Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-28
ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT
The Cleveland Administration Makes u
Gain Of s2s,OOO,0Oo In
Nine Months.
Tho Presidents Utterances and Actions
Approved By $4,000 Veterans
of New York.
Dull Day at the Nations Capital
Movements Of Events and
Prominent Persons.

WASHINGTON. April 24.--The Senate com.
mittee on Public Lands has to-day ordered
a favorable report on the House b'il TO
forfeit the grant OF the Atlantic q Pacih1
Railway. The Senate committee amended
the bill so as to exempt from forfeiture the
right to take the material for the construc.
ton of the road from the public land, and
the right to grounds for the company E
machine shops and other bildings.
RETIRING CHINESE MINISTER.
The retiring Chinese Minister will take
official leave OF the President on next tues
day, and probably his SUCCESSOR will be
presented at the same time.
PERUVIAN MINISTER RECALLED.
Senior Elmore, who has represented the
Government of Peru at Washington for the
nost five wears, has been recalled and Will
take official leave of the President next
week.
GOING TO GREENLAND.
Civil Engineer Robert f. Ferry, OF the
Tinted States navy, has been granted leave
of absence for year for the purpose of eX-
,ia,;no the interior OF Greenland. He will
leave St. Johns early in May Tor DISCO, ana
he accompanied by three men. IL Is
nr;vate enterprise aud entails no expense
on the Government.
NAVAL CHANGES.
Commodore Russell, commanding the
Mare Island Navy Yard, California, will
nrohabl be ordered, at an early date, to
Command the South Atlantic squadron, to
succeed Rear Admiral English, retired. 1t
ia Thought that Commodore Belknap, at
present Superintendent of the Naval Oh
seryatory, will be ordered to succeed Com.
modore Russell in command at the Mare
Island Navy Yard.
SECRETARY WHITNEY.
Secretary Whitney has gone to New York
for few DAYS, and Commodore Walker is
acting Secretary OF the Navy.
AN EXCELLENT SHOWING.
During the first nine months cf the pres
ant fiscal year, ending June 80, 1886, there
was an increase of over 81, ,OOO,O in the
revenues OF the government, as compared
with the corresponding period last year
and the expenditures for the first nine
months OF this year were over SIG 100000
less than the expendit ures for the same
period OF last year, making a net gain OF
over $23, 100000.
VETERANS THANKS TO CLEVELAND.
The President has received a telegram
from Fl. Clay Hail. Deputy Commander,
transmitting copy OF the following resolu-
tions which we're unanimously adopted by
the enco mpment OF the Grand Army OF the
Renublic held few days ago at New York
city:
WHEREAS, 1t is proper that the veterans,
rresnectiye OF party, should recognize any
thing done by public official which dem
onstrates his intention to carry out TIE
promise made to the men who dared death
ior his country; and
WHEREAS, We have reason to believe
through his declaration and actions that
the Hon. Grover Clea veland, President OF
the United States means to carry out the
principle that the veterans, when compe.
tent, are entitled to recognition because OF
the services rendered their country In the
time OF war; therefore be it
Resolved, Tha, tn. department OF New
York, Grand Army of the Republic, repre-
senting an organized body OF $4,000 vet
Grams of war. in annual session assembled
in New York City, April 21, 1886, viewed
Ills course in this respect with satisfaction
and hereby puts itself on record as approx
ing the conscientious discharge OF this pa.
triotic duty, believing it to be the wish ol
the President that the letter and merit OF
all enactments in favor OF the vetera
shall be faithfully carried out by all those
in subordinate authority having the power
OF appointment, employment or retention IN
the service of the Government under his
administration; be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions be tele
graphed to the President in the name O
the encampment and that copy OF tht
same, duly authenticated by the Depart
ment Commander and Adjutant- General
be forwarded him by mail.