The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-01
Congress Endeavoring to Agree on the
Appropriation Bills.
EQUALIzNG LETTER CARRIERS Par.
Amendment to the Chinese Exclusion Let-iu
Experimental Sugar Staten in California.
Pensions and Pestoffees.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON. June 30.-The bill amend
Ing the Chinese exclusion act, introduced Ia
the Senate to-day by Senator Dolpb, re-
Quires Chinaman appearing before court
under arrest for not having a certificate 10
show by witness other than his own
countrymen that his failure to have Ii is
unavoidable, or else suffer the penalties-ef
the law.
Representative Cummings bill equaizihg
the pay OF ietter-carriers was fevorably re-
ported to-day from the Committee on Post-
Offices and Postroads. The bill fixes the
pay Of letter-carriers in all free-deivety
cities at $500 for the first year, $500 for 4he
second. $1,000 for the third, and for the
fourth and thereafter $500 per year.
Arizona Fuuding Act.
The conferrees on the Arizona funding act
have arrived at a conclusion regarding
the clause requiring interest on tile bonds
to be paid in gold. They have dscovefed
that the original funding act required the
interest to be paid in gold coin or its equsss-
fcut III fawfut r,vrscy, sv-tirst- --~e-efrssrls-
inserted in the pending bill in the place OF
the obnoxious phrase interest payable
seml-anDually under the old law.
The Naval Appropriations.
The conferrees on the naval appropriation
TO their respective houses. The points at
issue are the increases in the naval esfab-
lishment made by the Senate amendments,
including provision for six torpedo boats,
enc sea-goipg battle-ship. one harbor de-
tense vessel or the mentor type, and four
llght-draft gunboats. The House copferrees
also refused to accept the Senate amend
ment appropriating money for naval reG-
devious during the Worlds Fair.
1he Agricultural Bill.
The eonferrees on the agricultural appro-
priation bill held meeting to-day and the
conferrees Oh the part OF the House-Messrs
Hatch, Caminetti aud Funstcn-Inslsted
upon retaining Camnetti's provision for a
sugar experiment station in California. The
Senate conferrees finally yielded the pint,
and Caminettrs provision goss In the bill
without any material change from that
originally introduced by him and passed by
the House. The amendment relative 10
crop reports to the Agricultural Depart
ment stands as j. lett the Senate.
Postal Changes.
B. Rsgsdale has been appointed Post
master al Santa Rosa, c. II. Norris at Can
yen piablU. Arz, and Cora a. Smith ut
vice has been discontinued s1tween Pleas
ant Valley and Park, FL Dorado County,
Gel.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
CaiIornla: Originsl-George II. Newton,
Milton c. Fordham, Joseph A. Coulson,
James NJ Emery. Jacob 6. Vote. Charles
Schoheld. Thomas Parr. Additional
George X. Goodwin. James II. Loudan.
Original widows and chiidren-James w
Moore father).
Oregon: 0riginal-Charles A. Williams.
Harrison Goodman, John X. Wassar. Add.
tional-Asahel Fenton. Inereased-Isiaaa
e
Washington: Original - Wendell Shelly,
AlonZo ID. Wade.
Capital Notes.
The President to-day signed tie Joint
resolution OF Congress extending the pres
ent appropriations tor the expenses OF tha
Government until July Is.
1t Is the Intention OF the Democrats 10
make an effort, and they believe il will bs
successful, to pass the tin-plate bill under
suspension Of the rules on Monday next.
Secretary Of Slate Foster was az ihe de-
partment promptly this morning and began
business without the least ceremony.
The anti-optlOns bill has gone over for a
week without action.