The morning call., 1892-02-07
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Government aid Asked for the Worlds
Fair
Statement Of the Federal Finances Recon-
mendations by the Lighthouse Board.
Appropriations for Western Rivers
sTscial 10 The MORNING CALL..

WASHINGTON, Feb g. - The Congress
siOnal managers OF the Worlds Fair
project are at present resting on their
oars, so to speak, aud are awaiting de-
velOpments at Chicago before proceeding
with the work here. except in quiet way.
There are & number Of petitions and memo
rias pertaining 10 the fair before the Co
lumbiau Exposition Committee, but it is un-
likely that they viii be considered In
advance Of action on the bill to give Gov
erument aid TO the fair, which is the prn-
cipal business that will come before the
committee during this session. The resolu-
tiOn offered by Dickerson Of Kentucky,
calling for an invest cation by the judiciary
Committee into the constitutiOnality OF the
WORLDS Fair project and Government aid TO
II in the shape Of appropriations, Is viewed
with complacency by the friends Of the ex-
position. They say they are entirely salts
fed 10 have the Judiciary Committee look
thoroughly into tie constitutional question
raised, confident that the conclusion reached
VIII not be adverse, but on the contrary,
VIII be favorable TO the exposition. The
Worlds Fair Bin, they say, Will be drafted
by three Of the best lawyers in the West
and will stand the test of legal scrutiny.
OREGON LIGHTHOUSES.
The Lighthouse Board recommends that
an appropriation # $4,000 be made for the
establishment Of light and~log signal sta
tiDns at the mouth Of the Willamette River
Oregon This matter came up al the session
Of TIE Lighthouse Board held on Noyem-
Der 10, 1891, upon the papers submitted by
the vessel interests Of that part OF the c0uu-
try. 1t appears that the channel at the Ell
trance to Willamette River from the Co.
lumbia River is very narrow and that
vessels coming up or down the Columbia
River, bound into the Willamette, expert
ence at times III f0ggy weather great diff
Guilty IN locating the entrance, which causes
mu delay and great inconvenience to the
regular passenger boats as we'll as 10 vessels
employed IN the ctrryiug trade.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following California pensions have
been granted: Henry Casey, James II. Nor
rison, LOrrin q. Tisdale, Lewis DOvs,
George w. Gibbs James NJ. DOnnell,
Thomas ;. Harris James Warren, Joseph
Brown, Rufus +. Horrck, William Nc
KoweD. George G. Spencer. Benjamin f.
Cook, John K. Johns, Antonio NJ. Ramierez
John Patten, Francis Ginni. Noah Hicks,
Samuel Smith, James Call. James NJ. Simms,
Harriet Graves, Mary c. f. Woods, Mary
A. FitzSimmons, minors OF Obadiah Ger
man, Forrest G.. Jeffers, Jonathan w. Bar
Der and Elizabeth A. Coffee.
THE NATIONAL FINANCES
In response to a call for information the
statement to the Ways and Means Com
mittee showing the receipts and expend-
lures from July l, 1891, to December 81,
1891, including the receipts and expenditures
account Of the National Bank Fund for the
time named The total receipts were S175,-
745, ,2S7 and the total expenditures were
Sl75,9S4,072 The amount of cash in the
Treasury used to meet the requirements of
the Sinking Fund amounted to $40, $50, 25G.
WESTERN WATERWAYS.
Secretary Bryant OF the Western Water
ways Association appeared before the Sen
ate Committee on Commerce to-day and pre-
sented memorial recently adopted by that
association urging upon Congress more
liberal appropriations for the Improvement
OF Western waterways.
M0NEY-ORDER POsTOFFICE.
Postmaster. General Wanamaker has is
sued an order giving money-order facilities
to al Postoffces where the compensation OF
the Postmaster reaches 5000 per annum.