Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-02
wAsHISGrsN HAPPENINGS.
The state Department and the Mex,
lean 1.oyernment.-E financial,

i ne Writ Anu the
lean S.oyernment.--T Financial,
WASHINGTON, July THE Presi-
dent today transmitted ~ Congress
the correspondence betwee the De-
partment OF State and the Mexican
government concerning the right OF
certain Mexican citizens ~ have
their claims fof lands In Arizona
and New Mexico, celei 70 the
United States by treaty, adjusted
and Confirmed. tine nited
States, " says the President, s'Uwes a
duty TO Mexico 10 confirm TO her
citizens those valid grants that
were secured 10y treaty, aud the
isng delay which has attended the
discharge OF this duty has given
Just cause for complaint, The en-
tire community where thee large
claims exist, and, indeed, ali cur
people. are interested in the early
and final settlement Of them. No
greater incubus can rest upon the
Mercy Uf n people or the develop.
ment Of n new country than tllat
resulting from unsettled Land title.
The necessity FOR legislation Is sol
evident and urgent that | venture
10 cApresS hope that relief will BE-
given at the present session Of Con-
grcss -
\ meeting Of the confcrccs on the
silver b!ll is called for tomorrow.
THE NAvN- DFP'RrYEN~
has issuei a circular inviting pT0pos-
ais for the building Of three SjJJ-ton
coast line-of-hattle ships, 20 cost. ex-
elusive Of armament, not more than
Si,O0J,O1J, the term armament in
GLIDING. besides guns and ammu-
milton, all armor Uf turreis. hlrbettes.
gun shields and armOrei tubes d.
recily pertaining 10 the protection
OF guns: all parts O; the vessels 70 lie
| Of Domestic manufacture. The pro-
| posais may be under two Clgsscs:
Tor the construction Of the whole
vessel, according 90 the department
plans and specifications, anu for the
construction Of either tine huils or
machinery, or 10th, according to
plans AMI specifications . lee sub
mittei BY the bidder.
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE BUSINESS.
Representative Adams Ills } to-
| day submitted the minority reUuri
dissenting from lie views Of the
majority Of the committee Ou judi
CiIry upon the bill intended IS q
substitute for the Senate Original
package" bill. To surrender tie cN-
ercise Of the power u Congress 10
regulate commerce 10 the legislatures
Of the several Statcs. the report AZ
gued, is TO defeat tae main purpose Of
its creation. This is aviCe OF lheSeuate
bill. Ii i a ten-lOld vice OF the sub
stitute. II seeks 10 undo the most
important work that was done when
the Union was formed. Congress
can define the original package in
which intoxicating liquors can be
imported into 4 state. such a iegis-
latiye definition would at once .ca-
dcrimp1ssinle the establishment II
so-cailed original leakage saloons,
the only serious evil which can
possibly arise out OF the recent de-
cisiOn Of the Supreme CUurJ.
EbAA Al lt-N- Al BILL
Representative O'Donnell { Mich J,
chairman Of the House committee
on education, today reported the
educational aid bill similar in its
provisions TO the B@ir bill.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Following Is the public debt
statement FOR the month ending
June G1tE:
Interest bearing debt
Prinrip1i....... So. $3.50
Interest .-...... 9,C1B 10
--- S7.-'.Js.,772
Debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity,
prIucipal and interCsI..... I,sI.at3
peht bearing no Interest," ~, 0i> .Csl
Total debt
I'rincipal..--.: 5, -. II o.
lntcrcst-...... 9.765.2-4
--- I.5a5. s-5s-sl
Total debt, Les available cash
items 81 ~ NHnl