Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
IMPORTANT MEETING AT THE
OFFICE OF THE SECRE-
TARY OF NAVY.
A PLAN 10 BUILD A NEW AND
SUITABLE NAVY.
SEVEN VESSELS TO BE BUILT
AT A COST OF $40, 600, 600.
MRS. SCovILLE'S LETTER TO
MRS. GARFIELD.
PR OCEEDING IN CON-
CIR E s.
snowden Recommends Silver
Certificates.
His Suggestion Meets With Favor
from the Committee.
His Suggestion Meets With Favor
from the Committee.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

the Secretary of the Navy. There were
present Secretary Hunt, members OF the
Advisory Board. almost the entire Naval
Committees of both Houses Of Congress,
Admirals Porter, Ammen and Rodgers,
Captain Evans and several other naval
of distinction, and invited guests.
The meeting was called to order by the
Secretary Of the Navy, who stated its OBJ
ject to be a general conference with the
view of securing the adoption Of a plan to
build a new and suitable Navy. In a few
words he congratulated the Board and the
two committees on the progress that had
been made in the investigation Of this i'm
portant question. He thought the press
and people generally were anxious to have
q Navy built, but they wanted those re-
sponsible for the organization OF 1T to agree
upon a plan, and he had asked all parties to
meet and discuss any differences of opinion
that existed. He then asked Mr.. Harris,
as Chairman Of the House Committee on
Naval affairs, to give his views OF the stu
alton. Mr.. Harris said the COMMITTEES had
listened with pleasure to the Board, and
WHI6 III udEUlOuf WIN tuCtA oh thO 6CliCA ~
subject of a new Navy. The Board itself
was decided. On some points they had felt
it desirable to inquire concerning the
sources of supply, modes, material, ETC.,
from practical ship builders. He, for one,
was willing to say, as the result Of his in
quiry and reflection, that he would urge
the immediate building Of two of the
largest and fastest type Of vessels recon-
mended by the Board, two second class. one
of Admiral Ammen's rams and one each of
the third class torpedo boats, or seven ves-
sells in all, the aggregate cost OF which
would be $40, 900. 900. This proposition
had not been formally passed upon by the
committee, but be felt justified in saying
that this represented their views. They
were disposed to go at least that far in the
adoption OF the recommendations Of the
Board. He then invited the Naval officers
present to make what criticisms occurred
to them. Secretary Hunt called on Adj
miral Porter to reply, and he did so in
cordial terms, saying that the position
Of the committee was satisfactory to him,
and would be. he thought, to the Navy
generally. Subsequent discussions were
had On questions Of srmor, ordinance and
material Of construction, when the meeting
came to an end.
Finding Fault with the slow. Pro.
gress OF Congress.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Ths Graphio's
Washington correspondent says. The
snail-like progress Congress Is making
has had the effect to throw 1t so far be-
hind the Appropriations Committee that
1t has suspended daily sessions for the
present. There are the Consular and Di-
plomasic bills. the Postoface Appropria-
ton bill, the Military Academy bill and
another to provide for certain urgent def
ciencies. The whole time 80 far has been
wasted In wordy debates upon one thing
or another, chiefly the Appropriations bill,
and Robinson's resolution concerning GER
tain hypothetic cases Of arrest in Ireland,
which had already been covered by on
adopted some days before, and should have
been disposed Of in Ave minutes. The APP
preparations Committee 10 not the only
one which has important measures on the
calendar awaiting action. The Ways and
Means Committee has reported Kasson's
Tariff Commission bill and the Internal
Revenue bill. The Committee on Com
merce have reported q bill to regulate the
dozen others to make appropriations for
various public works. The Committee on
Education and Labor has pending . bill
to regulate Chinese immigration, the For
eign Affairs Committee . bill to restore
the Japanese Indemnity Fund, and the
Committee on Banking and Currency Q
bill to extend the charters Of the national
banks. From the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, there are about
20 measures providing for public build
ings in various parts OF the country, while
there are q score Of important bills
reported awaiting action In the Committee
Of the Whole. From General Hender-
sons Industrious Committee on Military
Affairs, and Haskell's no lees active Com
mittee OF Indian Affairs. there are already
20 bills reported favorably and ready
whenever the House may see At to do
something.
A Most Revolving Case.
Rock RAPID (Iowa), Feb. 16.-Before
the Coroner's Jury who are investigating
the murder Of John Lanahan, who was
killed while sitting near a window of his
home. as was supposed, on last Saturday
night, Maggie. his Oldest daughter. has
confessed that she did the shooting. She
also implicated her mother, her sister
Anna, and the latter's lover, q young man
named Birch. The girl testified that 1t
had been agreed between them some time
ago to "put the old man out Of the way"
at the earliest opportunity. Birch fur
nished the pistol, and when her father
came home from the Farmers Club meet
ing and was about to sit down. she step
ped up behind him and fred, killing him
instantly. The three then arranged the
body so as to make ii appear % II some
one had shot him through the window.
while Anna went out apd broke the glass.
As to the motive for the crime, Maggie
testified that Birch wanted to marry Anna
and her father refused. He also did not
provide for them. Mother and daughter
corroborated this testimony. Birch
at one time lived with the family, and was
driven from the house by Lanahan, who
suspected him Of criminal intimacy with
his wife and daughter. All the parties
implicated are under arrest. and the great
est excitement prevails.
snowden's Recommendation to the
C0mmittee ON Coinage.
WARRINGTON. Feb. 16.-Snowdsn Of the
Philadelphia Mint was before the House
Committee on Coinage to-day. In refer
ence to the extension Of that Mint, and
in the course Of the discussion upon
coinage generally. he recommended that
instead of establishing branch mints
superintendents Of assay Offices be au-
thorized to issue bullion certificates for
bullion deposited there. His recon-
m~endation was that superintendent Of
assay Offices be compelled to receive both
gold and silver bullion on deposit, and
issue to depositofs certificates in amounts