Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-26
Public buildings for CaIifornia.


fCopyigst, 1888, by the Ca fornia Assocated Press
WASHINGTON. January 25th.-Secretary
Fairchilds has sent circular letter to the
Postmasters at San Francisco, Los Angeles
Oakland, Sacramento and San Diego, noti-
flying them that bills have been introduced
in Congress providing for public buildings
in those places. The Secretary requests
that Postmasters forward him such statis-
tics and other facts as can be obtained bear
ing upon building in their cities. The
statistics thus collected will be laid before
the Committees on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Opposed to Division.
Copyright, 1885, by the California Associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 25th.-Governor
Stevenson, of Idaho. is on a visit to the
capital for the purpose of preventing that
Territory from being subdivided and ap-
portioned between Nevada and Washing
ton Territory. Governor Stevenson is an
old California pioneer but he is Demo-
crat in politics, while his brother, the Gov
ernor OF Nevada, is Republican.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, January 25th.-The House
Committee on Territ Jries to-day COM
menced the hearing of persons who are
interested in the admission of the Territory
of Dakota as a State
L. ]. Johnson, of Aberdeen, Chairman of
the delegation appointed by the recent con-
vention held at Aberdeen in favor of the
admission of Dakota as a whole, and who
were instructed TO visit Washington and
present the matter to Congress, first ad-
dressed the committee.
Silver Certificates Nearly Ready.
WASHINGTON, January 25th-Treasurer
Hyatt this afternoon said arrangements
had been made with the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing SO as to have, by the
end OF the month, supply of one, two and
five-doilar silver certificates, sufficient to
meet in part the present heavy demand for
such notes in business centers
The Dakota Admission.
WASHINGTON, January 25th. = Senator
Butler to-day reported substitute for the
bill reported by Senator PIatt for division
of Dakota and the admission of the south
ern portion as State. The substitute re-
ported by Butler is in the nature of an
enabling Act to allow the people of the
whole Territory 10 form a State Govern
ment.
The Grand Army Pension Bill.
WASHINGTON, January 25th.-Senator
Davis, from the Committee on Pensions.
to-day reported fagorably the bill intro
duced by Senator Henderson. known as
the Grand Army bill, to pension ex x-soldjers
and sailors who are lncspacitated for man.
ual labor, and provide pensions for depend
ent relatives of deceased soldiers.
Nicaragua Canal Company.
WASHINGTON. January 25th.-Hon
Charles 2. Daily, President of the Ameri.
can Geographical Society, was before the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to-
day and made an argument in support OF
the bill introduced by Senator Edmunds to
incorporate the Maritime Canal Company
of Nicaragua.
California Patents.
WASHINGTON, January 18th. - Patents
have been granted to the following resi-.
dents of California William H. Shannon
and Robert /. Shannon, Stockton, railroad
crossing; David Goldstein, San Francisco
sample tray; D. NJ. Denny and H. w. Suds
| Aceampo, sectional weed-cntter.
California Pensio
Tcopyigat. lsss, By aae California associated Prs
WAsHISsToy, January 25th.-Callifornia
pensions have been granted as follows
| The widow of GustaTus Roapt, Garden
Gate w. y. Pitts, RerryYale Joseph Car
roI, Fort Costa.
Public Building for The Dailes.
seegyIa. 1883, d ne California As,sesa.el Essss
WASHINGTON, January 25th. = Senator
Mitchell Introduced a bill 10 day anpro,
| priating Ss50o o0o for the construction OF 8
i public hBilding at The ialles.