The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-18
From the Capital.

WAsHISGToS, May 1.-THE President
has vetoed the bill to establish port of
delivery at Springfield, Mass. In his
message the President says: Itappears
that the best reasons urged for the pas
sage of this bill are that Springfield has
population of about 1900; that the
imports to that section of the country
where the city is located for the last
year amounted IN value to nearly So
10000; and that the importers at this
point labor under a disadvantage in
being unable to go to New York
and Boston for their goods, which are
frequently delayed. The government
IS now subjected to a great loss of re-
venue through the intricases OF the
present system relating to the collection
OF customs. and through frauds and
evasions which that system permits and
invites. 1t is also the cause of much OF
delay and vexation 10 which the honest
importer is subjected. i am of the opin-
ion that a reform of the present
methods which have been lately pressed
upon in Congress should be inaugu-
rated, instead of increasing the num-
Der of ports where the present evils
may be further extended.
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The President has transmitted to
Congress a report OF the Secretary
of State, with accompanying pepers.
Il respect to the location of
the frontier line between Alaska
and Brush Columbia. Mr.. Bayard says
the British government is prepared TO
take parti On a preliminary investigation
of the boundary question and that
nothing now delays action but the want
of an appropriation by Congress to en-
able this government to take part in
the survey. In view Of this fact, he
says: That important and grave in
ternational questions of Jurisdiction
may at any time arise, owing 10 the
circumstance that great mineral wealth
exists in the Territory which is ira
versed by the boundary line. the Score
tary of State has the honor to recon-
mend that Congress be requested to
enact law to authorize a survey, and
to appropriate the sum of $780,
900, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, to defray the expense
of preliminary survey" The Presi-
dent, in his letter of transmittal, says:
I'm view of the importance of the sub
ject, l recommend that provision be
made by law for preliminary survey
OF the boundary line in question. by
officers of the United States, in order
that information necessary for the basis
of treaty between this country and
Great Britain for the establishment of
definite boundary line may be OBJ
tanned"
NoNINATIoNs.
Registrars of Land Ofices-A. r
Smelling, Lakeview, Oregon; Geo. w.
Munro, Bozeman, Montana; A. A.
Carnahan, Receiver of Public Moneys,
Concordia, Kansas.
Indian Agents - John B. Scout,
Western Shoshone Agency, Nevada;
Geo. w. Norris, Nez Perces Agency,
Idaho; Chas. n. Yates. Round Valley
Agency, California.
GOVERNMENTS FIGHT.
Senator Dolph, from the committee
on public lands, reported favorably to-
day his bill to authorize the Attorney
General, within six months, to bring
suits in the United States Circuit Court
for the District of Oregon. against all
persons, firms and corporations claim
ing to own or to have interest in the
lands granted to the State of Oregon by
the various acts of Congress to aid in
the construction of military wagon
roads. to determine the question of the
seasonable and proper completion of the
roads in accordance with the terms of
the granting acts and authorizing the
court to render judgments declaring
forfeited to the United States all such
lands where the roads have not been
constructed in accordance with the re-
ouiramants of granting acts