The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-08
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

A strong fight will be made by Eng
lish Conservatives against Canada's
granting charter to the
British Yukon Chartered Company.
The President has decided to no
longer oppose the Cuban belligerency
resolution and to sign it as soon as it
has passed the House. He will ap-
point Stewart Woodford of New York
Minister to Spain.
After the approval of the journal
the House under a special rule,
adopted a bill appropriating $4,000
for the repair Of dry dock No. 8 at
New York, which receAtly was dis
covered to be leaking badly.
One thousand dollars additional
has been ordered spent at Mare Island
Navy Yard by the Bureau of Cons
truction and Repairs at the request of
Congressman Hilborn. This will con-
tinue during the current month the
whole of the present force. which will
be kept at work under the regular ap-
preparation.
Senator Allen has reintroduced his
resolution of last Congress declaring
that a masters sale of the Union
Pacific or Kansas Pacific would not
be binding on the Government. and
directing the Committee on Pacific
Railroads to inquire what authority
the Executive Department has in the
premises.
The following contracts have been
awarded at Washington by the Light
house Board for furnishing miscel.
laneous supplies for the next fiscal
year: Hardware, Miller, Sloss &
Scott, San Francisco, $768; engineer
supplies, same firm, $25l; lumber,
Humboldt Mill and Lumber Company,
Sl2Sl;paints, oils, etc., G. M. Yates,
$lS2; electrical supplies, ]. NJ. Klein,
1858.
Latimer of South Carolina asked
unanimous consent to have considered
a bill declaring State capable of en-.
tirely controlling the liquor traffic.
This, w. A. Stone, of Pennsylvania
said was an outgrowth of local fight
in South Carolina in which the courts
had made decision and was not q
proper matter for consideration by the
House. He objected to its consider.
alton.
Matches caused something of con.
test in the discussion of the tariff
question. Allison moved to disagIe t
to the committee amendment of 20 pei
cent ad valorem and to agree to the
House rates, with changes making the
rate 8 cents per gross boxes, in place
of 10 cents, and thIee-fourths of cent
per thousand. when in ported in bulh
in place of 1 cent. Vest and Gray op.
posed the rates, the latter stating that
the business was enormously profitable
Allison's proposals were agreed TO-
Dingley of Maine from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means presented
a favorable report on joint resolution
providing that foreign exhibitors al
the Omaha exposition in 1898 may
bring to this country laborers to pre-
pare and have charge of exhibits
Two amendments provide that tn,
Secretary of the Treasury shall fix tn,
number of laborers to enter the coun
try and that they should leave tn,
United States within three month";
from the termination of the exposition
The following pensions, restoration
and applications for increase hav
been granted to residents of the Pa
oifiic Coast. California = Origina
Chester N. Eldred, Soldiers Home
Los Angeles; Aaron Goodwin, Veter
ans Home, Napa. Twenty years ser
vice, Benjamin Sherman, Mare eIs
land. Restoration, supplemental am
increase, Isaac R. King, Los Angeles
Original widows, etc., Mary McAllis
ter, Oakland; Julia A. Blockburger
Pasadena; special, June 8th, Mar,
Bigelow, San Rafael. Oregon - In
crease, William H. Perry, Hood River
Reissue and increase. Fred Gorb, Tai
ent Original widow. Isabel Baker
Portland Washington = Jesse
Green, Deep Creek. Arizona Territor
Original widow, Stellea b. Latta
Winslow.
1t is understood that, owing to tn
act that so much business hangs o.
which will need the attention of tn
President after Congress adjourns
the trip to Utah and the West gener
ally has been abandoned by the Execu
tive. Had the session closed by tn
LIST of July he would have undoubted
ly made an effort to take this occasio
to see the West. AS it is, plans ar
now being made for journey to Vel
lowstone Park IN August, and there j
a chance that this excursion will b
extended to take in the Pacific Cuas
States. Invitations have been receive
from nearly every city and town c
size west of the Rockies asking 70 b
put on the route of the trip and
cordial reception is assured. TIL
Utah delegation does not abando
hope, and will make another effort I
induce the President to visit the ne,
State.
The following changes have bee
made in the tariff bill as reported I
the Senate on motion of Allison: Pars
graph 800 was amended so as to rea6
Printing paper, unsized, sized q
glued, suitable only for books an
newspapers, 10 per cent ad valoren
provided that no such paper shaI
pay less rate of duty than $40 of
cent per pound. In paragraph 39s
relating to papers known as copyin
papers etc., new committee amend
ment was inserted. including "bibr
lous paper. The rate of the CON
mittee amendm ant on these pane,
weighing over six pounds and not ovs
ten pounds to the ream and lette
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