The morning call., 1892-01-28
NO NEW BUILDINGS.
Opposition Of The Senator From
New Jersey.
appropriations for Pacific Coast Public
Buildings In Danger.
Memorials PreSented-The Silver Question
Discussed By the Director Of the Mint.
Pensions and PGStmaSterS.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--In the Senate to-
day the bills for public buildings at San
| Diego, Los Angeles and Alameda, Cal,
and Virginia City, New. were reached on
the calendar in the regular order. but had
to be passed over on account Of the absence
of Senator Stanford, who was in New
York City disposDg Of some of his blOOded
horses at public SALE There was considerable
debate on the Reno public building bill.
! Senator Mcpherson of New Jersey fought
| the bill, and took occasion to oppose the
| California public building bills at the
same time. He said he would never vote to
pay out so much money for public build
ings in California. AS for his own State,
| he had never introduced bill to appropri-
ate any money for any public building.
The hour of o'clock arrived and other
business was taken up by previous order.
The California public building bills will
come up again tomorrow just after the
morning business, and Senator FELTON, will
have something to say.
Senator Squire of Washington, Chairman
of the Senate Committee on FOrtifcations
and Coast Defenses, said tonight that his
committee would meet in about a week or
ten days to consider the project of estab-
fishing gun plant on the Pacific Coast
The Chief Of Ordnance Of the War Depart
ment, General Flagler, will appear before
the committee and give some expert testi-
| mony.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Director Leech of the Mint was before
the House Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures and was examined relative to
the silver question. He is OF the opinion
that the supply and demand OF silver alone
| regulated its price, and favored an interna-
tional agreement as the best solution Of the
| question.
| Leech having spoken of India's large bal
| ance Of trade, Mckeighan Of Nebraska
asked if that, instead Of showing prosperity
on the part of India, did not show that
! India sold so cheaply that other countries
| preferred to buy Of rather than to sell to
| her? When Leerh responded that a large
| trade balance was generally thought gOOt
thing for a country McKeighan prOpOunded
this question, which vas not satisfactorily
answered: Why then, after 1880, when the
United States had one Of It's largest trade
balances, did we have to cushion the beams
OF our cars TO carry tramp5 on?
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
The National Board of Trade convened
| to-day in its twentysecOnd annual session,
| which will continue several DAYS. Many
| subjects will be considered, including the
| uniformity Of commercial laws, improve
| ment OF public highways, the Torrey Bank
! Tuptcy Bill, amendments to the Interstate
J Commerce Act, Improvements of water
ways and silver legislation.
The Senate in executive session to-day
made the following combinations OF post
masters:
California-Laura Bucknam at Truckee,
| a. S Dingey at Oakdale.
ldaho-Marcus +. Whitman at Mont
| pelier.
Montana-C. F. Little At Glendlye, Mrs.
| Alice Shannon at Red Lodge.
! Oregon-W. II. CT0sley at Forest Grove.
| WashIngton-J. T. Lobaugh at Pullman.
M'KENNA's SPEECH.
! Representative McKenna's speech during
| the general debate on the rules reported by
! the committee is the subject Of much favor
able comment among the Republicans. The
! selection of McKenna by Mr.. Reed to speak
! on the Republican side was a great compli-
ment to the Californian. 1t places him
| in the front rank of the leaders of the
minority. There was q great deal of i'm
! pOrtunitY among the members, who only
| desired five or ten minutes time in which
to be heard, but Mr.. Reed yielded as much
| time to Mr.. McKenna as he desired. The
! CalifOrnian's speech received great atten-
| tiOn from the Republicans and Democrats
alike, and is being pT0fusely complimented
! by his colleagues. Ex-Speaker Reed said
| to-day: Yes, Mckenna Is clean-cut
| talker. | am glad to have him by my side"
MEMORIALS PRESENTED.
Senator FELTON, to-day presented a memo
! rial from the Humboldt Chamber OF Com
merce praying for legis Station looking to the
| early completion of the Nicaragua Canal.
| Senator DOlph presented resolution of the
| Federated Trades Assembly of Portland,
! Oregon, demonstrating against allowing
! United States military bands to compete
/ with civil bands; also memorial OF the
! Blalock Wheat-grOwng Company of Ore
| gOn praying for the passage of law au-
| thOriZing them to purchase OF tue Govern
| ment at 81 % per acre the land purchased
! by them OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
! Company within the limits of Its grant and
! improved prior to the passage Of the law
| foTfeiting railroad grants.
| SUIT AGAINST A DEAD SENATOR.
| A suit in equity has been brought in behalf
! OF the assignee of Green q Bateman of New
! York and Bateman & Co. of Washington
| against the estate of the late Senator Plumb
| of Kansas for S347,2 ,296, his subscription to
the stock of the Atlantic and DanVilIe
Railway.
| POSTMAsTERS APPOINTED.
c. J. Campbell was to-day appointed
| Postmaster at Candy, ModOc County, Cal,
vice +. W. Caldwell, removed; T. c. Wood
! worth at Leon, san Diego County, vice a.
| L. Platt, resigned, and +. Z, StrOdle at Ra-
vena, Los Angeles County, vice w. r. LO-
| peZ, resigned.
| BOWERS AS A DEBATER.
! Representative Bowers of the Southern
] California District is making a reputation
| in Congress as a humOrist. Although a new
| member Mr.. Bowers is not timid. He jumps
| into debate and cOmbats the sharpest talk
ers, acquitting himself with credit.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
California pensions granted to-day we're:
Samuel d. Paunels. Benjamin Fisher, Oil
yer Banis, Aaron Parker, William w. Per-
ren Alpha, Palmer Miller, Anna E. AXE
| and Annie G. Fisher.
PERSONAL MENTION
General Cutting has returned from New
York. Senator FELTON, arrived to-day from
| New York City. Z. w. Britt of San Diego
| is at the Arlington.
THE WORLDS FAIR INVESTIGATION.
The House Committee on the Worlds
Fair to-day decided to report to the House
the Wold's Fair stigatiOnresOlutiOn, in
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