Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-07
washington Notes.

WAsHrNoToN, January 8. - In the
Senate to-day Van Wyek offered peti-
tion of the National Labor League,
praying that Lieutenant General Phillip
Sheridan be,msde full General. He
asked that it be printed in the Record
and also be referred to the Committee
on Military Affairs. 1t was SO ordered.
Mr.. Seney; of Ohio, to-day introduced
a bill in the House to amend the Revised
Statutes relating to letter carriers, so as
to authorize the employment Of one
letter carrier in each town where the
postal revenues are more than seven
thousand and less than ten Thousand dol
lars per annum. Where the receipts ex-
ceed SIC, 900 the Postmaster. General shall
designate the number Of carriers to be
employed. A bill introduced by Er.
mentrout, Of Pennsylvania, requiring the
penal sum Of the bond required from
persons engaged in the manufacture Of
cigars, also that of Collector Of Internal
Revenue to be. be fixed at not less than
Sl00, with not less than $40 for each
person proposed to be employed by
manufacturers.
Mr.. Reagan proposed constitutional
amendment striking out the constitution
al prohibition against direct taxation and
providing that direct taxes, when levied
BY the United States, shall be appor-
toned between the States on the basis
of value Of property, and the States
shall have right to collect the same by
thsir own officers and from su bjects Of
taxation provided by their own laws.
Land Commissioner Sparks has made
q decision affecting the grant of lands
within conflicting limits Of the Atlantic
and Pacific and the branch line of the
Southern Pacific road in California, hold
ing that the latter com pany has no legal
claim to lands embraced within the in
demnity Of the former. This decision
is based upon the provisions in the graut
ingact Of the Southern Pacific Road that
shall in no way affect or impair the
right, present or prospective, Of the
Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad Company or
any other railroad company. The Com
missioner holds that the right to in
demnity was prospective right and
although the Southern Pacific has con-
structed its road aud the Atlantic 4 Pa
cific had not, still the lands not being
granted to the Southern Pacific Company
it can have no right to them. This de-
cision affects the odd numbered sections
within an area of 600 square miles, or
about $50, 900 acres.
1t is understood that Secretary Witt
ney is entirely satisfied Of the seaworthi-
ness of the Dolphin, as shown in her
recent trial trip, and will formally ac-
ceps the vessel as soon as certain pre-
liminaries can be arranged. II is not
thought necessary to have another sea
trial.
Delegate Joseph, of New Mexico, will
introduce in the House tomorrow bill
to provide for the organization OF reei-
ment OF volunteers in New Mexico and
Arizona for the purpose of suppressing
outrages on settlers committed by hostile
Indians. Each company shall be COM
posed of thirty native Mexicans, ten
americans and two Pueblo Indians.
They shall be each mounted and
furnished with two native horses
or Indian ponies aud armed with weap-
ons suitable to Indian warfare. Each
privates shall receive $50 per month
and officers shall receive such amounts
as are allowed for such officers in the
regular army. All officers and privates
shall be mustered in subject to and with
the bensiit of all the pension laws now
in force, both as to themselves, their
wives, children and dependent relatives.
For the purpose of carrying this act
into effect the sum Of $500, 900 is appro-
priated, to be Immediately available.