The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-04-11

point An OatsidS man Lfks sI.PrsSi-
deaf Arthur. hs sSidSsaly BELIEVES that
. knowledge OF ARSin a. hey exist IN
Utah Is . fatal diSquafiA0ton.
ASS eounterfeit brown hack Nation
al Bank note has lust been discovered
PurportinS to Be an issue OF the Central
NSt"nAl bank of Norfolk. Conneeteut
and giving the charter number Of the
bank a. 4o4. This bank has never In
sued = note Of the seres OF lSS2, aud
its charter il ASA.
Senator Wilson reported favorably
from the Committee his bill to amend
the Revised Statutes OF the United
States 70 A. to make the penalty for rs
Ing the mails to circulate obscene or i'm
moral books a fue of not less than ST.
600 nor more than 5000. or impriSon-
nent at hand labor lot less than one
yesr nor more than ten years, or both.
at the discretion Of the Coats.
ASeSS NonnlAbCc co IOrSlsu Al
fairs agreed TO . favorable report on the
Aecreary bill, authorizing the Presi
dent To arrange = conference for the
purpose OF encouraging peaceful and
reciprocal commercial relations between
the United States Of Amsrics and the
Republics Of MEXICO, Central and south
AmsneA. aud the Empire OF Brazil.
Senator Cockren submitted tho pro-
posed amendment TO the Indian appro.
prAnon ball. authorizing the Secretary
Of the Interior ~ employ no; morv than
Eve nor lrSs than three competent per-
sons, st a salary Of So - per d-y. to
examine aud aijuS. all claims for Indi-
an dePTedAtionS . on f'e in the Indi-
IA Bureau. and apPoTGvGing $lO. zoo to
detray the EXPENSES u such e1aminA-
ton.
Senator Call, from the Committee, re-
ported iavorably Senate. Blair'S bill to
leGsl!ze the incorporation Of National
Trades Unions, With amendments by
the Committee striking out the section
making It a misdemrsnor, punishable
by fine or imprisonment. to prevent OF
sndeavOE &c prevent n National o.
sub-Unioa for carrying OIt its lawful
objects.
The President sent the following
nominations TO the Senate to-day.
To be BriGAdier. Generals, Col. Thos.
Ruser Eighteenth Infantry. vice Gen.
erAl Terry.
Col. Joseph H, Porter. T~enty-fourth
Infantry. vice General Howard.
Captain John CLOVIS, T~enty-fourth
Infantry. to BE- Major and Judge Advo.
cate, vice Gooitello~. deceased.
J. CAbcll Breckenridge, OF Louisville.
Kentucky. to be SurveyOr-Geueral OF
Washington Territory.
John L. Price. to be Register Of the
Land ofaee at Topeka. Kansas.
Vim. c. L. Beard, to be Register OF
the Land oHos Of wAkeeny. Kansas.
Jas. II. FraviS. OF TEXAS, to be agent
OF the Indians OF the Ouray Agency in
UtIh.
The following is recApitu'Ation Of
the public debt statement issued TO-DAY
Interest bearing debt,
principal ami interest. 81. 252, 5l3, 7S5
Debt on which interest
has ceased since mstur.
~. principal and inter
est .................. 5.57l. SEQ
Debt bearing no interest,
principal ........... J46, 5l7.7 us
Total debt, principal and
interest ......... 1904, Goa, 400
Less cash items available
for reduction OF debt. $40. go. l2s
Total debt less available
cash items 81 ,49I. 373, 335
Net cash in Treasury. 1851. 100
----
Debt less cash in the
Treasury April /, lSS6. 81 .4l7, 992, 235
Decrease on debt during
March. E4y0s7,s 1854
Cash in Treasury svAilA-
bic for reduction Of pub
lie debt. 2lo. 2oO.I2 %
Total cash in Treasury
ms shown by Treasurer's
general account ........ 495. 997. I'll