The morning call., 1891-12-23

Iore al an end unessa a change Is made In the
poIlcy OF tbe Treasury Department through Con-
gressIonai enactment or otherwise. The Direc.
tor OF the Mint said this afternoon that while he
was not authorized to speak of the future silver
poncy OF the department., he thought there was
sGaiceiy any doubt that the coinage of standard
suVer dollars would be continued at San Fran
cisco and Carson City Mints in amounts suffi-
clent TO meet the necessities of the service. He
Mint.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
tensions were granted to-day to the following
uailtofnians; ,a,n % Edward Charles. Antonlo Dona.
lela, Ieier Rtiey, Heber G. West Madison Put
nam, Thomas Horan, Isaac Arnold, John Lyons
and Hannah M. Roach.
-, Il, The following changes have been made in the
man routes: The special postal service to Hep
icy, Washoe County. New, will be discontinued
a1fr Rlsr,,, December 15lh; also to HIldebra nd,
after January IA. 1892
THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION
Representative Cutting OF San Francisco will
spend the holidays In New York. Mr.. Loud will
Stanford mounted the Capitol steps this morning
IL was noticed that lie leaned heavily upon his
private secreary's arm Tor support Although
his lace looks well, he appears 10 be quite feeble.
Marcus Smith. delegate from AriZOha, leaves
Tonight for Kentucky.
Representative Caminetu and his wife will 90
on on l Ihhrsday or Friday TO spend several days at
ihlIddephla-
LAND CASES DECIDED.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Chandler
thtee cases of the Oregon and California Rail-
ROAD Company VS.. Ulysses Thompson, Nancy j.
n h'ag a ana Hamilton l. Hayworth, involving land
III the Oregon City District, Oregon. In the case
OF tie Oregon and California Railroad Company
vs. William Towers, Secretary Chandler directed
lhat patent be issued TO Powers.
IMPROVING PASSENGER SERVICE.
Senator Chandler to- day introduced a bill 10
amend the act to regulate The carriage OF passen-
grfs al sea. IL provides that 10 future It shall
be unlawful for any steamship company to bring
passengers from any foreign country unless
suitable accommodations for the comfort OF The
passengers are proylded.
SECRETARY ELKINs NOTIFIED.
Eikins, who is in New York City, was Informed
OF MS continuation by the S nate this afternoon
by telegraph from the President. AS lie had ar
family nj Elkims W. Va il is supposed he Will
not assume his new duties until New Years day
or soon thereafter.
RAILROAD LANDS IN ARIZONA.
Uron the first call of States, Delegate Marcus
Sm!' o.! Arizona will Introduce In The House a
bill authorizing aud appropriating mon for
me survey OF railroad lands In Arizona. He
does this In order To compel the railI Dads run.
ming through that Territory to pay taxes on their
lands.
DEPARTMENT CLERKS.
Mrs. Laura u. Anderson of Nevada was TODAY
appointed copyist in the PEN ion Office and Ed
ward A. Schneider OF California was promoted
10 sl4Oo position as chemist In The Geological
Survey.
NATIONAL BANK ORGANIZED.
The old National Bank of Spokane, WASH,
WIN capital OF $3.50 0o0 stephen Glidden as
iiesldenl and Otls +. Hall as Cashier, was To-
day issued certificate authorizing 1t to do busi-
ness.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE NORTH.
Senator Allen of Washington introduced bin
appropriating S450,000 for public building at
Iaconld and bill appropratiug $3.50, 900 for
pubic building al Walla Walll, Wash.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
The Navy Department is Informed that the
United States steamships Philadelphia and Con.
cord arrived al Port au Prince to-day.
POSTMASTER FOR ALASKA.
A. w. Sarl was to-day appointed Postmaster
at Shskan, Alaska, vice j. B. Sprague, decline