Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-01
vaudever on the Tariff.


WASHINGTON March Slst.-Mr VandeTer said
to-day, in relation to the tariff bill, that he was
conside rably disappointed that the Committee
on Ways and Means had not seen fit to fix the
other growers, Vandever appeared before the
Ways and Means Committee and in a
short but decided statement asked that the
present tariff upon fruit should be main-
tained. He is perfectly satisfied with
the tariff on other fruit as fixed by the Ways
and Means Committee, but feels that instead of
81 30 per thousand on oranges in bulk. the duty
should have been fixed at IS per thousand. At
the present condition of the tariff it is more
than likely that the growers of Messina, Pa
lermo and Havana oranges will ship their en-
tire crop of oranges in bulk instead of in pack
ages.
General Miles.
WASHINGTON, March 3lst 1t has been practl-
cally decided to transfer General Howard from
the Department of the Atlantic to the Division
of the Missouri. at Chicago to succeed General
Crook, and it Miles is promoted to be Major
General, as will probably be the case, he will be
transferred from San Francisco to New York.
The new Brigader-General will succeed Miles
in command of the Division OF the Pacific.
The President has not yet determined upon the
appointment. but the prevailing opinion among
officers around the War Department is that
General David B. Stan ey is the coming man,
and that either Wesley Merritt or B. H Grier-
son will be sent TO the Department of Texas to
succeed Stanley.
Decisions Reversed.
WASHINGTON. March S1st-In the Supreme
Court to day three cases, involving suits of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
against the Oregonian Railway Company, were
reversed with costs The suits were brought on
appeal from the Supreme Court of the State of
Oregon, which Court had awarded three years
installment of lease money to the latter road,
and this the present Court overrules. The rea-
sons are the same as given in the decision rem
dered by the Supreme Court in the case of same
VS.. same at the last term.
Mexican Free Zone.
WAsHINGToS, March 31st Mr.. Vandever ap-
peared to-day before the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs in favor of his joint resolution
providing for joint Commission of the Gov
ernments of the United States snd Mexico to
fix the boundaries of the country on the Rio
Grande and to look into the abolition of the
Zona Libra. The unstable character of the Rio
Graude as boundary mark was shown and
the necessity for suppressing the Free Zone was
demonstrated.
Those Silcott Defalcations.
WASHINGTON, March 3lst.-Acting on the de-
cision of the Court of Claims to day in Con-
gresham Grain case, the House of Representa-
tives will probably ms Ike au appropriation suf-
ficient to cover the total amount of Silcotts
defacaton at least S75, ,000 in order to save use
less expense in the institution of other suits for
the same end.
The Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, March 3lst.-The Treasury Off
cials estimate the debt reduction for March at
about Sl2 000,Oc0
The United States Treasurer to-day mailed
81 1863 checks aggregating S. 2e6 1916. in payment
of interest due april lst on registered per cent
bonds of 1907.
Vice-Admiral Rowan Dead.
WASHINGTON. March st.-Vice-Admiral Ste
phen c. Rowan, U. S. N, retired. died at the
Ebbitt House, at l o'clock this morning of
Brighrs disease, aged eighty-tive years. He
has been i'll nearly all winter. but not seriously
Ill, and his death was quite unexpected.
Presidential Nominations
WASHINGTON, March 3lst.-The President has
made the following nominations: Allen Angler
of Georgia to be Consul at Rheims; Leckinski
Wares Prattling to be surgeon in the navy.
Ellis Island Selected.
WASHINGTON, March st.-The Senate and
House Committee on immigration adopted a
resolution approving of the selection of Ellis
Island for the location OF the Immigrant land
ing station.
Kemmler's Death.
WASHINGTON, March 3lst.-Kemmler has been
sentenced 10 death by electricity at Auburn
Prison during the week beginning April 2Sth.