Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-06
Washington Notes,

ICopyrigh. lss5, by The California associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 5th. w. W.
Montague, of San Francisco, arrived here
to day.
The House has adjourned till Monday.
Secretary Bayard said to-day that he was
very hopeful Of an agreement on the fish
cries question.
Among the Presidential nominations
sent to the Senate was that of Eugene
Semple, to be Governor of Washington
Territory.
his intention of being present at the hear
ing of the Thoebe-Carlisle case before the
Elections Committee tomorrow.
The President has sent to the Senate a
large number of nominations Among
them are the following: Joseph w. Pres
ton, of California, to be Indian Agent at
Mission Agency, Cal, and Thoms Guilty,
Collector of Customs for the District of
Humboldt, Cal
Thomas Cutler has been appointed Col
lector of Customs for the District of Hum
boldt, Cal. A long list of army and navy
appointments was also sent in to-day
Ex-United States Senator j. G. Fair, now
of California, was on the floor of the Senate
to-day, and was given a cordial reception
by his old associates.
Robert Barton, of Fresno, and his family
are in the city.
Senator and Mrs. Stewart and Mrs
Hooker gave dinner last night to Judge
and Mrs. Field, Judge and Mrs. Miller,
Judge and Mrs. Matthews, Senator and
Mrs. Morrill, and Baron Zedwitz.
Aliens and Territorial Lands.
Copyright 1885, BY The California Associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 5th - Senator
Stewart introduced to-day bill to author
ize the sale to aliens of mineral lands in
Territories. 1t provides that nothing in
the Act of March 3, 1887, entitled An Act
to restrict the ownership of real estate in
Territories to American citizens" shall de-
prive persons not citizens of the United
States of the privilege of purchasing and
holding mines of gold, silver, copper, lead
and cinnabar and tin, after patents shall
have been issued for such mines by the
United States but no alien shall acquire
any right, title or interest in such mines
previous to the issuance of patent there
for.
California Measures.
[Copyrgh 1855, by the Efornia Associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-Private bills
were introduced in the House yesterday:
By Mckenna-For the relief of Christopher
Green and Hugh G. Trainor.
By Biggs-Joint resolution of the Legisla-
ture of California. Also, for the relief of
Maurice G. Griffith.
BY Morrow-Directing the accounting
| officers of the Treasury to audit and pay
| the claims of certain laborers in the San
Francisco Custom-house.
BY Thompson-For the relief of Charles
| Murphy.
Trying to Break the Record.
lCoPWigf, 1SsS, by he California associated Press.
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-The greatest
| number of bills introduced by any one
Representative in the House yesterday was
| by Hermann of Oregon. He presented
thirty-tive public bills during the call of
States, and dropped in the petition box
| forty-seven private bills. 1t has been a
| neck-and-neck race between Senators Dolph
| and Mitchell, of Oregon, to see who could
! get the largest number of bills introduced
| in the Senate.
The Jung Ah Lung Case.
(Copyig, 1855, by the California associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-Riordan's
brief in the Jung All Lung case has not
been received at the Supreme Court. The
| time for submitting cases on briefs will ex-
! pire on Saturday, but as the Court will not
| be in session on that day, briefs will be re-
ceived till Monday. Before that time
| Riordan's brief is expected, and the Attor-
ney- General will submit his brief as soon
as that of counsel for Jung All Lung ar
| rives.
California Pensions.
ICopyigt, 1855, blythe California associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 5th-California
| pensions granted: NJ. Cleghorn, San Ber-
nardino; Jyre J. Harris, Salinas City
| Michael Conchlin, Lovelock; J. NJ Padon,
! Los Angeles; Helen, widow of Charles NJ
| Weber, Stockton; John Benson, Los An
fyalnc nlL
| Larders, San Francisco; D. J. Clayher, Sui
sun Charles Brown, San Francisco J. r.
Rice, Oakland.
Colonel Raymond in Washington.
| copyright, 1888, by the California Associated Press
| WASHINGTON, January 5th-Creed Hay
| mond, of counsel for the Central Pacific
Railroad, arrived here to-day. The tax
| cases pending before the Supreme Court
will come up for argument on the 9th inst.
Raymond was admitted to practice before
| the Supreme Court to-day.
| The Oregon Indians.
GCopyrigd, 1855, by the California Associated Press
| WASHINGTON, January 5th.-Senator
Dawes reported favorably from the Indian
Affairs Committee to-day Dolph's bill to
allot land in severalty to the Indians on the
| Umatilla Agency, in Oregon.
hSSinteTo Oh OInceS.
WASHINGTON, January 9th. - Nomina-
| tions were sent in to-day for the following
| Registers of Land Offices: H. o. Billings,
| Idaho; ]. r. Whiteside, Deadwood, OAK;
| H. K. Pendery, Leadville, Col; F. p Tan
ner, Gunnison, Col; R. G. Hardin, Buffalo,
| Wy. T.; J. H. Walker, Santa Fe; ]. NJ.
| Adams, Spokane Falls, w. T.; Edward
Burgess, Prescott, A. L; A. D. Duff,
Tucson, A. 7.
New Indian Agents.
WASHINGTON, January 5th-The follow
| ing nominations of Indian Agents were
sent to the Senate to-day: J. w. Preston,
| OF Georgia, Mission Agency, California; w.
W. Dougherty, of Missouri, Warm Springs
Agency, Oregon J. B. Lane, of Oregon,
Silets Agency, Oregon; J. D. Jenkins, of
Iowa, Sisseton Agency, Dakota r. D.
GWider, of Kentucky, Colville Agency,
| Washington Territory.
Suit Against Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, January 5th.-A civil suit
| has been brought by the Government in
the United States Circuit Court against
| Charles Rhine, late Postmaster at Clayton,
| Contra Costa county, for 1922 IL, which he
is said to have failed to account for in his
| returns to the Department. His bondsmen,
Charles ). Clayton and I. J. Carroll, are
sued jointly with him, in the sum of $500
each.
The Railroad Tax Cases.
WASHINGTON, January 5th-The Califor-
MIA railroad tax cases will come up for
hearing before the Supreme Court next
week. Roscoe Conkling and Creed Hay
mond will appear for the company At
torney General Johnson will represent the
State.
To Blow Up Wreck.
WASHINGTON, January 5th-The Secre-
tary OF the Navy has issued an order for
the United States steamer Iroquois, at San
Francisco, to proceed to Humboldt Bay for
the purpose of blowing up the wreck of
the schooner John Hancock, reported as
being dangerous obstruction to nayiga-
ton.
ON THE WARPATH.
Department Commander SaIomon's