The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-03
HIGHLY PLEASED.
Republicans Delighted With
Harrison's Message.
Secretary NOble's Report on the Mission
Indians and Sequoia National
Park-perSonal Notes.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

satisfaction with the Presidents message is
expressed at the Capitol. The Republicans
speak in the highest praise of the courage
and wisdom expressed. while the Democrats
say they are delighted with it, because it is
so unwise and radically opposed to what
the people of the country favor. There
may be few Republicans who do not ap-
prove of the suggestion against free COIN
age, and others may think that it would be
wiser ito go slow" on the Federal Election
BIZ, but these are keeping very quiet. and
there is unanimity of praise for the
message from Republican sources
REPUBLICAN LEADERS DELIGHTED.
1t is in line with the policy of the party
leaders In both houses of Congress, and is
an Endorsement of the plan already well de-
fined. 1t adopts the most radical and coura-
geous policy advised, and the leaders are
enthusiastic in their eagerness TO carry it
out.
Cannon and others who are counted as
leaders can hardly find words to express
their satisfaction. Morrow would no doubt
have been better pleased if it had been pro-
nounced in favor of free silver coinage, but
as whole he considers it an admirable
document. Most of the other Pacific Coast
members may be said to entertain the same
opinion OF it.
MINERS RECALL.
President Harrison's action In recalling
Minister Miner is especially pleasing to
McCreary of Kentucky, Chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee under the Demo-
cratic regime, as it sustans the position
taken by him in his speech in the House Just
before the close Of the last session. Nc
Creary, it will be remembered, introduced a
resolution calling upon the President for the
correspondence in the Miner Barrundia
affair, and as no answer had been made to
this resolution, he held a conference with
his colleagues on the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee last Sunday night as to the proper
line OF farther action.
M'CREARY is PLEASED.
" The statement in the Presidents mes
sage. said McCreary to the California Asso-
ciated Press correspondent, removes the
necessity Tor any further steps in the mat
ter. l disagree with the President on the
silver question, Elections Bill and the tariff,
but in this matter he is right. He simply
follows all precedents and sustains the dig
nity of the nation"
1t may be said that Governor McCreary's
opinion is not shared by great many pub
lie men here. Much regret and sympathy
Tor Miner Is heard on all sides, and this is
not confined to either party.
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
The first bill to be reported this session is
the Pension Ap ropriation Bill, which
Representative Morrow yesterday presented
in the House. The bill, which was referred
to the Committee of the Whole carries an
appropriation of s1S5,o99, 7s5: Its details
bill IS taken up for consideration lively de-
bate is expected upon it. A statement will
probably be made from the Repub liean side
that no more general pension bills will be
pressed for passage this session, the senti-
ment OF the Pension COMMITTEES being against
such legislation. A strong fight will be
made 10 secure the enactment of the Prison
ers OF War Bill, but even the majority is not
unit on the advisabiiity of this action.
Their opposition is based on the ground
that the prisoners who suffered the greatest
amount Of injury and who would have
been most entitled TO the benefits of the act
are all dead. In view of the feeling on the
subject OF pensions it may be confidently
predicted that the bill introduced yes;erday
by Representative Pickler will sleep in the
committees pigeon-hole. Mr.. Picker pro-
poses that no person now on the pension
rolls or who may be placed upon them shall
receive less than Sc u month.
REAPPoRTIoNMENT.
The Star says: 1t seems probable that
the Census Committee will agree upon an
apporlionment bill which will settle the
number OF Representatives at $50, or one or
would be: Gains-Arkansas l, California
l, Colorado l, Illinois /, Massachusetts L,
Michigan !, Minnesota l, Missouri /, Ne
braska :. New Jersey l, Oregon /, Pennsyl-
van gania 2, Texas 2, Washington /, Kansas /.
South Carolina 1, Virginia 1. According to
this table the gains and losses are distributed
as follows, the classification being that in
vogue before the late elections: The Re-
puDllcanS would gain 10, and the Democrats
8. The Democrats would lose 4. This
would be a net gain to the Republicans of IA.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL.
The fact that 142 public building bills are
on the calendar of the House has not de-
TERED Vandever from coming forward with
bill approprlating 100000 for public build
Jugs for military post at Sau Diego, Cal.
Nearly forty OF these side-tracked bills are
on the calendar as unfinished business,
many of them having been switched off lust
as they were about to be brought into the
terminus Of the third reading and final pas
sage. His bill Is substantially the same as
that introduced in the Senate, the provisions
Of which have already been printed in the
Sahioiiha asSOCidteu I-TeSS ulSpatcneS.
SECRETARY MOBILES REPORT
The Secretary Of the Interiors report has
come from the printing office. The general
features Of this report were printed in yes
terday's.. dispatches. There are several
topics discussed of local interest to the
Pacific Coast on the subject of Mission
Indians: He says: The Mission Indians,
sspected by both the Spanish and Mexican
Governments, have suffered such wrongs
under our Government that they have
formed the subject of numerous official re-
ports daring the last twenty years. The
executive departments have done all that
was possible to protect them in the possess
sion OF their ancient homes and villages,
and to repress the encroachments that are
constantly attempted upon their lands. But
through the failure of legislative action their
situation has grown worse from year to
year. Innocent settlers have also doubtless
Deen deprived of their just rights and made
to suffer uadeserved losses through the in
ability of the department to properly dis
criiniDate between them and willful tres
passers. A bill for the relief of these
Indians, under which it Is hoped the rights
OF both Indians and settlers can be ascer-
tanned. defined and protected. passed the
Senate during the Forty-eighth, Forty
ninth and Fiftieth Congresses. failing each
time in the House of Representatives. 1t
was again passed by the Senate during the
ACOCut SSooioiIs anu WdS uuueT CONSIDERATION
IN the House, but failed to pass from want
Of time. The necessity for this legislation
has been repeatedly shown.
ROUND VALLEY INDIANS.
The last session of Congress enacted long
delayed legislation looking to the adjustment
OF serious emharrassments surrounding the
Round Valley Reservation Indians in Cali
tornla, Northern Cheyenne Indians in Mon
tana and South Dakota, the Turtle Noun
tain Chippewas in North Dakota, Puyallup
Reservation Indians in Washington, Memo
minee Indians in Wisconsin aud other In
dians, and 1t Is earnestly hoped that a
measure Tor the Mission Indians may become
law during the present session."
sEQUoIA NATIONAL PARK.
On the subject of Sequel National Park
he says: "This name was given because of
the Sequoia trees. which were thus named
by Endlicher. In honor of Sequiah, the In
ventor Of the Cherokee alphabet. The Gov