The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-30
Why the President Vetoed the MeGar.
rahan Claim.
AGRICULTURE AND THE TARIFF.
Report Of the Congressional COmmittee-The John.
son Island 0WnershiD-The COlVille Indian
Reservation Pensions and POstOffceS.
Special to THE MoRNINs CALL.

| WASHINGTON, July 29.-The President
| has vetoed the McGarrahan claim bill.
The bill passed Congress one week ago
and has been pending for the last %
years. The President bases his objec-
tion to the bill on the ground that it is
so framed as to give the full protection to
the New Indria Mining Company to the full
extent of its largest claim, While throwing
upon the United States the responsibility
which the company should bear if the title of
McGarrahan Is established. 1t seems clear
10 the President that McGarrahan is not
| entitled to the relief given by the bill, and
| that it does not adequately protect the in
terests of the United States
Democratic Report on the Tariff.
Hatch, from the Committee on Agriculture
to-day submitted a report on the effect of
the present tariff law upon agriculture. 1t
saws there has been steady decline in
prices oil tarm property since the war,
while under the same laws other interests
have been more Temuneratye and prosper
GUS. The report insists that under the low
tariff OF 1876 agriculture enjoyed the greatest
prosperity. The result Of the prohibitye
tariff has been to prejudice the European
nations, our best buyers, against the United
States. and IN the retaliation VIII ich fol-
lowed agriculture sustained an irreparable
Injury. The American farmer is compelled
with the pauner and slave labor of Asia and
Africa, W hich suDsiSts on wages averaging
less than So per month. Reciprocity is de-
nounced as fimsy attempt to deceye the
farmers.
White Of Iowa D.) in an additional report
says that no class of citizens are so thor
oughly handicapped by the protective sys-
TEN as the farmers of the Mississippi Y al
ley engaged in raising hogs and cattle.
The Republican View.
Funston OF Kansas (Republican) pre-
sented a minority report. 1t says the fact that
the Democrats in the House with a major
lty OF l53 are about 10 adjourn without any
effort to repeal the Mckinley law should
settle the question as tc whether or not, in
the opinion of the majority of the House,
the law Is wrong and oppressive. The min
ority report recites the benefits of reciproc-
lty and insists that the statement that
farms had shruGk in value is a mere
assertion Tor which sthGTe are no data.
In no other age, in no other country, and at
no other tine in this country, has there
been law of an economic character passed
in which the interests OF any class OF per-
sons were more carefully guarded than
those of the farmer in the Mckinley law.
The johnson Island Case.
The State Department has made search
OF the record. and it has referred to the
opinion by the Attorney General given to
tie State Department IN 1859, In which he
holds that johnson Island must be deemed
as appertaining to the L nted States by
reason OF the visit of the ship Palestine
July p, 1858. while in the service of the Pa
cihc Guapo Company, which left men in
actual occupation of the island. This de-
cIsion is contained III volume * in "Opin-
ions Of Attorney General" page 364
Pensions and Postoffices.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California - James MeIntosh, Thomas
Simpson. John Brown, Aquilla A. Tharp,
John E. A. Brent, Charles Charnock,
Anderson c. Bagwen, John Shea, David j.
King, William Ryan, Alex Luckett, Fred
erick Schultz, George ". Hutchings. Jere-
miah Sandey, Robert Johnston, Aaron K.
Gates, Charles Hyler. George w. Page.
Renewal Robert r. Van Sickler. Hoza r.
Allen.
Noble S. McKinsey was to-day appointed
postmaster at Susanyilie, CUR
Land Cases Decided.
In the case Of Theodore SchwaIing VS..
John d. Robertson, involving land in the
Independence district of California the
Commissioners decision Is affirmed.
The Commissioners decision is also
affirmed in the case of Philip Rawlins VS..
Henry q. Fillmore, involving timber land
in the Humboldt district.
Capital Notes.
Senator Colquitt. who was prostrated by
the heat yesterday, is better, but Is unable
to leave his bed
ing all persons now on the Colvile Indian
reservation in Washingto without express
authority to- leave the same without delay.