The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-28
washington Notes.

committee on foreign affairs postponed, |
until Friday, consideration of the reso-
luton calling on the Secretary OF State
for information whether any citizen of
the United States was concerned in
bringing about the London explosion.
While no vote was taken that would
show the feeling of the members to-
ward the resolution, there was an ex-
preston of opinion that there was no
occasion to begin the investigation. The
members say the resolution, as pre-
pared, will not be reported back to the |
House. One of a different character,
however, may be reported.
The director OF the mint Is engaged IN |
the preparation of a report on the pro- |
duction of gold and silver in the United /
States during the calendar year OF 1884. |
From the returns made from the minis /
and assay offices, it appears, he says, |
that, contrary to his own expectation !
and general opinion, a greater amount
of gold was obtained from the mines in
the United States in 1884 than during
the previous year. The reports from the
minis and assay offices of deposits OF
gold and silver, which he caused to be
verified by the accounts, show during
the calendar year of 1884 that they re-
ceived gold of domestic production to
the amount of $3O,S07, 1863, nearly
$500, 600 more than the previous year,
while the deposits of foreign g0ldbullion
were Sill ,217 300; foreign coin, Sc, 1928 ,922;
Iewelry, plate, ETC., 81 .S99, 81; and Uni
/ ted States gold coin, $265, Ill. Total, in
Guiding redeposits, $50, SIS, 14S. Bur
chard says there can be no question but
that nearly $31 900, 900 in gold. as shown
/ by these reports, were obtained from the
mines of the United States during the
last calendar year, because the des-
cription and character of gold is appar-
ent to the weigh clerks upon
inspection, as it is easily ascertained,
| and generally the locality also, whence
received, by inquiry, or knowledge OF
the business of the depositor, and is
entered on record Secondly every
ounce of the 500, 100000 gold reported,
which have been received during the
year, is entered in accordance, and has
been, or must be, paid for by the
officers in charge of the institution
where it has been received Thirdly,
the deposits of foreign gold bullion ex-
ceeded its net imports $2,475,-
797, and although the deposits
were less by nearly 5000, 600 than the
imports of foreign gold coin. it was be-
cause that of the imports of the latter
last November and December at the
port of New York, amounting to nearly
100000, only 1851, 612 had, up
to the LIST of January, been sent to the
New York assay office, the remainder
probably being held in New York, per-
haps awaiting export demand. 1t is so
improbable that foreign bullion could
have been entered at the New York
say Office as domestic gold, the director
says that no deduction should be made
on that account from $50, 800 600 re-
ported as deposits of domestic gold
bullion.
Senator Mcmillan to-day favorably
, reported from the committee on judi
ciary the bill to restore the jurisdiction Of
the Supreme Court OF thesUnited States
, over writS of habeas corpus, so as to allow
! appeals to be taken to that court in all
cases which may be appealed to the cir
cult courts. The effect OF this will be
to allow appeals to be taken to the SUI
lpreme Court in hU6eds corpus cases in
(which a prisoner is alleged to be re-
strained Of his liberty in violation OF
: the Constitution, or any law or treaty
of the United States. Under the pres
; ent practice, single Federal Judge OF
the lowest judicial rank may Orerturn
! the final judgment of the highest courts
. of States.
!, -NelsoD.A. Cunning, Of
Michigan, as consul at auckland; As
sistant' Naval Constructor George L
;. Mallett, of California, as naval con;
structor; John NJ. Bacon, as postmaster
at Oregon City, Oregon.
= The conferees upon the temporary
naval appropriation BILL making pro
u vision for the navy department for the
It last half of the current fiscal year
/, reached an agreement to-day. The
e bill appropriates $6,120,000 for the hall
year. The provision of the House
bill, prohibiting repairs of wooder
ships, or of engines and ma
chinery OF wooden ships, beyond
d what can be accomplished at all expen
6 diture of 30 per cent. of the estimated
g cost of new ships and machinery, ha.
i been amended by limiting the expens
of such repairs to 20 per cent. OF tn
cost of new ships or machinery.
Secretary RMcCullooh to-day ad
dressed communication to the Speake
2, of the House, recommending an ap
preparation of $500, 900 ford the cOnstruC
ton of an additional vault for the stor
age of silver and for expenses attending
E. the transfer of silver from the subtreas
e, uries which are now, or which may be
% come, overcrowded with that coin.
70 In executive session to-day, Senate
o1 Bayard continued and concluded hi
speech upon the Nicaraguan treaty. H
maintained that the Clayton-Bulwe
treaty is still in force, and that the rat
fcation of the Nicaraguan treaty.woul
lie be violation of it. A running debat
lie OF an hour then took place.
lie Senator Sherman has two amend
n ments pending; one is to open negc
II tiations with England for the jroga
lr ton of the Clayton Bulwer treaty bt
Is fore proceeding with the ratification c
Mt the Niearaguan treaty; the other is I
r provide that there shall be no discrimi
IS nation either for or against any govern
he ment in canal rates for the passage Q
IN vessels.
9, Before the House judiciary commit
I'll tee, to-day, Representatives Decker
" and Toilet submitted arguments l
1. favor OF the bills introduced by ther
IS and pending before that committee
e. abolish the offices of deputy marshal
and supervisors of election.
The board of supervising inspector
of steam vessels to-day adopted n rul