Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-20


Equipment and Recruiting, Construction
and Repair, aud steam Engineering have
been directed 10 proceed without delay 70
prepare plans for the construction OF the
new vessels authorized BY the naval appro.
pristion bill OF the last session Of Congress
nsmcly, one srmored steel cruising nlonItor
OF noilcss than 1900 tons, att cost not exceed
ing Si,500000 on The plans approved aud
recommended by the Naysl Board In their
report 10 the Secretary OF the Navy and 10y
him referred 10 the House Committee on
Naval AndrS (pans designed by Hon. John
X. Thomas. OF Illinois, to be approved by
the Secretary two steel cruisers, or gun
hosts OF The most approved type. OF 500 TO
1900 tons displacement, 10 cost, IN the ~.
grerate. exclusive O, armament. not more
Than S70o,0 goo. aud one ram for b0rbor de-
fence o. the general type. approved by the
Naval ADVISORY Board November 7. 1881,
Of The AiEbest practicable speed. Each
bureau IS 70 prepare plan pertaining 10 II
and the chiefs are 10 meet rs often AZ neces-
s9ry for toe purpose Of considering and set
Ting upon tue general characteristics OF
vessels.
IL il understood tha, a change will be
made in the Office OF the supervising Archi-
tect Of the Treasury ia few days. Secretary
Window has rendered the Office 10 Leading
architect 10 the West and IS awaiting bis
answer.
TIE collections Of Internal reyente for the
first eight months Of the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1889. were 9S3 304.2l1, an increase
OF 2,G03 ~ over the collections for the cor
re pondng period Of the lest fiscal year.
Collections were Us follows Spirits,
Sl7. i12, lG5-incTeasc, S2.50S,1l2; tobacco.
$40. $50 ifj-dccrca.e. <js.O3l; iermented
liquors. Slf.9S2 aij Increase, Sl31 2S4;
0eleOmargarinc. sjJ7. 0s6-iDcrcase, SG',9J4;
banks and banker. 50 .00S--incrcase, - ga;
miscellaneous. $50, 412-decrease, Sji,l
Aggregate receipts for February. 1883,
SjL520 less than the receipts ior February,
1883.
ERRORS N APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The clerks Of the committees on appro-
pria,ions % the two houses Of Congress
having completed their statement Of sppro-
prlatiOns made at the last session are now
looking over the act 10 discover errors OF
enrolment. some Of which sre almost ALWAYS
found. Several have already been dIscov-
cred In the acts OF the Fiitieth Congress,
two Of them OF quite an annoying character
10 Representative Randall and Senator Ed
munds. The first IL the omission OF an
amendment reported by the House Commit
tee on ApprOpri atoms TO the Senate amend
mcnt 10 O paragraph appr0prialine S6jO,OOO
for fuel. lights, and water for the public
buildings. The House Committee proposed
20 concur in the Senate amendment, which
was purely clerical, with the following
amendment--yiz., " W hIch sum shall be eX-
pended under contract or contracts. 10 be
made by the Secretary OF the Treasury, with
the lowest and best bidder or bidders there
Tor. after advertising once week for
] F.p
That amendment was made by Chair
man Randall for the purpose OF pre-.
venting the letting Of these contracts
by Chief.Clerk Youmans, Of the Treasury
Dcpartmcnf, whose methods were not
thought TO be economical by Mr.. Randall.
Tue conference report was agreed 10 on
Saturday. 50 That all OF Sunday was available
by the enrolling clerks and the committee 70
carefully enroll and prepare the bill. But
that amendment escaped, and j. not IN the
law. The other error was the failure to
properly enroll Senate amendment in rela-
ion 90 the Washington aqueduct tunnel.
The original amendment made by tue senate
Committee on Appropriations WAS
paragraph apprOprlating s2),OOO 10 deiray
the expenses OF The joint select committee
which Investigated the fraudulent work
done on said tunnel, TO be paid on vouchers
dlbIONrN Nv tue GNU Mtu VI iHRb N'H'hi''
tee. Comptroller Durham having expressed
q opinion that the committee would have
no lesli existence after the expiration OF the
Fiftleth Congress, the following words
were added after the word "commltiee }" {:
who shall have 10 settle and approve
vouchers Notwithstanding the dissolution OF
the committee" That amendment was
agreed to without objection, hut 1t seems to
have been vetoed by an enrolling clerk. It's
also stated that there are few cases Of dupli-
cation Of items 10 the sppr0pristing bills not
reported by the House Committee on AppTo'
priau0ns. Several minor errors in other acts
have also been discovered. and it VIII proba-
by bc some time before all viii be brought
10 light.
PRESIDENTIAL POsT.oFFIcE APPOINTMENTS.
II i. probable that from now on there will
De a number OF appointments 10 presidential
nost-onice- made each dsy. The rush OF
visitors desiring simply 10 shake hands with
the new Cabinet officers has abaled, and a.
the organiz ton Of the Post-Oillce Depart
merr has nearly been completed SO FAR as the
principal offices are concerned 1t will be pos
sihlc 10 give more attention 10 Milling the
ro~t.ofices throughout the country. Qnite
, number Of appointments were sent up to
the President this afternoon Tor his approval,
and IL !, likely that the nominations to-nor-
row will include the names OF some new
lOstmasiers
BONDS ACCEPTED.
Bond offerings to-day aggregated $l44,-
coo, all as, at los and all accepted.