The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-02-12

| is S400, 900 for Humboldt bay, Cal. The
| bill carries S35, 900 for Yellowstone park
The treasury department estimates in
| cluded 1854, 1856 for lighthouses, beacons
and fog signals, but the bill allows only
| 1886, 500. Under this head there is ar
item of $37 500 for steam tender for the
the second lighthouse district, ana Q
similar item for the seventh district and
| $40, 900 for lightship for San francisco
harbor The secretary of wars esti-
mate of $1,000, 900 for the enlargement
of military posts was cut to 100000, and
the estimates for military parks were
reduced.
One of the most important of the new
items is 100000 for a government eX-
hibit at the Omaha exhibition. The es-
innate for the geological survey OF
$500, 900 is cut to $497, 900. The greater
part of the appropriations are for car
rying on the regular works of various
government bureaus and establish
ments, including the public buildings
throughout the country.
SUGAR BOUNTIES
The house appropriations committee
had debated today over the proposition
to put in the sundry civil bill claims of
the sugar growers for more than $1,000
coo of more bounty money. A sub COM
mittee by a vote of to refused to in
made strong speech against putting
the claim in the sundry civil bill, which
he said was already too large. The Lou
isiana and Nebraska representatives
will endeavor to have the senate add the
bounty to the bill
TARIFF SCHEDULES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE most
important decision agreed upon today by
the Republican members of the ways
and means committee who are working
on the tariff bill, was to restore the Nc
Kinley duty on lead ores. The McKin-
ley rate is IL cents a pound and the
present duty of 81 of cent. II was de-
cided also instead of having imported
lead ores assayed at the port of entry,
as now to admit them under bond and
have them assayed a the assaying Office
nearest their destination. Copper. brass.
gold and silver were also restored to the
rates of the Mckinley law, which are 80
per cent ad valorem on copper. 112 cents
a pound on hcass and so per cent ad va
loren on gold and silver. The commit
tee also disposed of a number of items
manufactures from iron and
steel by giving them specific rates equiv
alent to present ad valorem duties. This
list includes nails, spi'ees. stacks, need
les. horseshoes, nuts and washers, tacks,
braids. rivets, engraved steel plates.
saws, screws. umbrella ribs.
THE HARRISON BILL.
Representative Harrison of Alabama
today made report to the house from
the committee on Pacific railroads for
the settlement of affairs by a commits
sion.
Mr.. Harrison says that it has been
demonstrated that it is impossible to
place the questions involved in the gov
arnment's relations with the railroads,
With all their technical details before
congress in such a manner that intelli-
gent action can be taken.
The report continues: The debts due
10 the government are daily growing
arger and means of payment smaller.
proceedings are pending
against the Union Pacific and this road
is likely to be sold and the governments
claim against the same disposed of be-
'ore the next regular session of con-
yress. If this should occur the most
valuable and important part of this
great line of railway across the conti-
lent will have passed to other hands
without the preservation to the govern
nent of many valuable rights and priv
leges it now has"
1t is argued that a better price can be
for the Union and Central
Pacific sold Jointly but that congress
cannot conduct the necessary negota-
tons. The advantages of commission
consisting of secretaries of the treasury
and interior and the encouragement
are pointed out one of them being that
all the information relative to the roads
is in these deDartments