Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-14
DFPARrMENI or srArE,


Sir: You will receive herewith your commission
as Special Envoy, with the rank of Minister Pleni
potentiary. to the republics OF Chile, Peru and
Bolivia. This commission will not suspend the or.
binary duties of the Minister Penipotentiary &c
those Governme nts, but, as they viii be duly in
formed, all communications and negotiations con
neeted with the pending difficulties between Chile
Peru and Bolivia, so far as this Government may
deem it judicious to take action, will be
transferred 70 your charge under the insiruc
tons which will be fUrnished YOU. You will
place yourself in direct communication with those
Governments but it is expected, as am sure you
would DESIRE that YOU should learn from he United
States Ministers now there the exact condition OF
the existing political relations, and that you vii.
give regard to such suggestions as their recent
experience enables them TO submit to your con-
siderstion. Whatever action, however, you may
take, must be decided up your responsibility,
aud will be in the exercise of your independent
authority After full consideration Of Your sug
gestion that it may be necessary to conduct
some negotiation at more than point,
the President has directed that the Third
Assistant Secretary of State 'ompany you.
Should the occasion which you anticipate arise, you
are authorized to give Mr. Blaine the necessary in
structous, his official rank in the Department,
aad his detail for special services this mission
being sutIiei MT to authorize him. without formal
commission, to execute your instructions. Your
expenses, and those OF the Third Assistant S. ere
tary of State, who accompanies you, going and re-
turning and such incidental TO your residence
IL 5 jutn Americl and the mission VIII Gu GU are
seut, will be allowed by this Department
In confidence that with due regard
to the prophecies of your position and the duties
with which you charged, these expe SEES will be
reasonably and carefully regulated You will re-
ceiYe herewith an advance vi $1,000 which will be
charged TO your expense account In the nnal set
tlement OF your account for expenses you will be
required to furnish this Department With certlfi-
cate that the amounts charged have been actually
expended for that purpose. You are authorized to ex
ped Tor clerical services while engaged on the special
an xrfi
will return the proper vouchers Your compen alton
for the special mission is hereby fixed at $4,000, of
which allowance not to exceed 900 Will be made
TO you forthwith, to be charged TO your compen-
satioa account. You are also authorized to draw
upon the Secretary Of State from time to time
against your compensation allowance, in sums not
to exceed 81 900 monthly, commencing from Jan
uary H. 1882, provided the total amount of such
drafts shall not exceed s. COO leaving the remainder
to be adjusted st the close OF your mission. | am,
etc. JAMES G. BLAINE.
miscellaneous Washington Items.
WAsHINeToN, February 13sh.-The House
Committee on Commerce to day gave hear
ing to the delegation from Oregon on the re-
ouiremeuts of the Davigahle waters of that
State.
The circulation of standard silver dollars
for the wesk ending February 18th WAS
Sl73. 99S. against S120, 995 for the correspond
ing week in 1881.
The House COMMITTEE on war Claim5
heard argument this morning by McGarrahan
in advocacy of his claim. No action wss
taken by the committee.
Levi johnson of Utah, Anthony Josephs
Of Ogo Caiiente, New Mexico. and Pedro j.
Jararnillo Of Eisvto New Mexico, presented
themselves st the Clerks Office this morning,
were sworn, and went before the Grand Jury
to testify in the star route case. BY the sub
psnss of the two last named, they were
dire cted to bring with them all papers,
books aud letters relating to the mil
service in Colorado since July 1. 1878 aud all
letters signed by s. W. Dorsey, j. w. Der
sey, J. r. Miner, NJ c. Reirdell, or any OF
them. Ga the back Of the subpoena was the
following "0n arrival, report 10 Wood
ward, Postoffice Department. Talk to no
one.D An examination showed that the sub
penas were signed with the name of the
Clerk of Court. but the signatures were NOT
that of the Clerk The presumption is that
thew were issued by parties injected with the
conduct Of the Investigation, without taking
the trouble to have them properly signed by
tie Clerk of the Court. How many have
been sent forth in this manner is unknown.
The President to-day nominated William
McMicken to be Surv, yor General OF the
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