The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-03-14
vAsHnoron NEWS.


de RilSA de Feuas de Castillo Brancs,
Consul aud acting Consul-GsEsral of
Portugal at New York.
The Fitz John Porter bill vii ne re-
ported back to the S=pate as snou as
the mi Iority aud minority reports can
lie prepared. Senators Cameron and
SewaIl Join with the Democrats mem
bars OF the Military Committee in a ma
f.rity report in favor Of he uulnendrd
House bill. The division MAS six to
four.
The House Committee on Naval AZ
frirs eornplrted the consideration Of the
bill TO INCREASE the naval establishment
and WILL report the bin ~ the Hnpse at
tn earliest opportunity. The bill as
completed conteinpla,es n total expand
iiurr for new vessels. t"rpeiOes. and
navy yard plant 81 SlI.675.OG0 and APP
prnpuat-s for tn next year the sam OF
sc, AS. 900. The committee Vas pra cti-
eally unaaimous in directing a iavora-
blc report .. the bill TO the Hons.
The Senate COMMITTEE on EIpcndi.
lures OF Public moneys met "a make ar
ransemrnts for beginning its inVestisa-
tons of tie char -es OF COMMISSIONER
of Pensions Black in his annual report
to the effect that tue pension Office had
bcca conducted as a political maeLiue
under tie Republican Administration.
Senators Cul.oin, (chairulsu) Harrison,
PiG;t, Beck and kenna were present
1t Wa decided that for the resent AT
least lac investigation should De con-
Quoted by tie full committee Instead Of
d-lcgating the WORK to n sub committee.
The p. es;deut has sent the following
nominations 10 the Senate: Brig diet
General Alfred II. Terry, to be Mi T.
General, vice Winfield Scott Hancock
deceased; L:eutcnaut-Colpnrl AleSaud-
er Chambers, T~w.rty-iIst Infantry. to
be Colonel OF the Seventeenth Iufan:ry:
Maj II Jim $. Poland, Eighteenth In.
fantry, To be Lieutenant-C Colonel Of tae
Tweuty-frst Infantry: Captain Gcorsc
W. Brady, Twenty third Infantry. to be
Major If the Eighteenth Infantry: First
Lieutenant, William c. Manning
Iwrnty-third Infantry. to he Captain;
Second Lieutenant. William A. Nichols.
rwenty-,hird Infantry, TO be First Lieu.
tenant; Second Lieutenant James Lock
Fourth Cavalry, to be First Lieutenant;
Joshua T. Child Of Missouri TO be Min
int r Resident aud Consul General Of
the United States to Siam.
Latest Consular reports from China
put the total number Of American res
idents in that Empire ut GIL.
A Hol!istcr dispatch OF the 3rd instant
says: The prosecution in the Prewett
trial rested their case alter an uusuc-
c. ssful effort Of the Sheriff to find four
Witnesses who had Lcen sGbPunaed.
The defense then placed OH the witness
stand Johu Nantes, by whom they ut.
te!nTted to prove the dangerous chnrac-
ter OF Powers. The question Of admit
ting the testimony Of specific acts was
brought up by the prosecution. who OBJ
argument the Court decided in favor of
the prosecution. 1t is rumored around
town that AN attempt will be made To
lynch Prcwett i'll case he is acquitted.
His attorneys have requested the SueI-
if to put al extra guard around the
jail.
Ole Allison was buried in a snow
slide in Cottonwood Canyon. Utah, Sat-
nrday. Two men with him escaped by
holding TO trees. The body WAS found
Monday evening four feet under the
snow and from stiff. 1, being without
bruises. Allison is supposed to have suf-
located.
The minority report Of the committee
IN the Eads bill doubts the power Of
Congress under the Constitution TO
grant n charter to n foreign corporation:
calls attention to the discrimination in
favor OF Mexico aud against the United
States, and concludes as follows: "Was
Congress ever before asked for such
legislation as this? While We have
pointed out some Of the many objec-
;ions we have to the passage OF the bill,
our enumeration is by no means ex-
nnusted, and we will seek other occas
.ons TO present them to the House.
Ne regard this proposition rs one grant
ng n subsidy that may and probably
sill take from the public treasury 49,.
500, 900 for al benefit Of q private cor
poration, located or TO operate .Xcius.
Y, n foreign country, without any
corresponding benefits to our country
r people,"
Secretary Lamar has instructed the
Attorney. General to institute suits In
he name Of the United States to obtain
he cancellation Of patents issued to the
state Of California iii 1869 under the
,wnmp land net, for the lands covered
~ Lakes Kern and Buena Vista. The
secretary says in his letter: at ap.
,cnrs that each II these lakes is q body
4 water permanent iu character. The
NO have nh aggregate Of about ~
puare miles. They nre capable Of be.
ng nnvigated. being without inter. State
n foreign connection. and while not
navigahle waters Of tho United States,