, 1886-12-12

WASHINGTON, Dec. lin the course
of a personal debate in the house to day on
the sundry civil bill, Mr.. Lanham Of Texas,
made an appeal in favor Of the redemp-
ton of the trade dollar; and in abiding to
the standard silver dollar he declared that
its coinage would never be suspended, no
matter who might recommend to the con
trary. Pending further discussion the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
Rear Admiral Jouett has returned to
Washington. He %inpected the guns of
the Dolphin yesterday, and reports they
proved highly satisfactory, particularly
the secondary battery. The six-inch gun
carriage did not work as well as it might.
Although the speed of the Dolphin was
not tested, he reports that she readily
made thirteen knots with little motion,
and gives promise of going over fifteen.
While going at thirteen knots the order
to back was given, and in twelve seconds
from the ringing of the bell, she was
backing, not showing more than a length
ahead from Roadway.
Hiram d. Knight has been appointed
special inspector of foreign steam vessels
at San Francisco. vice Martin Bulger re-
moved.
The resignation of George NJ. Hoyt,
clerk to inspector Of steam vessels at
Portland. Ore has been accepted, but no
appointment to fill the vacancy will be
made at present.
Mai. ii. L. Stanton was to-day appoint
ed a member of the commission to allot
lands in severalty to Indians on the Umatilla
reservation in Oregon.
In the matter of the forfeiture Of GER
tain lands granted to the Atlantic Il Paci-
fic Railway company and their restoration
to the.public domain by an act of congress,
the secretary of the interior has approved
the recommendation of the commissioner
of the general land Office that so much of
said lands as lie within the territory of
New Mexico should be at once opened TO
entry and settlement after due publication
of notice, but holds that, as under statu-
tory regulations, the price of even sections
must be fixed at not less than 81. 80 per
acre, and the price for both odd and even
sections should he fixed at that sum.
With respect to forfeited lands in Calitor-
MIA, the secretary has concurred in the
recommendation of the commissioner that
the opening of said lands to market
should be referred for exuitable deter
nination OF the rights of the Southern
Pacific Railroad company to those lands
lying within the common limits of the two
roads. the grant to-the two companies
having been made by the same act.
Comptroller Trenholm will appear be-
fore the house committee on banking and
currency next Wednesday. by invitation,
to expound his views relative to the ma
tional banking system.
The house committee on appropriations
to-day heard Treasurer Jordan in advo-
cacy of an appropriation Of $50, 600 to
defray the expense of recoining about
SOC, DOC, 900 in subsidiary fractional cur-
rcncy.
Samuel II. Walker, late major and
superintendent of police, has written Il
long letter to the district commissioners
asking that he be reinstated.
The delegation Of the National Cattle
Growers Association have a bill in prep
aration for Introduction in the senate
which has Tor its object the suppression Of
pleuro pneumonia. The bill is being care
fully drawn by Judge S~hellabarger. and
will probably be introduced to the senate
by Mr.. Miller, of New York. 1t will be
an entirely new measure, and the gentle
men at whose instance it is being pre-
pared, believe hat it will be much NOR,
effective than the bill now pending in tn,
house.