New-York tribune., 1896-03-31
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
r. J. FRANKLIN NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
OF ARIZONA.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHIP cANAL-GENERAL
WHEELER HAS AN IDEA-THE POST
OFFICE BILL IN THE SENATE.
Washington. March SO.-The President to-day sent
10 the Senate the following nominations
r. J. Franklin, of Arizona. to be Governor OF
captain A. " Reed to be commodore,
Commander F. A. Cook. to be caP'ns.' ns 70 he
b. Dusenberry Of NewJersey, to be an asl 81
sistant appraiser of merchanu'se III '"e
Frs Assistant Engineer wets Pedrick OF Mew
Iarsev 70 be a chief engineer In the reVehue-'"'''
service.
- cha Senate to-day a joint resolution was In
,oducod increasing the total cost OF the ne" ap
nra,ser.s warehouse in New-York by slzo'o"' mar
, ,be aggregate sl775oo0. This amount IS neces.
saTy in order strengthen tae h,'afdnS 70
-. ,he nronosed construction OF the puliuns ~
10 tne photoht ,han was at first contempIaiea,'
Pending this strengthening. all WORK o" ''e '"'
Ing has been stopped.
ca,.r,l Wheeler Dem. Ala) has onerea III 'ne
House bill providing that 50 long as the sor ''"
dard is maintained in this country 'he s"' ...,.s.
all of1cals including Congressnen bui eSceprms .psns
tomrths the salaries as provided by law
Representatives Crowther. Burton. Bar'ho''' van
t1orn and Tracy of Missouri. appeared before 'ne
, a continuation OF the annual Appropriation oi
60 ooo Win the emergency fund OF Nccsn for the
mnTovement Of the Missouri River on me sSs'gm, I'm
that has been devised and put INTO ope'''o'' ''
thc Missouri River Commission
Tho S.,o,e Committee on Appropriations to-day
.norted the Postoflce bill net increase Oh sio'<'
ooe 60 made TO the House bill the total as reported
. ,h senate being ss3l71 5s4 The estimates for
1907 were tsisl79a and the bill as passed ny 'he
uouse carried 81. 1885,. The estimated poSa reVe
nues for 1897 are placed ht S?,'s3l2o me che' ne
of increase made by the Senate are as ioo"s' ''c'hS
in postofices $4,000 inland mail transportation by
railroad routes s0O0,Otc; railway postohice car
service 100000; transportation OF foreign mails
$4,000 A reduction OF $4,000 Is made In the Item
f,r rewards for detection of posoicc burglars etc
Among the new provisions incorporated IN the Dill
s the following provided that no posofiice estab-
lished AT any county seat shall be abolished or dis
nsn,inued by reason Of any consolidation of post
offices made by the Postmaster General under exist
hrretofore consolidated shall be established as sep
arate postofiice at such county seat. me 1 n99se
the argregate of $50 specifically into appropria-
tion for et,ercarriers, horse hire stree ,et'er
creases this almost 10000 and makes a lump appro-
priation under the general nean Ss I gooWns prov
sion: For additional compensation TO the oceanic
Steamship COMPANY for iransporns 'ne ne Si5 1y
land and New South Wales via Honolulu, an mails
made up in The United states deSnra %,aes 'cl WE
Jonia and The islands in the Pacific Ocean, 5000
provided tina, said addons g. sur sum- ,ua Tn as 'ne an,hor
lied by the act OF March g. ls'l
Secretary Lamont to-day sent to the House the
report of Major Sears Corps OF Engineers. on the
,xamiNaton and survey for the location OF a ship
canal connecting Lake Superior and the MiSsls''pp
River Major sears states that the Information op-
tanned from examinations made OF various routes
justified the making of survey OF only TWO routes
namely via Allou-z Bay and the Brue ana 81
C.rolx rivers and via St Louis. East Savanna ana
Prairie rivers ana Sandy Lake The cost 81
barga canal So feet wide at the water surface. -
feet vide at the bottom and zee; deep algns
Inc first route - estimated at N@JvD 'xclu'lF,
% cost y. com 3onsation for IN" vested Tlth'- ..
IN. logging interests tt cost Of canal Of similar
dimensions aong the lasi-namcd route Is plncea az
s057s rs exclusive OF COMPENSATION for 'hs N'S.'
rights OF water companies FOR the use o. %a,"r
from the 81, LOUIS RIVER \ steamboat csnha' ~, ~
fee, wide AT the bottom. III feet Woe ~ s nss SUI
fscc and feet deep. along this route VII '2si
abou, sso5il2 The construction OF, OF capa' ng @
the arsf route would take about four ye'rS. AZ.
by the second abou, ten years nc mo, o., s,ys
route for the location OF a." cAhrI INC 81 III.
IS tha. DESIGNATED VIA Ahoue" DAY anu Wv
and -. Croix r'VerS
r-. sera,e Committee on the judiciary 'his
,rorn,nr ordered favorable reports on hnnp'r o'
,rons. hills OF minor importance Next Friday
vas cot apart for the consideration o' the oahk
-. h,ls now before the committee. There ap
80 N no u,,le hope OF such a measure passing
enc cerate AT this session. The majority oi 'ne
committee appear TO be In favor OF voluntary
ha,truptcy act only. and II Is not peieyrI sui t.,
,surs youd meet with favorable cohsiie' q, i,n m
ms o, the Senate. For this reason. mere
is a disposition on the part , o, som. boiev"r oi
Tho conference report on tho Cuban resolutions
,,u m, be called UP In the House before Wednes-
aav Mr. Hit OF Illinois the chairman OF me Rouse
rore,cn Affairs Committee, says there IL no donp'
that the conference report VIII be adop'en dno"t"
+, may nroyoke discussion covering an entire legis
,.,,o :, ; dsv I'm view OF the fact that nuinpcr OF
members who not permitted 10 speak WheI 'l,e
original resolutions were rerore the 'ou'' "'''' VIZ
this occasion TO be heard
A delegstion OF prominent sugar men. headed by
r A Farwell, OF New-Oreans. is In Washington TOT
the purpose OF laying before the ways ana Means
Committee matters regarding the importation oi
German sugars. Germany pays an export duty on
ali s,,g,rs exported by German factories. and the
delegation will ask the committee 70 piace an fuu
tona duty German sugar equai 10 inc eAp''' u'''
paid
secre,arv c,rlisles address on April Is at Chi
capo Il IL stated Will be purely non-partisan 1t
VIII be devoted solely discussion OF the financial
nrol,em in relation to labor. II Is stated here that
several misrepresentation Of the nature OF Secre-
tary Carisles address to he delivered before or
g,,izcd labor and at their invitation nave recently
appeared In the public prints
Solicitor-C;eneral Conrad to-day made motion In
the Supreme Court OF the United States Tor leave
| 20 file on behalf OF Pension Commissioner lochran'
a petIt,on for writ Of mandamus against c. II.
Benedict Judge Of the District Court for the East
ern District OF NewYork, and r. H. Benedict' the
clerk 1t is in order TO obtain the evidence & ., Ma Ia
| thas Fugeira a physician in Brooklyn. VINO re-
fused 10 give testimony before special examiner
| In pension case. and for whom the Judge reiuseu
10 issue a subpoena.
The case OF George W. Russ against Count Joseph
ralrener brought before the Supreme Court cf the
United States a second time. Involving i.li3D acres
of land IN Pacific Reservation III Taso County.
| Texas was again decided to-day by justice fleld
The Judgment Of the lower court awarding Russ
over $1,000 was again reversed. and the case goes
back for another trial.
! The Treasury gold at the close OF business