The morning call., 1892-03-24

C0OHDS TO GO 10 JAPAN.
The EX-Speaker Of the Assembly Se-
Ieeie4 as Minister.
BIIISIOY OF THE ALiHiTH LAMBS.
Pill introduced for Relief Of S4uatierS Oh Coy
eminent Reservations - Pensions
and FoSoffieeS.
BIIlSIOY OF THE ELlHiTH LAMBS.
Special to THE MoRNING CALI

WASHINGTON, March % Senators FELTON,
snd Stanford called on President Harrison
to-day 20 urge the appointment of Hon.
Frank l.. Coombs of Napa to the japanese
mission The result WAS that the President
has decided to appoint him and las sent
his name 10 the State Department for its
approval
A substitute for Geary's Klamath Indian
reservation bill was reported by the Senate
Committee on Public Lands to-day. The
reported substitute differs materially from
Grary's bin, which sci aside choice claims
for the white settlers, while the substitute
gives the Indians the first choice OF the
lands in amounts Of eighty acres each. No
matter whether the settlers are on the ground
or not they are TO have one year IN which
10 make the selection. Geary VIII make
strong forts to have his own bill pass.
Chinese Exclusion.
Representative Geary says Speaker Crisp
has promised that on Suspension day,
which viii be one week from next Monday,
the Chinese bill will be considered. Mr..
Geary viii be recognized TO call IL up.
CONGRESSMAN Cutting takes exception to
paragraph printed in the San Francisco
papers about week ago, IN which he says
he was not fully and correctly reported con-
corning the recent decision In the case OF
Iau Ow Bew, the Chinese merchant Mr..
Cutting is of the opinion that under the
present treaty aad existing laws, II IS unjust
to prohibit the return OF Chinese mer-
chants who have lived in this country for
years and built up large business indus
tries lie says there are Chinese merchants
in San Francisco who buy and pay cash for
shiploads Of -four, and, in fact are the
largest exporters Of our products 10 the
Chinese empire. He is opposed to the
coming Of Chinese labOrerS, and is ready To
hill that WILL vpma1V nTaSRnf
evils.
Land Matters.
Senator Stanford has introduced bill for
the relief Of the settlers upon certain lands
within recent reservations IN Iulare County,
California All bOna-fde settlers OF these
reservations, situated on the headwaters OF
Poso Greek. White River, Deer Creek and
Kaveah River. Tuare County, shall be paid
for all the improvements and labor eX-
pended, seyeraIly or jointly, upon such
settlements being legally entered. Suffi-
cient money is appropriated 10 carry out the
provisions of the act.
The House Committee on Mines to-day
reported with n favorable recommendation
the mining claim Of George W. McDOughal,
formerly Of California. The bill appr0-
PIRATES sS2,2j0 10 his heirs. now living al
IND annapolis
In tie case Of James B. Weldon vs.. C. F.
Handler. involving land in the Eisalia dis
trict. tie Commissioners decision rejecting
NeedOm's application 10 make homestead
entry Is affirmed.
POstoftices and Pensions.
P s. Patton has been Iappointed Post
master at Pedington, Pima County, Ariz,
vice NJ NJ. Balleu, resigned, and w. Wright
Fl Union City, Mason County. Wash. vice
". B. Names. resigned.
a postcffice has been established at Erie,
Iuba County, Cal.-SDecial from Wheat
laud-William a. Hedger, Postmaster; also
at Washington Harbor, Clallam County,
Wash. William c. Garfield. Postmaster.
Pensions have been granted as follows
California-OrgiDaI: Charles f. Smith,
Thomas Mckinney, Daniel j. Loonsby,
John L. Crawford, Thomas Gallinger
Matthew Neville, Thomas Manly, Byron
Hinman. James A. Savage. Additional
John Common mcrease-Cyrus ". Hamil-
Margaret Webb, Margaret Weigh, Mary A.
Hamlin, Malyna ID. White.
OregoB-0riginal-J Williams, Elijah
T. Bennett, James Gorton; increase, Will
lam II. Bering.
Washington: Original-Henry W. Barr,
Robert Zee. George T. Hall. Charles II.
Arnold, Eleazer Is. Mason. William Huston
additional-John Bromley, Robert IL Long
staff, o. Beknap, Almon Wood orth,
George A. Thompson, Charles ID. Dunbar
increase, George B. Nail
Capital Notes.
William Z Hazeton has been appointed
pension medical examiner at Coulee City,
Wash.
The lighthouse board has given notice
that tie Columbia River light vessel would.
on april Il, or as soon as possible there
after, be moored off the entrance to the
Columbia River.
In the case Of Philip Brady. now at Alca-
traz. tile unexecuted part of the sentence
published against him. is, by the direction
of the President rp0ifrad