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Show CAPITAL NEWS- Cause of Delay in the Work on Pn'olic Buildings. OATHS' ttia'IiUT on iiomi;sti:ai). Hamerlcal Stringtli ot the tlltltli ol the United States. l'rtl!IAM"r !IL1 IIIIICIV. riia Arntlrl leser I'l.iKru. Ittiuoitil lruiii Hie title lliMisr. WASmsaTuv, D. C , Feb. 7. Tho liptakor laid befolu tho Jloum today a communication from Iho tocritsry of irrioury) In rely to Ihc resolution of lhu Houso requiring lilm tu Inform that body why work an anmu new ubllo buildings nud work on Ihe extension ex-tension and Improvement of occii led buildlm;a authorized during tho Flflj-flrtt Flflj-flrtt Congnas had not been com mentud, nud why morn than SJJ.lWd of tho appropriation tcmalnrd uuut-pended. uuut-pended. It uppeare, hu aayt, from (he teitt of tilt euicrvlsliig uicliiltcl, that thlt legislation entailed such u quantity of new work lu lilt ofllcu at tomaku tho quantity of Hoik entirely disproportionate! to lliu frrrncnij loytd In lliu ulilce.lCongrits failed to makuau Inercato lu thu forco demanded by thu dike, wlillu tho facts show el that It was oit'ilutely ntcetsary, tho tsuu,-OiKI tsuu,-OiKI referred toiLct not rem tin unexpended unex-pended in thlt datt , hut a largo balance of It remains available. Iu expenditure expendi-ture temporarily by thu conditions Irupisedbj law, It entirely beyond lliu co'ilrol of the department. riiu secretary reviews the requirements require-ments of tho law regardliigplaui, sites, and erccll ui cf bulldu.gs, and lu conclusion con-clusion isyt: "I deem It necessary tu stato lliat Ihoru hat not Loeu any ftet connected with lhu condition of tun Iteatury Ihxt In any way Interfiled with or roiardud iHtlou taaen by thu depaituieut In regard to currylug out tho revisions and acts of Cougtoth and that Iho earnest purposu and elTortof theclllca of tllo supervising aroiilteot la lo laku such action with all reasonable ells-jatch," ells-jatch," TilK 110MCTTIAU AttAlll. Ill Mr. Dates' njwrl ou lhu Uoino. stead trouble hopu Ii exrttted that thu thought ot tlio ago will devltu sonio means tu tecure an equitable division of profits between inipluyet and tniployers. In conclusion, the onlnlon tsuxpresttdlhat Ibe evils ills, closed by thu Invcatlvatlon aro entire!) bey und thu reach of Federal power and thu remedies, If auy can be devited, mutt originate with statu government. AIL HUT UTAH. The militia forces of the United Btaltt, ii cording to the latest returns, nrell.',t9J. Kvury statu and territory with lhu exception of Utah ha) an or-gaulied or-gaulied mllllla forco. J1IC. limits us ILI.INuld, of the committee ou thu oriitui, made n minority report yesterday, iruvlding for a permanent census bureau. Mr. Ilakirof Kansas and Mr. Laweon of (leorgla signed lhu report with Mr. FIthlau. THE TnttAIUlU DlTAltlSIBST has reduced Its ettlma'es of tho probable prob-able amount required for lhu pa j nu nt ofiuiar bounties. Tho origin il estimate esti-mate wat $10,51)0,033, It Is now $9,00 ,-000. ,-000. Bo far tne sua: bounty ou Itilt crop to Hits amiuut of 3,600,0)0 lus bucu J aid. Till. I laOAUDS 1)131 I.AVI'I) on tho frout door of thu WhltuJIcuso slnco ilartlu Harrison, thu l'resl-dint's l'resl-dint's granilohllJ, wat itilcken with scarlet fever, wcru rtmovid yeiturday, and tbuUbllo parlor ol lhu housu will bu open lo visitors, lhu President will probably resume today Ills triweekly tri-weekly rece tlous to lhu public. |
