The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-16
The POstoffee Appropriation Bill to Be
Reported.
CHANGES IN PATENT LAWS.
appropriation to Entertain Foreign Naval Guests in
lS9S-Ihe Ram Investigation Proceed.
ing-PurehaseS Of Silver.
Written for THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Ths proceed
ings of the House to-day were without
interest, and ordinarily the Record would
be small; but Milliken Of Maine was
granted leave to publish an article on
plymouth Rock to Mckinley" and Dol
liver of Iowa filed for publication series
of articles from New York paper, and
Smith of Illinois articles from the Econo-
mist. which will swell the Record to a
voluminous edition. Several other Repub-
cans, by printing extraneous matter. will
bring into prominence the action OF the
House yesterday.
The bill to promote the safety of national
banks was referred TO the Committee on
Banking and Currency. which it is thought
kills it.
The private calendar was then resumed,
after which the remainder of the day was
consumed in considering bill for the relief
Of the heirs of the inventor of the Sibley
tent No quorum was present, and the House
took recess until o'clock in the evening.
The usual Friday-night farce was again
enacted. Nothing was done, but two and
half hours were consumed in fTultlesS dis
cHssion.
Postoffice Appropriations.
The postofflee appropriation bill was COM
pieted to-day and will he reported to the
House shortly. The appropriation aggre-
gates in the neighborhood of SEQ, 600. 600.
For the current fiscal year il was S77, ,907,-
ODD, the estimate being $50 323, 400. The
committee did not strike at the present sub
sldy law by Withholding the appropriations
for its execution. Action regarding the
subsidies will be taken in the general bill.
The committee appropriated S29i, ,S39 for
foreign malls, besides the unrxpended bal
ance. The APPROPRIATION of the last Con-
gress Tor this purpose was Sl,250.O00 and
there Is yet 100000 uneXpended in the
treasury. The committee appropriated
Sl96. GA for special railroad facilities TO de-
fray the expense of fast mail to connect
With the West Indian ships at Tampa, Fla.
The amount of compensation allow ed to all
the land grant and subsidized railroads is
liked at 90 per cent OF the usual contract
price.
New Measures Proposed.
The House Committee on Commerce to-
day decided to report favnrably the bill pro-
viding that nothing In the interstate COM
meree act shall prevent the issuance of
joint interchangeable 5o00-mile tickets with
special privileges and the amount Of free
baggage which may be carried under such
mileage tickets shall not exceed go pounds
The House Committee on Patents had
under consideration for some months an
omnibus patent measure, which proposes
several changes in the existing laws. The
committee proposes to make foreigners pay
American inventors abroad for patents and
have so constructed the bin. which will be
unanimously reported next week.
Senator John NJ. Daniel OF Virginia will
Introduce In the Senate an amendment 10
the naval appropriation bill appropriating
100000 for the expenses Of a review and
for the entertainment OF the official guests
OF the nation who will accompany the for
eign fleets at the great International naval
review at Hampton Roads aud New York
in April. 1898. 1t is believed that the Presi-
dents OF the several American republics
and the rulers of some Of the European ma
ti0ns will attend with the fleets
Tho Raum Investigation.
In the Raum investigation Assistant Sec
retary Bussey of the Interior Department
testified. He said James DUNCAN. clerk of
Representative Hallowell of Pennsylvania
offered 10 furnish Information similar to
that furnished by HerSey. Bussey CONTRA
dieted the statements of Green b. Baum
Jr. yesterday rejecting OF the character of
James Enloe. pension clerk.
w. Il. Stief, pension clerk, testified that
Office clerks were specially assigned TO at
tend the calls of Dunbar, Cooper's Con-
gressOnal competitor Red A. Durnan,
chief Of the western division. gave instruc-
tions TO answer all Dunbar's calls that could
be answered by the Tuesday before cleo
ton.
Mccullough, another clerk. testified that
George Il. Fleming, but was reinstated when
IL was found lie did not furnish the iniorma-
ton. Lemon at first had most of the cases,
subsequently Milo 3. Stevens had more
than anybody else.
The Bank Note Paper MIL.
The Secretary of the Treasury has been
notified that the paper-mili at Pittsiield,
Mass, at which the distinctive paper used by
the Government in printing paper currency
was made, was burned last night, with nearly
all the stock on hand. The stock of paper
now in the hands of the Government is iim-
tied. and A. L. Huntington, Chief of the
Division of Loans aDd Currency. has gone
to see about starting another mill, and TO
prevent any Of the unburned paper getting
into unauthorized hands.
Capital Notes.
Secretary Foster has requested the resig
nation of John L. MulhOlland, Chief In
spector Of the immigration Bureau of New
York.
The silver offers to the treasury today
were 100 600 ounces. Sixty thousand ounces
were purchased at Sc ~ 1862
The condition of Mrs. Harrison has much
improved.