Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Bits of Information Gathered at the
National Capital.

Bits OF Information Gathered at the
National Capital.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The president
has signed the joint resolution of con-
gress extanding the appropriations of
the past fiscal year until July 10Th.
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of George d. johnson,
OF louisiana, as civil service commits
sioner, vice HI. S. Thompson, resigned.
The president has approved the SEN
tence OF suspension against Commander
Graham, recently court-martialled, and
there is therefore no longer any block to
promotion in the navy.
1t is the intention of the Democrats to
make an effort, and they believe it will
be successful, to pass the tin-plate bill
under suspension OF the rules on Mon
day next.
In the agricultural appropriation bill
as agreed upon and finally passed by
the house, the item relative to crop re-
ports of the agricultural department
stands as it left the senate.
Representative Cummings's bill equal
| izing the pay of letter carriers has been
| fayorably reported from the committee
on postoffices and post roads. The bill
| fixes the pay of letter carriers in all free
delivery cities at $500 for the first year,
$500 for the second, $1,000 for the third
and fourth, and thereafter $1,000.
The conferees on the river and harbor
bill have about agreed. Only two points
| remain in dispute, the Dalles boat rail-
road and the Lake Washington canal
appropriations. The senate conferees
have receded from both. with a proviso
that board of four army officers and
three civilians be appointed to re-exam-
inc both projects.
A bill amending the Chinese exclusion
act has been introduced by Senator
Dolph. It requires a Chinaman ap-
pearing before a court, under arrest for
not having a certificate, to show by a
witness other than one of his own
countrymen, that his failureAto have it
was unavoidable, or else suffer the
penalties of the law.
The conferees on the Arizona funding
act have arrived at a conclusion regard.
ing the clause requiring that the inter
est on the bonds be paid in gold coin or
its equivalent in lawful money, SO that
was simply inserted in the pending bill
in place of the obnoxious phrase: Gin
terest payable semi-annually under the
old law"
Perkins, by request, today introduced
q bill directing the secretary of the inte-
rior to place on the pension rolls the
names of all Union soldiers who served
not less than ninety days in the war OF
the rebellion, and grant them pensions
at the rate of cent per month for each
days service. To pay these pensions,
the secretary of the treasury is author
lied to Issue not exceeding $3.50, 900 600
full legal tender greenbacks annually.
The treasury department today pur-
chased 359, 900 ounces of silver at $500
as 1926.
It is understood that the proposed in
ternational monetary conference was
one of the subjects considered at today's
cabinet meeting, and that the president
has practically decided to accept three
Republicans and two Democrats as con-
ferees on the part of this country. Sena-
tors Allison and Jones of Nevada and
Mr.. III. w. Cannon will be selected to
represent the Republican party, and
Senator Carlisle and Mr.. f. A. Walker,
of Massachusetts, the Democratic party,
with possibility that Senator Daniel or
Judge Lambert Tree may be chosen in
the place of Carlisle.
The subcommittee OF the house post
Office committee, to which were
referred the charges made by
Samuel Leake OF Philadelphia,
against Postmaster General Wanama-
ker, in regard to the pneumatic tube
service in Philadelphia, considered the
subject and reached the conclusion that
the charges were not sufficient to justify
an investigation.
The total sugar bounty paid duiing
the fiscal year ended June so, 1892, was
81, ,330, ,046, of which 81, ,065, 1856 was paid
on cane sugar. Of the total bounty on
cane sugar $6,S70, 500 was paid to plant
ers in Louisiana.