Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
The House Wrestles With
Army Appropriations.
Objection Made to Furnishing
Beer to Soldiers.
The Senate Votes S6,200,0O0 for Gal
weston Harb0r.
The House Naval Appropriations Bill
Completed-The Pathfinder Or
dered Released.
Associated Press Dispatches.


WASHINGTON, March 29.-After busi-
ness of minor Importance, today, the
House went into committee OF the whole
on the Army Appropriation bill.
Morse said the provision for an appro-
priation of 100000 for canteens at the
posts, showed that among the things to
be sold at these posts, were beer and
light wines, and a Government beer sa-
loon was to be connected with library
and reading-room. He protested against
this as an outrage against temperance
and the Christian people of this country.
Morse's amendment that no alcoholic
liquors be sold to enlisted men in any
canteen was adopted, 81 to 45, many
Democrats who were opposed to the
proposition voting for it, in order that
there may be yea and nay vote in the
House.
Pending further action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
Senate Proceedings.
In the Senate today, the bill for the
completion of the entrance to Galveston
harbor, appropriating $6,2O0,0O0 in the
aggregate, but the expenditures of any
year not to exceed 81 ,O00, 900, was passed
The conference report upon the Urgent
Deficiency bill was agreed to.
On motion of Voorhees, the Senate bill
appropriating $14,675 for the purchase
of the Capron collection of Japanese
works of art, now in the National mu-
scum, was passed.
In the discussion Hale satirized Noor-
hees, for his advocacy of the measure, as
if it was on behalf of the farmers, whose
depressed condition he pictured last
week.
Adjourned.
The Pathfinder Matter.
Secretary Window has been informed
of the case of the schooner Pathfinder,
and will probably act in the matter this
afternoon, after consultation with the
President and Secretary Blaine.
Later-Assistant Secretary Tichenor
has ordered the release of the Path
finder, seized by the cutter Corwin.
Combinations.
Robt. Waugh, of Iowa-Indian Agent
at the Uintah and Ouray agency, Utah.
Quinby Vance-Receiver of Public
Moneys, at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
j. +. Russell-Register OF the Land
Office, at Cpur d'Alene, Idaho.
Postmasters-Cal California: E. B. Smith,
Pomona; N. w. Moody, Fresno. Ne
vada: G. E. Bilkey, EllSo. Washington :
F. E. williamson, Pomeroy.
An Imperative Law.
The Collector of Customs at Portland,
Ore, recently inquired OF the Treasury
Department if he would be justified,
under the act of September Is, 1888, in
landing three Chinese holding certifi-
Gates issued by the customs officers at
British Columbia, declaring them Chi
nese merchants. Assistant Secretary
TichenOr informed him that the law re-
ferred to was imperative, by reason OF
the non-ratifcation OF the treaty upon
which it should go into effect.
Naval Appropriations Bill.
The House committee on naval affairs
has completed the Naval Appropriation
bill, carrying $22, 151 ,523, which is $780,
013 more than for the current year. The
bill provides for the construction OF four
large, heavily armored, sea-going YES
sells, one to be built on the Pacific Coast
and one on tine Gulf of Mexico or
waters tributary thereto, if it can be
built at a reasonable cost. There is an
item in the bill appropriating $65,OOO
for Mare Island.
Notes.
The President has approved the bill
suspending the law requiring steamboats,
to carry certain projectiles and guns or
propelling power.
The Pan-American Conference has
adopted the report of the committee on
customs regulations.