The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
A LARGE INCREASE.
Amount Carried by the Agricult-
ural Appropriation Bill
Report Of the Special Committee on Irfi-
CATION TO Be Issued.
Representative Clunie to Be Summoned Be-
fore,the Silver Pool InYeStigat-
Ing Committee.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90 Chairman Fun
ston of the House Committee on Agriculture
said to-day that the General Appropriation
Bill from his committee would be reported
by the middle of next month. While the
total amount appropriated last year was
nearly S1,500,0o0. this year it would run
something over $2,OOo.OOo The increase
will mainly result from the fact that the
Weather Bureau has been transferred to the
Agricultural Department This alone
would call for about $780, 600
Secretary Noble to-day transm' tied to
Congress communication from the Com
missioner of the Land Office recommending
that tract of land in Arizona be set aside
for Indian school purposes.
The work of the special Committee on r.
rigation. which made tour of the arid re-
gion year ago., would have amounted to
naught on account of the parsimonius pol
Icy of the House Democrats, who objected
to an appropriation for printing copies of
this very valuable work, containing the In
formation amassed by this committee on its
trip. However, Senator Stewart has sue
ceeded in getting his bill passed, to print
$1,000 copies; 5000 copies to be distribu uted
by the Senate and 10000 by the House.
1t is said tonight that the committee in
vestigatng the silver pool win invite Repre-
s'ntatiye Clunie to tell what he knows of
the alleged speculation going on among the
members of Congress. He is now on a visit
to Birmingham, and will be called upon as
soon as lie returns. 1t is reported that he
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some extent in silver recently, and that he
regretted it very much, owing to slight
loss. 1t is insisted, however, that this is
good evidence that he did not belong to the
silver pool, if there was such q thing in ex-
istence.
The following Postmasters have been
commissioned for California: Thomas G.
Parsons, Clipper Mills; Merton g. Knox,
Paradise; Charles T. Romie, Paraiso Springs.
The name of the Maynard Postoffce has
been changed to Del Sur. The following
Postmasters were appointed to-day: S. G.
Sneden, to succeed 4. NJ. Given, at Bishop
1nyo COUNTY; c. l.. Hillet, to succeed Q.
Berry, at Campbell, Santa Clara County.
In the case Of Columbus t. Robinson. ex
parte, involving land in the san Francisco
district, ex-Secretary Chandler has affirmed
the commissioners decision. In the case of
Thomas Mclaughlin VS.. William Zs Rich
ards, concerning land in the Sacramento
district, the appeal Is pronounced defective,
III that IL dues. not set forth auy sterilization
Of eTruIS. iu tine case or Robert Il. Parks ys
Emil Ii. Hendsch the decision is reversed
under the provision regulating the entry
of lands not suited for agriculture.
A rough count of NevRda'S population by
counties was printed in these dispatches
several months ago Following is the Off
clal count made public to-day: Churchill
703. Douglas 1851, Elko 4794, ESmeraIda
Pas. Eureka 3275, Humboldt 3434, Lander
2266, Lincoln 1856, Lyon 1887, Nye 1890,
Oriusby 1889, Roop 34S, Storey $500, Washoe
60S9, White Pine 172l. Total ior the State
J,761.
MIR. Morrow has presented to the House
memorial from the National Laundry
mems Association urging the passage OF the
Morrow Cmnie Chinese Restriction Bill.
The President has rcmitted six months Of
the sentence against Lincoln Z. Finley at
Alcatraz Island, Cal.
Mrs. Carl Younger of San Francisco re-
Richmond to-day.
George B. Nichols has been appointed
Pension Examining Surgeon at San Luis
Obispo, Cal.
The Senate Committee on Commerce to-
day ordered a favorable reu0rt on the House
bill authorizing the construction of tunnel
under New York Bay, and the Senate bill to
allow American ctizans residing abroad to
register their vessels In the United States.
The President sent to the Senate the fol.
lowing nominations to-day: Postmasters:
Caliiornia-Alvtn W. Cox of Santa Maria;
ldaIo-Wilbur 5. Hadley of Caldwell.
A dispatch was received at the Navy De-
partment this morning announcing that the
cruiser San francisco finished her trial trip
last evening after a successful run. She is
now at Mare Island. This trip settles her
final ncprutanpa nv the iiOvarutnent