Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The New Apportionment viii Not Take
Eject Until 1903.

The New Apportionment Will Not Take
Eject Until 1903.
WASHINGTON, December 2Oth.-A Sar
Francisco paper is in error in the expecta
ton that the next House will consist O,
356 members, gain of one for California
The apportionment does not take effecl
till the Fifty-third Congress, which con.
venes in December, 1898.
Secretary Noble has affirmed the decision
of the General Land Office in the crse OF
George B. Reynolds application for the re-
payment Of purchase money and refusing
to return to him any of the money paid fol-
land in the Los Angeles district.
The Secretary of the Interior to-day
certified to the Secretary of the Treasury
the $3.50, apportione3 for an agricultural
college in California.
l g. Clark has been appointed a fourth
class Postmaster at Chiles, Napa county,
Cal, vice J. Taylor resigned.
Morrow to-day presented to the House
telegrams from the Pacific Coast Board of
Trade praying for the passage of the ship
ping and subsidy bill also one from San
Francisco merchants in favor Of the tobacco
rebate.
The Court of Claims has dismissed the
case of Eli Skaggs, administrator of the
estate of Ewing ID. Skaggs. deceased, late
OF Sacramento, against the United States
for claims for supplies furnished the Union
army in the war Of the rebellion.
The Second Comptroller of the Treasury
having declined the subsidized railroads
account for the transportation of sailors
across the continent, the roads will decline
to carry them free, and tine sailors will be
sent to the Pacific ports via Panama.
Representative McKenna and E. W.
Marstow, of California, called on the
President this morning.
A new posioffice has been established at
Trent, Lane county, Oregon, with Francis
S. Kelly as postmaster.
Exchange OF Gold Bars for Gold Coin.
WASHINGTON, December 2O.h.-Carter.
from the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, has reported to the House q
bill agreed upon by the committee to
amend the Act of May 26. 1882, authorizing
the receipt of United States gold coin in
exchange for gold bars. The bill proposes
to make the exchange Of gold bars for gold
coin discretionary with the Secretary of
the Treasury, instead of mandatory, and
also gives authority to impose charge for
such exchange equal to the cost of manu-
featuring the bars.
Pension Awards.
WASHlNGION, OecemDer 0th.-PacihC
coast pensions have been awarded as fol-
lows:
California: Original-Martin V. Pome-
roy, Pomona; George Gilgrich, Los An
geles.
Oregon: Original = William NJ. Man.
ming, Glenwood; Eugene 4. Brightman,
Ashland. Increase-Wiley Knowles, Nc,
Minuville. Mexican survivor-John 81.
Stevens Lungis. Mexican Widow-Mal-
vina j., widow of Andrew ]. Hayes, juno
ton City.
Senator Hear Reported Better.
WAsEINsTos, December 20th.-Senator
Hearst has been confined to his house since
his arrival in the city with severe attack
of stomach and bowel troubles. He was
in bad heslth when he left California, and
has been very sick since he reached Wash
ington. Tonight he is reported little
better.
Tariff Decision.
WASHINGTON, December 20th.-Acting
on the advice of the Attorney General, the
Treasury Department has decided that the
provision in Section al of the Tariff Act
for refining imported sugar in bond is ap-
plicable only to sugars in solid form, and
not in molasses.