The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-25
Washin1ton News Budget.

Washineton News Budget.
WASHINGTON, Feb. % The
sundry civil appropriation bill, re-
ported to the House to-day, provides
an appropriation of S22. 2OO.l ~, q
reduction below the estimates Of $lO,-
1O2, 225. The bill authorizes the sec
rotary of the treasury, In bis dis
cretion, to suspend in whole or in
part, from July. 1st, 1885, to June Both,
1856, the execution of SO much of the
law as directs a coinage of not less
than 81. 900, 900. The secretary is
also authorized to transport silver
coin, free of charge, from the treas.
ury or sub treasury, aud minis, to
the applicant d~epositing money in
exchange for the same.
The bill further provides, nc plan
shall be approved for public build
ngs until the site Is purchased aud
paid for, and that no more money
shall be expended for any public
building than the amount specified
in the law authorizing its erection.
The secretary of war is authorized
to sell at public auction the arsenals
at Allegheny and Indianapolis. The
cost of the survey hereafter of pri-
vate land claims shall he paid by the
owners.
The following are among the items
of the bill: The bill recommends
the appropriation of $2l3, 4O2 for light
houses, beacons and fog signals, OF
which sum $50, 600 is for constructing
a lighthouse on Northwest Seal Rock
off Point st. George, Cal. An appro-
priation of $25 OOO is recommended
for the establishment of new life
saving and life boat stations on sea
and lake coast.
The Secretary of the Navy Is di-
rected to transfer to the treasury de-
partment for the use of the revenue,
the cutter in the waters of Alaska,
the Bear, one of the vessels of the
late Greedy relief expedition. An
appropriation of $780, 700 Is recon-
mended for the propagation of food
fish in the waters of the United
States.
The President is authorized in case
of threatened or actual epidemic
cholera or yellow fever to use the un-
expended balance of the sum appro-
priated therefor July 9TH, 1884, to-
gether with the addition of $500, 900,
the same to be Immediately available
in aid of State and local boards, or
other wise in preventing and sup
pressing the spread Of these diseases.
Other appropriations are recon-
mended as follows: $500, 900 for con-
tinuing the construction of state war
and navy department buildings; $780,
600 for the Washington monument,
Ito complete interior stairway and
platform y $1G5, 900 for new buildings
at and the enlargement .: such mill
tary posts as in the ju'gment of the
Secretary of War may be necessary.
Of this sum 5000 is recommended
to be paid to Mrs. Mary T. Barnes,
widow of the late Surgeon-G General
Barnes, for especial and m%eritorious
services rendered by her husband in
the last illness of President Garfield;
$36, 600 for continuing the publica-
ton of official records of the war of
the rebellion Of both Union and Con.
federate armies. An appropriation
of $780, 600 to be discussed under the
direction of the Secretary of the
treasury ia recommended in further
aid of the Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition at
New Orleans.
The Attorney.G General is directed
to pay Charles Fl. Reid a sum
not exceeding $1,000. and Geo. SEQ
vile not exceeding $4,000 for services
rendered in the case of the United
Gknkoo vvo ThnrVna II n,Ska0,r ic
proposed to repeal the law providing
for taking the tenth and subsequent
censuses.
Senator Sherman to-day introduced
the following as an amendment to
the Pacific Railway sixty year fund
ing bill: "That no dividend shall
hereafter he made on stock of either
railroad companies named in and &C.
cepting The provisions of this act,
except from the net earnings Of said
company within one year preceding
each dividend, after all interest and
other fixed charges shall have been
paid or provided for and the current
expenses of running the road of said
company have been paid, and in COM
putting such fixed charges an amount
shall be included sufficient to pre-
serve and maintain the. cars, track
and other property and equipment in
its then condition, for six months
and to provide by loan or otherwise
for all betterments and equipments
needed to cover the ordinary wear
and damage and to enable the
company to perform its incre ased
business. That whenever it shall ap-
pearthe net earnings of either of said
companies as ascertained according
to the preceding section shall, dur
ing n year preceding. amount to
more than 6 per cent. of the capital
stock of such company, then one-halt
Of such excess shall be paid the
United States on the debt of such
company, aud shall be applied on the
principal sum due thereon and other
moity of such excess may be divided
among the stockholders or applied
for the betterment or equipment OF
the road of such company.n
1t is expected the Senate will be
convened in special session almost
Immediately after the adjournment
of the present Congress and that such
time not consumed in consideration
Ct appointments will be devoted to
the discussion of pending treaties.
FOREIGN.