The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-01
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

The taxes ON beer and tea will be
stricken out Of the Dingley tariff bill.
II. e. Benner has been appointed
Postma ster at Mantou, Tehama county,
Cal, vice w. T. Hurt removed.
IL is estimated that the Government
is losing three million dollars a week
in revenue by the delay in the passage
Of the tariff bill.
Senator Perkins is much pleased
over his success in getting satisfac-
tory tariff on citrus fruits, raisins, cur
ants and chicory.
Lubin's Novel Proposition for an
export bounty on agricultural exports
was defeated in the Senate recently
Only ten votes were cast for it.
1t is announced that ex.Attorney
General Richards of Ohio, an intimate
friend Of President Mckinley, will
be appointed Solicitor. General July lst
Secretary Long has issued an order
exempting from civil service examina-
tion restrictions, in addition to veter-
ans, men honorably discharged from
the naval or military service during
the war.
]. @. Boatman of Oakland, who has
been in Washington as the private
seoetary of Congressman Hilborn, has
been appointed as an agent of the
Treasury Department for the salmon
fisheries in Alaska.
T. A. MacFarland has been appointed
Postmaster at Live Oak, Suffer county,
vice James Hedges, removed. Com
missions were issued to Philip johnson
at Fields Landing, CAL, and Joe d.
Frasier, at Windsor, Cal.
A bill has beer, reported from the
pension committee giving eight dollars
per month to all surviving soldiers or
widows of the various Indian wars.
1t will increase the pension payments
seven and half million dollars.
A bill will soon be submitted to Con-
gress authorizing the President to
prorogue temporarily the commercial
treaties with Germany and France,
Italy, Great Britain and Belgium, all
of which expired at the end OF May.
The Alaskan boundary treaty has
been reported in executive session by
Senator Turpie. The report recon-
mends the ratification Of the treaty,
with an amendment making it clear
that the United States comedies none
OF its seaooast rights by accepting Mt.
st. Elias as the initial point for the
boundary line.
1t has been decided to make the
Gear bill" providing for commits
sion composed of three Cabinet officers,
to settle the Pacific railroads debt,
special order of business immediately
after the tariff is disposed of. This is
point scored by Huntington and his
men. The railroaders are also in good
spirits over an assurance from the In
terstate Commerce Commission that
the anti-scalpers' bill will be reported
favorably to the Senate.
Specifications for the San Francisco
Postoffice building have been mailed
to Collector of the Port jackson for
advertisement. These will provide for
the excavations for foundations and
sub-structure. There will elapse at
least four weeks before the bids will
be in order for opening, and then at
least five days will be necessary for ex-
animation by the department here,
which will make it August LIST before
there will lie any chance for actual
work ON the building to commence.
No further details will be considered
until the new architect is installed,
when there will be an effort made to
have new plans for superstruoture
made.