Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.
II is Quite Busy Time Just Now
in the National
Capital.
Z CATHOLIC PRIEST THREAT
ENEo BY WHITE CAPS"
Counsel for the Prosecution Makes
Some Strong Remarks In
the Cronin Trial.
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR AT LEAD
VILE. COLORADO.
Mr. Gladstone on the Irish Ques-
ton. = BlOodshed in
Crete, etc.
< CATHOLIC PRIEST THREAT
ENED BY WHITE CAPS"
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR LEAD
VILE. COLORADO.
By Telegraph to the SEws.l
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Various Matters Transpiring i'm the
NnfIon-s Cnpiinl

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Sen
ate committee on privileges and
elections had under consideration
today the resolution introduced yes
terday by HOar, providing for CLASH
iication Of Senators from the new
States. Ii met with unanimous
approval and will be reported to the
Senate probably tomorrow.
The comptroller Of currency has
authorized the First National Bank
Of Southern Oregon at Grants Pass,
Oregon, to begin business. Capital,
$50, 900.
The GaieHd and heGrsdge left
New York this morning for Hayti.
The DoLpltil will join them.
a meeting OF the republican SEN
atOrial caucus this afternoon on re-
organization Of committees decided
to continue the caucus committee of
the last session.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
today denied the current report that
the new naval cruisers are eXtrava-
CANT ''cOal consumers,'' and ex-
pressed a desire TO have the facts
published.
1.-The representation that these
vessels are heavy consumers of coal
is based upon their utmost con-
sumption while under forced
draught, anu war ships are seldom
under forced draught, except on
trial trips, when it is used to test
their utmost capacity for speed.
They are never again likely TO be
placed under forced draught, except
possibly in event Of pursuit Of or
flight from the enemy. | don't sip
pose that in the entire life Of a war
ship she will lie run under forced
draught more thanhalfad dozen times.
As a matter of fact, the average
consumption Of new cruisers in
making their ordinary speed OF
from eight to ten knots an hour is
from twenty-five TO thirty tons per
dag of twenty-fOur hours. As an
illustration, the Boston on her last
cruise steamed 200 miles per day for
twenty-five days, and consumed
only twenty-five tons Of coal each
day. This shows the average con-
sumption of these vessels under or
binary conditions, and it is the only
proper test Of their coal ooDsunip-
tion.''
REVENUES And EXPENDITURES.
The clerks Of the committees on
appropriations Of the Senate and
HOuSe nave prepared comparative
statements Of estimates ofappropria-
tons anu expenditures for the
maintenance of the government
for the fiscal years 1890 and 1891,
from which It appears that the in
crease Of estimates for 1891 over
those for the current year Is $780,
So. l6S, and that the increase Of
estimates for next year over the ap-
prObations for this year is SIS, 092,-
lI2. The total estimates for regular
and permanent annual apprOpria-
tons for the next fiscal year arc |
: iO6, 643. 3l5. while the total rev.
enues are estimated at $50, 81 1897,
showing an excess in estimates of 1
over the estimated apprO-
priatiuns for next year of SIS, 5Tl ,122.
The net surplus for the present
year is placed at $50, SIS, 5ll, or
s.. 951. $50 more than the estimated
surplus for the next fiscal year.
This prospective decrease in sur
plus is stated. to be without refer
ence TO the possibility Of the enact
ment of a river and harbor bill, for
in the estimates submitted by the
of the Treasury there is
omission Of the ordinary
provision for river and harbOr I'M
prOvement. For the preservation
Of existing works the sum of S237, 900
is asked. while the report Of the
chief OF engineers says SIS, 553, $50
IAN he prOfitably expended next
year in these Improvements.
The statement above quoted diff
rers materially from that prepared
1y the Treasury department and ex-
iibited in the book Of estimates just
ssued, for the reason that the postal
receipts and revenues are different
" treated by the Treasury and the
appropriation committees.