The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-05-02
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rs an hon-s; mHp. and dIdu't care what
his religious sentiments might be.
Among the eon6rtrat "a ma by
the Senate to-l,y were the nominations
Of Caleb W. wea Il krutnsl=. 10 Ia
Governor Of q ali. by a vote o IS to 10.
aud d. c. Brsdlry TO be C~lector OF
Internal Il venue for Sou'h Carolina.
The latter gave rise to considerable dis
enEsio". Bradley being charged With
moouNkining predictions.
The consideration Of the Senate bill
for tue admission of Dakota, has Ieen
re ,uped by the House Committee on
Territories. r pres NATIVE Baker o:
New York, presented al aIerdnhen,
proposing To usme the uoTth-Tn hall
North Dakn:I, and t. submit the YIes-
uou Of division to the people of tn
whole Territory, aud the question Of
admitting the southern half 10 the p=o-
pie Of THAI portion.
The House Committee on War De-
paTtnlcn. Expenditures Las Concluded
the hearing OF the charges Of irregular
ity in the accounts Of tue Signal Service
Bureau. and aiUlIsdS resolution de-
elaring that the evid nee does neg shou
the existence OF any fraud or eOrruP-
tiUn.
The bill, reported by Mr.. Morrill, o!
Kansas, from the Comm:tt-r on Invalid
Pensions today, To P'n~ion prisoners
Of war. provides that all disabled pris-
UneH Of war shall be granted pensions
o. the rate liked for siuIil n disabilities
Of honoraLly discharged soldiers. where
the disability is Presumed 10 be the re-
suit u confinement in Southern pris-
onS. The committee estimate that IL
will require Sl,COO, coo sunuIlly t.
Commissioner Sparks has made q
forml demand upon the ST. Joseph 4
Denver City i lilrysl Company for re-
conveyance to the Cu.ted States Of 49,
o acres of land alleged - have been
wrongful patented by said company in
1874. The tracts in question are be-
yond the terminus of the constructed
roads between Hastings aud kea.ney III
Nebraska.
Tie TELEPHONE Investigating Com
nlItt-e Trsuu.ed its labors :A.s morning
With the eISmin alton Of Mr.. ID. Ham
Phrey<. of tA- Globe Telephone Com
OF Sew STk. In September Le
eiied upon the Attorney-Grn-Ea, but
lIr. Garland had cut him short of and
T fused to bear him. u told him."
aid the ~uilueAS, That l did not cone
see Mr.. Garland, bus to see the At
/ 'rn, y-General; that he must not cUn-
E.drr himself individually III The case,
buI ms Attorney jeueral. lie told me
positively thai he would have poih.us
do With 1t. / then asked Lin TO
whom l could 80, to refer rue TO some
body. bat he said he could EOt aud
EouId not refer me to anybody; tha; he
vas estopped fIom any acton. Final
ly ] presented m: petition TO Mr..
Code, and 1t vas referred to the Iuter-
ior Department. / MAS considerably
NJ aud thought be should have
"a ure nerve. Howev.r, l welt away
iug muyh more respect for Mr.. Gar
I'd than | had before. He certainly
lie that lie MAS inronu, T.
be-"
Adv:ees OF the 22ud are as follows:
Senator Teller to-day presented the
Of the Normons against the We.
10 power o: Utih's Gover9oT, and Sen
Ator Bowen intro uced the bill to com
p,l the removal of the Ute Indians
from [ dorado to Utah,
The Solicitor of tue Treasury has IN
ItIu ted the United States Attorney q;
San Francisco to bring suit against the
Lumber Company to recover
about -, 2lS.OoO damages arising from
lac conversion Of timber and lumber ta-
ken from the public lands.
The nominations OF Collector Hager
aud Surveyor IInnin have not yet been
reported iavorabIy from the Committee
ON Commerce. Senators Stanford AID
of California and Fair AMI jones'
II Nevada. united in IA Geographic pro-
test to President Cleveland against L n
appointment before it was made.
Miller's successor, Senator
Hearst. fnvors tiIy confirmation OF both
sppOintses.
The House Committee on Foreign AZ.
I irS to-day r-conSidered the vote by
a favorable r pot WIS ordered
Morrow's Chinese bill. Represents
tive Morrow aud other members Of the
L nliforuia Delegation nrc opposed 10 tue
amendments made ia thn Con init e.
aud especially to the one which says
Lac masters Of vessels shall not lie II -
l. c to IL penalty for bringing nLy per-
r .Is into the United States who are til
! tied 10 eoiup To this country under eN.
listing treaty stipnIntions. They say
III I the bill IL really an abroga ion oi
tue ~Butiirghumc treaty, AMI that / this
amendment were adopted II would de-
feat the entire purpose Of the hi :,
The following combinations were
male today
r.. Gross. Governor Of New Mexico.
W. S. RoSecrans. Register Of tuc