Richland beacon., 1888-09-08
THE WHITE HOUSE.
0CR WEEKLY BUDGET PROM
WASHINGTON.
Interesting Gossip By snr News Man At tbs
National Capital-Csngressisna
and Other Mattsrs.
CONGR EssiONAI..

,"S ''n"'c. on thursday, resumed con
s'd'-ra,ion If the Presidents retaliation
IT .cssage, and Mr.. Georgr proceeded with
dis speech of the day before The Senate
then prore,ltd to the consideration Of
the icrtiiications bill, and with the
ameniinents rccommepde'. by committee
on appropriation. Amendments were
agreed 10 rs follows: Increasing from
$20e, eco to $500, 600, the item for torpedo
and for harbor defense; increasing the
appropriation for cannon and carriages
from S400, 900 to $500, 900; inserting an
item ot 800, 900, for examining, testing
and experimenting with pneumatic or
other dynamite gun.; increasing the ap-
preparation fOf steel for guns fiom ST.
800 zoo to 81, 800. 600, and inserting the
word American" before the word "Forg-
lngs.". The Speaker laid before the
House letter from Representative Ira
cey, of New York, resigning his men,
bership of the committees Oh Pacific
railroads, and coinage, weights and
measures. Mr.. Davidson. of Florida,
introduced a hill To subdivide the intd-
nal revenue collection district of Flori Ia.
Referred. Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas,
from the committee on Judiciary, re-
ported bill author zing wri,s of error in
criminal cases to the United States
supreme court. The House then went
INTO a committee of the whole, Mr.. Dock
ry, Of Missouri, in the chair, on the
Oklahoma bill.
GOSSIP.
r. II. Hall, son of Judge Hall, of Grif-
fin, Ga. has been appointed on the
Unite States coast survey.
Robert n. Hall, of Georgia, has been
lppointed principal examiner Of land
c aims and contest, at 81, 900 salary.
The committee on foreign affairs OF
the House, are unanimous in reporting
favorably on President Clevcland'S retail
iitory measures in regard to the fisheries.
Senator Brown introduced bill to in,
crease the pension Of Beding +. Melon
a'd. son of ex xGovernor Mcdonald, of
Georgia, on account Of wounds received
IN the Mexican War, and from the effect
Of which he is now unable to work.
Francis Matthews has been appointed
postmaster at Cerro Gordo, Holmes county,
F a., vice A. J. Matthews, resigned; l..
Smith. at Longview, Jackson county,
vice F. b. Hagcrman. resigned. and
Charles T. Powers, at Tomoka, Nolusi'
county, vice T. X. Byrd, resigned.
Judge Stewart reported favorably from
the judiciary committee, the bill to make
valid the deed TO certain tracts Of land
in Bib county, Georgia; made and de
livered 10y Brigadier- General David Til
son. acting assistant commissioner of the
Freedman's Bureau, to Samuel |. Gustin,
his heirs and assigns.
The House conferees on the sundry
civil appropriation bill have agreed to the
Senate amendments appropriating $50,
600 for completing the jacksonville, Fla,
public building, and $50, 500 for sup
| ply steamer 70 run on the Gulf and East
crn coasts, but have rejected the amend
ments appropriating $4,000 for con
structing a lighthouse at the mouth OF
| Crooked River. Fla, and s25,OOO fol
another at St. Joseph's Point, Fla.
The total collections of internal reve
nue. during the month of July were $40,
rs. $50, being $50, 22O NOR Than colec
tions during July, 1887. Tie C Elections
were as follows: From spiri's 1,a12,
911, an increase of $333, from to
bacco 81, 5O7, s45, decrease of $195,
.9s: from fcrmented liquors s., 400, ,0l2
a decrease of SGi, 1U3; from olcomarga
rine S41,5,l, an increase of $15, 752
from banks and blnking $242, 600, all in
erase; from miscellaneous objects IS,
953. a decrease of Sc, $50.