The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-02-07
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The Hpuse Committee ON Coinage be-
gan consideration Of the sLSeJ question
Wednesday. Aresolntou fAvpnug Ier
Z, inage, anothe-. opposing such meas
ure AMI still another. proposing the re-
;;reisent ot g"Id aud silver certificates
and the issue of coin certificates ia their
stead. was iutrodaeed, hut ~ action
vas ttkeA upon either. nor did the mem
ber Of the Committee express distinct
rsEs upon the question under consider
siion. It ERE xesolsed that tie CUES
ton should be further discussed aud an
opinion sought from the different peg
sons interested IN che question until
February 10th. when the committee
Will proceed 10 consider the distinct
Propositions DOW before them.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs instructed Wheeler to re-
port fayorably the bill introduced By
linn to authorize the Presiden,i la restore
officers to tue army in cert lin cases.
The hill j. int.nded to cover the c:se OF
Fitz-Jahn Porter. Only two members
disagreed TO the report.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate was one by Senator Stanford to
authorize the purchase Of a site for
building u postOhice, court house, and
other offices in san Frrucasco, and APP
r.opristius Ss5o,OOO for the purpose.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs instructed Nie!e to report favor
auly the bill introduced by Duwinry
for the erection Of q nSOuuucu; il New
York tn the memoty OF Uiesssri Grant.
the bill aPpropraies S5o0,oaO for the
purpose. the ground 10 be d0ugted by
the city.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations.
United States Auorney-R. C. Smith
for MontanA
Registers Of Land n@ees-D. II.
Hall at Eureka, Nevada; H Prhey at
Boise City, Idaho; W. $. Austin at Van
eonTer, Washington Territory; Il. C..
AcF ,rlaud at Ceur d'AleHe, Idaho.
Receivers Of Public Moneys -Tyree
n. Bell, at Yisalia, California: John L.
Rrdd, at Stockton, California, Vim. ..
Mills, at Eureka, Nevada; j.. o. keauc
at Vancouver. Washington Territory;
II. c. BraIptetter al Boise City. Idaho
". ], Cody, Bodie, CALIFORNIA;.
The House passed the bill declaring
forfeited the lands granted To the States
Of Louisiana, MississipIi and Alabama,
in aid Of railroad consLruciion, by a. vote
Of us to. 50.
In the House, Townscnd Of Illinois has
introduced II bill proposing i oonstitu-
tionaI amendment providing that the
President and Yice-Prcsidrmt sh;dl be
elected by II majority OF the p"oplc.
aoolishing the Electoral College aud sub
shutting u regular methcd Of counting
the votes by the two Houses Of Con
gress.
YOodburn iniroIsccd a resolution di-
Tecting the Secretary OF the Treasury to
rcpurt his reasons Snd authority for
closing dove tkc Carson Mint, discharg-
jung its employees and susIsndius its
Corps Of officers
Swiuburne's bill directs the Seer
tary Of the Treasury ;o buy $1,000, 900
,TOrth Of bullion monthly and to coin
-Sl 900 ,0UJ worth nf fractional currency
every mouth. S~wiuburue is a promi-
nrnt Republican Of New York and the
silver membsrs Of the y hp;re State cx-
press surprise ut his action, which shows
that lac is not allied to Wall Street.
AsSemhlyman Balcock, OF ChnutIn.
qua, New York, an Wednesday moved a
reconsideration 81 Tie vote 10y which n
resolution WIS q rssrd the evening pre-
,Tious requesting Congress 10 stop the
coinage Of silver. Bsbcock declared
himself To be II friend to silver aud his
motion prevailed.
ET-ShsdT White, Of San Francisco is
at Washington rs n candidate for Mar
shal. Congressman Henley fayors the
appointment Of wolfskIl.
The Civil Service Commission mp
peared before the House Commission
Wednesday mud explained the provisions
Anl practical ell ct Of the CIVIL Service
Act. They snta among other things
that live out of twenty rereons examine
ed by the Commissioners had secured
Appointments. They also snid that
since the law went iuIo effect III re- hal
been GOO changes in the Department
service out OF G,O00 persons subject 10
civil service rules.