Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.
a Bill Regulating the Duties q
Rough aud Partly Finished
Lumber.
WAY WAS BANCROFT MADE A
GERMAN CONSULT
Bering Sea Return OF
Baron Fava 10 His Dipio-
matte Post.
FROM riiE CAPITAL.
mn Placing Rough Lumber on the
lFee r,Ist.

mn Placing Rough Lumber on the
tses List.
WAsIuSuTOH, May l7.-Representa.
1.-Two Bryan Mob. today introduced n
bill placing rough lumber on the freq
list, aud Imposing duties as follows on
partly finished lumber: Lumber, zach
side planed, so cents per thousand;
planed on one side and tOugucd ami
groovcd, 81 pei thousand feet; plaued
on two Sides and tongued and grOOved,
sl,bO per thousand. The bill Ia not IN.
lfoduced M the result OF an agreement
ON the lumber bill by the Democratic
majority OF the ways aud means com.
mitloc, but II indicates BryAn's pur-
| pose to urge the COMMITTEES 10 settle
me lumber question, which has beer
before the House for some time, by 70
porting bill Oh these lines.
IMPORTATION WANTED.
Representative Geary (Cal.) viii In.
tf0duce resolution Ia tue Htube re.
| guesting the Secretary OF State, II not
incompatible with the public Interests,
10 report to the House the reasons for
the removal OF Frederick A. bancroft
/ tllL) from the p5Bition ., librarian Of
the State department, and his nomi.
nation, without hlt knowledge or con.
sent, TO be United States consul Mt
brunswick, Germany, post not now
vacant.
BEmNu SEA AnBiTRAToRs.
Justice Harlan OF tho United States
/ supreme court, and Senator Morgan
! Ala.l, who were selected by the PTesi.
dent as afbiiratOrs on the part OF the
United states In the Berlng sea con-
uOvefHy, have each accepted the up.
pointmrnt aud agreed 10 serve. Har.
ian said that ho wOulu probably 40
nbr0nd about thc latter part OF July.
IL Will lie neat autumn before the com.
mission assemble, and how long IL
will then take 10 settle tho question Ia
problemsiieal.
LANDS toRfEiIED 10 THE UNITED
STATES.
The House public lands committee
today authorized a favorable report on
Representative Mcitae's bill, forfeltlng
TO the United States all lands granted
~ aiu Ia the construction OF railIoaus
opposite 10 and coterminous with any
portion OF nny such railroad not com.
plctod within the time specified In the
granting net.
FAvA RETURNS.
Baron Fava, the Italian minister,
called at the state department this nj
tornOon. There were no formslities
whatever. The Baron merely Informed
the secretary OF the resumption OF his
diplomatic functions, as though nothing
hsd occurred to Interrupt them. Baron
!ava nlsO resumes his place a. dean OF
the diplomatic corps.
GSTERSAL REvEsuE.
The total collections Of intorr al
revenue during the first ten months "
lhe fiscal year ending June ~, 1899
ARE : l2b, 5fs, OBl, MI Increase Ot $3.50, sIl
compared with collections during the
corresponding period of the previous
fiscal year
URGING An AUTHORIZATION FoR TIE
FAtR.
Director. General Davis of the
WORLDS Columbian exposition made
an argument before tn, House com.
mitteo urging mn appropriation by
| Congress IN aid Of the exposition,
The director.gsnernl having finished
his address McCfeary OF New York
asked II the scope aud plan OF the ex-
position was not nearly double that OF
| any exposition ever held, aud also N
| Davis and his associates were satisfied
with the ourfools that Il would b. tho
grandest international exposition ever
held?
Mr.. Davis replied ia the affirmative,
saying that all the nations of thu.
world were striving for more space
than could be allotted them. Never
before had tho artists and manufactur.
ers Of this old world had neutral
| place In which 10 exhibit.
MoCreary further asked what effect
the closing OF the gates ON ths Sabbath
would have upon the exposition.
Davis said II would largely decrease
the receipts; that fully $4,000 people
would visit the park on Sunday even
lnge.
Wheeler, OF Alabama, suggested
that tho most cminont clergymen be
secured to speak on tho exposition
grounds Sundays, and that sacred
music be plfyei.
Davis said there never Lsi been any
proposition that the machinery should
be run on Sunday, and 10 that he was
personally opposed. by stopping tho
employees could les spared Sundays.
All that 1t was proposed to have open
WAS the grounds and art galleries.
Mr.. Walker, of Chicago, told the
committee that the amendment had
been asked from an act by which
local corporation had obliged itself 10
meet and defray sll tho expenses from
now until the close OF tho exposition,
anu the committee would be furnished
with certified copy OF the agreement,
signed by such men as Marshall Field
and L. Armour, that II Congress
granted the aid asked they would hold
themselves responsible for any further
moneys needed and would not again
ask for any help.
Davis called attention TO the fact that
all work on the exposition was being
done on the eight hour plan and six
Days ia the week.
Tho committee then adjourned sub
cct to a call VI the chairman.
Juniar Arbitration Counsel for tho
United States.
PHILADELPHIA, May lit was
announced here TO-DAY that Secretary
RtaItn HAD aunOiuted Ms iunior rnnu.