The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-04-18
WARRINGTON NEWS.

Washington AuNle<a Oh honoay are u
follows.
DR.. Hamilton said that Secretary
Manning was still improving. aud is
nov able to sit up u short time every
day.
The Pr, sident has Withdrawn the
nominal Oh OF Orlando W. Powers, of
Michigan to lie Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of Utah.
1t is understood that Judge Powers
resignation was received to- day.
The impression is strong that the
Mormon lobby are making s~upernuman
eIerti"ns to have Judge z me and Dis
trict Attorney Dixon ous,ed. The per-
secutiun dodgvs aIe being worked very
hard.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate to-day:
Howell l.. Jackson Of Tenn, ssec to lie
Circuit Judge Of the United States for
the Fifth Judicial Circuit. vice Baxter.
deceased. Frank IL. Dyer. to be United
: States Marshal for the Territory Of
Utah. Samuel II. Wagner to be Post
master a; San Jose, Cal.
There Is no doubt that an effort il be.
ing made 10 induce Land Commissioner
Sparks to resign his Office. This prob
ably will not be successful So long as he
is uader fire.
Chairman Morrison and Mr.. Hewitt
OF the Committee on Ways and Means,
have completed the report of the ma
jority Of that CnmGIi;te- to accompany
the tariff bill, which will be reported 10
the House to-day.
The Honse Conmitte on Territories
to-day, by IL vui. of & to .. agreed to re-
port !ayorhbly the bill To provide for the
"nl the public land strap into the Terri
tory Of Oklahoma. The bill provides
that nothing IN it shall he SO construed
rs to disturb the existing property or
the treaty rights o! the Indians. The
bill also provides that the public land
trip sh al be opened To settlement I'M
der the provisions of the homestead law
only.
Logan submitted an addition TO his
resolution relating to the Executive scs-
sions. The addition ~recitcs tho Senate
rules which the resolution proposes to
amend.
On motion of Hoar, the Senate went
into Executive :, ssiOu, and the month";
alton OF Senator Jackson to be Circuit
Judge in place OF Judge Baxter. WAS
unanimously confirmed.
When the doors reopcued the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up.
On Motion of Mr. Congrr, and after
debate by Me,srs Conger, Dawes,
Dolph and Plumb, the mount for the
Indian schools in Alaska was increased
from SIS, 900 to $4,000. The hill was
then passed sub 'tnntially as rcport.d
from the Committee.
II the Pacific Railroad Committee
comes into the House with any
resolutions providing for anything hut
II Congressional investigation. snch n
proposition will be strongly antRsonizrd.
Henley. the intorducer of the original
resolution on the subject, will not listen
Ia ANYTHING hut O Congressional
Investigation. II is probable that the
matter will get into the House this week.
II it does a lively debate will follow.
Second Comptroller Maynard has dis.
allowed the claims Of the Globe Mutual
Insurance Company Of St. Louis. and
;~wenty-four other companies Amounting
in the aggregate t. S0i,S7i for losse..
under policies taken by them upon
steamboat employed in the Government
service during the civil war in 1861 and
1862.
The Second Comptroller hns also dis
allowed the claim Of the Powhnttan
steamboat George Peabody, and Of
the owners Of twenty-three other
steamboats,, for their earnings while in
the Government service, amounting in
aggregate to S73, 600. The claims were
for compensation for certain days when
the vessels were laid MP for repairs, md
were being repaired by their owners.
Adviccs OF the 4th are rs follows:
The following combinations were
made to-day:
John 4. McClcrnnnd, to be a member
Of the Utah Commission.
Robert l.. Owen. Indian Territory,
Agent Union Agency. Indian Territory.
n G. Barney, Washington Territory,
Receiver at Spokane Falls, Washington
Territory.
N. ID. Baldwin. OF Ohio, Agent Black
foot Agency, Montana.
Postmaster-w. V. McRavy, Salinas,
California.
General McCook was to. day ordered
TO Fort LeAvenworth 20 take command
OF tho cavalry instruction there.
The Executive Committee Of the Bi.
Metallic Association was in session four
hours to-day, aud then took n recess
until tomorrow morning. The quos