The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-04-12
wAsu1xo1oN NEWS.

Thursday's hdyiees from the Capital
are rs follows: Messrs. Buckley. Clunie
and Schmidt, the committee appointed
by the Democratic county committee to
visit Washington in relation to Califor-
MIA offices. are expected to arrive here
tomorrow night. The general opinion
among California Democrats here is that
they will bring with chem an entirely
iish faction will have II conference with
them * soon ms they arrive. There Is
some probability that they will entirely
ignore the Henley crowd and indorse
some Of the Field faction candidates.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has just
decided au interesting point arising
under the Chinese immigration Act. joe
James. IA Chinuman residing in this
country, and who has embraced the
Christian religion, applied for permits
sion 10 bring his wife. who lives in
China, to this country. The Depart
ment declares that under the recent rul-
ing of the U. :. Circuit Court OF Cali
f%ornia, she cannot be allowed 10 land.
The President has announced that he
will make no removals of officers having
fixed tenurcs, outside of the depart
ments, except for cause, and RepubG-
can Senators appear t. be discussing II
matter that they will not be called upon
to confront until the next session of
Congress.
The members of the Utah Commits
sion had n very satisfactory interview
with the President. They made Il YER
bal report 10 him Of the condition OF af-
fairs in Utah, and outlined their plans
for future work. The President listened
to them with attention, expressed his
satisfaction Mt the progress made aud
approval uf their plans. lie promised
the Commission that whatever could be
done by the Administration toward
Strengthening their hands and sustain
ing them ami the judiciary Of Utah in
their etferts 10 root out the practice Of
polygnmy would be done. The mrm-
brrs of tine Commission also saw tie
Attorney General and received from Linn
similar satisfactory assurances Of sup
port. Tomorrow they will call upon
the Secretary Of the Interior, and after
seeing him will start immediately for
Salt Lake City, where they will hold a
meeting on the 10th instant.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Norman J. Coleman, Commissioner
Of Agriculture; Joseph L. johnson.
Commissioner oG Railroads; Edward
Park Carts Lewis, Minister to Portugal;
Geo. ". Merrill, Minister to the ITawu-
,itu Islands; Alexander McCuc, Solici-
tor o.! tlc Treasury; William Il. Roberts.
MiEi,tc. to Chill; Henry g.. Pearson.
Pu>tm t,ier, New York; \. Leo Knott.
Maryland, Second Assistant Postmaster
Gen raj; \. VI. Kelley, Virginia, Minister
TO Italy; Rufus Magec, InGiunu, Minis
ter To- Sweden; 4. j. jarvis, North Caro-
lima, Minister to Brazil; c. W. Buck.
Kentucky, Minister TO Peru; Il. i. Hub
bara, Texas, Minister to japan; Il. 49,.
Anderson, s.on7iu. Minister to Den
mark; Isaac Bell, Jr., Rhode Island.
Minister to The Netherlands; Frederick
l;aine, Consul-Gcncra at Il Rim, Ger
many, Y. NJ. Waller, Consul. General ut
London, England; Edmund Jusscn,
Illinois, Consult General at Vienna, Aus
tria. The nomination OF q. Marion
Moore, Postmaster at PlcnsuutOli. Mass,
vas rejected.
Among the nominations 10y the Prc,i-
dent not acted upon by the Senate. are
Henry kcrn,chun, t. be naval officer nj
New Orleans; JAS. o. Henderson. Col.
lcgtor OF Int ruui Revenue for the EIcv.
en'h District uf Iniinnu; John T. Nc,
GrGw, Collector Of Internal Revenue fol
the District Of West Virginia.
The nomination of Alexander Il. Law,
ton az Minister to Russia, was with,
dr.wn 10y the President.
The President having nothing further
to bring before the SENATE, that body in
the afternoon adiourrcd sine die.