Salt Lake Herald | 1898-05-14 | Page 5 | Notes from Teh Capital

NOTES FSOM THE CAPITAL i Tho entire session of the house was devoted de-voted to pension and private claims bills Statement of the condition of the treasury treas-ury shows Available cash balance 203 II I 0015T1 gold reserve J17S5CG475 I The conferees on the postofflce appro pJ eo rTieePf oglrg fgs d Pf I priation bill have agreed to strike out the 1 senate provision limiting the number of i I deliveries to four times dally I I I i Senator Cullcm presented lot gel senate i > r a petition dPbee 21 of the leading packing and shipping firms of Chicago j r asking for retaliatory legislation I against I France on account of the rates of duty I on the Importation of lard and sausage recently Imposed gb the latter covern i 1 ment This ruling will i they say have the effect of absolutely prohibiting the i shipment of those articles from the United Unit-ed States to France