Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-23
FROM WAsAINGToN.
The President PrOclaims
Behring Sea Closed.
THE OPENING OF OKLAHOMA.
Old Soldiers Must be Otherwise
Qualified for Office Besides
being Veterans.
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iAssOclateu ffess dispatches TO the HERALD
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Among the
Presidents callers to-day were Senator
Mitchell, with Judge Mcbride, of Utah
and L. B. Miner, of California.
NUMEROUS NOMINATIONS EXPECTED.
When the Senate meets tomorrow g
large batch of nominations will probably
be received from the President. The
announcement of the death of Justice
Matthews brought about the adjourn
ment of the Senate to-day, while Execu-
tive Secretary Pruden was standing al
the door waiting to be recognized. He
had with him an envelope the bulk Of
which indicated large number of NOM
nations. Among them, according to
general report, was that of Corporal
Tanner, of Brooklyn, to be Commits
sioner of Pensions.
THE oKLoHAMA PROCLAMATION.
Secretary Noble, after leaving the
Cabinet meeting this afternoon, said
the President would sign the Okolahoma
proclamation this afternoon. If not
signed to-day he felt confident it would
be tomorrow.
CLOSING BEHRING SEA.
The following proclamation was issued
late this afternoon:
By the President of the United States of
America: A Proclamation.
The following provisions of the laws of
the United States are hereby published
for the information OF all concerned:
Section l 956, Revised Statute, chapter
8, title %, enacts that no person shall
kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or
fur seal, or other fur-bearing animal
within the limits of Alaska Territory, or
in the water thereof; and every person
guilty thereof, shall, for each offence be
fined not less than 5000, nor more than
81 900, or Imprisonment not more than
six months, or both, and all vessels,
their tackle, apparel furniture and cargo
found engaged in the violation of this
section shall be forfeited but the Secre-
tary of the Treasury shall have power to
authorize the killing of any such mink,
marten, sable or other fur bearing ami
NAL, except flIr-seals, under such regula-
tions as he may prescribe, aud it shall be
the duty of the Secretary to prevent the
killing Of any fur.seal, and to provide for
the execution of the provisions of this
section until it is otherwise provided bv
law, nor shall he grant any special priv
ilege under this section.
Section of the act, entitled Gan oct
to provide fcg ihe protection Of tSe I
salmon fisheries Of Alaska" approved
March 2, 1889, provides that Section
3: That section 1858 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States is hereby
declared to include and apply to all the
dominion of the United States in the
waters of Behring Sea, and it shall be
the duty of the President at timely sea-
son in each year to issue his proclama.
tion, and cause the same to be published
for one month at least in one newspaper
(if any such there be) published at
each of the United States port of the
entry on the Pacific Coast, warning all
persons against entering such waters for
the purpose of violating the provisions of
said section, and he shall also cause one
or more vessels of the United States to
diligently cruise said waters and arrest
all persons and seize all vessels found to
be, or to have been engaged in violation
of the laws of the United States therein.
"Now, therefore, 1, Benjamin Harri-
son, President of the United States, pur-
suant to the above-recited statutes,
hereby warn all persons against entering
the waters of Behring Sea, within the
dominion of the United States, for the
purpose of violating the provisions of
said section l 1856, Revised Statutes, and
l hereby proclaim that all persons found
to be engaged in any violation of the
laws of the United States in said waters,
will be arrested and punished as above
provided, and that all vessels so en-
ployed, their tackle, apparel, furniture
and cargoes will be seized and forfeited.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
twenty-f first day of March. one thousand,
eight hundred and eighty-nine, and of
the independence of the United States
one hundred and thirteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President.
JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary of State.
THE CLAIMS OF OLD SOLDIERS.
WASHINGTON. March 22.-Secretary
Tracy defined his intentions in the mat
ter of retaining or reinstating the navy
yard employees in the Bureau of Yards
and Docks in the Washington navy yard
as follows:
II have your letter of the 10th instant
concerning your discharge from the posi-
ton OF Clerk in the Bureau of Yards and
Docks in the Washington navy yards, in
which you state your record as soldier,
and also that this record was the sole cause
of your appointment. In reply, and to
correct erroneous impressions concerning
the same, 1 have to state that you were
discharged upon the recommendation of
the chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks for inefficiency in the performance
of your duties. At the time of my ap-
proval of the recommendation for your
dismissal l was not aware of your mill
tary record, and it is cause of deep re-
gret that such should happen to soldier.
But, nevertheless. it is necessary to the
proper transaction of the business
of the Navy Department that per-
sons holding positions Hereunder
shall be able to discharge their
duties in a manner satisfactory to their
superior officers. While the fact of q
person having the good record of sol
dier will be considered among the best of
recommendations for his retention in, or
recommendation to position under the
Navy Department, the ability to perform
satisfactorily the duties of the position
which he holds, or to which he aspires,
must be condition precedent to favora-
BILE consideration of an application for his
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