Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.
House Committee Undecided as to Rail-
road Indebtedness.

House Committee Undecided as to Rail-
road Indebtedness.
WASHINGTON, March 1sth.-The House Com
Inittee on Pacific Railroads to day further con-
sidered the question as 10 whether it should re-
port single bill providing for the settlement of
the Government Indebtedness OF the Union and
central Pacific Railroads, as was done by the
senate committee, or should report separate
DIS There is marked difference of opinion
IN the committee on the question, and this
ment.
Tne published statement that the Secretary nf
she treasury mas invested public moneys in the
hrst mortgage bonds of the company was also
discussed, and resolution was ordered to be
presented to the House requesting the Secretary
OF the Treasury TO inform the House whether
such was the case.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The House bill reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs 10 reorganize the artillery
arm OF the service is accompanied by a report
showing the exact changes which would be
made. 1t is proposed to divide the artillery
arm into seven regiments instead of five. As at
prsse2t organized the various batteries are each
omcered by Captain, TWO First ieutenants
and one Second Lieutenant beiA = total OF 80
commissioned officers
1t is now proposed to drop from es ch battery
one First Lieutenant making a reduction OF
sixty in all. By the increase il is proposed to
supply seventy-two officers, being an increase OF
twelve over the sixty which will be available
by the dropping of First Lieutenants.
The increase in Captains aud other officers
will be twenty six when sdded TO the twelve
additional First Lieuteuants
II is proposed that in the discretion of the
PRESIDENT, should he tnd skilled men available
to compose one Of these regiments of artillery
entirely OF coloTed men.
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
The House Committee on Private Land Claims
has reported favorable Mr.. Van Dorn's bill al
lowing Luis Arellanes snd Emidio Nieeuel Or
tego to select 5000 acres of land any where in
the public domain in place of that amount
taken from them i'll the Rancho Punta de la
Laguna in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo
counties, Cal.
REPORTED SUICIDE.
Lieutenant Steele, who is reported as having
committed suicide at ST. Paul, is the officer
against whom charges were recently preferred
by direction OF the President for alleged con-
duct unbecoming an officer in the treatment Of
private Dell Wild. Wild had been ordered by
Steele to peri rn g menisl service, which Wild
did not consiser part of his military duties and
refused. Wild was Coprl-maItialed on the
charges preferred by Steele and Steele acted as
Judge-Advocate in the court which found
Wild guilty and sentenced him TO imprigon-
ment Mhen the case was brought 10 the Presi-
dents attention he at once directed that Lieu
tenant Steele be Court-martialed.
TAULBEE's FUNERAL.
The body of ex-Congressman W. P. Taulbee
lies in an undertaker's establishment here in
clOSeU III nanCSOne caSket. 1t Will be sent TO
Kentucky tonight. No services win be held
here, but they viii take place at Mount Ster-
ling, Ky, where the body Will be buried.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The President has made the following nomi
nations: Postmssters-Californis- Colder
Willows Thomas Kelly, San Josa: John G. Koy
Salinas: 10 IN Sherman. Cady, Sonora Oregon
John Lewis, East Portland
Joseph Fl. Hughes. TO be Receiver of Public
Moneys at Spokane rails, Wash.
Pe0ro Sanchez, Supervisor of Census for New
Mexico.
Andrew Davidson of Cooperstown. n. Y First
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, in place of
Hiram Smith, resigned.
Henry 9: Gooding OF Indiana to be Chief
Justice OF the supreme Court of Arizona.
Robert Waugh OF lowe, to be Agent FOR the
Indians at the Uintah and Curay Agency in
Utah.
PUBLI. BUILDINGS.
None of the California cities that want public
buildings, save San Jose, whose bill has already
passed the House, can now expect TO receive
the full amounts as ed !or, nor win the appro-
p.lations for the imp ovement of rivers and
harborS amount to rs much even as 80 per cent.
OF the engineers estimate at various places. A
member OF the Appropriations Committee is eu-
thority for the statement that the most rigid
economy is to pre- vail hereafter. and Chairman
Cannon is given full swing in his work of max
ing the balance of the surplus go as far as pos
sible. One bill, it is definitely stated that viii
have TO go by the board is that appropriating
$4,000 600 for coast defnses, the very bill under
the terms of which It was proposed to give San
Francisco s500000 in the way of additional
armament about the bay.