The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-04-18
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Blair intro uoed . bill In the s, nate
Apday 70 provide that eight hours EhHll
constitute = days work Tor all letter
carrier, and that their salaries shall
not ~ redAee1 ny reason Of the decrease
In che hours OF labor
The following nominations we're
made to-day:
Elmqud JAmeS. Receiver Of Pubic
Money ut Carson CITY. Nevada.
Sa nuel J. Lorah, Receiver OF Public
Money at Central City. Colorado
J.ha A. MccIemArd q Illinois. q
mrn3er Of the Utah Commission.
Cyrus w. 10 mt n. Register OF the
Land ON at Roscburg. O.egon.
VIM. L. Barney. Register of the Land
omee at otegon City. Oregon.
Charles Il. Sauser of Ohio. Agent at
Yakima Indian Agency, washinst on
TerTi,or;.
james J. David OF Michigan, Agent
At Usage City. Indian Territory.
Jos. E. Johnston, Commissioner OF
Railroads, to-day expressed himself as
follows With reference u the Union Pa
eiic Railroad: II SEQ no reason why
the Government could not take charge
Of tue roAis, aud manage them; but l
doubt il il would be advisable to axe n
step Of this kind at the present time. !
would not favor the appointment Of a
Receiver. prleSs it was absolutely neces-
sary. 1 have n great apprehension,
however, AZ to the legality Of the lease
under which the roads are being oper-
Ated. The charter Of the Southern Pa
cihc l do not regard as valll. 1t was
granted under tile laws OF Kentucky,
which has extended powers to the CON-
p my that it had no right to grant. /
think q number VI experts ought to be
hir'd 10 60 over the compsnp's books
for the last ten years"
Call, according to notice. proceeded
to address the Senate on his resolution
~insiructipg the Committee on Public
Lands to report the bill to forfeit oil
railroad Ian | grants not earned within
the time specified in the granting act or
the acts extending the time. Referred
to the Committee on Public Lands.
The bill to increase the army was de-
feated in the Senate by q vote Of 81 to
10.
General Jos. E. Johnston, Commits
sioner OF Railroads, was examined by
the Telephone Investigating Committee
to-day. He was very sure the idea of
uSing Official infu"pce to further the
Interests Of the company hal never
beeu thought OF by his associates. He
had never heard until the subject had
been mentioned by Mr.. Kinney that
Senators Garland aud Harris had writ
tan professional opinions touching the
validity Of the patents. lie saw now
taat the opinions Of his associates as to
the rA.ue Of Rogers patent were highly
eItraVagaut.
Capital adyices OF the 10th are as fol-
lowing.
the bill authorizing the free coinage
OF silver WAS voted upon in the House
to-day and defeated by u vote OF l6O to
l26.
some OF the silver men are disnp.
I"inted IN uor securing unlimited COIN
age. Some Of the votes were Influenced
ly q drSire to support the administra.
tion and some by the knowledge that
the bill II passed. would be vetoed. The
prestn' Law will probably remain untilthe
country dsmtnds unlimited coinage next
winter. Yet it 10 possible that "a bill
providing for the miuts to Receive silver
bullion, paying for the same in coiu or
certificates and suspcnding the further
coinage Of dollars, may yet become law
this session.
lllipuis men claim that G. neral Nc
ClcrnSnd will not accept the position
on the Utah Commission TO which he is
appointed.
It is now thought that Dyer will re
IeeiTe the appointment Of U. s. Marshal
for Utuh.
William d. Hill Of Ohio, the Chairman
OF the Committee on Territories has Sc
Suredj the appointment Of au Ohio
friend to the Bluck.oot, Montana, Indian
agency $1,000 salary, against the prot
sstAtiop ot Delegate TooIe, who recon-
nIended . resident Of the Territory OF
Montana.
The River and HNrbor bill reported
10 The, House to-day is amended appro.
priating $50, O00 for the survey Of San
Pueblo and Iuisnne Bays, San Francis.
CO Harbor. Cnrquines Straits and the
mouth Of the San Josquin and Sacra-
meuto River.
Assistant g. cretary OF the Treasury
Smith has received q letter from Taco.
ma. W. T.. and signed +. G. Miller, N.
ID. The writer asks to be appoint.d
Fe"-rratbS Pt, sicinn. and says that IL
Ir. Smith will secure him the appoint.
nisnt he win forward him a draft for
800 TO reimburse him for hi. trouble.
The Assistant Secretary replied that no
person ht 10 hold any Office would
make the proposition contained in the
letter, aud hat be Ind enclosed a copy
Of II to the Commissioner Of Indian Al.
fairs with an expression Of bis opinion