The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-11
PACIFIC COAST INTERESTS.
The POStofiee Site Relief Bills introduced.
Postei6eeS and Pensions.

WASHINGTON, March 1o.-There are no
| new developments In the San Francisco
| Postof1ice site matter The Treasury De-
| pariment will do nothing until Secretary
| Fosters return in about a week, and prob
ably not then until Special Agent Gibson's
report has been received. Assistant Secre-
| tary Crounse, who has had immediate charge
of the case, is in New York and there is no
news to be had. Harvey Brown Is not IN
clined to be communicative unless he has
| something TO give out favorable to his own
| interests.
Whatever Mr.. Brown may say it is GER
tain that the Treasury Department officials
| here Will he suspicious that bog underles
| that ground, as the property-owners are
| afraid TO have it bored, and 1t may be con-
| sidere certain that the Government will
| never pay for worthless piece of ground.
| At least this is the impression gained by
The CALL correspondent in talking to sub
| ordinate officials of the Treasury Depart
ment.
Bills 7ntro need.
Representative Hermann has introduced
| n bill appropriating $4,000 for a survey
| with the view to the allotment of the lands
OF The klamath Indian reservation in Ore
| gon ana for the opening TO settlement and
| disposal of the excess lands of the said
| reservation as provided In the existing legis-
laIion for aliOtments In severalty among the
| Indians on reservations under the direction
| and subject 20 such special regulations as
| may be prescribed by the Secretary Of the
| Interior.
| Senator FELTON, has introduced a bill for
| the relief of certain parties below named
1 who bad tobacco and snuff on hand May /,
| 1879, upon which no rebate was provided
| for under the act OF March i. 1879, reducing
| the tax on tobacco and snuff, as had been
| provided for in all prior acts and in all acts
since that date; The names of the parties
| are: Messrs. L. Rosenfield x Co. of Balti-
| more. S35S2; Englebrecht, Fox & Co., San
| Francisco, Sl55S; Falkenstein & Co., San
| Francisco, SS3Sl; Esberg. Bachmsn & Co.,
| San Francisco, SllO 81; j. NJ. Pike a. Co,
! San Francisco, Sl763; E. S. Wertheimer &
| Co, San Francisco. sil. $40; T. Dittenhofer.
| Portland, Oregon, Si0ST; Allen 81 Co.. New
| York, $3.50. amounting TO a total of S39, TIT,
| to be referred TO the United States Court of
| Claims for adjudicating.
| The National Pilot Bill.
Representative Cutting has received from
! the San Francisco Chamber OF Commerce
copies OF the resolutions adopted by the
| Pittsburg Chamber OF Commerce relative 10
| placing the pilot service Of The United
! States under Federal control. MIR. Cutting
| is not hopeful that his bill making this pro-
| vision will be reported favorably by the
| Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish
! cries. 10 which il has been referred. Mr..
| Kayner of Maryland. Chairman OF the COM
! mlttee, says that his people are in favor of
! keeping the pilot service under State con-
| troll. lie will not report the bill fayorably.
Postal Matters.
A new Postoffice has been established at
| Fourth Crossing, Calaveras County, Cal,
Joseph Ii. Wells Postmaster; also at Ken
/ nedy. Humboldt County, New. special from
| Battle Mountain, Charles T.. Kennedy
POSTMASTER; also at Dryden. Josephine
| County. Oregon, special from New Peters
Ma II ael m scfp aisf
Mail messenger service has been estab~
| lshed from the Northern Pacific Railroad to
| Thorp, Kittitas County, Wash. to take
| effect March IL.
Tie special service has been discontinued
| from Cheney TO Granite Lake, Spokane
| County, Wash, totake effect March 10.
W. Peterson has been appointed Post
master at Galatians Ranch, Siskiyou
| County, Cal. vice }. III. Denny. resigned;
| NJ. NJ. Moody at Mollala, Claekamas G County,
| Oregon. vice A. l.. Cornwall, resigned.
| Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted as follows.
| California - Original: Joseph A. Glass,
| Leonard b. Osborn, Thomas j. Callahan,
Patrick Common, George Hood, Hazen 5.
Dearborn, Reuben +. Hutchins. Byron I.
| Sawyer, William +. Darling, John A. Glib
| son, Andrew White. Patrick Carey, William
| Long, William III. Kiley, William Waldo,
| Clement A. Kidder. Albion A. Severance,
John ,Mcllhenny. stephen +. Lands, Will
1 II.
Cheney. Fred L. Burge, Henry Nixon,
| Charles II. Schafer. David Brainard, An
| drew !. Martin, John n. Preston. William
| Lahey, William Withrow. Edwin ). Nash;
| ional-SylvanuS w. Payne. Original
! widows, etc.-Margaret Michigan, Fanny
| Williams (mother).
CHRONOLOGICAL: W. NJ. McMann. Pat
| rick Kennedy, Thomas Riley. T. II. West,
| Ami Isabel. Samuel Penter, j. 5. Shannon,
| ID. II. Boyles, Albert Mapes. Additional
L a
Washington - Original: William Green,
| William III. Pinches. Thomas Mathew, Viii
liam "A. McNhorior. William Canutt. j. J.
Argus, Elisha TaTble; Mason D. Clark: Ad-
| +. Taylor. Reissue and increase-Menzus
J X. Bump, q. Nj. Rouse. Mexican survivor
| : Alexander Bandy. Original widow -
| Elizabeth C. Baker.
Land Decision Rendered.
The Secretary of the Interior directs that
| the case Of franklin r. Baker VS.. William
| II, Shelf on, involving land in Los Angeles
County, Cal. be adjudcated in accordance
| with the act OF March 3. 1891, to repeal the
| timber-culture law. Fraud on the part of
Shelton was alleged. but has not been
| proven.
| Bills Presented.
Senator Morgan's bill, introduced yester-
| day, Withdrawing the bonding privilege
granted to the Canadian Pacific Railway.
by which the latter road transports its
| 1TeIght Tree OF duty INFO this country, is
| generally believed among the Calfornians
to be a retaliation on the British Govern
! ment for its Boring Sea policy. Ii Morgan's
J bill should become law the Southern Pa
clfic would be vastly benefited in the opinion
| of Californians here.
The House Public Building Committee
has ordered favorable report ON the bills
making the following appropriations: For
public buildings at Boise City, Idaho, $780,
600; Helena, Mont, S150,O00.
The Department of State is Informed that
Minister Reid has concluded commercial
reciprocity treaty with France, but has lot
yet been advised as 10 its exact terms
Capital Notes.
The President sent the following nomina-
tons To the Senate to-day: Judges OF the
Probate Court In Utah-Isaac Burton. Lars
+. Edholm. George &. Veile, Daniel Page.
James McGarry for Beaver County.
secretary Blaine continues to improve
Sprnger's physician is much gretifspd M
the Improvement his patient is showing.