Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-02-08
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WASHINGTON MATEEES,
THE PRESIDENTS NonlaAlIoNs.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.--Tbe pro-i'icp'
sent to the senate the following nomlhn'
tons:
Paris Kilbourne to be snfveror ot rn-
ons at San Francisco.
George w. Irwin, U. 5, marshal for III"
district of Montana.
Solomon y. Boswortb, postmaster N
Grass Valley, Cal.
Jacob NJ. Copes, postmaster at IhwDiA
A. 7. Supervisors OF crusus, i'll ldat"
Adoneram j. Pnkham Wyoming, Home
Merrill; Arizona, Elias Clark CaiiOrnia,
John S. Sheeham, lst district
!'Ostollices--A. B. WrigIG has been NJ
pointed at Antonito, onojos county. Elce
G. Q. Dubar, removed ii La Junta. Th"s
Howard
SIX MILLIONS FOR \ DEEP !iARBOR.
Before the senate committee Oh COM
merce Senator Regan made an argument
in favor OF the scheme 10 spend $6,0J0,0
i'll making deep water harnor at Gavea-
ton. A Subcommittee was appointed tD
draft bill and report to the iul con-
nittee.
WESTERN MEASURES.
introduced in the house bill providing
Tor the appointment Of Il commission Of
ur persons, whose duty shai be to clas-i-
fly the public lands west OF tile Missouri
a Id Mississippi rivers.
1t provides that they shall examine the
lands and divide them into classes 1or
agriculture, timber, mining, grazing and
rther industrial pursuits, and report the
*pproxlmate area OF each class of lands.
they shall also consider the existing law
v ith relation to the public lands and re-
port what amendments or further law
ought to be enlisted to provide for the dis
position and utilization Of these lands.
Mr.. Hermann, OF Oregon has introduced
Il bill providing ior the establishment OF
court tOr the adjudication and payment
If Indian reservation claims.
1t provides for the appointment OF three
judges who shall sit until December 81,
1894, and no longer, for considering
CLAIMS for depredallons by Indians upon
the property of whites; also claims OF the
indians on reservations under treaties
with the United States, who may Claim
damages by actions of the whites or the
actions of other Indians not residing upon
their reservations. The findings Of this
court are to be forwarded to congress,
which will be expected to appropriate the
amount awarded by the court.
CORN RATES IN CONGRESS-.
Senator Paddock, OF Nebraska, pre-
sented i'll the senate reso utiOns calling
upon the committee on inter state com.
merce to investigate and report upon the
trni ,l,f
on the transportation OF fruit products be-
tween the west and east.
The resolution directs the inter state
commerce committee, in case that it is
ascertained that the commission on inter
state commerce has no authority to act Ill
The premises to report q remedy lor the
evils complained of.
The senator, ia conversation this even
ing, stated that the ground of his resolu-
IONS was the often repeated charge,
which had lately been formulated in let
ter by the chief executive OF Nebraska,
that the farmers of the west are unable
to marke: their corn on account OF the
nigh freight rates prevailing between the
mountains and the coast on railroads
subject to the provisions OF the inter
state law.
MAIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
The general superintendent OF the rail
way mail service yesterday issued sched-
ue Of examinations to be held by the
United States civil service commission for
the railway mail service during the year
1890. Applicants for examinations be-
tween the Mississippi river anu the Rocky
mountains must file their applications at
least ten days before the examinations.
Following are the places and dates for
the Colorado region:
Colorado-Denver, Tuesday, September
l6; Pueblo, Thursday, September IS.
October 10.
Wyomlng-Cheyenne, Friday, June 8.
J. Low rie Bell, general superintendent
of the railway mail service, announces to
the railway postal clerks throughout the
entire railway mail service that the post
master general has decided at the close OF
this year to present twelve gold medals 10
the clerks in the railway mail service.
They will be known as the POSTMASTER
generals medals" one OF which will be
awarded to the clerk in each of the eleven
divisions who shall during the year have
made the best general record on the
largest number of cards representing
postofices distributed by routes or by
counties modified by the class OF the clerk,
the number OF separations, the cards per
minimum cased correctly, the error slip
record and the car work of the clerk.
The twelfth medal will be awarded to
the cIerk OF any class in any division who
shall during the year correctly distribute
in the shortest time and with the largest
number of separation cards representing
the greatest number of postotfices.
MEMORIALS TO CONGRESS.
In the senate Mr.. Coke presented two
petitions signed by large number OF citi-
zens of Texas praying that an appropria-
ton be made to secure deep water at
Sabine pass, on the Texas coast.
Mr.. Cuilom presented memorial Of the
illinois State Grange demonstrating
against the passage OF the silver bill and
lor the reconciliation and free coinage OF
silver; also for the purchase OF silver un-
der the Bland act and the continuance Of
coin certificates.
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
The house special committee on in.
valid pensions yesterday afternoon re-