Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-12-23
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Estimates Made for the Regular Annual
and Permanent Appropriations for
the Next Fiscal Year.

the Next Fiscal Year.
The Secretary of the Treasury has In.
formed the Speaker OF the House thai
the deficiencies Tor the current fscal
year are estimated at $14 ,638, $50, of which
u ,boJ,0OO is on account Of pensions.
The Committee on Military Affairs oil
the House has completed the annual an.
preparation bill. It makes the total ap-
preparation VA, ,202, ,739, or 1851, ,766 less
than for this year and $l,720,2l6 less
than estimated.
Captain Symonds, who was directed TO
examine Rogue river from Grants Pass
TO its mouth. reports to the War Depart
ment that the river is not worthy OF inn
provement, and Congress lie advised to
make no appropriation for the purpose.
He says there are too many waterfalls
and rapids in the river, and the COM
merce does not justify improvements at
the mouth OF the river.
Williams OF Massachusetts, has intro
duced in the House bill for the discon-
t'nuance OF silver purchases after Feb
ruary next, and setting aside as trust
fund the money received by the Treasury
for The redemption OF the national bank
notes, which, by the Sherman law of
1880, was made miscellaneous receipt.
The Secretary of the Interior has ac-
cepted the reconveyance to the United
States by the Ut. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railway Company of $4,000
acres of land in the Red River Valley in
North Dakota, and has issued instruc-
tions to make indemnity selections OF
non-mineral lands unoccupied in Min
nesota. North Dakota, South Dakota.
Montana and Idaho.
Captain Symonds reported In favor OF
improving the upper Columbia river in
Washington at two places, one from the
Little Dallee to the international bound
ary, fifteen miles, and the ether from
the head of Rock Island rapids to Foster
creek, just above the mouth of the
Okanogan, ninety miles. To make the
survey and prepare for the improvements
A,0O will be necessary. The depart
ment concurs in the recommendation.
Members of Congress are inclined to
favorably regard the suggestion that the
face OF Mrs. Potter Palmer should be
used for the head piece of the silver dol
lar that will be coined next year. Such
q selection would not only be a compli-
ment to the board OF lady managers of the
World Columbian Exposition, of which
she 10 President, but to the entire female
population OF the country, and that it
would be particularly appropriate TO i'm
mortalize representative American
woman in this way during the exposition
year.
The statement prepared by the Clerks
OF the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations to show the estimates
for the regular annual and permanent
appropriations for the fiscal year of 1893
4 aggregates s505, 1881 1886, an increase
over the estimates for the current fiscal
year OF SIC, ,929. PAL and over the appropri-
ations Exclusive of deficiencies and mis-
of 1876, ,260. The appro-
priationE, however, include $21, ,l54,2l8
for rivers and harbors, for which no es-
Inmates were made. The appropriations,
Of course, never equal the estimates, but
on the other hand no deficiency nor mis-
cellaneous appropriations are included
in the estimates. They do not include
for rivers and harbors, on &C
count of which the chief OF engineers
estimates that $5S, ,054, $50 can be profit
ably expended.
Mr.. Mills of Wisconsin has introduced
q Joint resolution in the House directing
the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House to appoint a com
mittee, to consist of three Senators and
dve Representatives, whose duty it shall
be TO investigate as to the propriety OF
making changes in the revenue laws and
report the result OF their inquiry to the
next Congress. The committee is 10
have power to send for persons and pa
pers, and sufficient amount of money
TO carry on the investigation is author
ICED. a preamble to the resolution
states that the result OF the recent cleo
tion indicates that large portion of the
people expect and desire change In the
revenue laws to the end that the bur.
iens of taxation may be more equally
among the people.
The proposition to choose President
by direct vote Of the people promises to
meet with more than usual consideration
by the Committee on the Election of
and Vice President and Repre-
In Congress. The committee
had meeting the other day. At the
last session OF Congress Springer intro
duced joint resolution providing for
and Vice Presidential term
of six years with ineligibility of the in.
cumbents OF reelection, and also provid-
ing for scheme of electing them by
direct vote of the people. Springer ad-
dressed the committee and was followed
by Colonel Mcclure, who indorsed
Springer's sentiments. Representative
OF Pennsylvania, will intro.
iuce resolution in the House in q few
lays which has for its object the election
II President and Vice. President by q di-
rect vote of the people, and this will be
to subcommittee.
An unusual incidenti in the opening pro
OF the Senate was the Offering
of q prayer by Jewish rabbi. Chaplain
Butler introduced to the Vice President
Rev. DR.. Joseph Silverman, rabbi Of
the Temple Emanuel, New York, and
,ne of the distinguished attendants q.
The Rabbi Convention in progress at
Washington City at that time; and DR..
Silverman then delivered the opening
Invocation. He did not follow the cus-
TOM of the so-called orthodox jews by
hfa head hs1t ntn<,d he 20 h aaIod