Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-28
The Senators and Newspaper Repor
Not on Good Tarrns

The Senators and Newspaper Reporters
Not on Good Terms.
| WASHINGTON, February 27th.- The Senate
Committee engaged in investigating the Ieak
ing Of execuitve session secrets hauled up half
dozen newspaper meH this morning, but their
testimony was barren of results as the men re-
fused 5s'give any information
!hey claimed that their method of news gath
erlng was an ofsee secret, TO be divuIged only
upon command of the proprietoTs or managers
OF the respective papers OF associations, and the
Senate had no right TO inquire into the Office
The committee is Aeing laaehed at, and it is
oeheyed that the executive sessions have re-
csiyeo their death blew. TbeSenate has retail
e:'ery newspaper member hereafter be kept ont
OF their room back of tse gallery when the SEN
ateis1n executive session.
A GOOD APPOINTMENT
]. w, McMur7ay has been appointed Postnas-
ter aslone. Amador county, Cal vice j. ID. Per
kins, removed.
SQUADRON OF RvoLur1oH
A private letter from Nice, dated the 10Th Of
February, received in this city says Admiral
WslkeFhas suspended Captain Howell of the
Couden in command. A general court-martial
on the Chief Engineer Of the Boston and three
oticers was then in progress.
WASHINGTON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Senator Squire has received from the Super
vising Architect If the Treasury Department. a
letter recommending that the cost of the nnb,ic
buildings Ia Washington be fixed respectively as
follows Spokane Falls, sT00, ,010;. Tacoma, $780,
0o0: Seattle, S7l3,000.
The difference is called for by the renort of
Postmasters and Chambers of Commerce Of the
various cities indicating certain sites and an in
crease in the area OF square feet The Senator
hopes to secure under this Recommendation
ssO0,OOO for each OF the cities above named
OREGON. RIFBRs.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sent TO the
House letter asking an additional appropriation
OF SiO,0 $50 for the completion of the lightship at
the mouth of the Columbia river, Oregon The
sum Oh SG0OOO was appropriated for this pur-
pose. BIDS were opened short time ago in
Portland, when one from San Francisco was
foundto be for s560s0 aud another from Port
land for S5S,750. The letting could not be made
as the fittings, equipments etc.. win cost sl0-
600. For this reason it is thought best to in
crease the appropriation by the sum above
mentioned.
REMOVAL. OF INSTRUCTIONS.
The Secretary of War to-day transmitted to
the Speaker of the House the report of Major
W. A. Jones, of the engineers on the survey of
the Upper Columbia river, between Wallula and
the British line in Washington. The obstrueted
section is found to be about sixty miles The
removal of the distractions will give clear nav
igation for 3S9 miles Major Jones' project for
ascending Rock Island Rapids and Priest Rapids
is by means of boais with auxiliary power and
the removal of rocks. The aggregate cost is
figured at $4,000.
THE GOODIES OF liberty MUST GO.
III view OF tne action OF the House upon the
question, it is very likely that number of radi-
cal changes will shorty be made in the appear
ance of our current coins Instead of the pic
ture OF Liberty upon the eoins it is proposed to
substitute the heads of men famous in the his
tory OF the country, andthese substitutions will
run through the entire coinage, from the double
eagle to one cent pieces. There will be other
important changes also the design of the Df-
rector OF the Mint, provided the bill sanetioning
the change passes, Congress and receives the ap-
proval of The President, being 10 make each
coin symbolic of some epoch In American his
tory.
oLEvELAND's, COUNTRY RESIDENCE
Ex-President Cleveland has sold his country
residence here at Oakview to California syndi-
cate for $4,000. He paid $50 000 for tha place
four years age. The syndicate will cut it up in
lots and sell it.
THE SEAL FISHERIES.
Itis now believed thatthe Alaska Commercial
Company's bid for the seal fisheries will be re-
jected by the Secretary fthe Treasury and the
bids adopted of the Atlantic and Pacific Com
pauy, which includes ID. O.. Mills, Thomas S.
Platt OF New York and J. Leibes. Millionaire
Tevisi President said last night that there was
little hope for the Alaska Commercial Company.
PRESIDENTIAL AREeIsTMENTS
The President has made the following nomi-
nations: Postmasters- Richard S. Rodman,
Carson City, New; Ira C. Haight. RedlHnd, CAL;
Edward ii. Orcutt Ralouse, and Simon C.
Cramer, Cheney, Wash.
Henry C. Caldwell of Kansas, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the kighth Circuit, in
place of DayidJ. Brewer.