Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-06
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. YELLOWSTONE PARK. "A Plan To Preserve Its
 Beauties. THE REVISION OF THE TARIFF. KeIIey's Committee Nearly Ready
 to Report. STORMS ON THE JERSEY COAST. Fierce Work of Wind and
 WaVes
STORMS ON THE JERSEY COAST.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.


 The Nations Park-A Bill to Insure Its
 Proper Care-An Hmm mense Tract Fer
 Grazing-Postohiees Without 8 Mail
 The Days DotnSs at the Capital.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Senator Vest to-day reported from the Committee on Territories directs the Secretary of the Interior to cause an accurate survey of the boundary lines to be made of the park and to cause to be made and published such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the manage ment and care of the park, especially for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, minerals, products and natural curi- osities or wonders within the park, and for the protection of the game and fish found in the park; to prevent their capture and de- struction wantonly or for the purpose of profit. Railroad and transportation corpora tions of all descriptions are forbidden car ry game taken from the park. The Secreta- " of War is authorized to make such details of troops as the Secretary of the Interior trespassers or intruders from entering the park with the object of destroying game therein, or for removing such person from the park. A severe penalty is provided for trespass- The Secretary of the Interior may grant leases for terms not exceeding ten years of small portions of ground within the park, but no more of it than is required for the occupancy of buildings required for the accommodation of visitors, and no executive privileges are to be granted to anyone which can interfere with the free access of the pub lie to all portions of the park. The laws of Montana Territory shall extend over the park property. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to appoint a superintendent of the park at salary of $2, ,OOO, and ten assistants at $9O0 salary each, to protect the game and property and their power shall be that of marshals. Fines and forfeitures accruing from the fulfilling of the law in the park shall be expended in the improvement of the park. The Secre- tary of War shall detail an officer from the lay out suitable roads in the park and select proper locations for bridges thereon, and the Secretary of War shall, upon the report of said officers, make annual estimates of the cost of such improve ments and communicate them to Congress.
 The secret service officers of the Treasury department have been advised that James Huff, alias James T. Porter, 8 notorious swindler who has just served out 8 term of imprisonment, is engaged in selling fraudu- lent appointments and commissions in the secret service.
 The House Committee on Naval affairs have concluded their consideration of the report of the naval advisory board. The and conclusions of the board were followed except in that the com mittee recommended the construction of large steam cruiser to cost about $2, GOO, GOO.
 B. H. Campbell, representing Chicago capitalists, has filed an application at the In- terior department asking an approval of a contract made with the Creek and Cheyenne Indians in Indian Territory for certain pur- poses. The contract in effect gives thirty miles square or 2, 400, 900 acres of land to the Campbell party for grazing purposes, in con- sideration of which the Indians receive $5O,- GOO a year rent. It is the intention of the lessors to enclose the tract with wire fence, and it is further stipulated that no timber except for fencing purposes shall be cut from the tract The Indians are anxious that the Secretary shall approve the contract. He now has the matter under consideration.
 The report from the chief engineers of the army WAS sent to the House to day, giving, in response to resolution, the sum that will be available for rivers and harbors at the end of the present fiscal year. The sum es- timated as likely to be on hand at the time specified is $5, ,OOO.0 GOO.
 In the Star route trial Mir. J. s. Piper, postmaster at Agate testified that for thir- teen months no mail was taken from his of fee by the carrier on the route from Pueblo to Greenharm. His office was but three miles from the main route. He never re- ceived letter in that time and in April, 1881, the office was discontinued at his in stance The route from Pueblo to Rosetta WAS then taken up and the reading of the of fcial papers commenced. Ava A. Hall, the mail carrier on the Rosetta route, testified that he received $2, 700 per annum for car rying the mail, and that he employed two men and twelve horses. He was subjected to a cross examination, but nothing new was elicited. After some further testimony the court adjourned until Monday.
 At meeting of the board of directors held here last night President D. c. Gilman of Johns Hopkins University was elected president of the 'fScience company" which is to publish first class Illustrated weekly journal devoted to science. Professor Alex ander Graham Bell, of telephone fame, was chosen vice president. The other directors are Professor O. G. Marsh of Yale, S. H. Scudder of Cambridge, Mass, and Gardner G. Hubbard of Washington. The first num- Der of the new paper will be issued in 8 few weeks and will be published by Moses King at CambrldRe.
 All the members of the Cabinet were pres ent at the meeting to day except Attorney General Ere wster. The session was short and nothing of importance was done.
 Advices received here to night from North Carolina predict the reelection of Senator Ransom at Raleigh next week without serious opposition.
 The Judiciary committee of the Senate have under consideration certain recommendations of the Utah commission to facilitate the ob- iects sought by the Edmunds bill A bill will probably be introduced making the mar riage law in Utah more strict as regards the giving of certificates and aboishing woman suffrage.
 The restoration of the duty on quinine, made by the House Ways and Means com mittee, is in response to the demand of the manufacturers in the United States, who claim that the European competitors possess superior advantages and are able to undersen them in this market. The tariff commission did not undertake too many changes because of the popular outcry for cheap quinine. All the evidence taken by the commission, how. ever, was in favor of 10 per cent. duty. Chairman Kelley stated this evening that it is the intention of the committee to complete the report to morrow, and if possible revise it and have the bill ready for presentation to the HnusA next Tueaday