Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-12
The Postal Telegraph Discussed by the
Pan-Americans

Pan-Americans.
WAsHNGToN, March iIth.-At a meeting of
the Pan-AneTicen Conference yesterday, q re
port was received from the committee to con
slider the best means Of extending and improv-
ing the facilities for commercial, postal and
telegraph communication between countries
that border upon the Gulf of Mexico and the
caribbean sea. The Committee says that the
telegraph rates make it practically impossible
10 do business over the present lines, and
recommend that steps be taken TO secure q
moderate scale OF charges. This falling, char
ters should be granted TO independent cable
companies The committee says that plan
has been discussed by capitalists Of this coun-
try for the establishment OF rapid ste Imship
service between Tampa, Fla and Mobile. Ala,
and the ports of Colon, Port Limon, Costa Rica,
and Greytown, Nicaragua. Such liBe would
shorten the time OF transporting the mails from
Ne York or Cni ago to SIX and a half days
Similar lines connecting New Orleans with
Caribbean po:ts5 were suggested By the commit
tee. The committee. IN conclusion, recon-
mends TO al nations bordering on the Gulf of
Mexico and the caribbean sea, the granting of
government aid in the establishment of first
Class steamship service.
PAYMAsTER GENERAL.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination OF Lieutenant Colonel Smith, Dep
uty Paymaster-General to be Pgymaster-Gen-
eral, with the rank OF B:igadier-General.
WILL COME TO SAN FRANCISCO.
A telegram was received at the Navy Depart
ment lom Commander Bishop, of the United
States Steamer Iroquois, at Port Townsend,
Wash, saying that after he has taken on coal
aud provisions he viii take the vessel to San
Francisco.
wYouNG's BILL
In pursuance with the agreement on SatuT-
day, the public building bills, which on that
day passed the Committee OF the Whole in the
House. came up this morning with the previous
question ordered. Ihe bLls passed. They pro-
vide for the erection OF pubic bui dings at va
nous minor towns, al an sgresate expenditure
of 81, ,S5Q,999.
Baker, from the Committee on Territories. re.
ported q bill tor the admission of Wy oming and
asked for Is immediate consideration. Springer
opposed the request. but by strict party vote
the House decided 10 consider the bill.
SALARIES OF JUDGES
The House Judiciary Committee TO day re-
ported favorably a substitute for the Senate bill
ia fixing the salaries of United State Judges at
5000 The substitute provides that the Judges
shall receive the following salaries: Southern
District OF New York, $4,000 Districts of Massa-
chusetts, Northern and Eastern; District of New
York, District of New Jersey, Eastern District
of Pennsylvania, Northern District of Illinois,
Eastern District of Missouri, Northern District
of California, aud Eastern District of Louisiana,
S5.e00; Southern District of Ohio, District OF
Maryland, Western District of Pennsylvania,
and Southern District of California, $500; the
salaries Of al other District Judges $1,000. The
report says that there is a great demand for an
increase of salaries, as the present sums pre-
clude the employment of eminent lawyers,
greatly interferes with securing good men, and
tempts our best jursts to resign their places. At
present the salaries are: Judge Hoffman San
Francisco, 5000; Judge Billings, of New Or
leans. 81 500. Judge Slodgett of Chicago, Judge
Louis of Baltimore, Judge Nelson of Boston,
Judge Nixon of Trenton, Judge Brown OF New
York. Judge Benedict of Brooklyn, Judge Coke
of Etica, Judge sage of Cincinnati, Jucge But
Ter of Philadelphia, Judge AIchison OF Pitts
burg, and JEdge Ross of Los Angeles, 81 900. All
remaining Judges receive s., 500 each.
THEY CANNOT LAND.
Acting upon the advice of the Attorney Gen
pral Secretary Window his decided that Chi
nese merchants coming to this country for the
first time and provided with certificate pre-
scribed ty Section of the Act of July D, 1854,
cannot be permitted TO land in the United
States, Notwithstanding the fact that they are
not laboIers.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent to the Senate to day the
following nominations: Lieutenant Colonel
William Smith to be Postmaster General in
filace OF Rochester. retired.
James A. Wood to be Consul at sherbrooke,
Anada.
POST TO BE ABANDONED.
The President has directed the transfer of the
military reservation of Fort Selden, n. NJ, to
the Secretary of the Interior for disposition
under the Act of July 5, 1884.
WHITE HOUSE, FIRE ALARM.
WASHINGTON March 1lth.-A successful test
was made TO day OF the ire alarm signal service
recently placed in the White House. Baby Nc
Keei the Presidents grandson, touched the but
ton which gave the alarm. The first engine was
II
minutes after the alarm rang out four streams
were being thrown and ladders had been placed
TO the TOP of the building.
SENATOR STANFORD EDoRsED.
The Washington branch of the Federation of
LsboT tonight, after discussing Senator STAN
ford's resolution providing for loans to the peo-
pie al a very low rate OF interest, unanimously
adopted a resolution approving Senator Stan
fOId's proposition.
REGIaENrAL ROSTERS.
Many of the thousands of regimental essocia.
tious OF the surviving soldiers OF the war of the
Dellion keep nearly as possible rosters of their
living comrades, and to that end they revise
the lists ST each recurring annual meeting of
their organizations The Superintendent of the
Census is very desirous that the officers of these
associations should forward to him the latest
copies of the rosters referred to, which he be
heveS viii be an efficient aid in the preliminary
work of enumeration in connection with the
eleventh census of the names of the organiza-
tions and length of service of the surviving sol
diers, sailors and marines, and the widows of
such as have died.
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has appointed
Touey Sehmon Third Assistant Lighthouse
Keeper ct Point Bonita Lighthouse Station, Cal