The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-24
AFFAIRS In WASHINGTON.
Disagreement Over the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill.
CONGRESS- WITHOUT A WOREIEG QUsRUK
appeals in Land Gases Dtcided-POtaI Changes.
Pensions Granted-The President Prepar-
ing for His Summer Trip.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON. June 23.-The agricultural
appropriation bill was disposed of by ths
Senate today ex ept as to one amendment,
on which action was reserved till the Sen
ate meets again on Monday. The amend
ment gave rise TO much discussion and So
much opposition that an aye and no vote
upon it could not be dispensed with, and a
vote would only disclose the absence OF a
quorum. The amendment was in relation
to the monthly crop reports. The bill
as passed by the House requires them 10
be strictly confined to the percentages
and without comment. The Senate Com
mittee on Appropriations recommended the
striking out of the restrictive word, and it
was that recommendation which Vest,
aided by Washburn and others, fought
In the House to-day, after the reading OK
the journal, McMIIin introduced resOlu-
tion that when the House adjourned il
would be unit! Saturday, but Watson raised
the point of no quorum, and the House ad-
j0urned until tomorrow.
Land Cases Decided.
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior Chan
dler has affirmed the decision OF the General
Land Commissioner refusing hearing 20
John B. Montgomery to show why the tiut-
ber land entry of one Custom KOpplin for
section 10 in the Vancouver District OF
Washington should not be cancelled.
The comptroller certif ate approving the
extension Of the corporate existence OF tbs
National Bank of ID. o. Mills 81 Co. Of Sac
ramento to July 6, 1912. was issued to-day
by Comptroller Lacey.
Postal Natter.
Postmasters appointed to-day were as
Caiifornia-Mrs L. D. Bishop at Kaweah.
Tulare County, vice I. Harscheded. re-
signed
Clackamas County, vice w. Evans, resigned:
b. P. Burnett at Starkey, Union County,
vice q. +. Dunn, gned.
Washington j. A. Faubln at Messy
Rock, Lewis County, vice Ii. c. MayfeId.
resigned; Nine S. Smith at S10yoOs, Okan-
ogan County, vice Mrs. Julia Evans. de-
ceased
Complaints have been made to the gen.
eral superintendeDt Of the railway mail
service that mail addressed for delivery at
San jose, Costa Rica, and San Jose de Guate-
mala, is frequently mIssent TO San Jose,
Cal, and orders have been issued To the
postal officials 10 be more careful In the
matter.
PENSIONS AND PERSONALS.
The following pensions have been granted
to Pacific Coast applicants:
California: Original-Alfred Saunders.
Eugene B. Nettleton, Richard w. ketcham.
John Robertson, Andrew K. Coward. George
NJ. Shade, John Brady, Walter w. Wood
cock. Additional: Allen j. Cobb. iu-
crease: Michael RYAN, Henry Hanson.
Original widow - Elizabeth NJ. KOchie-
schang
Washington Observation-Disclosures D. ALI
son, Ebenezer II. Richardson.
The President and Mrs. Harrison will
leave here on the 9TH of Eext month for
Loon Lake, in the Adirondacks, in New
York State, where a cottage has been taken
for the summer. The President will remain
a day or two only. but Mrs. Harrison will
remain until she regains her health.
Hon. Whitelaw Reid arrived here to-day,
and spent the afternoon at the White House
in conference with the President on tlo p0-
litieal situation.