The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-03-07
WAsKusroH MS

sIS6. 0oo. The shipments of fractional
silver eOia during tie month Of Febru-
ary amounted - $3.50. 000-
Senator Fair has stree his retarn
here been interesting himself in the Ne
TadA mail service and has secured from
the Pes;once Department orders for
the re-eSiAblishnent Of the following
named roaies from July next: Eureka
{ Phoebe: Austin to Granville; Luuins
! by DOunsyville aud Ellsworth to MIdas;
Cherry Greek to Aurum aud Winnemue-
ca to Paradise Valley.
! In the Court Of Claims Chief Justice
Richardson delivered the opinion of the
Court in the case Of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. in which l; is held
on the authority Of several decisions OF
the United Stairs Supreme Court that
:Le right OF the Government; to retain
under the subsidy acts and the sinking
fund acts the whole compensation due
the company for services, applies only
to the compensation for services upon
the Sos miles. the aided portions OF it,
road, and not 10 the AIS miles for th-
building OF which the United States fur.
r:shed 10 aid, either by bond or char
tered rights.
The Senate Committee on Public
Taniz b-a ,..,ol O., ,,,x. .Iv.ra.1v
to the nomination Of Surveyor-GeEera
Dement, Of Utah.
PuGh, representing a minority Of the
Committee on Judiciary. submitted the
views OF the minority on the resolution
referred to that Committee concerning
the Office Of District Attorney for the
Southern Dis,ric, Of Alabam,. /; was
ordered Pointed in the Congressional
Record and also in separate form. The
report is three or fOuT tines as long a.
the majority report, setting forth that;
no other President had ever been sub
jected to such Il severe Trial or had to
meet so many grave d. ;fcu! les and Io
other had such an abundant supply Of
valid reasons aud causes urging him 10
the free exercise of the power Of remoy-
a! from Federal ofic-, and no other ever
resisted with more fairness the jus;
claims of his supporters or used has
power Of removal more couscientlOusly.
cautiously and spariugly. Not~ith-
standing these facts, ESQ nominations
sent to the Seuats in suspension cases
had been allowed to remain Jefore the
committees without consideration and
final disposition.
The wife Of Senator Stanford made
LeE first appearance III society S.turday
at the lunch Of Mss Cleveland where
she was cordially received and especial
ly honoted by the hostess.
Commissioner Q! Agriculture Cole.
man says lie expects to visit California
this Simmer. lie will take with him
officers Of his department. and he hopes
TO persuade the President 10 be Urr Of
the party.
Well informed parties connected With
tariff matters, express the conviction
that nothing Will come Of the Morrison
bill but talk. About the strongest Of its
opponents thus far, they say, are the
Southern Democrats.
Further hearings will be given the
members OF the C, ~litornia delegation
this week by the Ways and Means Com
mite on the subject OF abrogating the
Hawaiian treaty. Henley and MleKcn.
ma are the only two members known TO
be in its favor. Markham and Lou;tit
are n~ou-committnl. The latter does not
favor the treaty on commercial grounds
but he perceiyes the political advantages
1t gives the country and would be 10th TO
see 1t abolished on that account. He
thinks the United States should retain
its supremacy on the Hawaiian Islands
"a in case Of war, the possession OF the
Islands would be OF great benefit to the
country. FELTON, and Morrow arc dccid.
edly opposed to the aJTogation Of the
treaty.
The President has approved the acts
removing the disabilities Of Alexander
p. Stewart of Mississippi. Edward G..
w. Butler of Missouri, and Thomas l..
Rosscr o. Virginia.
A test vote was taken by the House
Committee on Public lnnds OF the prop.
osition to repeal the pre.c,nption law.
The result was decidedly in favor Of re.
porting n repeal measure.
Secretary Whitney sent n letter 10 the
Chairman Of the Senate COMMITTEES OF
the New York Legislature Investigating
the Broadway Street Railway case. in
which he explains his connection with
the matter, and says il it Is in any re,
spect open TO just criticism, he is moi
aware OF it.
Secretary Whitney telegraphed in.
structions to Captain Chester Com.
manding the G~!caa at Key west, TO de,
liver to the United States Marshal a,
Key West the steamer City Of Mexico,
seized on suspicion Of being engaged IL
n hlibusteting expedition against tn,
Honduras. together with all persons,
papers and property connected there.
with. The case has been referred to the