The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-13
AFTER ANOTHER SUBSIDY.
The Pacific Mail Company Wants More
Government Aid.
FELTON, OPPOSES POREICN.BUlLT SHIPS.
Ceary Says the Chances Are UnfayOrable for the
Passage Of the Hydraulic Mining
Bill.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, May ia scheme has
been started in the Senate TO provide for
another subsidy for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company. Senator Hiscock to-day IN
troduced a bill ITO encourage American
shipbuilding. 1t gives an American reg
istry to the Pacific Mail steamship China
In order that it may receive subsidy under
the postal aid act.
Senator FELTON, says he is opposed TO
granting bOunties to foreign built ships,
but II it is to be the policy OF Congress he
will introduce q bill to give an American
register to the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany's steamers Zealanda and Australia.
Representative Geary says that there Is
no chance whatever for favorable action
by the House OIL the so-caled hydraulic
mining bill. He thinks the House is not in
temper to appropriate the 100000 called
for and that the only way to secure con-
sideraton for the mining bill is to eliminate
the section making an appropriation and
provide that the hydraulic miners shall
themselves bear the expense of erecting re-
tanning dams for the debris.
Postoffices Out of Politics.
A bill to exclude pOhtica, influence from
the 6l,OO0 fOurth-clasS post0ffices IN the
country was agreed upon at a meeting OF
the House Committee on Civil Service Re-
form to-day. The bill provides for the
division OF the country into postal districts,
and that where vacancies occur open COM
petlli0n shall be announced by the P0st0fice
inspectors, who shall recommend the best
man to the Postmaster General after re-
ceiving his application and examining the
facts. Congressman and other Federal Off
GERS are forbidden to make any recommend
ations or interfere in any way with the ap-
pOintments under the bill. and appoint
ments or removals upon political grounds
are prohibited
Campaign Committee Organized.
The Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee was organized this evening by
the election of Senator Anthony Hlg-
gins of Delaware as chairman, Rep
resentative John A. Caldwell Of Ohio
as vice chairman, and the follow
ing 10 constitute, with the above, an eX-
ecutive committee: Senators Perkins of
Kansas and Washburn of Minnesota R"p-
resentatiyes Townsend of Colorado. Honk
of Tennessee, Hermann OF Oregon, Walker
of Massachusetts. Cheatham OF North Caro-
lima. and Edward Mcpherson of Pennsyl-
vania was elected secretary.
The International Conference.
The acceptance by England OF the invita-
tiOD 10 take part in the International none
tary conference WILL it is believed, carry
the other Latin Union nations with It, and
assure the success Of the movement IL is
understood that favorable responses have
also been received from Italy and Austria
Hungary.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
tion Of Hon. T. Jefferson Coolidge OF Mas
saehusetts as Minister to France
Supervising Inspector.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
the nomination of John Birmingham of
H,1f ha GpfN apxTigf IfaeF uff. nf
Steam Vessels for the First District, vice III.
Lubbock.