The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL NorEs.

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and bear interest at 3 per cent. The
bill was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
Mr.. Petit grew Of South Dakota
offered an amendment authorizing the
President to suspend the order of Presi-
dent Cleveland Withdrawing millions
of acres from the public domain and
constituting them forest reserves. The
amendment also proposed an appro-
priation Of $50, 600 for surveys of these
lands.
Senator Morgan offered an amend
nent to the Harbor Sundry Civil bill
appropriating $50, 900 for the improve
ment of Pearl harbor, Hawaii. Mr..
Aldrich, Republican, of Rhode Island,
said he sympathized with the purposes
of the amendment, but it should not
be put on this bill, as a similar item
had been rejected by the House last
year. Mr.. Morgan felt that the House
might change its attitude. The
amendment was agreed to.
A joint resolution for the receI tion
of Carlos Gutierrez, son of San Sal
vador's President, at West Point
Academy for instruction, was intro
duced in the Senate by Hawley. A
letter from Secretary Sherman was
read, saying the request had been made
by the Government of Salvador through
the Minister of the Greater Republic
of Central America. Morgan protested
that no recognition of the Greater
Republic of Central America had ever
been made by the United States, and
said Congress ought to be informed
whether there was such a republic.
The resolution. however, was passed.
Congressman Northway of Ohio has
presented to General Robert r. Samp-
son of Arizona, former resident of
the Buckeye State who aspires to be
Consul General to Mexico. For this
post there are already ninety applicants.
The President informed Northway
that the general policy will be to hold
up this class of appointments until
after the tariff bill is passed and Con-
gress had adjourned. The govern
ment printing Office, with its three
thousand places, will probably be
placed outside of the restrictions of
the civil service law by the opinion of
the Attorney General.
An amendment has been put into the
sundry civil bill for the appointment
by the President of four additional
court commissioners for Alaska and
for deputy marshals. While no loca
tions are fixed upon, it is understood
that the new officials will be placed in
the Yukon and Forty-mile Greek val
leys, the first one named to be put at
Circle City. These commissioners will
have all the powers of Justices of the
Peace under the Oregon laws, which
now obtain in the Territory and deputy
marshals will have power to appoint
as many assistants as peace officers as
are necessary. This is the first STEP
in the way of the establishment OF
courts in the great interior valleys of
the Territory, and it probably will be
followed up by sending troops into
the Territory.
The New York Worlds special cor
respondent claims to have inside infor
nation on the tariff bill schedules.
He writes that there will be mos
startling innovations in the tax Oh
beer and tobacco and the duty ON tea
Beer is to be taxed A cents a barre
in addition to the internal revenue O.
a dollar, and an increase of per cen
on tobacco. The tea duty will be II
cents pound. From beer, Tobacco,
and tea an increase of revenue of $50,
900, 900 year is estimated. The WOO
schedule has..been changed materially
Senator Jones, representing the Rock.
mountain herdsmen, has secured tn
rates he demanded ON the lower grade
of woods from ~ to 7 cents pc
pound. Manufacturers will wee
aloud. The sugar trust people wer
partially successful, getting l cent
pound on low grades.
Here are several items in the TART
bill of interest to Cslifornians: TIL
duty ON borax is fixed at cents pc
pound; borates of lime or soda or othe
borate material not otherwise provides
for. containing more than SO per cent @
anby drous boracic acid 4 cents pc
pound; borates Of lime or soda or othe
borate materials not otherwise provide
for containing not more than SO pc
} cent of anhydrous boracic acid, cent
per pound. Olive oil is reduced fror
so cents to 30 cents per gallon; opiur
is increased from IS to IS; quioksilve
r is reduced from 10 to cents pc
pound figs, plums. prunes, prunelles
raisins and other dried grapes, cent
! per pound instead Of az cents; Zant
Q currants, cents per pound, olives
green or prepared in bottles, 90 cent
per gallon instead of 20 cents; i
$ casks, 10 cents per gallon; grapes i
Q barrels or other packages, 20 cents pc
r cubic foot; oranges and lemons, cen
J per pound; almonds, 3 cents instea
! of cents; plain green or colored
Q nodded or pressed and flint lime o
/. lead glass bottles, walls, jars and GOV
Q cred or uncovered demijohns and cal
) boys (any of the foregoingl, filled G
t untitled. and whether their content
4 be dutiable or free, except such as COZ
+ tian merchandise subject to an ad val
n orem rate of duty or to a rate Of dut
. based in whole or lin part upon til
4 value thereof, shall pay duty as TO
/. lows: If holding more than one pin
Q seven-eights of l cent per pound;
/. holding not more than one pint an
, not less than one-fourth of pint, !
: cents per pound; if holding less tina
$ one-fourth of pint. 40 cents per gros
v provided that none of the foregoiu
0 articles shall nav a less rate of dnt