The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-01-12
FROM wASHINGTNN CITY

FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Information has reached the Treasury
Department from the Appraiser Of Mer-
chandise at the port OF Chicago that the
transportation companies have failed to
take away rapidly the portion OF mer-
chandise at the Worlds Fair intended
for expectation; consequently there are
now at least 0,000 packages living in the
buildings, which cannot be removed by
December 81. The Collector has accord
ingly asked that the time be extended
for holding the buildings as a construct
i've bonded warehouse, and the exposi-
tlon officials have agreed to provide suit
able police supervision for the customs
interests during the period over which
the customs control shall be maintained.
In consideration OF these facts the Treas
ury Department has instructed the Col
lector to continue in control Of the goods
referred to until further instructions are
given him. 1t is said this condition is
the result Of bad faith on the part of the
railroad companies, who promised to re-
turn the goods TO the seaboard free ii the
railroad CHARGES were ala ono NOV Nau,
that lie iair e over they ara ;nd;ffarant
to the matter, and are using their own
convenience and giving other freight
preference.
A subject which will rece;va soma con-
sideration at the hands NJ tba Comn,;t,ao
on Annronriations of the Honsa at th;s
session ~ Conoress Il emho5;ad In a Iii
introduced by Savres lis Chairman an.
titled "a bill To reneal certain laws 70.
latinp TO permanent and inde6ntte onnro.
priationsu Rills having th;s oh;art i,
view have anneared nerenniallv dnr;n,
the past ten wears hut for various reae
sons have failed ~ anactmant ria ~
iect Of RECALLING these nermansnt ann,o ~ 10
priations and having CONGRESS nass mon
matters covered bv them aacb vear 4
that n will conduce IN a more ,bornn,h
and carefnl examination of tho ;tems If
annronriation than are ohto;nable 'nndor
the present system hv which acconnts
are anditad and nassad nnon hy accorn,l c
ING officers. and where no onnart,,nity L
left for scrutiny by the Conoress;nnal
committee. Al the same time ohiact;on
Is made AGAINST the changes nronosed hv
the hin because of the ;ninstice that
would result In claimants entitled N the
amounts paid them under tLe nresent
system without recourse 10 sneciiic Can.
gressional legislation The XIII now ba-
fore the committee excjpdos from ;te
provisions the yarious Laws there;n sna,..
fled. inclndino the siukino fnnd and
other ADMINISTRATIONS nnder which
amounts To many million dollars rongh.
" estimated at about one-thir,l of liz
total permanent appronriations The
total annual permanent annronriat;ons
for the fiscal wear 1904 we're K IA III eso
and it Is estimated for lsa5 an sl0l C,74
$50. The committee has referred tho
bill to Secretary Carlisle ior bie yiows on
the changes nronosed and acconnt;na
officers Of the department will he astod
10 submit their on;nions baiore anv zoo
ommendation is made in tbe na,t.r h.,
the Secretary
The air of mystery asspmed hv tho
Senate Committee on Fore;on Pala;;ons
in its Hawaiian investigation .ivas the
impression that NIoroan,s rasoln,ion
.nnder which the ;nnn;rv ia hald y
merely q cloak ior mncb mo,a imnor
tant inouirv than any as to the allaoad
irregularity If onr dinlomatic raIat;ens
with those islands There Il reason ior
believing that while nresnmahlv tha
present quest il for information bearing
iIpon tbe conduct Of stevens and Rlornt
there will he an effort al the same fine
to obtain any Information which viii II
the first Mace nroye the canahilitv ~ ,ha
islands ior self.soyernment and IN Tia
second Tie desirabilitv or otharw;se "
annexing these islands AT some time IN
the future. II il understood neriectly
by members Of the committee wfo mich,
have these in view that there Il m hene
Of annexine the islands under the nras.
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