The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-15
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Washington News Notes.
ANoTffFu INyRgTfOATfON.


held, against Supervising Architect Hill
and the secretary of the treasury is now
considering the best method of Investigate
ing them. The charges were filed about
ten days ago, while Secretary Folger was
confined TO his house. They are prepared
in formal style, with specifications and q
list of witnesses, who are said to be able to
substantiate them. Secretary Folger de-
clines to make public the particular nature
OF the charges, but it is understood they
allege general miSmanagement, corrup-
ton and malieasance in connection with
the work on public buildings. Representa-
tive Murch, Of Maine, is said to be the
person who makes the charges.
THE PRESIDENT
will make short visit to Fort Monroe next
week. He is feeling indisposed and takes
the trip for the benefit of his health. He
has not yet decided whether he will take q
trip to Florida.
AN INIQUITY.
The secretary of the interior to-day for
mally leased to Carroll Hobart. of Fargo,
Dakota, Henry +. Douglass, of Fort Yates,
Dakota, and Rufus Hatch, of New York, q
number of small tracts of land in the
Yellowstone National park for
a period of ten years.
The lease comprises seven tracts OF land ,ag-
that the several parcels ofland shall not be
within one-gcarter of mile OF any geysers
on the Yellowstone river. The term OF
lease is for fifteen years from March 8, 1883.
The parties ofthe second part agree to con-
struct one principal hotel at the Mammoth
hot springs, at q cost OF $780, 900, and to con-
tain no less than $50 rooms. They further
agree to construct six small hotels upon
plans to be afterwards approved by the sec.
at
points: One at the geysers, one at the river
side station, one at Soda Bath springs, one
at Tower Falls, enc at GnaJ Falls and one
at the banks of Yellowstone Lake. 1t is
provided that at the expiration of the ten
years the value of the buildings and otner
permanent improvements belonging to the
lessees, shall be determined by arbitration
and become the absolute property of the
government upon the ratification of ap-
praisement and the appropriation
of the amount agreed upon, with
the provision that nothing contained
in the lease shall be construed to bind the
government to pay any compensation. The
annual rental aereed upon is 81 per. acre
the lessees agree to observe all rules and
regulations established by the secretary Of
the interior for the government otthePark,
and to submit to the secretary for his APP
proval a schedule OF charges for the accom-
mediation of the public.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
The statement of the United States treas
urer shows gold, silver and United States
notes in the treasury to-day, as follows:
Gold coin and bullion, $179,052, $685. silver
dollars and bullion, sos ,053, 1853; fractional
$45, 937 1855; total, 1857 ,6S2, 69i. Certificates
outstanding in gold, $40, 322, 100; III silver,
SOS, 5l7, 300; in currency, $l0,665, 900.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Members of the civil service commission
called at the executive mansion this after
noon, and had short conference with the
president in regard to the general plan of
operations to be observed in carrying the
law into Effect. 1t was agreed the commission
should prepare set of rules in regard to
questions under their jurisdiction and sub
NIT them to the president for approval.
The section as to a chief examiner under
the commission was not agreed upon.
LIBERIAN EMIGRANTs.
Letters received in this city announce the
arrival at Liberia of the bark Minerva, with
emigrants, under the auspices of the Ameri-
December IS, and embarked ON the steamer
st. Paul's, for Brewersville, where
they are to locate. A prominent
citizen writes "This company of
emigrants are OF the right kind. They
have mad their lands surveyed, and have
cheeriully gone to work at their cultiva-
ton. The legislature had given careful at.
tention to the question submitted, and
much good is expected TO fow-from its ac-
ton. The session is 10 close in few days.
President Gardner has felt compelled
to resign his office, owing to
extreme Ill health and disability
from paralysis. The legislature granted
hun 81 900 and the expenses of removal to
his home in Grand Bassa county. Vice
a
January 20. Hon. M. l. Worell has been
appointed secretary of the treasury. In
terest continues TO strengthen in the coll
lege at Monrovia and steps were being
taken for the removal of its operation to the
banks of st. Pauls river"
SALARY OR NO SALARY.
The question whether the treasury de-
partment can legally withhold the pay OF
members of congress who are indebted TO
tention Just now. The first comptroller of
the treasury assumes 1t can, and so informed
the treasurer in the case of Representative
Oohiltree. The s5ifUitcrUf the treasury is
inclined TO doubt the legality of such
a decision. He had an interview with Sec
rotary Folger this afternoon and made the
point that II might be considered as mat
Ger vi public poiiey 20 witnhoid the salary
OF representative Of the people as tending
to interfere with his constitutional preroga-
tiyes. Secretary Folger now has the ques-
ton under consideration. In this connec-
ton Representative Ochiltree to-day
fled an argument with the
first comptroller protesting against his
action in advising that his salary be with
held until settlement Of his accounts, as
Marshal Of Texas. The application for a
yet been decided upon.
The secretary Of the treasury to-day APP
proved rules and regulations and amend.
ments TO the same adopted at the recent
meeting OF supervising inspectors Of steam
vessels. The changes are as follows The
amendment 10 rule requires afiidavits OF
local inspectors as 60 the genuineness Of
samples OF iron sent 10 supervising in
spectors for test. The amendment 10 rule
q regulates the location Of steam fire.
pumps and exempts ferry-boats from the
provisions If the rule. The amend
ment to rule IS IL in relation 10 life boats.
and mobiles the former rule, which was
claimed 10 be In many cases impracticable.
The amendment TO rule u, requires that
all rubber or canvas life-rafts shall be Kept
rule 81 requires officers and crews Of river
passenger steamers 10 be disciplined in fire
drill, and 10 keep a station bell, and resO-
luton was adopted requiring a
new blank for applicants for
licenses ss officers 81 steamboats,. The
amendment in regard TO the form Of certifi-
Gates of insDection. the amendment limit
ing the ducfllity Of boiler iron 20 3 per
cent, Of the reduction Of the area on the
highest tensile strain, the amendment re
curing aut0matic plugs on al life
boats. the amendment requiring Fu'
pervising inspectors 20 notify io-
csl inspectors in their district
Of their seton in casss Of appeal IRON their
decision. The secretary disapproved the
amencment 70 rule 2, proposing q nsy,
me.noo ~ -. 60 49, soler
lss2. which were suspenf Al ~ ne
secretary on protest I'D ho;ie-.
nlsseIs .hst such i0rmniss were