Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-13

/ ernment Is IN very promising condition
Plans are already completed for system
work on the Missouri river, being simila
to those under which the work began Las
year, and consisting principally in break
| ing sharp bends in the river in order tt
protect the banks.
Frank H. Fall, charged with attempting
to influence the vote of the star-route jury
referring to the statement recently pub
llshed over his name, says he never smade
such a statement for publication. He
charges that Wells doctored the affidavit he
had made to suit his own purposes, and
says: ''In short, the affidavit given cut by
the agent of the government as mine /
never swore to, and they know it, He
charges further that the prosecution is
bringing pressure to bear on him, and re
sorting to threats to compel him to Shout
der the entire responsibility for what he
did.
The Homer Lee Bank Note company of
New York is preparing for donation for
the Garfield fair beautifully executed
certificate to be given to each exhibitor. 1t
will be handsomely engraved and bear the
names of those prominently in connec-
ton with the enterprise, as well as that of
the person to whom it is presented
Secretary Folger this afternoon made
public the reports of the various commits
slons appointed toexamine custom houses
with view of rendering the service more
efhclent. The commission report that the
volume OF business transacted in the dis
trlct has steadily increased from year to
year, and that during the last fiscal year
the receipts from official fees and refunds
OF salaries by railroad companies for SER
vices OF custom officers are considerably
IN excess of the amounts paid to employees
Tor salaries and for contingent expenses of
the district. comparison of the num-
Der OF employees at the present time in this
district with the list in former
years shows that while the amount of work
transacted has largely increased, the num-
Der and compensation of officers who per-
form labor has not been enlarged to any
considerable extent. The commission pro-
pose the number of employees for the next
fiscal year be fixed at sixty-one, the COM
pensation 9,537 and the estimate of con-
tlngent expenses $1,33S.
The commission which visited San
francisco report the present expenses of
collection or about $6,5OO,O0O worth of
goods amounts to S392,496. An estimate
of $407,644 is submitted for collecting a
similar amount of duties, being an increase
OF $15,18S over last year. 1t
Is recommended that the ap-
praiser's department be reorganized
with one head instead of two, and it Is sug-
gested that the salary of the collector be
fixed at $4,000. and that of the deputy sur
veyor and. that of the deputy naval officer
at $1,000 each. The estimates are as fol-
lows: Collectors Office, 1921, 800; survey
or's office, $12,925; naval office, S22.525:
appraisers Office, 44,O5O; and for contin-
gencies a42,324.
The Oregon commission recommended
a slight increase in the total estimated ex-
penses for the next fiscal year of S11.38O.
The district of Alaska commission reports
present expenses 1926 per annum, and
fix the estimates for the next fiscal year at
$685.. The district of Willamette. Port
land, Oregon, present force compensation
1928; estimates and salaries for the next
fiscal year fixed at 1921, 272, and contingent
expenses at $500. District of Humboidt,
California, estimates are fixed |
at S7,O55 Of which $6,195 for salaries.
The district of Pembina, Oak, estimates |
for salaries S7,727; st. Vincint. $S.942: |
point, S3,467; Walhalla. 1927; |
Oe' dOi, Td.O0O: bismarck. S1.CS5; Turtle |
Mountain, $2,555; contingent expenses,
1857. District of Mobile present ex-
penses are $22,S5O; estimates Of expenses
Of collector next fiscal year S26,165, and
Of special agent, $23,665; District Of Cor
pus Christi, present expenses S;'I,67I; es-
slmated expenses of collector next year.
S4l, AZ; of special agent, S38,7iO; Dis
.rict of Galveston. present expenses $780,
)1o; estimates for expenses of
next year $685.;
IF special agent, S51,S79.' Dubuque, Iowa,
collections last year were $3,112; estimated
expenses for next year fixed at S3,157.
District of Duluth, Minnesota, estimated
expenses next year, $1S,l62. Milwaukee,
expenses next year, $4,000.
District of Cleveland, Ohio, estimated ex-
oenses for next fiscal year, $14,656. Par
lal estimates for st. Louis for next fiscal
Tear are as follows: Surveyor of customs.
5000; special deputy, $4,000; deputy and
asher, $4,000; deputy and entry clerk,
$500; assistant entry clerk, $1,000.