The morning call., 1892-04-26
Civil Service Investigation Begun by
House Committee.
EVIDENCE OF THE POSTMASTER. .CENER Al.
10 Punishment Provided for VielsterS of the
0leOmargarine Act-Cod of the Bering
Sea Sealing Treaty.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

OF Omaha, Neb., and the American Ex-
change National Bank OF Chicago. for the
Ainsworth NaiiOnrl Bank OF Portland; the
Frst National Bank of New York, for tho
First National Bank of Waitsburg, Wash;
the Hanover National Bank of New York
and the Continental National Bank of Chi
eago. for the Phoenix (AriZ.) National Bank.
Dr. NJ. l.. Adams has been appointed a
member of tie Board of Pension Examining
SURGEONS at Olympia. Wash.
j. Ii. Quackenbush otValley Center, Cal,
mas been awarded the contract for carrying
the mail between Valley Center and Nellie,
Cal. at 1856 8S
The following Pacific Coast postmasters
were appointed to-day:
Oregon-LinDe NJ. Savage at Chemwa,
Marion County. vice g. H. Irwin, resigned;
). Lindy at Mimic. Union County, vice +.
L. Ball, resigned; w. II. LivermOre at St.
John. Multnomah County. vice b. o. Sev-
erance. resigned.
Leave of absence for two months and ten
qays 41A,s has been granted to First Lieutenant
William ,. Bi0die Jr, Fourteenth Infantry.
captain ;. III. Lincoln, Tenth Infantry. Is
granted sick leave Tor six months.
Civil Service vestigation.
Tne House committee on reform in civil
service to-day began an investigation into
the allegations that the civil service law had
been violated by Federal officials at Balti-
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt in
May, 1891, and the committee is directed to
ascertain whether any or all of the guilty
officials are sill in Office, and whether they
have been Indicted or prosecuted. Post
MASTER General Wansmaker was the first
witness. He said the Postmaster at Balt-
more had asserted that injustice had been
dDne his employees in Koosevelts report,
and witness thereupon ordered an investi-
CATION by Postoffi 2 inspectors, who re-
ported 1T is our opinion the facts do not
Justify the dismissal of 2l employees. or any
ons OF them, for the violation OF the civil SER
vice laws As charged" The employees in the
case, said the witness, were poor men,
soldiers and sons of soldiers, and the amount
of their contributions was not much larger
than the sum required to pay for the rrint-
Ing OF the report of the Civil Service Com
mission. Nanamaker said he did not think
any untruthful persons ought TO be en-
pl0yed, but he called attention to the fact
that 10 OF the men contended they did not
say the words attributed TO them.
No Punishment Provided.
The United States Supreme Court held
to-day tfat there was no penalty imposed
By the oieOmargarine act upon the dealers
who refused or neglected 10 keep books and
make monthly returns OF the receipts and
sales OF oleomarsar'ne required by the
regulations issued under the provisions of
the act by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. The court says the matter cannot
be made legal offense by the regulation of
a department II Congress intended to
make liable to a penalty the dealers who
failed to keep the required books il should
have done so by dire CT enactment
Cost of the Sealing Treaty.
Secretary Blaine estimates that the cost
10 the United States of carrying out the
Bering Sea sealers' arbitration treaty be-
tween the United States aud Great Britain
will be $4,000, and he, through the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. to-day sent to the
House OF Representatives a request for an
appropriation OF this amount of money.
Proposed additions to the Navy.
Senator Mcpherson to-day introduced a
proposed amendment to the naval appro-
priatiOn bill authorizing the construction of
three double-turret iron or steel harhOr-
defense vessels OF the monitor type Of at
least 1900 tons displacement and speed of
15 knots. In place of the single cruiser pro-
posed by the House bill. They are to carry
two 13-inch rified guns, and be so heavily
armored as TO be invulnerable to shot or
she'll. Five hundred thousand dollars is to
be appropriated for torpedo-boats and tor
pedoes, submarine or otherwise. and in ad-
dition the construction of 10 frst-class tor
pedo- boats is authorized.
Relations with Brazil.
General Foster of the State Department.
who assisted in the reciprocity negotiations
with the Brazilian Government, said this
afternoon: There were several errors in the
dispatch from Rio de JaneirO concerning the
reciprocity agreement with that country, the
principal one being that this Government
pledged itself not TO make q similar agree
ment with any European Government. This
Government (the United States) never was
asked by Brazil TO make such a promise,
and OF course never made it,
Secretary Blaine subsequently indorsed
Fosters statement as correct, and Senior
Mendonca. the Brazilian Minister. said he
had already denied similar statements
emanating from ex-Minister Barbosa
These reports. said Mendoncs. are being cir
culated by the enemies of the present Gov
eminent solely for political purposes.
Land Cases Decided.
In the appeal case of Horace F. Haver
| against Harry Gordon, Assistant Secretary
| of the Interior Chandler has reversed the de-
! cision of the General Land Commissioner
which held Tor cancellation Havei's pre-
emption filing. Consequently Gordon's
entry is Cancelled aud the land involved
| awarded to Haver
In the case of Henry Brubaker the Land
| Commissioner decision rejecting Brubak-
| eIs final proof of section l. Vsala land
district. is set aside and the case returned
for such action as may be proper In the
| appeal case of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company and Robert NJ. Woods
against Benjamin Carey, involving land in
the Visalia land district. Secretary Noble
liuulLcu tile utCiSIOu Ol tte ueuer0i
| Land Commissioning and ordered the entry
and proof OF Carey's claim to be suspended
until the validity Of the eompany's indem-
nifty selection is passed upon by the depart
| ment.
Pensions and Pos,masters.
| Pensions have been granted as follows
| California: Originals-Georgs Scott Turn
bull, Melvin +. Lovejoy, Frederick Born.
| Joseph III. Clarkson, Jonathan Moon. viii
| liam Brown, Joseph Os;enberger, John
| Lewis. August Fluehe, Edward May; addi-
tionai, Charles w. Speake; increase. James
| W. Lyons.
| Oregon: Original-George C. F. Wulff
Washington: Original = John Hankin-
sen; additonal-George Hagan, Francis c.
| Mcconnell. Levi Summers; increase, VIII
liam 2. johnson.
Capital No tcs.
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased $4,000 ounces Of silver at .S710 and
| .ST19.
The President, Secretary Foster. Secre-
tary Rusk and Postmaster General Wana-
maker leave for New York tomorrow
afternoon to attend the laying OF the corner
stone OF the Grant monument.
| Ihe Worlds Fair committee OF the House
this morning listened to the arguments in
favor OF appropriations by the Government,
the speakers being members OF the Chicago
Directory Of the Worlds Fair.
The Supreme Court this morning, in The
case growing out OF the Insolvency Of the
Wabash Railroad, decides that receivers
are not Obliged to pay rentals on non- paying
lines leased to the Wabash at the time the
road became bankrupt. nor to make such
claims preferred ones.
IL the bill introduced In the House to-day
by Clark OF Wyoming becomes a law, the
| right of franchise will be extended to every
woman In the country over 81 years of ag,
TO vote for Representatives in Congress.
CON ESS