The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-02-28

NV = lag, there wUulh probably lie lit
tie diEsaiiy experienced in raising
money to Senl the Chinese PlUPers
SIek TO their native country. but as the
Restriction law has proved n failure.
there il rox little inIuerment for the
STATE or communities to contribute to
such q movement, a. the assisted Chi
Il Sc woaid De liable at any time to re-
tIIru for furtirr A~sSistaLer-
The House Committee on Public
Lands directed Nr. Henley 10 report IA
Worldly bills for the forfeiture Of the
! California * Oresnn aIri tie Oregon 4
California railroad land grants. The
policy of the Committee Is TO declare
forfeited all unearn-i gonts of every
description. and The California lines
will fare Lo worse than those roads in
other parts Of the country that have not
earned their grants. Tie bill excerpts
all lands patented To the California Il
Oregon. About half the grGut it is
thought.
1t is reported FROM Washington that Il
rupture has occurred between the Pres
idsnt and Judge Field. the alleged
cause being the failure Of the latter TO
secure The appointment Of Maynard 10
the Marshalship Of California The
statement j. that Field insisted on the
withdrawal of Franks appointment,
which the President refused 10 do. and
that the Judge thcreupon Withdrew i'll
high dudgeou.
Arrangements for the bali to he given
by the X. of $. b.. on tile 22nd instant
are now completed rui the affair "ill lie
10 Carlin what the h. Of L. tall will be
~ this place the event Of the ssasou,
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency agreed to ttyorably rep IT
on the Drummer bill limiting the caIi.
tai stock Of the National Banks to So
OOO, 900.
4 London special OF the 18th says:
The sivler meeting at Manchester last
night is regarded AS the beginning Of O
serious consideration of the currency
question in England. 4 plan for the
restoration of silver currency, prepared
by a number Of Liberal statesmen, is
now i'll the hands of the printers. and
will be issued for general circulation as
soon rs possible. The main features OF
presented within six months after the
adoption of this plan TO he exchanged
for pound notes at their nominal
value; alter the expiration Of the first
six months TO be received onl" at their
actual value as Hbraded coiu. The OBJ
ject In thus fixing the value Of the SOW
er,ign is 10 contribute as far as possible
toward checking the appreciation Of
gold, and At the same time 10 minimize
the waste 10y friction in the pockets o.
the people. All silver offered at the
mint for the purpose of coinage shall be
received at it, gold price IN the day of
its presentation. and be paid for in GER
tiicHt,s issued in various denominations
Of 200, such certificate to be legal ten
der for all debts, public and private.
Gladstone stated in the Commons
Thursday, that after the Government
had concluded the financial business
they had 10 place before the House,
they would he able TO state a part, if
not the whole Of the Irish measures
they intended to introduce. He expect
ed, he said TO be through the finnncia!
business about the 2nd of March.
Gladstone announced further that the
Government had no intention Of renew
ing coercion in Ireland.
In the Lorls, Granville. Secretary Of
State for the Colonies, ~announc, d that
the Government would not Introduce
any 1nsh measures into Parliament be-
fore the LIST of March.
Abiding to the foreign policy Of the
new Government III the Commons,
Gladstone said he would follow the East
ern policy inaugurated by Salisbury.
II is now reported from Washington
that Maynard lost the California Mar.
tialship by his own act. According TO
the statement, Maynard lecame aware
that he MAS 10 receive the appointment,
and imPrudently told "A correspondent,
who at once te!egrdphed the news to
San Francisco. Tclegraphic protests
At once poured in upon the President,
resulting iii the appointment of Franks,
whose name was s,nt to the Senate for
confirmation Thursday.
The Republican Senators are still
bent on forcing the President to reliu-
quish one Of his principal p]rcrogntiyes
by Withholding its approval of his mp
pOintinents TO Office. A caucus Of Re-
publicAns was held Thursday, ut which
1t was resolved that the Senate had the
Constitutional right e search all the
archives Of the Government and issue
subprnas dues' fscam upon mombers Of
the Cabinet To produce all papers. con-
idential or otherwise: but at the snme
time determined that snch a course was
inexpcdient. II was held "a be better
to let the inquiries rest for tue present.
as they were. on the ground that the
Senate, having expressed its desire to
know the information upon which the
President has acted, and having given