The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-15
WASHINGTON.

WaSllngCOn, IA -Ino OocIetdiy
of War explained to the House com.
mittee on appropriations this after
noon his plans for relieving suffer-
ers by the foods along the Ohio
river. He said one boat with pro-
visions and clothing had been sent
from Plttsburg. Two boats, one up
stream, the other down, will be
sent out to night from Cincinnati.
One boat will be sent to day from
Louisville to aid the sufferers be-
tween that city and Evansville. and
the fifth boat, to run toward Cairo,
will be ordered from Evansville as
soon as possible. He expected also
to have two additional boats sent
from different points along the Ohio
as soon as he could arrange for
them. The committee report favors
an appropriation of at least $500,
900 tomorrow.
The commissioner general OF the
land Office claims that pa 600 acres
have been patented to tbs Burling-
ton & Missouri River road in Ne
braSks in excess Of the quantity it
is entitled to receive, and has allowed
the company sixty days to show
cause why the land should not re-
vert to the government.
The final session of the educa~
tional convention opened this morn
ing. After discussion of several
papers, the association took recess
to call upon the President and Sec
resary of the Interior. At the
White House a special reception
was accorded the mem bers by the
President. General Eaton, clm~
missioner of the bureau OF educa-
ton, introduced Hon. b. l.. Butcher,
who in turn introduced the dele
gates to the President. General
Eaton then spoke of those delegates
as representing 100000 children,
and of the Presidents ex
perience as a teacher. The
President responded, saying
that among the ple9san est recollec-
tons of his life we're the remem-
ORANGES connected with the time of
his school teaching. He felt that
the greatest help to aG'n ni@tr9sIve
functions came from the educate 5 |
of the people. that the p6rGl men 9 |
of our in. titutions depend" upon
the education of the youth Of the
nation. At the close Of BIZ adtre-s
the convention returned 10 tn
church and resumed - session.
Numbers OF pa ers wer: ,ead j
discussed. Adjourned.
The attorney-general decide that
sugars, which remained IL Z nied
warehouses at the time the sew
tariff went fAtO eEe I, bu = Il ch
had been in b0nd5 wareh0uses b =
yond thee ear e the d tie OK ln
pOrtAtion, were not entitled. QHder
tn new tariff act, to}eGuc ion dU'v,
nor emitted 70 the pr vi!eges Of ez-
p0rta ion. He also hOl IS ma go dS
remaining in bonded warehouses
beyond three years from the date u
im poriatiCn. whether The duties |
have been paid O. not, shall be rex
gardei as aban Toned IL the g v
eminent, and should be cid at |
public auction.
The President iirec Ell the pro
motion of Lieutenant Rn0tes, Of |
the revenue cutter Dexter, for gal
liant conduct in tins wreck Of the
c. ty of Columbus.
An influential delegation CT car
pet manufacturers was bsfO.e the |
on ways aud means TO |
day, opposing any charge in woo!en |
goods.
Senator Logan introduced IN the |
Senate to-day bill TO pc0vlds that
persons honorabIy discharged from
the military or naval service Of the
United States shall be preferred for
t. civil Offices proviGei |
they possess the necessary business !
Senator Beck introduced 10 the
Senate to day bill to provide for
the organization of the supreme |
courts in the territories.