The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-24
ALL ARE SATISFIED,
CalifernianS Get Good Places
on the Committees.
Hermann Of Oregon Selected for the Rivers
and HarbOrS.
The Silver Hen Confident Of Free Coinage.
Springer to Lead In Tariff Re-
form Measures.
~ecial to The MORNING CA1L.

committee assignments. McKenna now
stands third on the Committee of Ways and
Means. This is promotion. Reed is the
leader on the Republican side, then Bur
rows Of Michigan and next to him Nc
kenna. MeKenna is also on the important
Worlds Fair Committee and on Indian
Affairs. Geary is pleased with mis- assign
ment to the Foreign Affairs, Interstate and
Foreign Commerce committees. Mr.. Loud
goes on Postofffces and Postroads, an i'm
portant committee and one in which he can
do much for California's postal service.
He is also on Railways and Canals, an
other good committee, and on Claims.
MI. Cutting goes on the Militia, his
favorite committee, and where he can look
after the California militia in good shape.
Cutting also goes on the Committee to Reg
ulate the Alcoholic Liquor Traffic. He is
already member of the Committee on
Accounts. Bowers of the Los Angeles
district is happy over his assignment to
Military Affairs. He wanted something
like this, but was hardly prepared for his
good luck. He also goes on the Pensions
SuiuIIillct hHu Ou EApeuSeS III 1ulGIlOT
Department Committee, and got what he
wanted on the Mines and Mining and Agri-
culture, though he would have been glad to
see California represented on the Rivers aud
Harbor Committee THIS goes again to Her
mann OF Oregon, who promises TO look well
afier Cal!fornia's interests. Bartine of Nevada
got what suits him best-Comm;tee on Coinage,
Weights and Measures. He said to your
respondent to-day: IL believe the committee Is
nru izahO fraa -aoI,., sic c
delegate from Arizona. was assigned to the
Minesand Mining Committee aud to that on War
Claims. Reilly OF Pennsylvania who is ChaI.
man OF the Pacific railroads Committee. is be-
payment of the debt of the Pacific roads. Will
son OF Washington goes on the Committee OF
Labor
TARIFF VIEWS OF THE COMMITTEE.
OF the ten Democratic memb ers of the Ways
ana Means Committee all except ST tevens of Mas
sachusetts and Bryan of Nebraska who are in
their first term In Congress- were members Of
the Ftftieth Congress aud OF these all except
Whiting of Michigan are recorded as voting for
the MIlls BIZ on final passagr. whiting made
several speeches unfolding the tariff message of
President Cleveland, aud was probably paired
n favor OF the bill Springer, the Chairman,
always voled for taiiff reform measures, but has
by published interviews recorded himself in
favor OF passing specific bills TO put few articles
on the free list and against the general revision
OF The tarih by the House at this session. The
majority OF his Democratic colleagues have
stated In public that they were in favor OF this
line OF policy al tie present time.
FAVOR FREE COINAGE.
Inquiry into the records OF The members OF
the House Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures shows by past uiterances or votes that
nine out OF the thirteen of the committee have
declared in favor OF free coiEage, while three
other members are outspoken against free coin
age and the fourth Is said 10 be uDquestiouably
against free coinage. The members in favor of
free coinage are Bland OF Missouri. Williams OF
Innols, Kllgore of Texas Robertson OF Louisi-
ana, Pierce OF Tennessee, Epse of Virginia, Me-
keighan OF Nebraska, Bartine OF Nevada.
johnson Of North Dakota was not In the last
Congress- but is thought by some to Iavor free
coinage. Those opposed are: Tracey Of New
York. Williams OF Massacbu setts, Taylor OF Illi-
nos and Stone of Pennsylvania.
The silver men are very well pleased with the
constitution Of the Coinage Committee ana re-
gard 1t as significant of the Speakers purpose 10
afford an opportunity for the passage of u free
coinage measure. Chairman Bland is the most
pronounced Democratic advocate of silver in The
House. The silver men regard the fact that Bar
another indication of the Speakers friendliness
toward liberal silver policy.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE sENATE.
The Senate In executive session to-day con
lfined the following nominations:
United States Minlsters-A. LoudOu Srowden
OF Pennsylvania, to Greece, Roumanla aud
Servia.
Richard Cuts Shannon of New York, to Mic
aIagua, Costa Rica and Salvador.
