New-York tribune., 1896-01-30
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS
BILL. COMPLETED
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsIDENT-ThE NN
TIONAL BOARD OF TRADES cVRhtN'f
Plan IMPROVEMENT OF BOSTON
IIARROR AND THE ALLIE
GIiENY RIVER

PIAN-IMPEON ONEMENT OF foSloN
nARHoR AND THE ALLIE
GnENY RIVER
| Washington Jan 2a-The House Committee on
| Agriculture has completed the Agricultural APplo-
priation bill for the fiscal year ending June d. '''.
1t aries an appropriation OF @i's'S'z oei's "o''
s2s4 800 be.ow the estimates, ana sif'''"o vs. ~ ,,
| ,h, anount for the current fiscal year Ihe D'li
contained no general legislation The comm t'ee IT.
serted an item Of $4,000 for seeds. tAe wording OF
the clause being similar to that In the present law "a
which Secretary Morton declined 70 csrry i "" i'm
npsI,ant s provision aEproprang $1,000" Tor me ex
tension and ENLARGEMENT oil 'ne
from uI appended balances now Ia the lea' ~ " M
the credit Of the Department IA" 1} oH}ens VI o "s n
nrovison Is 70 enlarge the present bIld'hs - Il. az
| 10 accommodate all divisions Of the p'pa''"'"'
| and do away with rented buiidihtS'
The President today sent 10 TIE senate the 'o'-
| lowing nominations; . ,
eary Rice OF NeT]srscy . M 70 be aGresy Of
toms for the port Of Dnbuqne Iowa. wa.,,n-,o and ~
Lieutenant commanders W. +. s"inbuihe ana w
| II Emery TO he commanders. . . ,,, =.
| ilemienant- A II. speyers and L ) Prime to be
! lieutenant commanders l.,,e al
! Junior Grade I.eutcnants John Gibson an" - d"
| Ensigns H. Il Whitiesey and A. c. Denenoach
| to be Junior grade leuionants.
The National Borrd Of Trade this morning adopt ID
,,e renort NJ the Committee on Finance and Cur
rcncy The report advocates me es'ap"sh'hen' vi
sound and efficient monetary system as being e.
sential 10 the restoration Of confienc" AMI pros
| ptrity and says that such system should proV'd'
| for the relief Of the Government by the retirement
and cancellation OF the egal-,enier notes and also
provide for the revision ani extension OF the ma
/ i.Ona, banking system under conlltot- NhlNn " =,
secure to the country safe ana amp. cutIrHoN !
.ke m. place II the notes retired Aier tne aiop
lion of fhi, report the report OF the committee OF
| Dankrup,cy was read and passed. THIS report re-
| hnj ana nrsei is immediate enactment by Con
| gress
The House Committee on River. and fiarbors To-
dav heard delegations Interested In the Improve
men, of Boston Harhor and the Allegheny River
The speakers Of the Boston con tngent w'ro senator
Hoar J. H. I.ee.on. Alden Spcer. f.. n. Haskell. "
H. Goodwin and President 'onry Of IN" 'iF 'onH
ell or Boston They submitted three plans 'or In
nrovlng tho harbor-deepcnIng and widening th'
| channel cutting channo!. ana formins
| an inner harbor They asked the com
| rnlttee to consider their propositions care
fully and a.ow liberal appropratlon ior th. "ofS
| The Improvement Of the A.eghcny River was ad
! yacatod hv Representative W. \ stone OF Pennsy
! vana Mr. Trason Il Toreniun Mr exam "
Klf,aning: Mr. ITu.lng. Of on city G. ". Nnler-Cn
| of II,tshure and state senator kennedy - ND"
| gheny Their pan is for general imurov'fnen
Of the river @o miles the cost ~ whirh IL e-l
| mattel a, $500 '.o A. present ih'y ask f.r an an
nronrIe lion Of $1,000 70 h"gln the work. In begin
| rjng the lrnrovenent they want lam consirlcio'
nt Here's Island. and TWO dams above H.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has received from
| an unknown perron IN an envelope postmarkeC
| uohohen y J the sum OF 81 which has been de
| posted IN the Treasury on account 81 conscience