Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
A state Dinner at the White House.
CAPITAL CullinRa.

Capital Outings.
i WASHINGTON, January T. Presiden
and Mrs. Harrison gave their first state
dinner in honor of Vice President anC
Mrs. Morton and the members of ths
Cabinet and their wives, this evening
The floral decorations were unusually
elaborate and beautiful. The President
escorted Mrs. Morton, and the Vice
President Mrs. Harrison. Among the
other guests were the Speaker of the
House and Mrs. Reed, General Schofeld
Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator and
Mrs. Cockrell, Senator and Mrs. Hale
Congressman Carlisle and Mrs. Carlisle,
Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Chandler.
THE woELD's FAIR COMMITTEE.
The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs today decided that it had authority
under the rules to consider the Worlds
Fair bill already introduced by Repre-.
sentative Adams. Adams bill is a very
long, comprehensive measure, and leaves
blank where the fair is to be held. A
sub. committee was appointed as follows
Hit, Illinois. Chairman; Rockwell, Mas
sachusetts ; Holman, Indiana; McCreary,
Kentucky; Chapman, Michigan. It is
understood the members of this com.
mittee are divided as follows in their
preferences for the location of the fair
Hit and Chipmau, Chicago; Rockwell,
New York; Holman, Washington; Nc
Creary, st. Louis.
M1ITIAMEN's PENSIONS.
The Committee on Pensions has or.
dered favorable report upon the bill to
repeal 80 much of Section 1893, Re-
vlsed Statutes, as provides that no claim
OF State militiaman for pension on
account of disability from wounds or in
luries received in battle with rebels or
Indians, while temporarily rendering
service, shall be valid unless prosecuted
to successful issue prior to July 4, 1874.
APPoIN NTMENTs.
The President sent the following nom
nations to the Senate today:
Otis II. Culver, Register of the Land
Office, C9ur d'Alene, Idaho.
Postmasters: Alfred H. Robbins, East
Las Vegas, N. M; Robert H. Sterling,
Napa City, CAL. J. P. Squires, Red
lands, Cal.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
DIR. Charles Mcmillan, medical referee
of the Pension Bureau, died this morning
of pneumonia.
A contract was today awarded to the
Linden Steel Company, of Pittsburg, for
furnishing 66l tons of protective deck
plating Tor the new battleship Texas, at
six cents pound.
THE SIOUX CHIEFS.
The Sioux chiefs, who are visiting the
East, appeared before the House Com
mittee on Indian Affairs today. John
Grass, who was the chief spokesman,
made an earnest onslaught upon the
practice of sending Indians to eastern
schools. Too few of the Indians could
be sent to schools in the East to have
any beneficial effect upon the great mass
of Indians when they returned to the
reservations after finishing their educa-
ton in the East. More Indians could be
sent to reservation schools, and these
schools should be improved. He was
asked if the Sioux were ready to accept
land in severalty. He replied that they
we're not, end that it would be about
fifteen years before they would be ready.
TOBACCO AND TIE TARIFF.
The Ways and Means Committee to-
day heard number of representatives
of the tobacco interest. A. Schroeder
advocated uniform rate of duty as prior
to 1868, and opposed the proposition to
increase the duty on wrapper and filling
tobacco. He said the importation of
Sumatra tobacco had not injured the
home product.
j. s. VanduLer. of Eimira, N. Y,
however, took the position that there
was no profit in growing tobacco here if
wrappers were not to be protected, for
in wrappers was all of the profit.
Ertheiler, representing the New York
Leaf Tobacco Companies Board of Trade,
said the board wanted the internal
revenue tax entirely wiped out. He as
serted that the cigar.makers were also in
favor OF its repeal. A uniform duty of
thirty-fve cents per pound was wanted
on all imported tobacco. If that rate
would not protect the farmer. no rate
would do 80.
Several other witnesses were heard,
some of whom wanted the internal
revenue system wiped out, while others
did not.