The morning call., 1892-02-06
The POSTOFFICE site.
The Responsibility Transferred TO the
Beard Of Supervisors.

WASHINGTON, Feo. 5.-AttOrney- General
Miller having decided that San Francisco
must release the end of Jessie street 10 the
Government if the lat.er is to secure perfect
title to the property on the corner of Seventh
and Mission streets, ex-Judge Harvey
Brown expressed the opinion that the city
would be willing to release the ground in
question. Accordingly he has opened up
telegraphic communication with persons in
San Francisco. 1t is understood here an
effort will be made at once 10 get the city
Supervisors to Telnquish its claim. Thus
the decision virtually rests with San Fran
cisco as TO Owhether the Seventh and Mission
streets property will stand as the POstOtfice
site.
If the Supervisors decide to release the
end of Jessie street this will be construed
by the Postoffiee Commissioners here as
indicating that the San Francisco people
take no stock in any charges of fraud that
have been made, or that the property is not
worth one-half of 81. 100000. Ii the release
is made the Treasury Department will pre-
sumo that San Francisco is satisfied with the
Seventh and Mission streets site, as evil
denced by her council, and acting on this
presumption the money will be paid to l..
q. Harvey.
If, however, the Board of Supervisors de-
cides not TO release the Jessie-street end
the site will, of course, have to be rejected,
as the AttOrney-G General is firmly of the
opinion that the title will not be complete
without it,
The Treasury officials are very we'll
pleased with the shape matters have taken.
as it let's them out of their dilemma and
shifts the responsibility on San Francisco
itself.
ANTI-CHINEsE BILLS.
The House Committee on Immigration to-
day further discussed the subject of Chi
neSe immigration, but came to no conclu-
sion. There is an evident disposition on
the part of the members of the committee to
report bill in relation to the subject at an
early day. A Subcommittee on Chinese
immigration was appointed to-day consist
ing of Geissenhanar. Hare and Ketchum.
They arranged for a meeting tomorrow
with Chairman Stump and Representative
Geary of California, both of whom intro
duced bills to prohibit Chinese immigration.
The subcommittee hopes to report its con-
clusions to the full committee at special
meeting next week.
sUB-CoMMITTEEs APPOINTED.
The Chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee announced the appoint
ment of the following subcommittee:
Customs-Springer. Whiting and Burrows;
Internal Reyenue-McMillan, SShively and
McKenna; Reciprocity and Commercial
Treaties-Turner, Cochran and Reed; Ad-
ministra ton of Revenue Laws-Wilson,
Stevens and Dalzell; Public Debt-Mont-
gomery, Bryan and Payne, The tariff queS-
tiOE will not come up before any sub-cOm-
mittees, jurisdiction over the subject being
retained by the full COMMITTEES.
THE DUTY ON TIN.
Congressman Bunting of New York to-
day introduced two tariff bills. One places
a duty of a cent pound on tin plate or ag-
gers tin and l 2-10 cents a pound on tin
plates. with a drawback of less than per
cent of the duty paid on the exported arti-
cles made from imported plates. After De-
tober /. 1896, the articles named are to be
placed on the free list The second bill re-
peals, after July l. 1S93 the duty of 4 cents
pound on pig tin.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following California pensions have
been granted: Henry c. McCready, Calvin
W. Sheridan, William l.. Brown, Joseph
Sullivan. Job ID. Wilkinson, Isaac n. Ever
cit, Albertus a. Hopkins, Ramon SamanO,