The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-06-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

the convention. Great care is be-
ing taken to prevent any packing Of
the convention by people not enti-
tied to admission. The admission
tickets are now being engraved.
They will have coupons for the
daily sessions. These coupons will
be taken by the doorkeepers so that
there can be no passing back OF
tickets to admit friends of delegates.
1t is also decided that all the door
keepers are to be appointed from
outside cities. No Chicago men are
to be employed about the conven-
ton. This is to avoid any posi-
bility of Carter Harrison running
in any of his heelers.
Accommodations are to be given
in the galleries for 5000 spectators.
The tickets for the galleries are to
be divided equally among the dele
gates for distribution. The stage
will probably afford room for 100
specially invited guests. 1t was
originally agreed that these places
upon the stage should be divided
among the states according to the
wishes of the delegates, but Mr..
Barnum has decided to keep the
distribution of these tickets to him
self. This has caused come excite
ment among free trade people, who
think Mr.. Barnum may put too
many heavy protection people upon
the stage. 1t is probable that some
compromise will be arranged. Col.
w. Il. Morrison is very anxious to
have the question whether he was
right or not in pushing tariff re-
duction bill this winter brought up
very prominently at the Chicago
convention.
SCHEME TO FREEZE OUT CRIME.
There are some prison reformers
who are trying to get Congress to
set aside some tract for penal col
ony, instead of having the prisons
crowded with incerrigible criminals.
These reformers are in favor Of using
Alaska for this purpose. The Seal
Company's business would not be
interiered with in the slightest way.
because the seal islands are only a
very small part of the actual terri
tory OF Alaska.
REACHING MIR. HEWITT's TARIFF BILL.
The Committee on Ways and
means have begun the considera-
tion Of Mr.. Hewitt's tariff bill re-
Gently introduced, confning con-
sideration to that portion which ex-
plains the present tariff law. 1t
was determined to communicate
with the secretary of the treasury
relative to the administration Of
the law proposed by the bill Mem
bers of the committee express the
opinion that no consideration will
be given to that portion of Mr..
Hewitt's bill which relates to the
reduction of the tariff. They say a
favorable report will probably be
made on that portion of the discus
sion which was begun to-day.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House Committee on Appro-
priations have reported to the
House the Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial bill. 1t makes an ap-
preparation of s20,736,S76, which
sum is an increase Of sSS,190 over
the current appropriation. OF the
above amount, as shown by tabu-
lated statement accompanying the
bill S5,os2. 1858 is for the expense Of
Congress; S151 ,13O is for the State
department; s9,OO2, ,219 for the treas
ury department; s2,06S,115 for the
war department; Sl17,S20 for the
state, war and navy building; $685.
919 for the navy department !;
S4.249,779 for the interior depart
ment; $S15,120 for the postoffice
department; $173,290 for the de-
partment Of justice; $4,000 for
salaries of United States judges, at
torneys and rnarshals; S33,84O for
the court of claims, and $22, 800 for
the civil service commission.
The bill provides fora second as
sistant secretary of the interior at a
salary of $4,000 for 10 additional
principal examiners in the pension
office at $4,000 each, for $50 special
examiners in the pension Office at
$500 each, for 81 additional clerks
in the sixth auditors office and 10
additional clerks in the second audi
tors office; office of the public
printer, 7; library of Congress, 26;
botanic garden, 1; executive Is;
civil service commission, Z. On
recommendation of the commits
sioner of pensions the number OF
clerks and copylsts in the pension
office is reduced 27O. The total
number of employees estimated for
in the executive department was
S,4S7, the number appropriated
for during the current fiscal year
was s, 8,131, and the number provided
for the next year is S,O91 as follows
Congress, SIS; state department, 70;
treasury department, 1850; war de-