, 1886-04-21
SECRETARY M
to His Duties Improved
in Health.
The Chinese Indemnity Bill
Reported Favorably.
Combinations and Other Con-
gressional Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 20-Ihe secre-
tary of the treasury this afternoon issued
a call for 10000, 900 3 per cent bonds.
The call will mature June l..
Secretary Lamar returned this morning
from his Southern trip much improved in
health, and attended the cabinst meeting
at noon.
Senator Logan re-introduced in the
senate his bill to increase the efficiency of
the army, with the sections stricken out
which provide for an increase of the num-
Der of men, relating to the pay of chap
lains, and authorizing commissioned Off
GERS to make deposits with the army pay
masters. At 2:45 Mr.. Frye moved an
executive session. The senate galleries
were cleared and the doors closed.
The galleries of the house this morning
were enlivened by the uniforms of the
members of the It'll regiment of New
York, who were taking advantage of their
s%oiourn in Washington to visit the capitol
and view the law makers in session.
The house committee on foreign affairs
to-day agreed to report favorably Bel
mont's Chinese indemnity resolution and
the Morrow Chinese bill.
All Democrats, except Chairman Bel.
mont, voted in favor of the Morrow bill,
and all Republicans and Mr.. Belmont
voted against it.
The committee by a unanimous vote
instructed Mr.. Belmont to report favora-
bly, the resolution introduced by him to
appropriate sl47, 74s to indemnify the
Chinese for losses sustained by Chinese by
mob violence at Rock Springs, Wyo.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, addressing his re-
marks to Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, in
quired when the Utah bill was to be re-
ported by the judiciary committee. Mr..
Tucker replied: 1T Is being considered
by the committee, and when a determine
ton shall be reached, the bill will be re-
ported adversely or favorably.' Mr..
Reed suggested that the bill had been in
committee a long time, and it was a meas
ure in which the country was much inter
ested. Could the gentleman give no other
answer Mr.. Tucker, (dryly), mo other
answer. Mr.. Reed, with equal drynessl.
81 am sorry for it."
The supplemental estimates of appro-
priations required by the various depart
ments to supply Deficiencies and complete
the service Tor the current fiscal year and
prior years, amount to So, III, s07, that
being additional to $64, 1872, SOP hereto
fore appropriated. Among the list of de-
6ciencies is that for pensions, Sc, 900, 900;
fees and expenses of examining surgeons
of the pension office, $500, 600. for the
fiscal years 1885 and 1856; the District of
Columbia, $50, 900, and the state depart
ment, $4,000.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds reported favorable the following
bill: To change the limit OF the appro
priation for public building at Denver to
$4,000.
An order will shortly be issued by the
war department assigning Brig. Gen
Potter to the command of the Missouri
with headquarters at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, vice Brig. Gen. Miles, transferred
to the department of Arizona. and assign
ing Brig. Gen. Ruger to the command of
the department of Dakota, with head
quarters at Fort Smelling, vice Maj. -Gen.
Terry, placed in command of the division
of Missouri.