The morning call., 1892-06-15
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
An American Register for the Steamer
China FaVOrabIy Reported.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Representative
Fowler to-day reported to the House from
the Committee on Merchant Marine Geary's
bill granting an American register to the
steamship China. "The BILL" says the ac-
companying report, grants the same privi-
leges to the ship as was recently granted to
the Inman steamships City of Paris aud City
Of New York" During the recent trouble
with Chile the Secretary of the Navy ar
ranged to obtain her from the Pacific Mail
steamship Company in the event Of hostilE-
ties, and 1.-THE committee is assured" the
report says, that the Navy Department
will put itself on record in favor Of the pro-
posed legislation. II the bill be passed the
company will not only build a vessel In an
American shipyard equal in tonnage to the
China, as required by the bill, but the COM
mittee is assured by the cOmpanY's repre-
sentatives that it will build two vessels Of
at least 5000 tons each"
Report on Artesian Wells.
The Census Offlce has Just issued bulletin
on the subject ofartesian wells for irriga-
tlOn, wherein it is shown that the total
number of wells in California is 32I0 their
average depth being 240 feet, and the average
cost 1926. The average discharge per
minute is 164 gallons. More than One-half
OF all such wells, located on farms in the
United States, are in California. Oregon is
the only other State on the Pacific Coast
making any show in this particular, and its
total number of arteSian wells is six; and
the average depth being 20 feet, the average
cost $3.50, and the average discharge in GAL
Ions per minute being Is. The total number
Of acres irrigated in California is 81. .379, and
Oregon II.
Statement of National Banks.
The report OF the condition OF the 81
nation al hanL-c of CatifGrDfa -
San Frar cisco. at the close Of business on
the 18th of May has just been received by
the Comptroller of the Currency. 1t shows:
Capital stock paid in. 1851 GOO; individual
DEPOSITS, DC .e3 Sl3,l5l,359; surplus fund.
81, 1892; loans and discounts, St3. .22t, 1927;
specie on hand, S1,970,O59. Reserve held
by the banks, 26.5S per cent.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Chand-
Ter has affirmed the decision of the General
Land Commissioner, from which an appeal
was taken in rejecting the application Of
Robert A. Sawrle to make timber culture
entry in section "a in the Visalia land dis
trict Of California.
Patents Issued.
The following is a list Of the patents that
have been granted to Pacific Coast in-
Yentors:
California: San Francisco-George w.
Parker, floor or roof for buildings and
light-lrans mitting floor or sidewalks; Wilt
IolI " OOmuluSs lIChEL"DuuCH4 Wtiitdm
Frederick, paint compound; Milton Hall.
bumper for vehicle springs; William
SkyTme, safety-car. StOckton-JOhn ID.
Mortimer, hotel desk. San Diego-Jona-
than A. Tibbits, bass-bar violin, tenor
viOls and bass vi0ls. Jacksou-GeOrge
Gales, coneentrator. Tulare-Charles r.
Lane, washing machine.
Washington John L. Bibb and A. N.
Tucwell, Spokane Falls, automatic sack
filling and, sewing machine. Charles p:
TarO, Spokane, electric railway. Daniel
MentZel of SDangle, brake attachment for
the steer wheels Of heaters. James w.
Fisher of Palousp, car brake.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been issued as follows:
Washington: Original - Charles Buby,
Charles Z. Blake. Seymour S. Reynolds,
Reuben S. Farwell. ReisSue-Hugh Bark
ley.
California: Original - John White.
Thomas II. Smith, Edwin l.. Sherman,
John DOoner. Charles Morton. John Done
van, James Smith, Michael G0ss, Thomas
Radford. Reissue-William Mex. Heath.
Original widow. Ellen Morton. Addi-
tional-Eckart Ebert. Increase-JOseph S.
Halliday, Daniel Robinson.
Oregon: Original-Edward Good. James
Patterson, Thomas Bell, George w. Cock
erby, John G.. LautermaEn, Henry Eagles.
James l.. McCauley. 1ncTeaSe-Robert N.
Varley.
Appointments Made.
Henderson WoOdlee has been appointed
acting second assistant keeper of the Hum
boldt Lighthouse Station, vice John S. Nc
Veghn, resigned.
p McPhee has been appointed postmaster
at Mentone, San Bernardino County, Calf
fornia, vice g. w. McCrea, resigned.
Appropriations for Pensions.
The President to-day approved the act
making an appropriation TO supply the de-
icieneies in the appropriations for the pay
ment OF pensions for the fiscal year of 1892.
Commissioner Raum to-day made requisi-
tion for S7,250. 600 fer the payment of pen
sions and expects the money Will be aVaila-
bic tomorrow.