The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-11
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OF Mag. The secretary of the in
terror transmitted to the Senate, tC-
day, a letter from Commissioner OF
Pensions Bentley, explaining shy hia
previous estimates for arrears and
army and navy pensions, which were
submitted by the secretary Of the IL
terror March 9Th, we're insufficient
Bentley, IN nis letter, says that the
observations o! two months which
have intely5ned since his iormeE esll-
mates we're made, render it certain
that these estimates are inadequate,
and IN order 10 provide for the pay
ment OF pensions which will fall due
prior 10 July 1st, it must be consider
ably increased. TheTevised estimates
which he submits, are as follows; For
army pensions, IS. 500, 900; navy pen
sions, 1925. 000; pay and allowance,
SIS, 0Q0; totel. IS, 740 coo. which is an
increase OF S2,OS5, 600 over bis esti-
mate OF March 9Th.
In compliance vito FaIley's reso |
luton, the secretary OF war, today,
transmitted 10 the Senate copies OF
the majority and minority reports
made by the board of engineers under
the authority OF the act OF March 81,
1879, which appropriated $3.50 OOO to
be expended by the secretary OF war
for the commencement OF the con-
slrlction o. q bTeakWaler and hsrbor
refuge at such point on the Paelhc
Ocean between San Francisco and tive
Straits OF Fuca as may, in the opinion
LOT the majority OF the board OF en-
gineers for the Pacific Coast, be mos;
suitable to the interests of commerce,
local and general being considered.
The reports received to-day we're, oa
motion OF Farley, referred to the
printing committee with the view OF
having them printed. Neither the
| secrelary of war nor the Chief of en-
!gineers, 10 Transmitting the docu-
iment5 to tbs Senate, makes any com.
ment upon them.
| Postmaster General Key informed
| Representative Page aud JOAN J.
Valentine, when, by appointment,
they called to day to ascertain his
decision 10 the Wells, Fargo matter,
that. after fell consideration Of the
case, he has not found anything in
the facts as presented, that would
: Justify him in exceeding HE dlscsc-
ton under the lay to sdopt the Ie-
. commentator Of the department
commission, and be had therefore
made up hls mint that he would not
interfere with the express company 5
letter carrying business as long ss
they comply with the existing poslaI
laws and regulations He added To
to Mr. Valentine, as csutiouaIy IL
msrk, that the company should be
particularly careful to guard agains
Insult -iently stamped letters, and
that i! should not carry railroad com
panies' letters free beycpd the line,
{ OF tins raiiYCad.
j Horace Davis TO Gay introduced Z
sill to authorize the secretary of wa
to allow the city authorities TO use
) portion OF some island in San Fran
} cisco bay for quarantine purposes
{ under such restriction as he MAY
deem proper to prescribe.
Republican Daggett, to-day. Intro
Z duced bill recently foTeshadowei ii
II these dispatches, to make all railroad
e lands subject to local taxation b,
requiring them to be surveyed ant
q patented, whether the compsnie
= apply for patents or uo!. The bll
u C0ntemplates future appropriations {
u deiray the cost OF these SURVEYS AIT
1t its passage Will be urged as . pre-
y liminary step to obtain them. Il
/ provided, however, that althougi
s lands shall be subject to taxation a
o soon as patents Gre executed, tn
., companies are not to be releases
8 from the present obligation to pa
e The cost q surveying and obtaining
: patents.
q The bill introduced, to day, {
Il Representative Newberry, gra1tiu,
q an exteneion of six years to tn
!. Northern Pacific Railroad, contain
O a proViso that actual settlers upol
Is agricultural lands embraced withii
the limits Of the land grants of th,
r road, shall have the privilege Of pur
- CHASING Il quarter section AZ - D
70 per acre, provided il does not apply t
Il lands already earned by the company
3 The bill further provides that wheI
e the company shall mortgage or eel
s any of the lands, except for the pur
:, pose OF aiding in the construction G
u It's road, SAID iauds shall be subject +
y taxation in the states or territories il
e which they may be located. Il re
quires the company to make return
every elk months to the secretary c
the interior OF such sales OF lands
also to make returns OF the actua
cost OF construction, wheneve
o each twenty-five miles OF the roa
are completed, and provides tina
=. when the entire line ia finished, al
p lands remaining unscld over ant
above the amount required to be soil
= to aid in the construction OF the rosd
# shall revert to ;and farther
q that the aet shall not take efec
. until the company, within six month";
: after its passage. shall file t. accept
: ance of the condition with the secre
: !arY OF the interior.