The morning call., 1892-02-02

GUNS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Representative Cutting introduced bill
TO provide the following additional artillery
for the National Guard of any State or Ter
Tit0ry on application Of the Governor there
of, viz: ANY 3-nch muZZle-lOading rife
neld guns, steel CT machine, HOtchkiss or
GItling or rapid-fring guns with limbers,
/ carriages, calssOns, implements and harness
| for the same which may be on hand and
not Immediately needed for service or the
regular forces such issues 10 be in addition
TO any issues made to States and Territories
under the act Of February y, 1887, and the
cost Of such issues is not TO be charged
against the allotment made 10 any State or
Territory under the annual appropriation
Of that date. No more than four guns shall
be issued TO any state or Territory having
less than 5000 regularly enrolled, enlisted
and uniformed active militia.
CALIFORNIA INTERESTS.
Representative Bowers introduced a bill
authorizing the Secretary Of War TO acquire
by purchase or condemnation, or both,
/ lands necessary for harb0r defenSeS at san
Diego, and appropriating $4,000 therefor.
REPRESENTATIVE Loud to-day introduced a
bill to provide for an examination and sur
Yey for Improvement OF the nayigable
SlOuEhs and harbor thereof in the Bay Of
Sau Francisco, south Of Point san Bruno,
and appr0priAuug $500 therefor, TO be Iul-
I metiately available.
Representative McKenDa introduced a bill
TO provide for The completion Of the improve
meut Of Oakland harbor, and apPropridting
not 10 exceed S990,0o0 the amount esti-
mated. II is provided the amount extended
IN any one year shall not exceed the estl-
mate Of the engineer in charge.
TIE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT
The public debt statement issued this
evening contains the following; Interest
bearing debt, S5Sj, ,027,6 $50; increase, $40
I .l.+ D. rT1I., G.,o
900 decrease, S667, 40. Debt bearing no
interest, S3S4 90, 7l3; decrease, S1,32S, 923
Aggregate interest and nOn-inteTest bearing
deO-, S913, $50 DOB; decrease, Slg9j, 653.
Aggregate debt including certificates aud
treasury notes, SI,579, ,4O9, ,7oj.
Cash In Treasury: Gold coin and bars
$50, 7j3. $50; silver dollars, subsidiary coin.
etc, S42+, Ooo597; paper, Sl6 5S3 702 treas
ury notes. gold and silver certificates, etc,
SIS, ST, II5. bonds. minor coin, dIsbUr5lng
officers balances. deposits In national banks,
etc, SO, $50; aggregate, SIS, 790 S66.
Demand HaUIlIties-GO.d, silver and chr
Teuey certificates and treasury notes, $780,
-, ,tIZ Iuld for the redemption of uncuT-
rent bank notes, outstanding checks, drafts,
agency accounts, etc, S4I, 991 gold rr-
serve, 500, 600; net cash balance. S5l,
35s, 45g; aggregate, S1-s, 800 S66. Balance
in treasury December 81, 1891, Sl5+.j74. I2s 9
cash balance January 81, 1872, Sl51.56> 4J9;
decrease during the month, $4,000
LAND CASES DECIDED.
TIE following land cases were decided to-
day. In the case OF I. a. Greenleaf ad-
mluistrafOr of tfe estate Of Philip {. Baker
and William Louis McGinnis, the Secretary
decides that Baker, having no heirs. bis ad-
ministratOr las no right to make proof or
demand Guai certificate Tor land ia the San
Francisco district. MCGiIniS has shown no
right to intervene IN the case at bar, but
there is nothing to prevent him from con-
testing this homestead entry
In the case of Charles ;. Miller vs.. Mary
Z. Miller aud the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, concerning land IN The Dalles
district Oregon, the Commissioner de
CislOu Is affirmed.
In the case Of the Oregon Central Mill
tary Wagon Road Company. Involving land
in Lakeylew .OregonI district, the Commis-
siOneT's decision IS affirmed.
In the case Of y. =. johnson, Golden
Williams ana ". p. Bennett VS. James ;.
POlhemus and the State Of Oregon, inyOlY-
ing swamp land in Oregon City Oregon
district, tie Commissioner decision Is
affirmed.
A NEW CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The question Of [ tah's Statehood is likely
to become one Of the political issues Of the
present Congress-. A bliI is now pending in
the House for the admission OF that Terri
tory as 4 State. and today Representative
Bushnell OF Wisconsin introduced a TesOlu-
ton on the subject The resolution de-
Clares that l tah has a larger population
than the three adjoining States Of WyOm-
ing, Idaho and Nevada combined, that the
President iu bis last annual message recon-
meuded that Utah be kept out Of Statehood
until there Is satisfactory evidence that
effective laws against pOlyRamy can be made
and maintained, because as a Territory
Congress could reach and punish pOiyEamE
while as a state it could not do 50; that If
the Constitution Of the United States is
amended so as to prohibit pOlygamy then
there would be no excuse for not admitting
Utah as a State. Therefore there was sub
mitted to the several States the following
70 be known as Article ANI Of the amenO-
ments thereto:
Poygamy shall never exist within the United
STATES any place subject 10 their iurisd lctiuu.
Congress shall have IOwer 10 make all ueedful
laws for the enforcement Of this article and the
punishment Of It's violation.
THE BEHRING SEA COMMISSION.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Minis
ter, called at the State Department this
morning in company with the British Behr-
ing Sea COmmlssiOners Baden Powell and
DR.. Dawson, who have just arrived in
Washington from Canada. They had
conference with Blaine and arranged cer-
tain pTelimlnarIes Of the Joint conference TO
be held between the United States and
British Commissioners, who visited Behring
Sea last summer for the special purpose Of
investigating LIe seal INDUSTRY.
1t is practically conceded that the arbi-
tration cannot be concluded in time 10 be
effective during the coming season, and
steps will also be taken to secure a renewal
Of the mOdus Yiveudi.
AVAILABLE MILITIA.
The Secretary Of War to-day transmitted
to Congress an abstract Of the militia force
of the United States. California has 8
Generals, including those Of cavalry, ar
tiIIery and infantry; III commissioned
officers ON Generals staff, 100 on the regi-
mental and field staff, and 1S9 company
officers. The total number OK enlisted
officers is 4O5 She has 949 nOD-cOmmis-
stoned officers, 279 musicians and 1852 pri-
Yates. The total number Of enlisted men is
38l0; aggregate 4218. The number of men
available for military duty In all the States
(unOIganized) is 153, 389.
CALIFORNIA PENSIONS.
Pensions have been granted TO the fol-
lowing CalifOrnians: William G. Willis,
Frederick p. Smith, John Murphy, Michael
A. Lodge, Patrick Martin, Sylvester Link,
David W. Rowland James T. BOnnifeld,
Alfred Moore. William ii. Lowell, :.
Brockway Anderson, Robert E. AndOe and
Helen A. BirdsalL
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED.
With the approval of the Secretary Of
War, leave of absence for six months on a
surgeons certificate Of disability, with per-
mission to leave the Department II Arizona,
is granted Captain Gustavus G. Doane, Sec
Ond Cavalry.