RomualdO Pacheco of California. to Guatemala
and Honduras, Minister resident and Consul
John S. Durham OF Pennsylvania, to Hayti.
Jeremiah Coughiin of New York, United States
| Secretary of Legation and Consul-General at
| Bogota.
| Fenton r. McCreery of Michigan. Secretary of
| Legation ut Santiago, Chile.
Larse Anderson OF Ohio, Second Secretary OF
Legation at London.
William G; Trlpler,, Consul at Coqumbo.
Richard kerens of Missouri, Member OF the
Continental Railway Commission.
Ebenezer j. OrmsDee OF Vermont Land Com
missioner at Samoa.
l.. w. Colby of Nebraska, Assistant Attorney
General OF the United States.
foslmaSters-Washing +; o. Coe, at
Snohomisn; q. W. Olney, South Bend; &. G.
Cole, New Whatcom.
HERMANNs STRONG FRIENDS.
While Caiiornians are in the main satisfied
with the committee assignments there is a feel
| Ing that the State should have mad representa-
tive on the Committee Of Rivers and Harbors
They do not see the justice or giving 1t TO Oregon
again, when that State has no Interests that
| or otherwise, and her bays and streams not
SO important 10 commerce. They complain that
instead OF giving California her fair share OF
money Tor tie Improvement OF her rivers and
harbors she did not get one-qnarter as much as
Oregon last year. Catchings of Mississippi. one
| OF Crisp's leutenants, was under obligations TO
Hermann of Oregon for the latter, with several
other Republicans, voted against the prop
osition 10 Gus; Carchines, whose seat in the last
congress was contested CatchDgs used his in
nuence With Crisp In Hcimann's behalf.
FAyoRs THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Senator FELTON, to-day talked with Secretary
Blaine about the Pacific cable psDject and found
toward the enterprise. He not only would like
TO see a cable laid 10 Honolulu, but TO China and
Japan He said that the State Department one
Time paid $1,000 for The transmission OF u mes
sage 10 Japan.
THE BENICA GUN FOUNDRY.
senator FELTON, says that he Will introduce a
bill TO restrict the establishment Of he gun
foundry on the Pacific Coast 10 Benieia Cam
lnetti will introduce u similar bill in The House.
RATHBoNE DECLINES.
Major J. L. RaChbone of California, who is
N ha I'll haa Tod In dacl lima . fIa
p0intment as Worlds Fair Commissioner 10
Turkey and other European countries recently
rendered him. He says that II be accepted The
appointment he would have to return to Califor-
MIA and close up some business affairs, and he
has not the time TO spare.
THE sUMATRA TOBACCO CASES.
In The matter OF the protest of Llebes Bros &
Co.. against The decision of the Collector OF Gus
toms at San FL ancisco, As to the rate and amount
OF duty chargeabie on certain leaf tobacco i'm
ported per railroad In September last, when one
hundred and forty-six bales were entered at 40
cents and passed by the Appraiser, the tobacco
was invoiced as filters, but, boing examined, was
reclassliied tobacco suitable for wrappers and
charged duty OF 81 per pound. On September
80 they entered tile remaining portion Of 47S
bales or 332 bales as tobacco for filters dutlable
AT 40 cents aud this was also assessed al 81 per
pound. 1t was upon the report Of experts IN the
| case OF the 1872 bales OF Sumatra tobacco that
foriy-one bales contained no tobacco suitable for
cigar wrappers: The protest is sustained as to
the forty-one bales. As 10 the remaining 900
bales the Collectors assessment OF duty Is al
hrmed. The board Is OF lhe opinion that no
Sumatra tobacco was imported In good faith as
heIs, and every bale OF such tobacco so eutered
should be rigidly sciutiniZed. The appraisers
say that such methods OF merchants are open to
unfayorable criticism.
FREE MAIL DELIVERY.
Senator Hansbrough to-day introduced a bill
In the Senate authorizing the Postmaster Il eneral
| to extend, when practicable. the free-delivery
system to the rural or farming communities.
| i he bill authorizes the Postmaster General TO
| exDend such portion OF The amount that may
hereafter be appropriated for tile cOmpensa tion
OF Pnstmasters aud for the star route trans pOr-
| talon as may be necessary to carry out the pro-
ufs nNftI,