Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Senator Hearsts Condition Somewhat
ImprOved-Other Items.

! Senator Hearsts Condition somewha
| Improved-Other Items.
WASHINGTON, Jan. PA telephon,
message received this morning from
Senator Hearst's house, reported nj
change in his condition since last night
he was better yesterday than he hat
been for some days. The Senator
was somewhat more comfortable this
evening.
The president this afternoon sign &c
the bill making an appropriation for the
erection OF a public building at Stock
ton, California.
The committee on interstate com.
merce of the senate today agreed to re.
port favorably bill modifying the anti
pooling section of the interstate com.
merce act, SO as to permit railroads to
make contracts, which shall be binding,
to apportion among them the transpor-
tation of freight and passengers. The
committee also agreed upon an amend
ment providing for through rates and
through fares.
Representative Clunie today reported
to the house bill increasing to 81, ,OOO,-
600 the limit of the cost for the purchase
of site for public building in San
Francisco.
Secretary Noble today rendered an
important decision revoking the order
of suspension imposed by Secretary
Schurz upon 33S desert land entries,
made in 1877, in the Visalia, California,
land district, known as Haggin and
Tevis entries. j. B. Haggin's individ-
ual entry is cancelled because of timber
growing thereon, which removes it from
the character of desert land. All the
other entries remained for hearing, and
the effect of the decision will be to leave
each entry to be disposed of on it's own
merits. The land involved is considered
very valuable.
Senator Quay today introduced bill
entitled: An act to prevent force and
fraud in federal elections, and to insure
the lawful and peaceful conduct thereof.
The principal point of difference be.
tween this bill and the Hoar bill, is in
the last section, which is as follows
when it shall appear to the satisfac-
tion OF the president of the United
States that in any locality the provisions
OF this law cannot otherwise be exc
cuted, it shall be his duty, and he is
hereby empowered, to suspend there the
writ of habeas corpus and to employ
the armed forces of the United States,
naval and military. for its enforcement,
and for the protection of the officers
whose duties are herein provided for"
Secretary Window is authority for the
statement that the growing treasury sur
plus cannot now be used in the pur-
chase of four per cents, for the reason
that it will be needed to meet pension
this moIlifl, Aocrepatinp
$25 100000 The available net cash sur.
plus now is $167 ,000, 900, but by q con-
tlnued excess OF receipts over expendi-
tures,. it viii probably reach the re-
quired amount by the time indicated.
The secretary is Of the opinion that the
business OF the country will be improved
by making these pension payments
monthly, instead OF quarterly, and he
has made recommendation to that effect.
This done, he says, it will do away with
the present necessity of keeping a large
sum OF money in the treasury vaults for
three months, when it might just as we'll
be in the peoples hands. entitled to it.
Silver to the amount of 5S3, 800 ounces
was offered to the treasury today, and
283, 800 ounces purchased at prices
ranging from $1.0525 to $1.O791.
The collector OF customs of San Fran
cisco mas been instructed TO discontinue
the practice at that port OF collecting
weigher's fees of three cents per 100
pounds on drawback entries of bags
manufactured from imported jute, and
exported filled with grain.
The bill for the purchase of site and
the erection of building for military
post at San. Diego, California, will be
reported favorably to the senate.
Senator Davis introduced today pro-
posed amendment to the apportionment
bill, the purpose of which is to increase
the representation in the house to 36U.
1t gives Arkansas seven congressman !;
Minnesota, s.; Missouri, l6, and New
York, 35.
Secretary Window has sent to the
house, with favorable recommendation
a letter from the commissioner OF inter-
nal revenue, recommending certain
amendments to, the tax on tobacco,
among them, that the tax on cigars,
cheroots and cigarettes, of all descrip-
tions, weighing. not more than five
pounds per thousand, be 81 per thou
sand not less than five nor more than
fifteen pounds, So; each additional five
pounds or part thereof, further tax of
81 per Thousand.
Representative Kelly, of Kansas, to-
day introduced in the. house a bill to
pay federal soldiers Of the late war, the
difference between the coin value and
the face value of the money received by
them for their services.
The president has approved the act
for the relief Of the Mission Indians in
California.
The governor and other state officers
of Kansas were sworn into Office Mon
day morning. The governor delivered no
inaugural address and the usual inaug-
ural ball was dispensed with.
Tents and wagon umbrellas at Foy's saddlery