The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-17
WASHINGTON.

Nevada, gave an elegant entertdln>
ment at Wormley'5 this evening to
thirty friends, including several
Senators and Representatives with
their wives, and a number Of citl-
zens prominent in society here. The
floral display was beautiful, and the
whole affair was one of the most
attractive of the season.
The House committee on cleo
tiOns decided to seat neither Chal-
mers nor Manning on the prima
facie evidence. The report of the
committee will be submitted to the
House tomorrow, when the case
will be considered on its merits.
The bill introduced in the Senate
to-day by Senator Beck authorizes
the establishment of special bonded
warehouses for distilled spirits. 1t
provides that whenever q distillery
is discontinued permanently or dis
tilllng has been suspended in any
distillery for twelve months, and
the quantity of distilled spirits held
in the distillery warehouse shall not
exceed 1000 gallons, tie distiller
may pay the tax on such spirits or
cause them to be removed in bond
from the distillery warehouse to
special bonded warehouse.
Col. Robert Murray's nomin alton
for Surveyor-Gener is confirmed.
The commissioner of internal
revenues order affords further
facilities for bottling fermented
liquors for export. 1t was decided
to extend to forty eight hours the
time within which such liquors
shall be bottled after inspection and
marking the original stamped pack
ages by the inspector.
The bill for a ship canal around
Niagara provides for its construc-
ton by the Niagara company, of
New York, to connect the navi>
gable waters of lakes Erie and On
tario and beginning surveys for the
work within six months from the
passage of the act. The location of
the Canal to be made by board of
five commissioners appointed by the
President.
During the debate in the House
on the Mississippi River bill, which
asks for 100000, Skinner, of New
York, said he believed that when
Congress had poured $5O,OO0.O00 into
the Mississippi River, navigation
would be no better than to-day.
Warner, of Ohio, said if this bill
were measure of real necessity to
the improvement of the navigation
of the Mississippi, he would favor
it; but while that was the ostensible
purpose, the real object was to ap-
money to build levees
along the banks. It was well
known that the river is navigable
from New Orleans to Memphis. Nc
appropriation was required .
Springer, chairman of the House
committee on ey penditures in the
of justice, said tonight
the committee would probably fin
lsh the investigation of the official
conduct of United States deputy |
marShals and other officials of the |
of justice within two or
three weeks, when they will take up |
the question of expenditures in the |
star route cases. 1t is stated that the |
will summon Attorney |
General Brewster, s w. Dorsey a I'd |
ex-senator Spencer, but this is some
what premature, although possible.
The committee might find it neces-
'ary to bring those gentlemen be-
lore it, as they are in possession Of
which the committee
s seeking.
No apparent progress was made
n the Mexican treaty to-day, al
though the Senate devoted nearly
our hours to its consideration. Its
trends are much less confident of
'atifcatiOn tonight.