The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-06-05
WASHINGTON NEWS,

The House Committee on Commerce lis
tened to all argument by L. d. Curtis, rep
resentIng the New York State Dairymen's
Association, in favor Of the amendment of
the Interstate Commerce laws, so as to per-
nit States to exclude the importation of
oleomargarinc, and At the conclusion of the
argument decided to report the Flower bill
favorably, with all amendment correspond
ing in principle with that introduced in the
Senate py Senator Wilson of Iowa, which
provides that when oleomargarine, Trans
ported from one State to another, shall have
terminated its transportation. it shall be con-
sidered 10 have ceased to be the subject of
Interstate Commerce, and become part
Of the common mass OF property within the
terminal State. and subject to its police
powers of regulation or prohibition,
Senator Carlisle has been sworn in. His
resignation as member Of the House was
read and accepted by the latter body on the
same day. Consequently. Mr.. Carlisle,
though not two gent lemen at once, has en-
loyed the honor of being "a member of both
houses of Congress at the same time,
Senator Dawes, from the committee on
appropriations, has reported to the Senat,
the Notifications appropriation bin, In the
accompanying report, it is shown that the
estimates for 1891 were IS, ASS, 90S. The bill,
as 1t passed the House. appropriated Si,52l,-
SIS. The Senate committee added (net
S2.7S9 257, making the total amount report.
sd to the Senate 81 ,3l0935. The items of
increase and reduction in the House bill
made by the Senate committee are rs fol-
lows:
INCREASE.
Purchase Of machine guns. $50 900
Finishing s. 10 and 12-inch guns. 0,000
Breech-loading rifed seacoast
mOrtaIs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
One breech-loadin. cast-ircn NOR
TAR. 23,oDo
Experiments of pneumatic gun
carriages, segmental guns aud
high explosives. ............. 10000
Purchase of ~ S-inch, 30 l0-inch,
- Finch breecb.loading guns. $50. 900
TOTAL increase. .....,....,...,,s3,SlS,oO 900
REDUCTION.
Erection Of south wing to the army
gun factory at Watervlict arse
nal. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S2iS, i43
Machinery, tools, ETC., for same. 10000
Total reduction. ..............S1, OPS, 743
NeI lDCrcdsp. ....,,..... ~. 'St, 80
Senator Cameron has reported from the
committee on naval affairs bill increasing
the salaries of the chief c erks of the bureaus
"t construction and repair and provisions
and clothing from $500 to $500 year.
Secretary Tracy, in letter TO the commit.
tee, warmly recommends that the increase
he made, especially in the case of the clerk
of the bureau of provisions and clothing,
who" be says, holds position of great
Importance, The clerk of this bureau ham
dies $4,000 vouchers: involving Si3,, 0O,0G0
annually. He should be man of executive
capacity and business ability, as he is in a
great measure responsible for the purchase
OF the supplies for the whole navy" The
secretary also suggests that the whole sys-
ten of bookkeeping be radically changed.
The secretary of the treasury has awarded
the contract for supplying the treasury de.
partment with distinctive paper for printing
United States notes, silver certt, atcs and
other securities for the next fsc i year to
Crane d Co. of Dalton, Mass, at 50 cents
per pound. The rate under The present con-
tract is 3s1 cents per pound
It is estimated that there has been a de-
crease Of $4,000, 900 in the public debt during
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