Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-09
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

estimates for the PostOffice Department
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895.
The total amount is 900, ,399, 4S5, as
against s84, ,004, ,3l4 for the present fiscal
year.
Adyices received at the Treasury De-
partment state that the United States
immigration arrangement with Canada
for inspecting immigrants at Quebec H
working most satisfactorily. Every con-
venience and courtesy has been extended
10 the United States officials. The class
Of immigrants is Eaid to be improving.
Brigadier-General D. W. Flagler, chief
Of ordinance, has made his annual report
to Secretary Lamont. 1t shows the
amount OF expenditures during the fiscal
year 1893 was $3,702, POP. Among the
first matters treated in the report is that
relating to the inadequacy OF the gen.
eral appropriation for arming and equip
ping the militia of the United States.
Secretary Herbert says that there is
no truth whatever in the report that
Brazil has been actively negotiating
with the United States for the purchase
OF the new United States war ships
Machias, Montgomery and Marblehead; !;
that the Navy Department is utterly
without power TO sell the vessels, for
only Congress could do that. No nego-
tiations to that end are pending.
The Chinese extension bill, as it goes
to the President for his signature, re-
guires all Chinese laborers in the United
| States, entitled to remain before its
! passage, to secure their certificates of
residence within six months OF the time
fixed by the Geary act. Cinnamon fail
ing to register within six months shall
be deported under the former act, except
that the requirement OF a white witness
is removed. All proceedings for viola
tiOns OF the Geary act as originally en-
acted, except as TO criminals, are sus-
pended. The word "laborers" in the
act is construed to mean skilled and I'M
skilled manual laborers, and the term
merchant" is defined to mean per-
son engaged in buying ana selling mer-
chandise at fixed place of business,
carried on under his name. 1t is pro-
vided that the certificate shall contain
the photograph of the applicant, to-
gether with his name, his local residence
and his occupation.
Senator Butler has introduced q bill
which has for its object the establish
ment OF government system OF tele-
graph lines. The bill directs the organ
ization OF board, to consist Of the Soc
retary OF State, the Secretary OF War
and the Postmaster-General, who are
directed TO arrange a system of trunk
line telegraphy connecting the various
sections of the country with the city Of
Washington, with connections along
these lines at such cities as shall best
serve the public good The system is to
be carried on as part Of the postal sys-
TEN OF the country, and discrimination
Ia rates is prohibited, except that less
rate is allowed for press messages than
for current business. The carrying on
OF the telegraph business by individuals
or corporations is not prohibited. The
bill il voluminous, and deals largely
with the details of how the lines shall
be constructed. An appropriation oI
5,000, 900 is made to begin the work.
The House Committee on Territorie:
has been busy several weeks perfectinl
\ bill for the admission of Utah. Though
the administration has not wished to sec
the admission OF the Territories pressed
just now, the fact that the men who will
come to the Senate and House from al
the proposed new States would be silver
men has caused the promoters of the
Statehood movement TO pause. In ordel
to get around any such difficulty as ~thil
Delegate Joseph OF New Mexico has pro
posed to have the bill admitting his Ter
ritory changed so that admission will
not become operative until 1895. Fo
Utah, Arizona and New Mexico it is pro
posed to grant them double the amour
of land granted the last Territories to b,
admitted. The reason for this is ther,
were grants made for the purpose OF es
tablishing fund for various institutions
and il is claimed the lands which TIN
three Territories now knocking at tn,
door will receive are mostly, il not en-
tirely, arid and fit for nothing until the,
have been made valuable by costll
system of irrigation, The last six State
admitted received as grants for variou
State institutions about 100, 900 acres o
land each. The three Territories askin
for admission think they will need a
least l,0OO,0 acres.
In communication to Congress tn
Secretary OF the Treasury asks for al
appropriation of $4,000 for freight oil
bullion and coin between mints and as
say offices for the current fiscal year. III
says that, owing to the necessity o
transporting large amount OF gold bull
ion from the assay office at New York b
Philadelphia for coinage and OF gold an,
silver bullion from the mint at Carsol
City to the mint at San Francisco 70
coinage, as well as the increased deposit
OF gold bullion at the minor assay Offices
il will be necessary to obtain an appro
priation to supply a deficiency in the ap
preparation for this purpose. This def
cheney grows out OF the fact that for sew
eral wears past there has been no trans
fer OF bullion from New York to Phila
delphia, and consequently no sppropria
tion therefor, and from the further fac
that by reason of the suspension OF coin
age operations at Carson City it will b
necessary to transport both the gold an
silver bullion from that institution (
San Francisco for coinage. The expens
of transporting this bullion is less, how
eyer than 1t would be to coin 1t at Car
son City. At Carson City there is 5000
600 OF gold bullion and s6oO,0OO silver
The amount Of gold bullion in New Yor
that is TO be carried TO Philadelphia az
grcgates $50, 100000,
Representative Hermann has been 4
consultation with the Postotfice Depart
ment as to numerous applications iror
his State for contracts TO carry tn
United States mails for the next fou
wears and for the addition Of man
routes not included in the publishe
proposals. In the course of the inter
view Mr.. Hermann represented to tn
department how in his State many con
tractors have heretofore bid so low 10
tho mail saryicc "a tn ha rendered unahl