The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-03-20
TElE0RAPHEC DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON NEWS.

ne 1S1VeT anu DoT ulG.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-Notwithstand
ing the failure of congress at the last session
to make an appropriation for the rivers and
harbors, the engineers in charge of the i'm
provements will be able to continue the
work for some time. OF 1900 appropri,
ated at the close of the first session of last
congress the re was al ott 5000, 600 balance
in the treasury the la,t ;r part of February.
This appropriation was not m .le until July,
1884, and not until Augls5 was it available.
AT that time stut n short periol remained
during which work could be accomplished.
Especially was this the case in the north.
A considerable portion Of the So, 600, 600
will be used i'll conar. cts wtiicl have been
made, and under which Contractors will
work during the present season The
Mississippi river will be the sreatcss suffer
3r.
1nsaressl1g 30 Soldiers.
WASHINGTON, March Is An ng the
many department reductions that :ie Ii 'use
Committee on Appropriations lci5 out of
the sundry civil appropriation III were
several which taken together, ,udcAte
something like ws,ll-deine pa4t.' policy
in regard to the soldier clement The Sec
ond Auditor of the Treasury ar.i .;,cretary
McColioch included in tiseir es,itiates for
payment OF arrears of pay whic,. MAY BE-
certified to be due officers and l,+n of the
United States army for pay of two and
three years volunteers, which may be GER
titled to officers and men who served in the
war of the rebellion, for bounty to volun
teers, their widows and legal heirs, for pay
ment of bounties under the act of 1866, and
for payment of Communication of rations to
prisoners Of war an.i soldiers on furlougIi
All of these items were slricken out in the
committee room. No reason for this action
was given on the floor or in private conmu-
nication to the secretary of the Treasury.
Old soldiers are curious to know if this is
the first gun of the Democratic regime in
the matter of soldiers legislation.
tsa.Eaala Good News for the Territories.
WAsHINGToN, March ia delegation
of gentlemen representing all the territories
except New Mexico visited the White house
yesterday, to present their views in regard
to territorial government. There were in
the delegation John HALEY of Idaho, Judge
Mead of Arizona. II. II. Day of Dakota,
Judge j. A. Kuhn of Washington territory,
Delegate Tooie of Montana, Judge Merritt
OF Utah, and J. w. Mccormick of NJ ontana,
all members of the national committee.
MIR. Haley acted as spokesman for the par
ty, and said they came to learn what the
administration was going to do in terri5o
rial affairs. Mr.. Cs,seland repliea, briefly
bat clearly, that he should appoint to terri
torial offices men from the territories. He
also clearly pledged himself to listen to the
recommendations of democrats within the
territories, and not be decided in his choice
of men for governors by outside pressure.
slater's Chances Pronounced Good.
WASHINGTON. March l5.-The fight for
the commissionership of the general land of
tice has about narrowed down to ex-senator
Slator of Oregon, ex-Representative Sparks
of Illinois, and Surveyor general Wiley of
California. George W. Julian has retired
from the race, though he was endorse by
the Indiana delegation. Slater has very
strong senatorial influence, and the best
opinion is in his favor. All of the. papers
of this city now agree that Slater IS pretty
certain of the appointment, and the Cali
fornians are even willing to admit it.