Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-05
WASHINGTON.
Two OisiYicfa.


WAsAISaros, Feb .-The House Com
mittee on Judiciary today agreed to re-
port fayorably the bill to DIVIDE ,he Ju-
dicial District Of California into two
districts.
Protection Asainst Yellow Fever.
The hoase Commi,see DC Commercs
today agreed TO report favorably bill
for the appointment Of a commission Of
three TO visit Mexico and the Central
American States for the purpos. Of H.
vestiRatinR the methods pursued in
those countries for the protection of the
people against the yellow fever. The
DILL provides that two members of the
commission be appointed from parsons
nsv In government employ and tine third
from civil life.
Btils Introduce
Among the bills introduced in the
senate today we're the following:
by Senator Msxey, 10 make Houston,
Texas. a port of entry.
b. senator Henderson, 70 facilitate
promotions and to retire from tbs ser
vice upon their own applications officers
OF the army who served during tbs var
OF the REBELLION az general officers OF
volunteers.
by Senator Dolph, to extend the lim-
its Of the port of Portland. Or. 50 as
to iAoiade all that portion of the east
bank OF the Willamette lying opposite
the CITY.
The Teiepbs.e suit.
Solicitor General Goode 10 now en-
gagged In the preparation Of the bill TO
be filed against the American Bell Teis-
phone Company to vacste and annul its
patent. He ssys the suit will be iusti.
tuted as soon ss the papers can be pre-
pared, and that no decision will be
reached in regard TO the place Of bring
ing II until the papers are ready.
The Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet meeting today was at
tended by all the members except SEQ
Rotary Lamar. who IL not 10 good health.
The principal topic of discussion was
4 the action OF the House of Representa-
tives yesterday In adopting Mr.. BANDS
resolution calling os the Secretary Of
| the Treasury for information Ia regard
To his past and future policy ON the sill
yer question. The propriesy and expe-
dieacy OF disclosing the future policy
| of the Administration on this question
was considered at length. IL Is under
stood that the conclusion reached vas
that the Secretary could but reply to
that portion Of the resolution by refer
enee to the views EXPIRE sed by the
President IN his message 10 Congress,
and by the Secretary Of the Treasury in
ais annual report on the sabjsct. with
an explanatory statement that their
sentiments IN regard TO silver remained
unchanged.
Net 60 be Surveyed.
Today Commissioner Sparks wrote to
| the Surveyor General of Dakota In rs
| ply to his request for authority TO make
| q survey OF the lands situated in the
region lying north aud vest OF Devils
Lake, that in view of the claim of the
Turtle Mountain Indians to this land,
and AZ the whole question will lie sub
mitted to Congress fer requisite legisla-
| ton for the regular extinguishmest of
| the Indian title, Surveys withiH this
district should be Suspended. He is
| directed to award no more contracts
embracing the lands situated therein.
aud that all snsh oenvrssts nov pend
ing shall be indefi aitely suspended.
Net 90 be ssepeaed.
10 the case of the Mexican grant to
Laguna de lathe, in Fresno county,
| Cal, wherein application was IN lde fer
the United States TO bring suit to set
aside the patent on the groand that the
grant vas fraudulent and improperly
located, the Secretary of the Interior
has dscliaed to recommend such suit,
holding that the decree of ths Court
| determining the validity Of the grant
should not be reopsned for the purpose
| of again raising the same issue. and
| that no fraud. imposition or deception
appears TO have been practiced 10 order
20 ssea 70 the location OF the grant, aud
that the relocation Of the same In a
more compact form 10 mot practicable.
Aeout $1,000 acres are involved.
| TIE Telephone IsvesttGatisn.
The House Committee on Expendi-
lures In the Department OF Justice to-
day agreed upon q resolution oslliue
upon the Secretaries OF the Treasury
and the Interior and the Attorney Gen
eral for Information as 10 the amount
Of money, IL any, which has been ex-
| pended by the Government In she tele
phone eases recently before the Interior
| Department Chairman Gibson said
that the Hanb lsk resolution limited
the scope of the investigation 70 the
sxpenditures Of the Government, and
while the committee did not want to
shirk any responsibility 10 has no au-
| thosity 10 open mp the telephone con
troversy. he said, - one membsr Of
the coon mittce. that he did not think il
should be q court Of appeals to decide
| whe. her Secretary LAmar's decision vas