The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-07
Waahim0f0n News.


ing Of the river and harbor commits
sion to-day, it was decided to report
amendments to the river and har0or
appropriation bill eliminating the
item which proposed to make Cap
tain Fades consulting engineer for
the Mississippi river commission
and place him in charge OF the I'M
provement of Galveston harbor. The
amendments will reduce the appro-
priation proposed for Galveston har-
Dor from $3.50, 900 to $500, 0ou, and1wiil
provide that no part Of this sum shall
be expended till the barber commits
sion provided for in the bill to exam
inc the harbor, makes their reE ort to
the secretary Of wal.
The legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill reported to
the House to-day, recommends an
appropriation o f$2l, 2l3, 70l. $l.OSS, ass
less than estimates, and $272,9 0 less
than the appropriation OF the present
fiscal year. The bill reduces salaries
of 80 special examiners in the PEN
sion Bureau provided for at the last
session from $1,000 to ,$l.4OO an
nually on re ommendation of the In
terror Department. 1t also provides
that the President shall discontinue
the appointment aud services of off,
GERS at ports of entry where for two
successive yeare last past the reve-
nues collected are less than salaries
aud expenses of the office. The
President may, however, appoint
deputy collectors for such ports who
shall be compensated by fees not ex.
caeding l.5OO. The office of super
intendent of foreign mail Is abolished,
aud he supervision of foreign mali
service is placed with the Second
Assistant Postmaster General. C,m.
pensat,on of special agents Of the In-
iernal Revenue service 10 limited to
S. q day. except the Grief, who is to
receive So per day. The bill r.her
provides that the judges of the Court
Of Claims shall prescribe a system of
fe.s similar to that In the
United States Circuit Courts,
aud shall. enforce their COL
leciions against lltigants unsuccessful
l., causes of action in court. The
President to-day transmitted to the
house a communication from the
secretary Of state relative to the
Japanese governments offer 10
donate q valuable piece Of land at
Toxic to the United States govern
ment IN fee simple for legation pur-
poses. In the message transmitting
The offer the Presid mt says : II ear
nest!y recommend that the executive
m.y be Immediately authorized to
accept the the gift in the name of the
United States, and SO tender his inn
perial Japanese matesty's govern
ment q suitable expression of this
governments thanks for the generos-
lty which prompted the presentation
Of 50 desirable a site of ground. This
step cannot but be favorable to the
United States in every honorable
way, while disinterested motives and
friendly foreign governments de-
serves from the United States proper
and just recognition"
Republican senators met in caucus
after the adjournment of the senate
this afternoon and discussed for an
hour the condition of the business of
the session.. It was decided to con-
tinue the discussion of the anti sill
vor coinags bill for the present. A
proposition from Ingalls, to amend
the rules of the senate so that legisla-
tive amendments germane to. the sub
jest matter of Appropriation bills may
he made thereto was referred to, but
no decision reached. Nc other acton
was taken.