The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-12-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
ITEMS PICKED UP AT
TIE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Sayings and Doings of the Omcial
Heads of tho Government.

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The Hurst multi-c charge gun, as an
ticipated by naval ordnance officers,
has proven n failure, and no further
| experiments WITH :...'1> charges .
big gnnE o. made.
The house appropriations commit
tee Thursday agreed on the fortitica-
tions bill for the next fiscal year. 1t
carries an appropriation of $780,
057, being So, ATS, GAG below the csti-
mates on which it is based, and $547,-
9i6 less than the appropriations for
the current fiscal year The bill nu-
thorizes no contracts to be made in
excess of the sums appropriated.
The republican congressional com
mittce has sent out significant letter
in regard to the contested seats in the
next congress. There are upwards of
: thirty districts wherein the defeated
republicans have indicated their in
tention of filing contests. The COM
mittoc has addressed to each of these
contestants n statement notifying him
that he must not place any reliance on
the large republican majority in the
next congress, but must rest his pros
poets for success on the merits of the
claims he ...>oss'aaes-
Caro- is ICING taken to have all Sec
tions of the country heard before the
house banking and currency commit
tee concerning tho proposed currency
system. Chairman Springer is not
combining has invitations to eastern
tinanciers near Mt hand. He has sent
to Chicago and st. Louis and Cincin-
natl as representative western cities,
and to- Nashville, Atlanta and other
southern cities. He would go as far
ns Denver and San Francisco if people
from these sections could get to Wash
ington in time for the hearing. Care
is also being taken to secure only
those recognized as authorities in
practical financicring.
Notwithstanding the secrecy with
which the interior department guards
it's action with reference to the Ute
LH;lian troubles in southern Utah, it
developed Monday morning that Sec
retHry Smith has ordered Agent Day
b. tc!,;ssaph ( follow, tho Utes into
stutheastern Utah and bring them
back to the reservation. The score
tary, it is understood, took this step
i'll compliance with urgent requests
from Governor, West and other citizens
Of Utah, who state that during tho
past week the Indians have committed
numerous dcpredations, such as kill
ing the cattle of the settlers, and
otherwise terrifying the whites of that
part of the country.
For New Federal Prisons.
Representative Livingston is authori-
ty for the statement that tho general
deficiency bill, which is soon to be
considered by the appropriations com
mittce, will contain n provision for the
building of two new federal prisons at
points to be determined by the sccre-
tary of the interior and the attorney
general. The cost will be limited to
$500, 600 each. He anticipates no
trouble in the house. The erection of
these prisons j.. very much needed.
The attorney gen eral has several times
called for nn appropriation for these
buildings and the president also urged
an appropriation in his last message.
Currency Committee Getting Ready.
The house committee on banking
and currency, Friday morning, on
motion of Mr.. Warner, adopted the
following resolutions: "Rcsolvcd, That
beginning with Monday next ut 10 n.
m, this committee take mp the recon-
mcndnton of the president and tho
secretary of the treasury with refer
ence to the currency, and that there
be invited TO appear before us the sec
rctary of the treasury and the comp
trollcr of the currency. Resolved,
That the chairman of this committee
be authorized to invite such persons
MS he may think proper to appear be-
fore us in the same matter, and to ur-
range for hearing them with view of
completing all hearings on or before
the 18th instant>-at which date all
hearings shall he closed Resolved,
That the meetings Of this committee
for the purpose of these hearings may
be called by the chairman Mt any time
during the coming week, and that five
members present shall be Il quorum
for the purpose of such hearings"
Induction in Pension Money.
The pension appropriation bill re-
ported to the house Thursday by Mr..
O'Ncill, of massachusetts, carries an
appropriation of $1H ,5Sl $40, being
5000, 600 less than the estimates and
10000, 600 below the appropriation
for the current fiscal year. A rcduc-
tion is made in two itcms-in payment
of pensions and in the fees of exam
lining surgeons. For pensions the bill
allows Sli0, 900, 900, reduction Of
go, 900, 600 from this years appropri-
alton, and for surgeon fees $500, 600,
being reduction of 100000 under
the amount for tho current year. In
the report [. ~; Anying the bill is n
table showing tnat' in 1870 the num-
her of pensioners was 242, 1856, and the
annual value of pensions $50, 493, 742,
and the disbursements on their account
reported by the treasury $135, 12l ,4S2.
In 1914 tho number of pensioners in
creased to 900, 544, the annual value
of pensions TO $l30, 120,8G3 and the
disbursements by tho treasury to $l4i, E
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