot and other re-
suits Of the work, and purchase of
material therefor, including compen-
sation Of civilian employees, $l6l, 900.
Lighthouses, etc.--for continuing the
erection Of first-class lighthouse and
steam fog signal on Tillamook Head,
Oregon, $50, 900; for completing light
house and establishing fog signal at
Point-no-Point, Admiralty Inlet, w. T.,
$4,000; to enable the secretary Of the
treasury to use revenue steamer for
protection Of Government interests on
fur seal islands, and sea otter hunting
grounds and generally for enforcement
Of laws in Alaska. $4,000; for sala-
rics and travelling expenses of treas
ury agents at the Alaska seal fisheries,
$4,000; for the construction, main
tainance and use ofmilitary telegraph
lines on the Mexican and Indian from
tiers and in the northwest, SIS, 900;
for surveying private land claims in
CALIFORNIA and Office expenses, $40, 900;
ditto in Arizona, $4,000; ditto in New
Mexico, $4,000; for appraiselnent and
sale Of The Dalles military reserva-
ton in Oregon and other abandoned
reservations, 49, 90; for surveying
public lands throughout the United
States, 100000, contingent expenses
Of the surveyor generals effice of Cali
fornia, $4,000; Nevada, Oregon and
oil the territories, 81 500 each; ex-
peases Of territorial courts in Utah.
$4,000; for collection of statistics of
annual production of statistics of an
nual production of the precious metals
OF the United States, So 900, to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the sec
rotary Of the treasury
The legislative, executive and Judi.
cial appropriation bill was passed by
the Senate with very few changes in
Pacific coast items. The Senate
makes the salaries Of all surveyor
generals Except California; precisely
equal in amount, namely $4,000 each.
which is, in most cases, reduction
from the amounts passed by the House.
Tho California surveyor generals
salary is fixed at $2,75o. The mint
appropriations, heretofore reported
are not changed, the total for San
Francisco being the large amount of
$500, 100; for Carson City, 1926, 600
These sums, in each instance, are the
inil amount of the department esti.
mates. The final retention of his
liberal provision for the Carson mint
IS specially noteworthy. for il will set
ut rest all apprehension of removal
or abandonment of that institution
IL may be added that the proposition
has never had any chance of passa.,a
through the Senate against Senator
Jones determined opposition and IN