Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-02-22
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WASHINGTON Feb. I7.-S.enator Bla +
spoke about three hours on the educa-
| tional bill. but did not conclude his ar
gument.
The bill to authorize the president to
! confer the breVet rank on officers of the
army for gallant services in Indian cam
! paigns, was passed.
The bill for admission of Wyoming as
| Il state, was reached on the calendar,
/ and Platt gave notice he would call it up
! for consideration at the earliest oppor-
! tUnity.
The house amendment 30 the bill 10
have the statistics Of mortgage indebt-
| edness obtained In the next census was
not concurred in and 4 conference asked
WASHINGTON, Feb. I7.-RepreseIita-
! tive Buchanan OF New Jersey, intro
duced q bill to establish memorial of
Christopher Columbus in this city. The
memorial is TO consist of arts. sciences
and manufactures. The bill proposes
the appropriation of S1.000.000 the first
year and 100000 during the two sue
ceeding years.
Congressman Banks called up tho bill
TO provide for the appointment of thirty
additional medical examiners in the pen
sion department. Banks said the secre-
tary OF the Interior earnestly requested
the passage of the bin. Then Bayne. of
Pennsylvania, asked to have an amend
ment inserted providing that the es-
aminers be appointed under the civil
service law. 4 number Of republican
members objected and the yeas and nays,
were taken upon the passage OF the bill.
ir-,- NO
then adjourned with the understanding
that the bill VIII be taken up next sus-
pension day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Before the III
ter state commerce commission to-day.
Senator Paddock found the long ana
short haul IS working no disadvantage
10 lie farmer and said that It's repeal
cannot be secured, and he will intro
duce bill constructing section OF the
act containing the long and short haul
clause to authorize the interstate com
missioners to SO regulate the tariff heads
as to secure to producers of food stuifs a
reasonable price for their products.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE senate
committee on inter-sta commerce will
arrange for the investigation called for
by Paddock's resolution to inquire into
the working OF the long and short haul
act and report whether or cot it is re-
spoGsible for any damage in the present
depressed condition of the agricultural
industries of the west.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE announc-
ed withdrawal by the president to-day
of the nominations Of ssMalcolm ID. Mix
and John c. Percival to be receivers of
public money at Del Norte, Cal, and
Devils Lake, y. d., was rendered neces-
sary from the fact that the order dis
missing the present incumbents for al
legged shortages in their accounts have
been revoked on account of having been
shown correct.
New ORLEANS, February 17-Jim
Corbett, of San Francisco, bested Xii
rain in six rounds tonight. Kilrain
agreed to knock Corbett out in six
rounds for purse of $4,000, of which
$500 went to the winner. Corbett out
fought Kilrain at every point.
Clancy whipped Mike Smith in two
rounds, ana Beynoh bested Johnson in
four rounds.
General Wanamaker. in response TO q
ate estimates showing that IAN extension
of the free delivery system 20 GG4 towns
OF over 5000 inhabitants would cost the
government 3l317,000. and to the 291
towns OF over 5000 inhabitants would
cost 5679,227.
SAN FRANCIsCo. Feb. Judge Wallace
this afternoon appointed rutrirk fSetttiy
receiver OF American sugar refinery,
whose franchise was recently declared
forfeited on account Of the company's
connection with the sugar trust.
SIssoN, CAL, February lit is still
showing, and heavy winds are drifting
it into piles. The train due here last
last night was stuck south OF Edge
wood. Slides and snow below Mott
Will detain Dunsmuir trains.
SACRAMENTO, February 1.-THE block
ade on the Sierra Nevada mountains has
been broken, and trains have been run
ming again. but as snow has been falling
hard this afternoon there is suspicion
that it viii drift into cuts, and a gagg
of men and plows arc now being kept in
readiness to start out. An excursion
started Saturday night and got stuck III
the drifts at Cascade, but will reach
here about II p. N. The situation on
Shasta division Is unchanged. The rail
road company viii clear tn2 dirt away
from Tunnel Nine by hydraulic power.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE committee
on Indian affairs makes the following
increases in the AtlmateS OF amounts
needed during the next fiscal year: For
the education OF the Indian children al
Chelocco l. T., from $4,000 TO S90,O00:
Carson Nevada, S35,C0G 10 SG6,5C0: Santa.
Fe, New Mexico, SIS, 600 TO &427J0: pay
OF farmers 10 teach Indians, S50,O00 10
$4,000.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-Among the es-
Inmates laid before the house to-day
were the following: 3l7.192 deficiency
in the appropriation for the prevention
of depredations on public lands; $l9.C00
for the expense OF protecting public
lands.
SAN Francisco. Feb. L. - Captain
Harris two year old FLY, Lorenzo.
which beat Fleet Foot for the two year
old stakes at Santa Rosa last fall, died
at the Bay track this morning. Captain
Harris said he had refused the offer Of
$4,000 for the FLY.
WASHINGTON, February 17.-Secretary
OF War has asked for the appropriation
OF S55,213 fer the erection Of monu-
ments or tablets for properly marking
each of the commands of the regular
army engaged at Gettysburg. 1t is
proposed TO erect 40 such monuments.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-THE jury to try
the Crenin jury briOer was completed
this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE director
of the mint to-day sent letter to Sen
ator Cockrell, containing information
concerning the coinage of silver dollars
From March l, 1873, to December 3,
1889, the number Of ounces of silver used |
was 3G0,000,000 and cost S2S0,G69, 107. |
The number OF silver dollars coined was
3S9,93S,00i.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE treasurer |
has received $50 from Los Angeles, ac- |
companied by the following letter:
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