, 1891-01-17

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The house
committee on invalid pensions today
agreed to report favorably the bill grant
ing a pension of 800 per month to Ma
thaniel P. ganks OF Massachusetts,.
DR.. Egglestun of Columbia college. a
delegate from the American Society of
Civil Engineers, called on Senator Evarts
and Representative Flower today and pre-
sented a memorial of the society urging
legislation BY congress to legalizc the
adoption OF standard time throughout the
United States. Later in the day bills for
this purpose were introduced in congress.
1t is desired to secure congressional action
in order that it may form the basis of
similar action by European governments
and the adoption of a standard division Of
time throughout the world.
Senator Mitchell today presented an
amendment TO the sundry civil bill appro-
p%riating $50, 900 for the establishment of a
fog and light signal at the mouth of the
COauillc river. Oregon. He also intro
duced q bill to provide for a-temporaFy
government in Alaska. The bill defines
the boundaries, excluding Indian lands
unless included by their consent, aud pro-
vides for the appointment by the presi-
dent ola governor, secretary of state,
United States attorney general and mar
shal, as well as for the election of legis-
latiVe council of seven members and a
house OF thirteen members, and for the
creation Of a supreme court, district aud
probate courts and justices of the peace,
and describes the method OF legal pro-
cedurc. The legislature is to meet
hiennially and a delegate is to be elected
to congress with the same functions as
other territorial delegates. The reserva
ton of land for public school purposes is
also provided for.
Coco Yateno, the new japanese minis
ter. was presented 20 the president by the
secretary of state this morning. with the
Observance of the ceremonies usual upon
such occasions.
Felipe Pardo. son of Don Manuel
Pardo. who was president of Peru from
1872 until his assassination in 1873, has
published a letter concerning the benefits
hat NAV be derived by Peru from the re-
ciprocity policy of the United States.
Pardo argues that a reciprocity treaty for
the free admission of sugar from Peru
into the United St,tes, in exchange for
similar concessions, will do more than any
other means that may be adopted 10 re-
store the prosperity of his country.
In responee to a request from the treas
ury department for an opinion as to
whether the tariff act authorizes the com
missioner of internal revenue to issue the
licenses therein provided for prior to
April l. 1891, and to pay n manufacture
err bounty on sugar produced between
May q, and July /, 1891, the attorney
general renders the opinion that it was
not intended by the act that bounties
should be de%mandable on sugars produced
prior To the lst of July next.
Representative Carter of Montana,
from the committee on mines and mining,
today reported TO the house, with amend
mems, the senate bill to cure the defects
in the existing law with relation to min
eral lands, etc. The bill, as reported.
makes a number OF changes 10 the exist
ing Law. among them being provisions
preventing the relocation of mining
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the annua assessment work thereon; lin.
ting the amount of placer ground that
can be patented under one application to
forty acres; defining mineral lands as
lands containing lodes or rock bearing
gold, silver, cinnabar or other valuable
metals or other material bearing metal in
quantity sufficient to justify any reason
able person in expendinR money or labor
thereon, 1t .also permits incorporated
cities or towns TO locate town sites on min,
eral lands subject to certain restrictions,
and provides that where mineral lands are
reserved from the operations Of land
grants, proof shall be submitted to the
secretry of the interior of the character
OF thel lands for which payment is sought
under such grant.