McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-01-17

The object Of the measure Is to pay these
officers for all the time served. In some in.
stances 1t is known that officers served @
year before being mustered In.
Mrs. Lucretia E. Patterson, wife OF
ex-senator John J. Patterson, of South Car.
olina, died of heart disease on the sth.
4Mr. Hill has introduced a bill to re-
quire government building to be con-
structed in every town and city in the Union
in which the postmaster draws salary of
81, 900 and over. He says this policy will
save the government ST 200, 900 u year in
rent.
The commissioner-general of the
land office has submitted to the secretary of
the interior papers relative to the adjust
ment of the grant Of public lands In the
state arkansas for the Atchison, Topek
and Santa Fe road, together with a COM
plete record of the case while before the in
terror department, and an exhaustive
opinion on the questions involved.
The banking and currency committee
was organized this morning. The general
question of legislation to prevent the con-
traction of the national bank currency was
briefly discussed. tssT
Representative Willis, Chairman of
the committee on rivers and harbors, says
the committee will consider the recommen-
dation of the Mississippi river commission
for an immediate appropriation of 81 ,000,-
10 tn1 fI,n@ %, l.
will be made to the house next week.
At meeting of the senate committee
on post offices and!post roads, it was deter
mined to begin enc week hence the consid-
GRAFTON Of several measures proposed to es-
eablish postal telegraph.
The house committee on public lands
fixture of the Texas Pacific territorial land
grant now claimed by the Southern Pacific.
The United States has filed in the court of
claims counter claim against the Union
Pacific company for 1893, 667 alleged indeb-
tedness, including per cent on the net
earnings.
The subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on pub lie lands, to whom was refer
red the question OF order in the land grant
forfeiture bills to be considered, reported
that the consideration will be begun imme-
diately.
The bills of Anderson and Sumner,
relative to postal telegraph, were referred |
to ubcommittee. Bingham, member |
Of the subcommittee, says that no action |
toward formulating bill will be taken for |
ten days or more.
At a meeting of the house committee
on postoffices and post roads, Mr.. Money |
was authorized to report to the house favor |
able action on the bill making public roads |
and highways post routes, and giving the |
postmaster general power to establish postal |
service wherever, his judgment, the pub
lie welfare required it.
The senate committee on foreign
relations, at meeting on the 18th, took |
up bill prepared by the Pacific coast del
egations, introduced in the senate by Senator
Miller (Cal., } amending the Chinese immi-
grafton act of the last congress. The dis
cussion was long, and the bill was finally |
referred to a subcommittee consisting of |
Miller, Wilson and Morgan. The tone of
the debate gave warrrnt to the opinion that
a measure for the purpose of correcting
the defects Of the present law, and the pro-
hibitionof the importation of Chinese labor
ers will be reported by the committee.
A call for SO, 100000 three per cent.
bonds was issued on the 18th.
An influential, committee of local
lawyers waited on the president to urge the
disappointment Of District Attorney Cork
hill.