Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-29
WASHINGTON,
A New Msaey seheme.

A New Msaey Scheme.
WLsErSeros. Jan. 2s.-Ths Bankinr
and Currency COMMITTEES OF the Houst
today gave bearing to Msssrs. Paul
Bowen, Lse, Crandall snd others rep,e.
seotlng the knights Of Labor. IN sdvo-
cacy OF the bill proposed TO be intro
anced IN the House by Representative
barnom, known az the Knights of La
Dor Currency bill. The bill a. drafted
provides that any person may deposit
gold or silver in the Treasury, and 70
cs'vs therefor legal tender Uoited States
netes at the rate Of one dollar Of ALP 5
grains silver or 25S grains gold. All
United States notes are to be convefti
Dis into coin or buliioa at the holders
option No more Rola or silver certih
Gates or national bank notes are TO be
issned, Dot they are to be replaced With
United States nstes.
A Frnsdaisnt Iasd Grant.
The Secretary of the Interior has re
qneeted the Attorney General to insti.
tote suit 70 cancel patents Of ths Bari
bari and Visitation land grants in San
Mateo Couuty. California, be hoIsinQ
that the surveys Of said grants we're 90
manipulated a. to embracs q large BODY
OF public lands over which public sur
veys had extended Ia pursuancs Of a
decision Of the United States suprems .
Court IN the matter of the De Haro
grant. Title 70 several thoaasud acres
is affected.
Csa0issssaes sparks Heard From.
Ia reply to varions questions iu
respect TO rulinRs of the General Land
Once, Commissioner sparks has made
poeiio q letter in which be says: Nv
ruiinR holding that Q person Who has
made and perfected pre- EN- ption entry
cannot ftervards commute to home
stead. since that would be equivalent to
two pre- empsions, 10 not expected
should IL be affirmed (it 10 nov on ap.
pesl to affect cases finally settled unde,
previous rulings. Conveyance, after
nnAl entry and before patent, is held to
be legal and allowable as between
parties, but their effect as to the claim
against the United States depends upon
she validity Of ths eutry. Ths only
questions before this sffios in any case
are whether entry was made in good
faith by q qualified party, and u the lsv
has been complied With.
The Contest Nearing.
At the Cabinet meetisg today letters
we're formulated in answer to reQu ssts
from the senate for papers touching
changes in the office of United States
Marshal for the Southern District OF
Alabama and In the Office OF Collector
Of Internal Rsvenoe for the District OF
South CAROLINA. The exact lanau age
Of the letters cannot be learned, bat IL
10 known that they intern the Senate
that 1t is not deensd advisable to com
ply With the requests in their present
form. II is understood il is the desire
of the Administration to force the Sen
ate t. state its position on this question
SO that the matter may be brought to
an issue and settled AZ soon ss possible.
Oppssition to Beeeher.
II is Understood that there 10 con.
siderable opposition to the confirmation
Of Mr.. Beecher. Who vas appointed by
President Cleveland Collector Of Gus
toms at Port Townsend, simply as a
reward for the political services rem
dered the Democratic party duripg the
last Presidential eompaiRn by his faith
or. the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Il
is understood that Mr.. Beecher has left
his post at Port Townsend. and 10 nov
on his way to Washington 10 look per-
sonally after his confirmation.
international Cspyr,sht.
RaS.,. the Comn;,,.. n, p ,,ar,. ,o.
IA, ,bs Hsw,s. sna ,hs sa 0u h,,,s ,a,s,;m,
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~ars aaha,a% Gma,a ,h. d,ss, sgn,"hsa %
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rsrs Dr Havs,d Cyssh, S.mrsI
(nsmmsns NAL Tv.,rI 6so,oa TicS
nor Curtis aui Horace r. Scudder.
After u oolioquial discussion OF the
merits OF the bills the nesting ed-
toorned I'LL tomorrow. when James
husssii Lowell 10 expected to address
the committee.
Further Forfeiture.
The Houss Committee on Public
Lands held An offended seseion sftsr
adjournment todey and 6naIiv sOrsed
upon a bill declsrinc forfeited ali isnds
within ths orant 10 the A,lantio and
Psoifio road living opposite unoon-
s,ructed portions of ths railroad
Chairman Cobb vas instrn. tad to "a
mort tbe hill hack 10 the Hoose The
com mittes agreed TO a favorable report
on MoRas's hill 10 nroteet hon sstead
settlers within railvsy limits. Tbe
COMMITTEES debated AZ isno,h the oues-
tiou OF declaring forfeited the land
Grant of 4 q Southern Pacific Railroad
COMPANY. which came M ON A uroposi
ton bv Mr.. McRae. Of Arkansas. 10