Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-26

GENERAL NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nrooaD-usIosI
DOMESTIC
Representative Holman and the Sal
Francisco Postofrica

DOMESTIC
Representative Holman and the san
Francisco Postofice.
WASHINGTON, November 25th.-The Post
to-day says: While Representative Ifol-
man was IN California he paid a visit TO
some old friends at San Francisco. and the
opportunity was thought good one TO
improve IN the interest of new public
building at that place. Accordingly ex-
Representative Glascock was delegated to
show the Indiana statesman what poor
accommodations the public had in San
Francisco for postal facilities The build
ing in which the Postotiice is situated is a
long, dreary, barn-like structure, and the
citizens of San Francisco are very much
dissatisfied with it and want a new and
more attractive place. When the carriage
drew up in front of the Office, Mr. Glascock
invited Mr.. Holman's attention to it, say
ing, This is our alleged Postoffice.n ooh.
indeed replied the great objector, strok-
ing his chin, a very commodious and
palatial-looking edifice; but don't YOU
think a little soap and paint would i'm
prove it?n Californians do not count on a
very hearty support from Holman this
winter in their effort for a new public
building.
The Cutting of Timber on Mineral Lands.
WASHINGTON, November 25th.-The star
says: Some time ago General Sparks,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
issued a circular, giving u system of regu-
la6ons governing the cutting of timber for
agricultural and domestic purposes on
mineral lands in the West. These rules
prohibited the cutting of timber except in
the vicinity where it was to be consumed
forbade its use for manufacturing purposes.
and provided that settler could not pay
TOR its cutting, but must 90 it himself.
These new rules will seriously interfere
with settlers, and in consequence a great
number of petitions and protests have
been received at the interior Department.
When Assistant Secretary jerks looked
into the matter, he found that the Commits
sioner had prepared these regulations and
had them issued, expecting that they would
receive the sanction of the Secretary Of the
Interior. This has never been given, and
to-day an official statement was prepared al
the Interior Department, to the effect that
these regulations were issued inadvertently,
without authority of law.
California Land Cases.
WASHINGTON, November 25th.-General
Wiley, State Surveyor, did not succeed in
obtaining hearing before Land Commits
sioner Sparks yesterday morning, relative
to certain matters of interest in California
Wiley asked TO be heard in the case of the
certiticaiion of certain swamp and over
flowed lands in Sutter county. He bluntly
told Sparks that great injustice had been
done the State by the refusal of the Land
Office to act upon this and other cases OF
similar character pending before it. Sparks
promised TO let him know to-day if be
would be given a hearing.
The Proposed Change in the House
Rules.
WASHINGTON, November 25th. - Inas-
much as there will be no contest over the
election of Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, it has been supposed Mr.
Carlisle would announce his committees
much earlier than usual, and Congress
would be fully organized within one week
after its meeting. 1t is possible, however,
that some delay i'll the organization may
be produced by other causes. If the pro-
posed changes in the rules are made. divid-
ing the work of preparing the appropria-
ton bills among the different committees.
the Speaker will be required to exercise
unusual care in the formation of the Com
mittees on Pensions, Postoffice and Post
roads, Nava, Affairs, Military Affairs,
Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Agricult-
ure, for upon each of these committees will
dCNOlNt lnc idDOl VI preparing one OI tn6
appropriation bills, if the Appropriations
Committee is shorn of any of its present
powers, and there will be great rivalry
among the Representatives to secure posi-
tons upon them. Mr.. Carlisle will proba-
bly, be able to learn from interviews with
individual Congressman. before Congress
| meets, whether the majority of the Demo
cratic members favor the revision of the
rules. Present indications are that a
majority will favor such changes as have
been proposed, and other changes that will
be suggested If the Speaker is satisfied
of this fact he will not delay his work.
There is quite a number of Democratic
Representatives who think that before the
committees are formed Democratic eau
Gus should be held. at which the views of
the majority on this question can be ascer-
tanned. 1t is noticeable with few excep-
tons, that the men of most influence and
experience in the House have refused to
express publicly a positive opinion as to
the wisdom of revising the rules in the
manner suggested by Mr. Springer. The
question is an important one, and it is not
to be decided hastily and without full de-
liberation. Springer said to your reporter
that the movement in favor of a better
code of rules seems to be very popular He
added "a proper revision of the rules
NpNANi Wv itlti llCtiDiG anu COIlilCl
between the two houses because of riders
on appropriation bills. In the House legis-
lation is put upon the appropriation bills
because Of the difficulty of procuring il
otherwise. Measures of importance are
delayed because, under the rules, they can
not be reached, and then toward the last
as the only means of getting them through
they are incorporated in the appropriation
bills. The Senate has determined to op-
pose riders, and every case of the kind
causes n controversy. Now let a majority
have the power to call up the bills prompt.
", and act upon them, and this vexed
question of riders will be settled
Gold and Silver.
New YORK, November 25th.-The S,i
prints from the Borse1, Zeitttng, the organ OF
the principal German bankers, as follows
The agrarian movement against the gold
! standard in Germany so far has been but q