Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-16
WASHINGTON NOTES.


WASHINGTON NOTES.
kepublicans Padding the Congressional
Record for Sinister Purpose.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The proceed
ings in the house today were without
interest, and ordinarily the record
would be small; but Milliken of Maine
will publish a brochure on Plymouth
Rock to Mckinley, and bolivar of Iowa
filed for publication series of articles
from the New York Tribune which will
swell the record to voluminous edi-
tion. Several other Republicans, by
printing extraneous matter, will bring
into public prominence the action of the
house Yesterday.
The bell to promote the safety of the
national banks was referred to the
committee on banking and currency.
which, it is thought, kills it.
The private calendar was then re-
sumed, and the remainder of the day
was consumed in considering bills for
the relief of the heirs OF the inventor of
the Sibley tent. No quorum was pres
ent, and the house took recess until s
pm.
THE RAUM INQUIRY.
In the Raum investigation today As
sstant Secretary Bussey of the interior
department testified by letter, saying
James DUNCAN, clerk of Representative
Hallowell of Penn sylvania, offered to
furnish information similar to that fur
nished by Hersey.
Bussey contradicted statement of
Green B. Raum yesterday rejecting on
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clerk.
W. E. Steif pension clerk, testified
that Office clerks are specially assigned
to attend to the calls OF Dunbar, Coop
er's congressional competitor. Their
instructions were to answer all Dunbar's
calls that could be answered by Tuesday
before the election.
Mccullough, another clerk, testified
that he was discharged for giving infor-
nation to George B. Fleming, but was
reinstated when it was found he did not
furnish it. Lemon at first Lad the
most cases. Subsequently Milo B.
Stevens had more than anybody else.
PosToFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
completed in committee today, and
will be reported to the house shortly.
The appropriations aggregate in the
neighborhood of $50 900, 900; the appro-
priation for the current fiscal year being
$77, ,907 ,222; and the estimate for next
year, $50 1923 400.
The committee did not strike at the
present subsidy law by Withholding ap-
preparations for its execution. Action
regarding subsidies will be taken in the
general bill. The committee appropriates
1921, ,S39 for foreign mails, besides the
unexpended balance. The appropria-
ton OF the last congress for this purpose
was $1,250,000, and 100000 is unex-
pended in the treasury.
The committee appropriated $l96,614
for special railroad facilities, to defray
the expense of fast mail to connect
with the West Indian ships at Tampa,
Fla.
The amounts OF compensation allowed
to all land grant and subsidy railroads,
is fixed at SO per cent, the usual con-
tract price.
COLUMBIAN NAVAL REVIEW.
Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia on
Monday introduced in the senate an
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill appropriating $S00,000 for the ex-
ment of the official guests of the nation
who will accompany the foreign feet at
the great international naval review at
Hampton Roads in April, 1898. 1t is be-
lieyed that the presidents Of the several
American republics and the reigning
sovereigns of some OF the European ma
tions Will attend with their fleets.
AN OMNIBUS PATENT BILL.
The house patents committee has had
under consideration for some months an
omnibus patent measure, which pro-
poses several changes in the existing
laws. The committee proposes to make
foreigners pay the same in this country
as charged American inventors abroad
for patents, and has so constructed a
bill, which will be unanimously reported
next week.
FIVE THOUSAND MILE TICKETS.
The house committee on commerce
today decided to report favorably bill
providing that nothing in the inter-
state commerce act shall prevent the
issuance of joint interchangeable 5000
mile tickets, with special privileges as
to the amount of free baggage which
may be carried under such mileage
tickets, not to exceed 250 pounds.
sPRINGER's IMPROVED HEALTH.
A letter has been received from Rep
resentative Springer at Virginia Beach,
stating that his condition continues to
improve, and that he has gained twelve
pounds since he left Washington.
CURRENCY PAPER BURNED.
The secretary Of the treasury has been
notified that the paper mill at Pittsfeld,
Mass, at which the distinctive paper
used bv the government in printing pa