Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-27
WASHINGTON.
SOME PERsIMMoNs.

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consul-general at Cairo, Egypt;
rruxton Beale, Of California, minis
ter resident and coDsul-general to
Persia. Consuls: John Ayres, of
Ohio, at Paris; w. w. Apperson, Of
Kansas, Vera Cruz; Samuel II. NJ.
Byers, OF Iowa, st. Gall; Phillip G.
Hanna, Of Iowa, Laguayra; Henry
NJ. Hard, Of New York, Clifton,
Ont; James w. Love, Of Nebraska,
San Salvador; Loring A. Lathrop,
Of Nevada, Bristol; James n. Long,
OF Pennsylvania, Florence; Seth A.
Merrill, Of Massachusetts,, J jerusalem; /;
William 8. Stanley, Of Wisconsin,
Plcton, n. s.; Edmond Shaw, Of
indian Territory, Assumption;
Bernard G. Farrar, OF Missouri,
assistant United States treasurer at
st. Louis, Mo-; WIN. G. Kennedy,
postmaster at Palouse, Wash.
IN DOUBT YET.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Nelther
the president nor United States
Treasurer Huston will confirm or
deny the report that United States
Treasurer Huston has rendered his
resignation, but 1t Is rumored that J.
A. Lucke Of Ind, Is to be appointed
treasurer, vice Huston resigned.
sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
WAsHINoToN, Feb. 27.--In the
senate yesterday the sundry civil
bill was taken up, and the commit
tee amendments were disposed Of.
Other amendments were agreed,
among them the following:
BY stewart, appropnating $4,000
for collections and publishing lnfor-
nation as to the best methods OF cul-
tivatlng soil, by irrigation.
by Allison, for two steam launches,
for Use OH Puget Sound, not exceed
Ing $50, 1000 each, appropriating $40,
900 additional for purchase OF a site
for public buildings inSan Francisco,
aud directing that construction shall
begin with any Of the amount that
shall remain after the purchase.
by Teller, $4,000 for importation,
care, and preservation Of reindeer for
uso Of the natives Of Alaska.
BY Frye, $50, 600 for first-classordi
nary light house at Norlhhead, Cape |
Disappointment, state of Washing.
ton, near the mouth OF the Columbia
river.
BY Mcpherson, amendment for
llfe-saving stations near the mouth |
OF Rogue river, aud at, or near Port |
Orford, on the coast Of Oregon.
by Dolph, appropriatlng $4,000
for light house and steam fog signal
al 81. Mary's island, Alaska.
BY Mitchell, appropriAting $50, 600
for hight aud fog signal at the mouth
u the CoquIlle river, on the Pacific
noast.
SCHOOL LANDS.
WAsHINorON. Feb. 7.-Senate
amendment Of law providing for the
selection ofschOol lands passed the
house today, they then went into
Of the whole, esumlng
OF the shipping bill.
MINISTER Tu CHINA.
wAsnISoroN, February ~.
The president today ssnt 10 the
senate the nomination OF Henry w.
Blair, Of New Hampshire, As minis
Ter TO China.
cLA0oHrr's CREDENTIALS.
wAsHIS0roN, Feb. 25,-Papers
were prcsented Ia support of claim
of w. IL. Claggett TO scat In senate
from Idaho for which the credsn.
IlAls OF Dubois are already on fle.
They were reieTred 10 committee on
privileges aud elecsion.
THE rRRsIDEsT's vEro.
WAsHIE6roS, Feb. q. The prcs-
dent yesterday returned 10 the sen.
lte without approval tlAa bill provid-
ag thai the Feoord aud psnsion d.
'ision ofthe war department, ~ now
established, shall hsTuAfter bs knONn
y the record aud psnslon onlos ol
he var department, aud that ths I
,resident shall BE- AUTHORISED %
,ppoinl the Olieer nov 10 charge of
he division . oolonel IN The army
nd chlsf u ths aid ofiee. Ihs 90.