Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-12
What is Being Done by the Lawmakers
at Washington.


What is Being Done by the Lawmakers
at Washington.
WAsHINGroN, February 11ih.-In the
House to-day the conference report on the
bill to appropriate money for both the
Missouri and Columbia rivers was agreed
to. The bill first appropriated S250O00 for
the improvement of the Missouri river. In
the House Herman moved to cut this sum
down to SO 600 and appropriate the same
amount TO theColumbia river. The Senate
conference finally receded, and now each
river will get the same sum.
ARMY ORDERS.
Secretary Proctor to day issued general
orders to the army, directing that three or
four months furlough be granted to good
men who re-enlist; that ordnance depots
be established at Fort Smelling, Mimi, and
Omaha, Neb.. and that the depots at Fort
Abraham Lincoln. n. D., and Cheyenne
Wy. T., be discontinued, and that the ex-
penses for rewards paid for deserters be de-
Quoted from the deserters' pay.
PARDoNs GRANTED.
The President has granted pardons to
Lewis Williams and William L. Saunders,
of Arkansas, convicted of violating Inter
nal Revenue laws. He has committed the
sentences of George A. killam, of Colorado,
convicted of violating the Postal laws, and
Samuel Hopkins, of Texas, convicted of
forgery.
MILITARY OFFICERS.
The following nominations have been
made: Lieutenant-COlonel Jos. r. Smith,
Surgeon, to be Colonel and Surgeon; Major
Dallas Bache, Surgeon, to be Lieutenant
Colonel and Surgeon; Captain Philip Hsr
vey, Assistant Surgeon, to be Major and
Surgeon: First Lieutenant J. B. Hickey,
Eighth Cavalry, to be Captain; Second
Lieutenant William Il. Flynn, Eighth
Cavalry, TO be First Lieutenant, and Second
Lieutenant Charles 6. Morton, Sixth In
fantry, TO be First Lieutenant.
REPAIRS TO THE MINT.
Bids were opened at the Treasury De-
partment this afternoon for constructing
steel-lined vaultwor in the San Francisco
Mint. The bids were as follows: McNeale
& Urban, Cincinnati, $25, 312; Hall Safe and
Lock Company, Cincinnati, $23 ,936; Die
bold Safe and Lock Compeny, Canton, o.,
$21, $50; @. Waltz, San Francisco, 500 600.
THE BILL WAS PASSED.
Senator Dolph reported favorably to day
Senator Mitchell's bill, authorizing the Re-
ceiver or Register of land Office to sit in
the hearing of final proofs in the case of
The bill was at once passed. Heretofore
the law demanded that both officials should
be present at the hearings.
A SEATTLE BANK.
The Controller of the Currency has au-
thO;ized the Seattle National Bank at Seat
tie, Wash, to commence business on $780,
0o0 capital. and the following officers: John
Leary, President; Fred Ward, Cashier
ASSISTANT LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER.
The Secretary of the Treasury has APP
pointed Martin Hare Assistant Keeper of
the light station at East Brother island,
California.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
For an hour and q half this afternoon
the Senate executive session listened to
speeches in opposition TO the confirm alton
of the nomination of Morgan to be Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, and Dorches-
ter to be Superintendent of Indian Schools
A vote will probably be taken at the next
executive session.
CHAMBERS IMMIGRATION BILL,
Senator Chandler has prepared bill TO
regulate immigration 20 the United States,
which is a voluminous and comprehensive
measure, and intended to include the best
features OF the various bills now pending.
Representative Cannon says the resolu-
ton submitted in the House to-day by
Springer, to close the debate on the new
code of rules FOR Friday, was the first
proposition from the Democrats, and was
entirely acceptable to MIN and the Repub
lican side.
COMBINATIONS.
The combinations to-day were: Robert
Adams, Jr., of Pennsylvania, as Envoy Ez-
traOrdinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the United States of Brazil (noH credited
to the empire of BrsziD.
United States Attorney, Benjamin F.
Fowler, Wyoming.
w. Cole, Southern District of California.
United States Marshals, G. f. Gard for
the Southern District OF California and T.
Romero for New Mexico.
THE LAND OF THE cHIPPEwAs.
The President now has under considera-
ton the agreement recently entered into
between the Commissioners of the Govern
ment ana the Chippewa Indians for the
session of 8 part of their reservation in
Minnesota.
The ceded lands aggregate about 500,-
600 acres, and it is expected the President
will announce the approval of the agree
ment within the next few days.
The Reservation, however, will not be
opened to settlement till late in the coming
summer, as the whole tract must first be
surveyed and appraised.
Timber lands will be appraised upon the
basis of the amount, quality and value of
timber on each quarter section.
PENSION LEGISLATION.
Governor Eovey of Indiana, President
of the Service Pension Association of the
United States stree 1887, appeared before
the House Committee on Invalid Pensions
to-day in behalf of the principle upon
which the Association was organized. He
made an able and eloquent plea for the
service pension bill.
Mrs. roiman, 10 behalf of the women
army nurses, also addressed the committee
in favor of the bill granting pensions to
women who served as nurses in the late
war.
THOUGHT HIS LIFE WAS IN PERIL.
Henry 2 Fauz, the victim of the Aber
deem, Miss, etfigy outrage, arrived here
this afternoon, and to night had long in
terview with the Attorney General. in
which he repeated the story Of the abuse
he was subjected to by the citizens of that
town He admits he was promised protec-
ton by the Mayor, but fearing for his life
he fled the town and went to Memphis. He
was found at Lexington. Tenn, by the
Postoffice Inspector and induced to come
here.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
1t is a Long Time Coming, But it Will
Soon be Here.
WAsHINeroN, February 11th.-The Post
master General made a strong argument
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