Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-08
Cause Of Delay in the Work
on Public Buildings.
OATES REPORT ON HOMESTEAD.
Numerical Strength Of The Militia OIL
the United States.
rEnaANrNr CENSUS n,aEAu.
tito Scarlet Fever Piacards Removed
From ihc white
House.

WAsEINGTOS, ID. c., Feb. 5.-Tho
speaker lard before the House today
communication from tho secretary Of
iresoutyl In reply 10 the resolution Of
tho House requiring him 10 inform
that body why work on some now
public buildings and work on the ex-
tension and improvement OF occupied
buildings authorized during the t'ifty-
nrst Congress had not been com
menccd, aud why more than Ss0J,OO0
OF the appropriation remained uucG.
pended. IL appear, hc says, from the
report OF tut supervising architect,
that this legislation entailed such u
quantity OF new work ia his Office ns
70 make tho quantity 0f work entirely
uiepTOportionate 10 the force employed
IN the Oiiice. lCOngrcss inilod 10 make an
increase In the force demanded by the
Office, while tho facts shovel that Il
was nhe0lutely necessary. The $780,
OOJ referred 10 does not remain uncx.
pended IA. this date, hut large balance
Of II remains available. IL eHpend!.
ture temporarily by the conditions
Imposed by law, is entirely beyond the
cOpttol Of the department.
Ehe secretary reviews the require.
monis OF the law regarding plans, situs,
aud erection Of buildings, and In con.
clusion says:
VI deem 10 necessary 10 state that
thnrc has not been any fact connected
with the condition OF the treasury that
In any way lniericrod with OF retarded
action taken by the department In
regard TO carrying out the provisions
ana acts OF COngfosa, anu that the
eerneet purpose and effort OF the office
OF tho supervising architect 10 to take
such action with all reasonable dis.
patch"
THE HOMESTEAD AFFAIR.
In Mr.. oates' report on the Home.
stead trouble nope Is expressed that
the thought OF the age will devise
come means 10 secure an equitable
division OF profits between employees
and employers. In conclusion, the
opinion ~ expressed that the evils dis.
closed by the Investigation arc entirely
beyond the reach Of Federal power aud
the remedies, n any can be devised,
must originate with state governments.
ALL HUT UTAH.
The militia forces OF the United
States, according TO the latest returns,
are liz, i9J. Every state ana territory
with the exception OF Utah has AN OF.
gained militia force.
Mr.. FlriIiAS OF ILLINOIS,
OF the committee on the census, made
n minority report yesterday, providing
for a permanent census bureau. Mr..
Baker OF Kansas aud MT. Lawson Of
Georgia signed tbs report with MIR.
Flthlsn.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
has reduced its estimates Of tho prob.
able amount required Tor the payment
OF sugar bounties. Tho original es,l.
mate was $40, 500, 900; II Is now 8, OOl,.
900. 80 far the sugar bounty ou tbi.
crop to the amount OF sS,bOO,0)0 has
been paid.
THE rLAoARDs DISPLAYED
on the front door OF the White House
since Martha Harrison, the Presi-
dents grandohild, was stricken with
scarlet fever, were removed yesterday,
and this public parlor OF the house will
be open 10 visitors. The President
will probably resume today his trl.
weekly receptions to the public.