Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-07
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Testimony in Favor of Hops Raised on
the Pacific Coast.

WASHINGTON, March 6th.-PIesident Laffen, of
the National Brewers Association, backed up by
a Large contingent of brewers, appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee this morning,
TO reply to an argument of the hOpgrowers for
an increase of duty on hops. The brewers were
Chicago and New York men, and were intro
duced respectively by Congressman Adams and
Fitch.
Laffen said that certain proportion of Ger
man hops could be used in this country to give
q Bavarian and Bohemian flavor to bees manu-
factured in this country. 1t did not at present
amount to more Than lO or II per cent OF the
hops used.
American hops were as good as any known for
purposes of beer-making, and except for the
flavor desired would always be used. He stated
that the competition from which New York
State growers suffered did not come from foreign
importations but from an increase in cultlva-
ton on the Pacific slope.
Oregon, California and Washington were en-
gaging in cultivation, with soil, climate and
conditions that were almost perfect. That sec
ton is the finest hop-groHing section in the
United Stats. He argued that an increase of
duty could not do the hop-growers OF the coun-
try any substantial good.
RE1MBURsING TIE WEST.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs to-
day ordered favorable report on the bill to ap-
propriate money to reimburse the States OF Cal
ifornia Nevada and Oregon for expenses
The amounts are as follows: To California, ST.
42s s92; to Nevada, S976 272; to Oregon 500 9O7.
Whenever the State paid the interest on loans
TO meet these expenses that amount, after be
ing determined shall also be paid.
KIMBERIY's NEW POSITION.
Rear Admiral L. A. Kimberly has been Or
dered to act as President of the Naval Board oi
Inspection and Survey.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
The House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to-day discussed the bill providing for the
issue of paper currency notes in denominations
of s. TO- 25 and SO cents. The matter was re-
ferred to sub committee for report.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads to-
day resumed the consideration of the Vandev er
bill for refunding the debt of the Pacific Rail
roads to the Government. The committee got
through sixteen sections, which are substan-
TALLY the same as the Outhwaite bill, and con
eern the Union Pacific Railroad alone. The
remainder of the bill proposes retundiDg plan
to meet the case of the Central Pacific Railroad
and before entering upon its consideration the
question arose as to whether the committee
should report the bill, as was done by the Senate
Committee, covering the case of both con- panles
or in separate bills. An adjournment was
reached before a decision was arrived at.
PASSPORTS FOR TURKEY.
Passports are necessary for the Turkish
Dominions, including Egypt and Palestine,
and must be certified by the Turkish Consular
officer before entering Turkish jurisdiction
Persons quitting the United States with the pur-
pose OF V1SltlIR any part VI are duNiSeQ
that their passports may conveniently be certi-
fed in advance by the ConsulGeueral of Turkey
at New York, thus avoiding possible difficulty
in obtaining the prescribed wise in another
country en- route.
NATIONAL DocKYARD.
Senator Squire in the Senate and Congressman
Wilson in the House, have in hand bill appro-
priating 81 900 900 for the building of national
dockyard at point on Puget sound, TO be Sc
lected by the Secretary of the Navy.
SENATORIAL COMBINATIONS.
Robert a Paul, United States Marshal for the
District of Arizona: Theodore F. Wilsey Indian
Agent at Round Valley Agency, California W.
d. Lee Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
for New Mexico; Horace A. Taylor, of Wiscon-
sin, Commissioner of Railroads. Postmasters-
Ira C. Haight, San Bernardino Cal; X. S. Rod
man, Carson City.
WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Taulbee is resting easier this evening, but is
not as well as he was yesterday. His physicians
have but slight hopes OF saving his life.
AFTER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Congressman Herman appeared before the
House Committee on Public Lands, in favor of
his bill forfeiting the land grant of the Northern
Pacific Road, from Wallula Junction to Port
land. He showed that 3,500,0e0 acres would be
restored to the public CONAN and the settlers
greatly relieved