Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-11
WASHINGTON MISCELLANY.
Charges to BE Observation-Disclosures
-Bluefiel Correspondence.

-Bluefields Correspondents.
Washington, Jan. 3.-Charges of po
litical assessments and of partisan re-
movals in the San Francisco custom
house have been under consideration by
the civil service commission some time
through correspondence with the col
lector and others in San Francisco The
commission has determined to make
thorough investigation and an agent
will be sent to conduct an inquiry at
the custom house probably within
month.
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania has in
troduced in the senate his proposed
amendment to the urgent deficiency bill
amending the tariff law by striking out
all the provision for an income tax and
substituting a new wooden schedule,
including a duty on raw wool.
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate: Herbert
W. Bowman, consul general at BARGE
Iona, SPAIN Andrew j. Patterson of
Tennessee, consul at Demerara, British
Guiana; It. Frank Clark, Florida. at
torney of the United States for the
southern district of Florida; commits
sioner of immigration, Walter p. Strad-
ley of California, at San Francisco;
4.
Judge advocate general, to be judge ad-
vocate general, with the rank of briga-
der general; Lieutenant Commander
Franklin Hanford to be commander;
Past Assistant Engineer Robert w.
| Gait to be chief engineer. Probate
| Judges, territoy of Utah--Joseph Judd
for the county of Sanpete; l.. Nielsen for
the county of Carbon. Postmasters--
! TIL,
Fletcher Horn. Grants Pass, Or; James
II. Long, Petaluma. Cal; Frank ]. Win
| gard, Long Beach, California; w. 5.
| Dudley, Healdsburg, Cal.
| AS result of the increase of postal
business during the last three months.
| 30 international money order offices. 80
domestic money order offices and 102
limited money order offices will be es-
| tablished January. Among the new in
ternational Offices are Angels Camp
Lorin and Tomales, Cal.
The president today sent to the senate
800 pages of correspondence relative to
Bluefelds, accompanied by letter OF
| Secretary Gresham summarizing the
important events that have taken place
there. The secretary says this govern
ment has steadily recognized the SOW
ereignity of Nicaragua over the reser'
walton. and Great Britain has given as
surances that it does the same.
Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Sec
rotary Hamlin today gave a hearing
to representatives of the Sugar I'm
porters' Association of New York or
the subject of securing uniform basis
of value on imported sugars. Secretar!
Carlisle granted the request of the com
mittee for permission to file a brief II
the matter, setting forth their griev
ances and wishes as to the method o
relief.
The treasury department was advised
today of the withdrawal of 100000 IL
gold for export to Canada, leaving tn
amount of the gold reserve at $S5.994,
O32. The cash balance in the treasur
, was 1851, 279.501.
The president gave the annual stat
dinner to his cabinet tonight. The flu
: marine band was in attendance an
. played national airs throughout tn
evening. Fifty-four guests were pres
| ent.
The commissioners of the revenu
bureau will begin sending out taxpaS
y ers' return blanks for the assessmer
of the internal income tax under IN
act of August 2S, 1894.