The morning call., 1892-05-29
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Decisions Rendered in Land Gases in Cali.
fOrnia.
Bids Asked for EaiI-Carrying on Ocean ROuteS-The
Legislative appropriation Bill Sil.
yer Convention Adjourned
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior Chandler has affirmed
the decision of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office in the appeal case Of
Ellis Purple vs.. Thomas j. Mellen, in dis
missing Puppies contest against Mellen's
homestead entry in the Los Angeles land
district. In the matter of the Waterloo
Mining Company which made q mineral
entry of a claim known as tie Zepper
quartz mine in the Los Angeles district,
Secretary Noble is Of The opinion that no
one could have been misled by the descrip-
ton of the claim given in the published
notice, and that the defect therein may be
remedled by reference to the Board OF
Equitable Adiudi cation, consequently the
judgment appealed from Is modified.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original = Jacob Haverle,
John Tice, Samuel A. Williams, George
Wolf. Charles F. Allen, George Ingmre,
John Schmitz, Charles II. Wade, Arth UT B.
Caldwell. Additional-Stephen D. Hays.
widows and minors-The heirs Of Wallace
Wilber.
Oregon: orginal-Archibald Montgom-
cry died, Isah Piatt Joel F. Howe, Francis
S. Carney.
Washington: Original - Daniel Kelly.
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Beebe, Jessie Jones. James L. Williams.
Additional - Erastus l.. ID. DerrickSOn,
James w. Moore aud Clinton Pr0uty.
legislative Appropriation Bill.
The legislative appropriation bill has
been reported by the Committee on Appro-
priatlOns TO the House. The most important
feature, and one likely to lead tn a bitter
contest, is that of abUliShinG the Utah Com
mission. The total appropriation is S21 682,-
wi ia I lass ha bf
mates. The appropriation for the current
fiscal year was So, 141 ,874, being S4581
more than recommended in the bill. Thirty
nine clerks of Senators who are not chair
men of committees have been abolished,
and in the House the compensation of 25
additional members, who will enter under
the new appointment. is provided for. A
summary disposition was made OF the Indus.
trial Christian Home of Utah in Salt Lake
City, which was founded as a refuge for
Mormon wives who had abandoned poly
gamy. by granting the entire premises TO
the Territory for its school for deaf and
dumb until Congress shall otherwise pro-
VIDE.
Enforcing the Exclusion Act.
Secretary Foster has sent to the House a
letter asking that $4,000 be added to the
100000 heretofore appropriated for the en-
fOrcement Of the Chinese exclusion act
during the next fiscal year.
In his letter the Secretary says that S50,-
0U0 will be necessary for the expenses Of the
officers who conduct the registration as pro-
vided for. and that there is no apprOpria-
ton under which such payment may be
made. The Secretary further says that
$4,000 will be required for the deportation
and expenses of trial and Imprisonment Of
unauthorized Chinese during the next fiscal
year. making tie total additional expense
100000.
Ocean Mail Carrying.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has is
sued another advertisement for bids under
the act Of March 8, 1891, which provides for
an increased ocean mail service between the
United States and foreign countries, with
view to Increasing commerce. 1t is known
that several steamship companies which did
not bid for the mail-carrying service under
the first advertisement are ready to do so
under this one. Bids are asked for on all
of the routes for which contracts have not
been let under the first advertisement, in
Guiding that from San Francisco TO Hong
Kong.
The Silver Convention Adjourned.
Delegates to the silver convention to-day
discussed the question of raising funds.
Large contributions and pledges from Colo
RADIO ard other States were received for
Immediate needs. 1t is proposed to publish
newspaper occasionally in the interest of
free coinage. After routine business the
convention adjourned sine die.