Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-28

time to contractors as precedent, and
should he disagree with his predecessor
as to his power or the advisability of the
adoption of a similar course, the con-
tractors will doubtless appeal to the next
Congress for relief.
NAVAL AND MILITARY NOTES.
Admiral Bouett's Board of Inspection
on the monitors has returned to this city
from Richmond. They are preparing
their report, which will recommend that
the monitors be put in condition hit Tor
active service.
Major General Schofeld has appointed
First Lieutenant Chas. B. Schofeld, of
the Second Cavalry, as an aide.de-camp
on his staff. Lieutenant Schofield is
General Schofield's brother, and has been
in Washington for short time past on
special duty.
DON'T MIND PARTIzANsHIP.
Attorney-Geperal Miller said to-day,
in answer to an inquiry on the subject,
that he had not outlined any general
plan or policy in regard to the marsbals
and district attorneys appointed by the
| last administration. So far as he was
concerned each case would be considered
on its own merits. He did not look on
partizanship as very serious thing in
itself provided the official was efficient
and gentlemanly.
| SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The resolution heretofore offered in the
Senate, by Mitchell, authorizing the
| Committee on Mines and Mining to con-
tinue the inquiry into the causes of the
delay in considering cases in the mineral
division of the General Land Office was
taken up and referred to the Committee,
on Mines and Mining.
| Resolutions heretofore offered by But
ler declaring that the tenure of the
President pro tenpore does not expire at
the meeting of Congress after recess, but
is held at the pleasure OF the Senate, waE.
taken up and George made constitu-
tional argument in opposition to them.
The resolution was referred. The Senate
went into secret session and at 8 80 ad-
journed.
/ NEWS FROM PANAMA.
Secretary Blaine has received report
from the Consul of the United States at
Colon stating that work along the Pana-
ma Canal has entirely ceased and that
the West India negroes are returning to
their homes. Up to March 16 fully
5000 of the latter had already left. The.
Consul reports great depression in the
business at Panama. The railroad COM
pany is suffering from the crisis owing to
the loss of local traffic. Two unsuccess-
ful s@attempts have been made to burn
Colon.
| APPOINTED BY WINDOW.
Window has appointed M. f. Bell
Superintendent OF Public Buildings at
Chicago. Bell was formerly Supervising
Architect of the Treasury.
LOCAL OFFICE SEEKERS.
General Vandever has candidate for
the District Attorneyahip in the person of
Fl. V. Morehouse, of Salinas. Captain
E, w. Blasdel, of Oakland, seems agreed
upon for the Office Of Surveyor. Gen erale
General Vandever's d candidate for District.
Attorney for the Southern District is
Major J. A. Punnell, of Los Angeles.
Senator Stanford has a candidate for
the position who is said to be
Cornelius Cole, Jr., of Los Angeles
/ MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The nominations of Louis Wolfey, to
be Governor of Arizona, and of John G.
New, to be Consul General to London,
were reported favorably from the COM
mittees, but under individual objection
they went over until the next executive
session, when they will be confirmed.
Meesrs. Bachelor and Tichenor, Assist
ant Secretaries of the Treasury, will
assume their new duties on Monday
next.