The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-18
WASHINGTON,
APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY CIVIL
PURPOSES.
River and HarbOF Bill Passed without
BeIng Materially Changed-MRt.
IhcWs' Confirmation POHniblo
-DOIugs OF COnEreHs-
Capital Notes.

WAsHIEoToS, February 1.-THE Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill has beef
finally adopted by the committee and sen
to the printer. Among its items are $3l,
800 to provide for participation by thu
United States in the International None
tary Conference; for buildings, Chicago
SEQ, 900; Cincinnati, $3.50, 600; Harrisburg
$1,000; Kansas City, 5000; Little Rock
$4,000 Memphis. $l0O00O; Nashville
$l5, 900; Topeka, 500, 900; Toledo, 500, 900
for support oil the National Soldiers Home
6l30,000. The bill provides for the ap
pointment of Geo. H. Mcclellan az one o
the managers ol the Home, to I'LL the un
expired term OF General John Lane, o.
Indiana, deceased. Expenses OF the coast
and goede'iC survey, $522, 900; Geological
survey, S250.0O0; completing the tenth
census $500, ,0O0; expenses ot U. 8. Courts,
salaries, fees, support OF U. s. prisoners,
&C., 81, $40, 900; public printing, ST, 700 900;
for light house on Standard Rock, Lake
Michigan, $73 coo; salaries and expenses
incident to light house establishments,
$3.50 ,00Oi to be expended under the direc.
tion Of the Commissioner on Fish and
Fisheries, $l2l 900; construction OF a
steamer for the prosecution OF the work oil
investigation Of Commission on Fisheries,
Sl03 900; Rock Island arsenal, 1921, 900;
care and repairs Of the Executive Mansion,
and lighting The same, $i2 800; continuing
the GonsLTnGtion ot the new building for
the War, Navy and State departments,
$3.50 900; Signal Service, 1876 900; National
cemeteries, 100000; military telegraph
lines, $50, 900; Purchase OF private papers
from Confederate Generals, Bragg and
Polk, relating 10 the late war, $40 600; ex.
penses Of the Mississippi River Ooulmis-
sion and continuation OF surveys OF the
riyer,$l5O, 900; naval stations, $50 600; car
rying out various acts creating a
National Board Of Health, $4,000,
provided $4,000 OF the appropriation
made by the act Of June 2, 1870, shall be
applied to the same purpose, and no money
shall be expended for the above purpose
out Of any appropriation heretofore made
or by virtue Of any previous laws; for aid
to local quarantine stations and for aid to
local and State boards OF health Sl00, 900,
provided 800 000of the appropriation made
by the act OF June 2, 1879, shall be applied
10 the same purpOBes and no money shall
be expended for the above service for the
fiscal year OF 1881 other than that specif-
Gally appropriated by the act approved
June IL, 1880. Total amount appropriated
Sl0,OOl POS.
As q result OF Secretary EvarIs' inter.
view with tho Appropriation Committee
| n1Nh In T..
the SundrY Civil bill: For commissioners,
not exceeding three Ia number, to repre-.
sent the United States at a conference to
be held to adopt common rates between
gold and silver, Tor the purpose OF estab.
fishing internationally the uEe OF bimet.
allie money and securing axity ofthO
relative value between those metals,
$4,000 each and reasonable expenses, to be
approved by the Secretary OF State, and
Tor o secretary to each commissioner.
81 600, the amount necessary 10 pay such
compensation aud expenses TO be immedi.
ately available out Of any money In the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated. For
proportion TO be paid by the United States
OF the joint expenses, $500, The report OF
said commissioners 10 be made 10 Congress
TO PROTECT FARMERS.
The resolution observatory Voorhees,, which
was agreed to to-day, is designed to have
the Senate Judiciary Committee at once
to report bill that will protect farmers
and others from being imposed on by ven
ders Of patented articles who sell imple.
ments and machines, and are followed by
agents OF s.palenteeS who demand, and
extort royalty. When purchasers refuse
10 pay the claimant second time for ma.
Chinery or any other article they have
bought they are forced into expensive iii.
CATION. Mr.. Voorhees, Intends to get this
legislation through this session II possible.
MATTHEWS CHANCES IMPROVED DY FoRs
TRR's WITHDRAWAL
The President today withdrew the
nomination Of State Senator Forster to be
United States District Attorney Of New
York City. 1t is stated on good authority
that Elliott +. Shepard, Conkling man
will be nominated In place Of Forster,
withdrawn, for United States Attorney
for the Southern District Of New York
BY this move, II Ia also said, the opposi
ton to Stanley Matthew'S will he weaken.
ed, and his chances Of confirmation much
improved. In short, II IL said by Sena.
tors that the Administration will dlsCon.
TIME its attacks npon Conklinr, and thaI
the friends Of the latter, ID return, wilj
permit Matthsws to be onflrmed.
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