Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The President Issues Warning to Behr-
ing Sea Transgressors- -Ap-
pointments

WASHINGTON, March 24.-In the b,us,
today Cannon reported q resolution vlicl
was adopted. making the worlds fail
pili special order for tomorrow morning
after the reading of the journal. Preyf-
ouS question to be considered. as ordered
at O'Clock. The urgent defcienc,
Dill was reported back with ccrt9iG
amendments. which. ON recommpnlatinn
were non-concurred in and conference
ordered. Matters pertaining to District
~ oi,S HSolulnDla were then considered. Senate
phi appropratlng Sl.2O0.OOO to establish
ROCK creek public park was debated i'm
committee OF whole and pending action
ON the bill the house adjourned
The president has issued the usual
llnlely warning against unauthorized
persons killing fur bearing animals such
as seals, martin. mink and sable in
Alaska or Behring sea. All persons found
violating the law shall be arrested and
| punished according To law. and all YES
sels SO employed, with their cargDes and
ogLlts; Will be seized and forfeited.
Ihe house committee on public lands
ordered favorable reports today ON two
blllS relating 20 forfeiture of Pacific rail-
road lands. These bills were introduced
IN the house by PaysOn. of Illinois. and
Stone, OF Missouri. and differed i'm that
stones bill goes further than Pavne's i'm
Us provisions. Both bills forfeit tn the
United States all grants to any state or
WI ppi idiioll 10 dlu III construction DI rail- ]
road, or railroad and telegraph line on
poslte To and cO-terminus with portion .
OF railroad not completed and in opera
ton. Settlers of these lands are ppr- I
mltied TO secure entry to homestead /
tracts. The committee also authorized /
favorable reports ON Mr.. Carey's bill to
provide for the disposal Of abandoned
military reservations in Wyoming terri
ritory, and ON Mr.. Carriers bill for the
disposal OF abandoned Fort Ellis military
in Montana. under the humo-
stead law.
The speaker laid before the House to-
DAY letter from the secretary OF the in
terror in reply to the House resolution
asking what Savingof public expenditure
u any, could be made by transferring the
bureau of pensions from the depgrturut
pI the interior to the war department ln
reply the secretary says that he has CON
'ldered the subject In its different aspect.
and in his Judgment there will be- little II
any saved by the change suggested If
military records of the war department
ana pension bureau were brought under
control of one department. he SAYS. there
night be a small saving by more ready
'eference. but this is rather doubtful and
; about the only saving possible. On
he other hand the transfer would lead 10 :
IN additional expense in some directions !
The supreme court of the United States !
Oday rendered decision In the eases of I
he Chicago. Milwaukee n St Paul and {
v Minneapolis a Eastern railroads V. the Y
Minnesota railroad commission. involving d
he validity of the commissions act In g
king rates under the state law. The =
curt today reversed the decisions of the q
upreme court of Minnesota. which were {
generally favorable TO the railroads. in i
10Th cases and directs a review in the .
tate court. a
The president sent the following nom !
nations to the senate today. Major r. c
1. stanton. paymaster to be- lieutenant g
olonel and deputy paymastcr general. Ii
Ohm +. Selby. of North Dakota. tu be- a
nited States attorney for the district OF q
'orth Dakota; Calvin l.. Spauding post 81
laster at Brainerd, MINI. u
Hoar, from the committee ON privileges a
nd elections, reported four resolutions 2
agarding the Montana election contest v
40 declaring that Clark and McGnns n
re not entitled to seats. and the other %
vo declaring that Sanders and Power ~
are entitled ON the merits of the ease To ;
e admitted to their seats. Resolutions m
ON the minority Of the committee maxi al
X opposite declarations were reported cC
y Gray. democrat, and all were ordered al
rlnted. HOar gave notice that hc would
tx the Senate 10 consider them ON lr
thursday next. &C
The bill to declare a. unlawful trusts in
nd combinations in restraint if trade al
III pfouuctOn. was then taken up ana ~
smissed without action until adjourn h'
ent. ~
The house committee ON coinage ~
eights and measures. today authorized VA
e favorable report ON the bill prepared ",
7 Secretary Window and introduced in Nv
e house by COnger, of Iowa. authoriz- ~
g the issue of treasury notes ON the de- ~. ~,
'sit of silver bullion. Some amendments pl
the bill were suggested hy Secretary ~
"a nd "a ia in It.t Ia D
ne bill pasted the committee by a vote ~
to ). Mr.. Wickham. of Ohio was ~
g only member absent. y,
In the senate to-day several petitions -
ainst the ratification of the eXtradition y,
'aty with Russia were presented aud -
eStiOn as 10 their presentation in open VI"
'slon again arose. The subject was
allN dronDnd for the nresnnI hnMnNnl.