Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-19
CAPITOL NOTES
Special DIepAtct es 30 THI BIZ.
MISSIONARY MONEY.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The an.
nual meeting OF the American tract
society wae held this evening. Justice
Strong presided. The secretary pre-.
sented a rapport showing total receipts
Of the year of $73, 600; expenditures,
$36S. 600; donation legacies, $780,
400.
The president has improved In.
health the last few days, but Is not
yet entirely recovered. He will not
leave the city before Tuesday.
REVENUE MATTERS.
In response to inquiries from COL
~lectors Of customs at various ports,
the secretary of the treasury has in
structed them that duties should be
assessed upon full invoice value of
merchandise covered by invoices stat.
ing the value of goods free ON board
at foreign port Of. shipment and value,
including charges, costs and commits
sious, without regard to provisions of
section z Of the ne tariff, which abol-
ishss the duties on such charges. He
suggests that importers pay duties IN.
der protest, 30 as to protect any right
they may have In the premises. The
question whether the estimate may
properly be made in such cases by the
appraising officer to owe charges and
G mmisaions, and whether such amount
may thereupon be deducted from the
i~avoice value, Is reserved by the score.
tary for future consideration aud until
after he shall have received reports In
regard to the matter from the proper
officers.
IowA's RIGHTS.
EXC overnor Lowe, of Iowa, hai
notified the commissioner general O
the land office that he will file with tn,
United States supreme court on Mon
day next q petition for mandamus t.
compel the commissioner to state ar
account between the United Slater
and the state of Iowa under the fivt
per cent clause of the act of March Q
1845, which provides for the admission
of the state into the union. The stats
claims s per cant of the net proceed
If public lauds disposed of by military
warrant location, upon the estimated
basis of ST. 5 per acre, that being tho
face value of the warrant. 1t Is un
derstood the second section of the acI
Of March 3, 1857, Is mainly relied OF
by the state rs authority for the RICH
to claim an account. The attorney
general has been requested to defenc
the commissioners.
DECISION RENDERED AND APPROVED.
Secretary Teller has rendered q de.
cision in the matter pending for owe
a year, ordering patents to issue to tn
New Orleans and Pacific railway
land granted the New Orleans, Bstol
Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad com
pany, the latter company havingtrans
ferrsd itself to the former. The sec
rotary off cially decides that the trans
fer carries the government land grant
with It, both for land already earne'
and to be earned. The president to
day approved the decision.
/ THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
The life saving authorities are meet
ing with great difficulty in %securinI
volunteers on thelakes, In consequence
of the Interpretation recently place
upon the law making appropriation
for that service by the treasury de
psrtment. According to a recent dc
cision, volunteers cannot be paid e1
cept for service rendered In aotus
cases of marine disaster, and savin
t of human life by them il not consider
{ cd az entitled to remuneration.
TROUBLES IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
|. Indian Agent Tuft, of Muskoget
: Indian territory, telegraphs to til
!, commissioner OF Indian of Hrs that III
! leas troops are sent to Union Agenc
at once, there Is great dsngerof a fgl
/ between the opposing factions
. Creek Indians. The var departmer
: has been advised of the impendir
danger.
a REDUCTION OF THE FORCE.
4 On account of the great decrease
orders for stamp printing for the int
a nal revenue service, and consequel
a reduction of work at the bureau of q
craving and printing, a reduction
4 the force In that bureau has becon
Is necessary.
10 Lille, Take the Baby.
10 Special Dispatch 10 The BKh.