Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-03
Washington Notes.

! WASHINGTON, February 2d.-The Senate
| Committee on Indian Affairs has recon-
mended the passage of the bill for the re-
| lief of the Mission Indians of California.
! The bill is substantially the same one
| passed by the Senate in the last Congress.
| Speaker Carlisle has been considerably
| benefited by his brief absence from the
city. He has notified Mr. Cox that he will
return to Washington to-day and fill his
seat as usual.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nom:-
nations of Robert Kennedy and J. F. Lin
| thlcum to be Receivers of Public Moneys
at Shasta and Sacramento, respectively.
J. B. Randol, Manager of the New
Almaden mines, in Santa Clara county,
| Cal, is III the city. He has been East q
month, and will leave for home in few
days.
Thomas Ried has been appointed by the
Secretary of the Treasury Second Assistant
| keeper of the lighthouse station at Cape
Mendocino, Cal.
The President has recognized Enrique
| Barroilheit as Consul, and Walter D. Cat
low as Vice-Consul of Chile at San Fran
| cisco.
The Special Railroad Committee.
fCopgigR 1855, by Tie atfer7,ia Associated Pressj
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-President
pro tenn. Ingalls, to-day appointed a select
committee to consider the Presidents mes
sage on the report of the Pacific Railroad
Commissioners, and to prepare measure
that will compel the railroads to meet
| their Indebtedness to the Government
The committee is as follows Frye Of
Maine, Chairman. Dawes of Massachusetts,
Hiscock of New York, Davis of Minnesota,
Morgan of Alabama, Butler of South Caro-
| lima, and Hearst of California.
OF Interest to Veterans.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-The bill au-
thoriZing the consideration of the claims of
all holders, and all their heirs, who NAV
have been denied the bounty of 500,
granted by the Act of April, 1872, under
any construction of the Act, which has
since been modified or rescinded, was to-
day reported favorably by Senator Cock
| rell, from the Committee on Military Af-
fairs. 1t limits the benefits to be derived
from the bill to soldiers who enlisted prior
| to July %, 1861 under the Presidents proc
lamation of May 8. 1861.
Reunion of Veteran Law. Makers.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-The reunion
| and banquet of the survivors of the Thirty
fourth Congress to-day brought together
twelve gentlemen of national fam and
historic prominence. Two were ex-Speak-
ers, Banks and Grow, Senators Sherman
and Morrill,, ex-senator Cragin, Messrs.
VIM. NJ. Cumback, James H Campbell,
| Russell Sage, Abraham Wakeman, s. T.
Stranahan, T. F. Flager and Guy R. Pelton.
| The reception of the veteran legislators was
| largely attended.
Indian School for Carson.
Tcopyisa. 1888. by tie California Assocqted 1ress.l
WASHINGTON, February ID. = Senator
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bill for the establishment of an Indian
school at Carson, Nevada. The bill pro-
vides that Nevada shall donate not less
| than 200 acres of ground for the purpose of
the school, and makes an appropriation of
| $4,000 for the construction of the neces-
sary buildings.
Salt Well Your Pork.
WASHINGTON, February 3D. - United
States Consul Elfwing, at Stockholm, has
informed the State Department that the
Swedish Government has declared against
the importation of pork from the United
States unless it is well salted. The Consul
| says that the order is founded on the re-
| port that hog pestilence is raging in the
| United States.
Nearing the Grave.
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-The imme-
diate friends of w. w. Corcoran, the
InlIlODare pnlIanthroplSt OF this city, say
| that his death may be hourly expected.
| He is Suffering from a complication of dis
eases. His present condition is such that
he cannot possibly survive more than a
fortnight. He will leave fortune vari-
ously estimated at from $12000,0o0 to S15,-
| 100000.
Bills Approved.
WAsHINGToS, February 2d-The Presi-
| dent to-day approved the Act making ap-
propriations to supply the deficiency in
| the appropriations for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1887, and the Act making an ap-
preparation to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the Act of March 2, 1887. in
reference TO agricultural stations.
An Officer Transferred.
lcOpyrigh, 1888, by The lforria Associated Iress
WASHINGTON, February 2d.-Thes Secre-
tary of the Navy has ordered the transfer
OF Colonel Collins of the Marine Corps from
San Francisco to be Commandant of the
marine barracks at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard.
| California Pensions.
Icopyigh, 1888, By is California Associated Press,
WAsHINGToN, February 2d.-These Cali
fornla pensions have been granted /:
Amos Merritt, Fresno City D. S. Sears.
/ San Francisco Richard Swift. Santa Rosa
John L. Miner, Modesto Charles Miller.
Sacramento.