Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-10-18
WASHING TON NOTES.
The Course Of Events at the Ma
ti9ma1 Capital.

WASHINGTON, october IL. Secretary
Window has not yet rendered decision
on the lead ore question. He still has
the matter under consideration.
The President this afternoon appointed
Richard E. Sloan, of Arizona, to be As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court of
| Arizona.
The District Commissioners have ap-
pointed George Hszelton, formerly Re-
publican Congressman from Wisconsin,
to be attorney for the District of Colum
bia, to succeed Mr.. Riddle.
1t is reported that President Harrison
has decided to appoint ex. Pension Agent
Poole, of Syracuse, N. Y, Pension Com
missioner, to succeed Tanner.
General A. B. Campbell, of Kansas,
contradicts emphaticslly the dispatch
from Topeka to the effect that he has
been offered the position Of Consul. Gen
eral at Melbourne. He says the Presi-
dent has rendered hin, no Office, and the
publication of the report was without
his knowledge Or sanction.
In an address before the Boys and
Girls National Home Association today,
Alexander Hogeland, President of the
association, made the startling state
ment that there are 60, 900 boy tramps in
the United States. He advocated the
establishment of registration system
by which boy tramps might be found
and sent to farmers who were willing to
employ them.
Assistant Secretary Bussey, in an in
terview today regarding Commissioner
Tanners assertions that a member of the
Board of Pensions Appeals wrote Bus
sey's decisions, said while il is true that
his decisions are written by others, they
are prepared in accordance with his in
structions. He could not pretend to do
the work of writing out theee decisions,
but does examine cases and reaches the
conclusions set forth.
The Interior Department has been
reliably Informed that the Southern u
Indians are far from their reservation in
Southwestern Colorado, and are wantonly
killing vast numbers of deer for their
hides only. contrary to tho laws of the
Stats, and serious trouble is feared.
Indian Agent Bartholomew has been
instructed to see that depredations are
Immediately stopped, that the Indians
confine their hunting to the territory
where they have right to 20 for trlat
purpose, and kill no game NOT necessary
10 support their needs.
Land Comm issioner Croft has received
letter from the general counsel for the
Northern Pacific, asking that the com
pany's lists OF Indemnity selections along
that part OF the line of the road which
was not completed within the time re-
quired by the granting act, be certified to
and submitted to the Secretary Of the
Interior for approval. The Commissioners
has informed counsel of the policy of his
office in the matter, and that pending
action by Congress looking to the for
teiture OF the grant and the restoration of
the lands embraced thereby to disposal
under the general land laws, no action
will be taken in cases where the same
would be adverse to the settlers.
The International Marine Conference
convened this morning. After prelimi-
naries the conference began the consider.
alton OF the rules to be followed in the
navigation OF all public and private ves-
sells OF the United States upon the high
seas and in all coast waters OF the United
States, except within hsrbors, lakes and
inland waters of the United States,
as basis for the proposed inter
national rules. The discu sion today
was based upon the revised International
rules and regulations for preventing col
lisions at sea, contained in circular is.
sued by The United States Treasury De-
partment In September, 1887. This was
adopted at the suggestion of the
American delegates as basis
tor action, because it was in
convenient shape and afforded
a good starting point. Votes upon sug.
gestions or propositions Of changes are
seldom taken, for the reason that after
the regulations shall have been thor.
oughly discussed, they will bs put into
shape for final acceptance by a commit
tee appointed for that purpose, and who
will be guided in their work by the ex-
nroSsiopu IF tho oor forauoa