The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-23
COAST INTERESTS.
A Large Sum Appropriated for Hydraulic
Mining Relief Impending Debris.

WASHINGTON, March % The House
COMMITTEES on Mines and Mining agreed
unanimously to-day to report the hydraulic
mining bill with a favorable recomm enda-
tion. The bill to be reported is identical
with Caminetti's, with the 3-per-cent tax
clause added. 1t appropriates S4500O0.
Patents were to-day issued TO Pacific
Coast inventors as follows: Julius Fiinck,
San francisco. cash and package carrier;
Taylor W. Heintzleman and c. L. Noyes,
Sacramento. valve gear for compound en-
gines; Merrill A. Howe, San Francisco.
insertable saw-bit; Joseph J. Lefebure and
j. Cessna. Redding, Cal, bar fixture;
Charles W.. Meiean, Santa Paula. Cal,
centrifugal honey extractor; Rebecca e.
San Francisco. attachment for ranges Ed
ward North, Newhall, Cal, check or order
book; James NJ. Thompson. San Francisco,
ore coneentrator; James Tulloch, Angels
Camp, Cal, concentration; Charles Dicken-
son, Portland. Oregon, paper-weight.
Butler of Iowa to-day reported to the
House from the Committee on Invalid PEN
sions. bill granting pension of S12 per
month to women who served in the war as
army nurses, provided they are without
other adequate means of support than their
own daily labor.
Land Cases Decided.
In the case of Andrew Elliott VS.. George
X. Older, involving land in Oregon City,
Oregon, the application for writ of GER
tiorari was denied.
In the case of Charles A. West vs.. the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. the
Commissioner decision is affirmed, reject
ing the railroad oompany's claim to land in
North Yakima district.
Postoffices and Pensions.
A new postoffice has been established at
Merle. San Diego County, Cal. Nathana A.
Eaton, Postmaster. The postoffice at
Plevna, Klamath County. Oregon, has been
discontinued. After March 81 the special
service from Honghton to Pontiac, King
County, WASH. will DO discontinued.
The following combinations of Postmas-
ters were made in the Senate to-day: Cali
fornia-Joseph w. Cavis. Stockton; WASH
ington-Charles ID. Kimball. Mount Vernon
G. S. McWilliams. 0akesdale; e. L. Whit
temore, Kent.
L. A. McGrath has been appointed Post
master at Bismarck, Pierce County. WASH.
vice j. +: McGrath. resigned; j. F. Cogle
at Earl. Lincoln County. Wash, vice r.
Earl, removed; w. ID. Morehouse at Erie,
Marion County. Oregon, vice NJ. j. Heath,
resigned.
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing:
California: Original-Charles II. Sheldon.
Nicholas Deede, Charles II. James. George
S. Ingalls,, Edwin Ashdown, Samuel Nc
Bane. Lyman Hotaling, David X. Eubank,
John L. Collins, Ferdinand Siebertz. George
harrington, Alvin eake samuel A. kenl-
sen, George Van Buskirk, Henry A. Butt
ner, John A. Bachelor, WILDER n. Briggs
Additonal-Maurice Krasynski, Sydnev f.
Baker, Royal W. Scoville. Increase-John
=. Gardner. Original widows-Prisclla j.
Dakes. Mary Burke. Margaret Stone, Mary
4. o. O'Brien.
Oregou-Daniel Murphe, Jacob Ruber,
Solomon Berliner, Ephraim Stevens. De-
ceased-William o. Ridgeway. Original
widOws-Rhoda Myers, Y olo, Lydia Gruber.
Washington: Originai-Andrew j. West,
John w. III. Sallee, Armeneyile Bernier.
Nathan White. Additional = Archibald
Parker. William Matheral. Robert Smith,
Jonathan r. Fuller, George j. Eastiand,
Thomas Gates. Increase-Richard Huston.
Reissue and increase-Wallace Z. March.
Capital Notes.
Speaker Coombs has been indorsed for
the Japanese mission and will likely be ap-
pointed.
The following pension examiners were
appointed to-day: DIR. George B. Smith at
Auacortes. Wash, and nj. r. Peck at Col
vile. Wash.
Senator FELTON, called ON the President to-
day.
Surveyor General Reichert OF California
is in the city.
Representative Bowers bill to carry out
the recommendation of the Secretary of the
Interior concerning the Mission Indians at
| tanning, Cal, passed the Senate to-day.
] Five thousand dollars is appropriated.