Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.
A Decision by the Treasury Department
Regarding the Duty on Cameras.


WASHINGTON. September 12th.-The con-
feres on the part of the House on the
tariff bill will be Messrs. Mckinley, Bar
rows, Bingley and Bayne for the Repub-
licans and Messrs. Mills, Mcmillan and
Flower for the Democrats.
Colonel Baype. when first appointed, de-
clined in McKennas favor, but the entire
Pennsylvania delegation urged him so
strongly to serve that he has consented.
Governor Gear wasvery anxious to be on
the committee on account of his sugar
views, but his avowed opposition to reci-
ciprocity left him off.
Assistant Secretary Spauldiug, of the
Treasury Department. has written to Geo.
w. Reed, President of the California Cam
era Club of San Francisco, in answer to
an inquiry as to whether or not the club
can import, free of duty, stereopticon out
fit for its own use, and not for sale. that
under the provision of the statutes relating
to the privileges of Associations organized
for scientific purposes, that the department
has heretofore decided that camera
club is not q society established for
philosohical, educational or scientific
purposes within the purview of said
provision of law. as it is presumed
that said club is of the same
character and established for the same pur-
poses as club, on whose application for
free entry the said decision was rendered.
The department is of the opinion that
the stereopticon outfit referred to Will be
liable to duty of importation.
The War Department has transferred
Chaplain William H Pearson from Alca-
tras Island to MountV Vernon barracks,
Alabama.
Representative John L. Wilson of
Washington, who has been seriously
i'll for week or two. is improving, and
was out for a walk to-day. He leaves to-
morrow for some suburban resort, where
he can benefit by change OF air.
The Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON. September 18th. = This
morning the WAYS and Means Committee
held session to discuss the Senate amend
ments to the tariff bill. AS the bill itself
had not been reached, the committee held
that no formal conclusions could be noted
and the proceedings were entif ely confined
to general discussion and practical agree
ment that the amendments should be con-
s dered by the committee, instead of ac-
ceding at once to the request of the Senate
for conference. There Is pronounced
disposition on both the Republican and
committee as much as possible.
Some Democratic members say that If
there should be any attempt in the House
to pass the threatened resolution to inter-
fere with the Ohio districts as established
by the last gerrymander or force through
other pronounced partisan measures, resort
will be had to all parliamentary means OF
obstructing the tariff BILL
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, September 12th.-The fol-
lowing have been appointed fourth-class
Postmasters for the Pacific coast
California-S. d. Prather, at Balls
Ranch, Siskiyou county, vice Edgar Ball,
resigned; Virginia A. Lower, at Virginia,
San Diego county, vice V. A. Lower: VIM.
Bronze, at Damascus, Placer county, vice
J. H. Armstrong, resigned.
county, vice John Hays. resigned; H. 7.
Hosted, at Ontario, Molhear county, vice
O. P. Kriser. resigned.
Washington Ellen Cosgrove, at
Sassin, Lincoln county vice o. G. Wood,
resigned; j. P. Calhoun, at Black Dia-
mond, King county vice w. H. Murray,
resigned: John Campbell, at Summit,
Chehalis county, vice ]. M. Mommen, re-
signed: II NJ. Williams, at Tracyton, Kit
sap county, vice ]. P. Hausourg.
Proposed Laws for Alaska.
WASHINGTON, September 12th.-Ingalls
bill to apply the general laws of Oregon, as
far as applicable, to the District of Alaska
and to authorize the United States Circuit
Court of Oregon to try cases arising in
Alaska, was to-day sent to the Senate Judi
ciary Committee, Chairman Platt of the
Committee on Territories, reporting that his
committee did not properly have jurisdic-
ton of the bill. The object of this meas
ure is to secure judicial determination by
the United States. Supreme Court of the
rights of the United States in the Behring
sea.
Pension Awards.
WASHINGTON, September 12th.-Pensions
have been granted the following residents
of the Pacific coast
California; -Original-John W. Hollo-
han, Covelo; Charles Martin, San Luis
Obispo. Widows of 18l2-Carra j.. widow
of Aaron W. Lyon. Fresno.
Oregon-Increase- Merritt F. Huntley,
Eugene City Ezra Calher, Lebanon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bremner,
deceased, Delta.
Australian Mails.
WASHINGTON, September 12th.-Chair-
man Bingham of the Postoffice Committee
to-day introduced in the House joint
resolution to authorize the Postmaster
General to transport Australian closed mail
from San Francisco to New York for Great
Britain ut reduced rates, in order to secure
the co operation of the Colonies in contin.
uing, after November next, direct mail
service between San Francisco and Auck-
land and Sydney, now subsidized by New
Zealand and New South Wales.
Money for Postoffice Building.
WASHINGTON, September 18th "A bill
passed the Senate to-day appropriating
$4,000 for PJstoffice building at Ala
media, Cal.
CONGRESSIONAL.
IN THE SENATE