Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-08
WHOLE NO. 1882

20 nmlitee, he viii have charge of all the
peasion claims presented from the Pacific
coast. Ali. FELTON,. who hoped to secure
a position on either the Ways and
leans or Appropriations Committees,
cannot complain Of his assignment
q member OF the Committee on Coinage.
neights and Measures. He is the sole rep
Fsenta'lve and spokesman of the Pacific
Vast on that committee, which viii deter
2 alne the silver legislation in the present
S)ngress. Mr.. Louttit had applied for n
p1sition on this committee. and when Mr.
keiten learned that he had been appointed
z the place, ne Wrote to the Speaker de-
elning, ON the ground that the delegation
nad lndorsed Mr.. L0uttit for the position.
The Speaker paid no attention to the letter.
i elton was Assistant United States Treas
nrer al San Francisco for eight wears. and
n vel qualified to represent the interests
q ihe faclhc coast on this important COM
plittee.
consideration OF Government Appoint
Inents.
II fWAsHINGToN. January 7th-The Senate
ommlttee on Postotfices and Postroads has
R'een considering the nominations of POST
\ masters that have been made to fill yacan-
faes caused by death, resignation and ex-
nraiion OF terms, and have decided TO re-
fport favorably large number of them
against whom no objections have been
ralsed The following have been favorably
passed upoff: G. Brown. Salt fsais-.-E.-z
L. street, Park City, U. 4. Invitations
have been sent 10 Postmaster General
Villas IN each of $50 cases in which Post
masters have been suspended. and other
members of the Cabinet have received
Them from the several Senate committees
before which the nomination of those who
nave been appointed to succeed offensive
partisans are pending to state their reasons
for ousting the persons holding office.
Why Revenue Collector Frost was Re-
moved.
WAsHINGrow, January 7th.-The nom-
lnation OF Robert Barnett to be Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the Fourtb Dis
trict OF California, has been referred to
subcommittee oi the Senate Committee ON
Finance tor consideration Senator Vance
OF North Carolina, is Chairman OF the sub
committee. He asked Representative Hem
ley, who recommended Barnett's apnoint-
ment, upon what grounds the old incum
bent was Teulo9ed. Mr.. Henley called
upon the President this morning, and told
INN OF Senator Nance's request. Tell
blm, sald the President, that | removed
the Old Collector because there is nothing
IN the Tenure OF Office Act that prohibits
1t, and, further because the ex-Collector
had held TIE office tgelyeor thirteen wears.
90 not think it necessary to give any adj
ditional reasons
Curtailed Mail Service.
WASHINGTON, January 7th.--Represent-A
;ttive Henley. Senators Stanford and
Mitchell, and other members of the Pacific
coast delegation, visited Second Assistant
I'ostmaster-Generalk Knott this afternoon.
iind urged that the mail service be retained
Six times per week on the star route from
lteno TO Cedar Springs, and thence into
oregon. The Department had clirtailed
the service on this route to three times per
week. 1t is believed the service will be
maintained by the Department in accord
allce with the wishes of the. coast reBre-
xntatiyes