The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-27
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Gresham, VINO IL III III HoaltH'
Representative Reagan passed a
restless, uncomfortable night, but is
easier this morning. Physicians
say he is doing well. -.
No information has been received
at the Indian Bureau concerning
the r. D 9rted Navsjo outbreak The
report is generally discredited.
President Bliss, of the Boston d
Albany Railroad company, has or
dered the train which now leaves
at D. M. to be put back one hour
to 7 m. This order, il carried
out, will des roy the fast mail con
nection between New England AMI
the west. The Boston 81 Albany
train carrying the mail connects at
Albsny at 11.55 a. m. with the fast
mail from New York, which Cannot
be held an hour without breaking
this important western connection.
At a meeting of the House COM
NIT ee on Pacific railroads to-day,
Representative Thompson was in
structed to report his bill amendir G
the Thurman sinking fund act. Re-
preventative Post was given author
ity to submit a minority report. His
report will be signed by four or five
members of the committee. The
bill which he will submit with the
report is based upon the one intro
ducei i'll the Senate by Edmunds.
It includes all subsidized
roads, and makes it optional with
them to settle their Indebtedness
with the government in twelve
semi-annual payments. In case of
road defaulting it is to be govs
erned by the Thurman act, except
that the per cent OF net earnings
paid into sinking fund, is increased
from Is to % per cent. Post In his
report accompanying the bill says.
the minority of the committee think
in dealing with questions involving
80 great interests, we ought not to
show a disposition to Cypress the
railroad companies, so as to cripple
them in their operations; the only |
secordary question presented is how
best to 81 cure to the government
the ultimate payment. The ques-
ton Of time is of Importance. We
believe the wisest policy Is to de-
wise some means whereby the ques-
ton shall be sett ed now, and for
all time, in such manner as will |
put it beyond possibility of the con-
stitu ionalitY of the Thurman
act being again brought bs-
.ore the Supreme Court.
It Sis conceded by the majority re-
port that their bill is only a temper
,ry measure, aiming at insuring an
ncressed amount from the railroad
In the one that Is pro-
7ided by the Thurman sinking fund
let, no claim is made that at matur.
ty bonds outstanding to any great
will be paid at maturity.
then Congress will be obliged to
nact legislation to extend the time
Or payment. We believe it better
o enact a law which will make the
overnment safe, and at the same |!
ime give the railroad companies the
ppOrtunity to protect themselves |,
gainst the competiti1n Of non
ubSidiZed roads.
The House committee on appro.
riations to-day reported bill
1aking appropriations for the con-
nlar and diplomatic service.
mount appropriated, s977,77O, Z
7hich is S367,275 less than the es-
mates. This measure reduced con. 6
ngent expenses of legations 1
69,500, Of consulates, $26, 0Oe; {
llowance for clerk hire at consul c
ties reduced $4,000; annual sala- {
es of ministers to Austria and It C
~ reduced from $500 to $40, 900 ; o
ne Office of agent and consul gen
raj at Caro- is made a consulate at
q annual salary of $4,000; the Office
{ minister TO Roumania, Servia and
reece are abolished, and Qpnsuls a
rovided for Greece and Roumania. a
similar change is made in the d
lice of minister to Bolivia. The q
)nsul generalship at Madrid and v
lie consulship at Honolulu are abol- II
he'd, as are number Of inn portant
'nsuIates at other places. The sal
y of the minister to Colombia is
creased from $3.50 to $40. 600, and
lat CT the consul general at Hong o,
0ng from $4,000 to 5000. Itc
r Representative Reagan is be ter NJ
and physicians now hope d
r ultimate recovery. AZ
NimmO. chief of bureau of statist- y
9, to-day handed the Secretary OF
q Treasury his report regarding
70 operations Of the tariff act of
arch 3rd, 1853. It appears that the
t caused a reduction ofabout 6 per T
MT in average ad valorem rate of re
lty on imports. Some of these Isl
anges in details are as follows sc
on and steel and man &C
actures thereof reduction els ce
T cent /; clothing wool ps
duction 9.sS per cent. combing
Dol II 27-100, carpet wool 6 Ito,
wool 4 52-1OO, manu-
ctures cotton increase 1 90 100,
anufactures silk reduction s 81 100 IN
alt liquors reduction 59-100, earthen cC
d chinsWare increase 13 loo, glass rs
ID glassware increase 1900,
irits and wines increase IS 25-IOO,
port very vOluminous.
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