Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-27
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House Committee on Postoffices and Post
roads has reported favorably Joint resolu-
ton introduced by Representative Bing-
ham of Pennsylvania, to authorize the
Postmaster General TO transport the Aus
tralian closed mail from San Francisco to
New York for Great Britain at rates re-
dueed or free of cost. 1t authorizes the
Postmaster-Generalt 10 make such conces-
sions respecting the transportation of such
mails as may in his judgment be necessary
to secure the cooperation of the Austria
lian Governments TO continue after next
November the direct mail service between
San Francisco and Auckland and Sydney,
which is now maintained by reason of a
subsidy paid jointly by the colonies of New
Zealand and New South Wales to the
steamship company performing the service,
and which will expire by Limitation in No
vember next.
Mormon Church Property.
WASHINGTON, September 26th.-Repre-
sentative Csswell to-day reported favorably
from the Committee on Judiciary the Sen
ate bill to amend the laws in reference to
bigamy and the restriction in ownership of
churches to real estate ab We fixed value
The bill has paruCu uisr reference to the
Church Of the Latter Dav Saints, whose
charter was forfeltedin in 1887. The proceeds
of the sale Of real estate is to be turned
over to the school fund, but no provision is
made for the disposition of personal pro-
perty of the corporation, which amounts to
nearly S400 0O0 ard is awaiting the action
of the Court. The Committee deems it
wise to let the money take the same course
as that derived from the sale of real estate,
and place it in the school fund.
New National Park.
WASHINGTON, September 26th.-Secretary
Noble has promulgated rules and regula-
tons for the Government of the park in
Tulare county, Cal, containing the NAM
moth, or "sequoia gigantia," trees, created
by an Act OF Congress approved September
25, 1890. The Secretary christens the new
park the "Sequoia National Park" The
rules for its regulation are substantially
the same as those governing the Yellow
stone Park.
The Secretary said to-day that if he
found it practicable he would procure from
an adjoining tract to the park a section of
one OF the mammoth trees for exhibition
at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
Presidential Nominations.
WASHINGTON, September 26th. - The
President has sent to the Senate the follow
ing nominations:
E. Burd Grubb, of New Jersey, Minister
to Spain.
Edward H. Conger, of Iowa, Minister to
Brazil.
Isaac A. Beers, Indian Agent al Hoopa
Valley Agency, Cal.
Fremont Wood, United States Attorney
for Idaho.
Lewis P. Kinney Probate Judge of Sc
yier county, Utah.
Alexander Whitcomb, Postmaster at AL
buquerque, n. NJ.
Bill for the Relief of Settlers.
WASHINGTON, September 26th.-A bill
which the House has finally passed after a
conference with the Senate for the relief of
settlers on the Northern Pacific indemnity
lands, applies to 400 settlers who entered
upon the land in northern Minnesota. 1t
allows those who made settlement upon
the lands in good faith and were qualified
so to do to make settlement on other lands
within year and be allowed upon those OF
other lands the benefit of the length of
time they resided as settlers upon lands
upon which il has been decided they had
no right to make entry.
Representative Morrow to Speak.
WASHINGTON, September 26th.-Repre-
sentative Morrow has been invited to make
several speeches in Indiana on his way to
CdllfOrnla, ana III Is probable that he Will
accept the invitation, and make one or two
speeches in Congressman Browns Indiana
district, and perhaps one speech in Milwau-
kee, Wis.
Silver Purchases.
WASHINGTON, September 26th. = The
Treasury Department to-day purchased
100000 ounces of silver, paying 81 Is for
10000 ounces and 81 134 for 65, 900 ounces.
The amount offered was 166, 900 ounces.
The total purchase of silver to date, under
the new law, is 1877 900 ounces. The
quota for this month is now filed.
Free-Delivery Service.
WASHINGTON, September 26th.-A special
from Washington says postal experts favor
Bingham s proposition TO test the practical
bility of extending the free. delivery service
to offices of the fourth class and other
offices not now in the free delivery. They
believe the experiment would result favor
ably.
Pension Awards.
WASHINGTON, September 26th.-CaIifor-
MIA pensions; Original Milton l. Scott,
San Francisco Thomas N Gould, Kirk
wood; Canning Wilson, Santa Rosa.
Insurgents Routed.
TANeIEB, September 26th.-The Moorish