Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Preston II. Leslie, Ex-Governor OF Ken.
lucky, Nominated for Governor
of Montana.
The Conference Report on the Interstate
Commerce Bill signed by All tho
Conferees Except Pint.
rRKsIpNNrlAL ArroINrMnNrs.

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS,
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.--rhe president
sent the following nominations to the
senate to day; Preston H. Leslie Of Ken
lucky to be governor OF Montana Terri
tory; Henry Il. Hayden OF Minnesota 10
be clerk OF the district court for the dis.
trict OF Alaska.
GovKRNoR OF MONTANA,
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.--Preston II.
Leslie, who was to-day nominated gov
ernor OF Montana, Il a native Of Ken
lucky, about sixty five years Of zee and
uncle OF Representative Mcmillan Of Ten
nessee. He was governor OF Kentucky
after the war and was for some years on
the circuit court bench Of that state.
TUE INrKRsT ATE CONFERENCES BILL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 The conference
report on the interstate commerce bill
has been signed by all the conferees ex.
cept Senator Platt, and Is ready for pre-
sentation to the two houses. Senator
Plat viii not sign it, The principal
objection Is the prohibition OF pooling.
DEMOCRATIC WORK,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 - rhe commits
sioner OF the general land Office to-day
ordered the local land offices at San
Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal, and
lnta Fe and Los Cruces, N, NJ, TO give
no ice by publication that the lands
granted TO the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
company, which were forfeited by act OF
July 6, 1885, had been restored 10 the
public domain, and that the books OF the
Offices were open for entry OF said
lands as other unoccupied public
lands. Those within the granted limits
at So so per acre, those within indemnity
limits at 81 20 per acre. The restored
| lands are In the territory OF New Mexico,
east of the Rio Grende river, and such Of
the Colorado lands AS are outside OF the
conflicting limits OF the grant TO the
Southern p cinc Railroad company. The
restoration OF the lands within the con-
ficting limits is deferred until the claims
Of the Southern Pacific company can be
heard.
RESIGNED AT REQUEST.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-H c. Rogers,
deputy Commissioner of internal revenue,
has resigned at the Instance OF the presi-
dent. Mr.. Rogers is a Republican, and
has been In office for many years. No
charges are maize against him.
| RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 - rhe engineers
estimates for river and harbor improve
ments were taken up by the house com
mlttee on rivers and narbors to-day. Ia
fixing the appropriations the c. mmlttee
is pursuing the policyof allowing about
20 per cent. OF the amounts which the
chief engineers report should be properly
expended. II this policy is adhered %
the result will be bill making the aggre-
gate appropriation between 81 1905
and 81, 900, 900. The secretary OF war rec
commended gross appropriation OF slO,-
100000
CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION.
WAsHrNGToN, Dec. ib.--Ihe senate bill
providing for the admission Of Washing
ton Territory into the Union OF states
was taken up by the house committee on
territories to-day and amended by adding
a section including Montana Territory
within the scope Of the bill. In this
shape 1t will be reported 10 the house.
! TRxAs PosIMAsTRRs.
WASHINGTON, Dec l5.-Amopg thu
nominate ms Of pos masters made t0'dal
were the f0llowing in Texas; X,
Coons, Albany; N. W. Noel, Ciscoi j. NJ
Byrnes, Brenhsmi b Rowan, Browns
Vile