The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-22
SALT LAKE DAILY HERALD THURSDAY JUNE % 1882
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GapitaI Chatter.

Washington. 2l.-The Senate passed
the bill sppropriatihg IS, $50 to REIN burse
G. n. FELTON,, late assistant treasurer OF
the United States at San Francisco. for
losses incurred by him in the pAymen;
of the forged United States disbursing
officers check.
The committee on ways and means
reported fAvorably the bill recently passed
by the Senate authorizing the AecoEpt ting
officers Of the treasury in settling the
accounts Of Thomas B. Shannon, as col
lector of customs, at San Francisco, to
credit him with the sum of $4,777, the
amount paid out Of the sub-treasUry at
San Francisco upon a draft erroneously
signed by him in favor of j. O. Merrill
s. Co.
Trescott to-day testified that the Credit
Industrial was the company, doubtless,
alluded to in the instructions Of June 18th.
He would have felt justified IS minister
giving the Credit industrial friendly
countenance if they had been able 20 in
demnify Chilli and save Peru from the
loss of territory, but not to the extent OF
guaranty on the part Of the U 0ited
States, or protectorste. The whole mat
ter should have gone to the state depart
ment.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
will probably be reported to the House
from the appropriations committee next
Thursday. The bill nas not been finally
agreed upon by the committee but some
of its items are in shape. Among them
is recommended 500, 600 for the Mare
Island navy yard, for dry dock S25, 600,
for reservoir $4,000. for iron plating
s., 600. An appropriation of $12, 900 for
the Lighthouse at Lime Point and $4,000
foI the lighthouse at San Luisbus is
recommended.
Representative Pacheco, from the COM
mittee on private lEnd claims, reported
10. day favorsbly to the House the bills
confirming private land claims In
New Mexico. One confirms San
Clements grant. No. 81 surveyor
generals report, November 18th, 1871,
to the heirs and representatives of Ana
D. Sandoval. Y. Marszamus, named in
possession of said grant, executed July
%, 1716; the other bill confirms Arroyo
de San Lorenzo's grant to the heirs of
Antonio Charles named in possession of
said grant, April 9Th, 1925.
The following Pacific Slope inventors
were awarded patents to-day: Richard
P. Bryant, San Francisco, shoe fsstner;
Thomas G. Churcbman, Sacramento,
nozzle; Pierce Q. Dubois, San Fran
cisco, pump valve gear; Horace Hunt
man, Sacramento, pillow jOinter; VIM. P.
Kirkland, Hsnford, horse-checking de-
vices; Leonard Stone, San Luis Obilpo,
fruit gatherer.
The House amendments to the bill to
exsmine and report upon claims of
Texas, California, Oregon, and ether
states, with certain territories, for in
debtedness assumed p repeling invA-
sion and suppressirg Indian hostilities,
were concIrred in.
The bill sppropriating $500, 600 for ex-
tension ofthe executive mansion, passed.
The extension is to be erected directly
south of the present building, similar
to IFS exterior, and connected
with it by broad corridors. Two years
will be required to complete the ex-
tension, and occupancy OF the present |
will not be interrupted.
Presiding officer Davis (Ills J, in pre-
senting the credentials Of Henry b. |
Anthony, re-elected senator from Rhode |
Island, said that for the second time in |
the history of this government q mem Der |
of this body had been chosen for the |
fifth consecutive term, and expressed the |
hope That Mr.. Anthony would be blessed |
by Providence with health and hRppi- |
ness during his remaining years.
The Senate bill for the disposition of q |
portion Of Fort Hayes military reservs- |
ton, KS, passed