Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-10


appointments have been made, and
generally whether in the care and
conduct Of said exposition proper
management has been had. That
they obtain a full report Of those
in charge Of the expenditure Of
money Of all such expenditures, to-
getber with copies Of the monthly
pay rolls Of all officers and ap-
pointees, and that the report Of the
COMMITTEES, based upon said inquiry,
may be made at any time 10 congress,
but at the earliest day possible con-
sistent with the necessities OF the
inquiries involved IN this resolution,
aud that the expenses Of the com
mittee or o. any subcommittee that
may be appointed to make these in
quiries shall be paid out Of the con-
tingent fluid Of the house, and the
chairman Of said committee, or Of
suclI subcommittee, IL one be desig-
mated, is authorized to draw for the
same on the clerk Of the house In
sums not to exceed $500 at any one
time.
SAN FRANCISCO POsToFFICE.
WAsHInoToN, Feb. lO.-Judge
Harvey Brown, who went 20 New
York Saturday, has returned to
Washington prepared to renew the
fight for the Seventh and Mission
street postoffice site in San Francisco.
One Of his friends said: "It Is neck
or nothing with San francisco now
with relation TO this postOffice mat
ter, and If the site selected is not
agreed upon, there will be no post
office. That's ali there is to it. 1t
is too late for any more commission
or any new arguments" 1t is re-
ported that, unless the appropriation
for the site is utilized at once, 1t will
revert to the government by forfeit
ure. Two years is the time given to
each appropriation by congress, and
if 1t is not used within that time, it
is forfeited. This would give San
Franeisco's appropriation thirteen
months more to run, and friends Of
the Seventh and Mission-street site
intend To clog all efforts that may he
made to secure another location,
with the object of either forcing the
acceptance Of their ground or leav-
ing San Francisco with its old rattle.
trap Of a public building on its
hands for another long term Of
years. They will rely greatly upon
the force Of their argument that If
this appropriation is permitted to go
the Democratic house will
refuse to give another.
NOMINATIONS.
WAsHIN GToN, Feb. 10.-The
president today sent the following
nominations, Walter H. Sanborn, Of
to be the United States
Oircuit court for the eigth judicial
circuit. John II. Buford, associate
Iultice Of the supreme court ofOakla.
homa,
WANTS TO PRESS THE BUTTON.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l0.-GeOrge
Potts, father of Helen Potts Harris,
for whose murder young Harris has
been convicted in New
York, is In West Chester, Pa. He
talks freely of the murder; In fact,
bis mind seems to be centered on
the details of the awful tragedy,
and he can talk Of nothing else for
any considerable period, His feel
ngs toward Harris are very bitter
md he is reported to have said: "I
nope / may be allowed to touch tue
)utton of the electrical machine
hat kills the man that murdered |
NY daughter. l shall make appli,
'ation to the authorities for the
FIREBUGs AT WORK.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 10. That
dangerous firebugs are at work In
his city is evident beyond doubt.
After midnight Sunday the st.
lanes hotel was found pouring forth |
great volumes of smoke. The de-