The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-29
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

tnUusanu leeL Will ne reported.
IL is learned that Secretary Gage has
written a letter to Senator Allison
suggesting the ACCESSIBILITY of putting
a tax of cent a pound on all refined
sugar made from stock imported prior
To- the passing Of the pending bill.
There was hot debate in the SEN
ate on reducing tine price of armor
plating from $425 to 5000 per ton on
the next three battleships. Butler
presented a carefully revised statement
estimating the profits at the $425 rate
as being 81 100000.
Captain W. L. Merry of San Fran
cisco has been promised the office of
Minister to Nicaragua. Salvador and
and Honduras. Merry will succeed
Lewis Baker of st. Paul. He will &C.
cupy the Legation building at Nicara-
qua. The place is worth $4,000 a
year.
The Dingley Tariff Bill passed the
Senate, after a discussion lasting six
weeks and one day, during which
time it has received 81 amendments.
The final vote stood 80 to 20. A con-
ference with the House is the next step
to be taken before the bill becomes a
law.
Owing to the combined request of
several prominent senators President
Mckinley has instructed the State De-
partment to withhold the Behring
Sea fisheries correspondence on the
ground that its publication at present
would create resentment in Great
Britain.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations will this week make fav-
orable report on the resolution intro.
duced a few days ago by Senator
Berry, requesting the President to de.
mand the immediate release of Ona
Melton, the American newspaper cor.
respondent who was captured on board
the filibuster Competitor, and who has
been in confinement in Cuba for the
last twelve months.
| Senator Stewart has moved to recall
from the House the concurrent resolu.
tion directing the Secretary of War tc
advertise for bids for the breakwatel
at San Pedro according to the project
recommended by the board of United
States engineers. Stewart arg ued that
| the resolution is uselss. Senator
White said Stewart was acting for the
Southern Pacific. After a sharp ex
change of personalities the motion tt
recall was rejected.
The President has granted pardonl
in the following cases: John Red
mond, sentenced in Kentucky t
eighteen months for possessing coun
terfeit coin; G. W. Tilley, sentenced
in Georgia to three years and a fine TO
pension frauds. Pardons have beef
denied to Frank Callahan, sentenced il
the district of Columbia to three year
for larceny, and Justin Dudley, sen
fenced in Utah to fifteen years TO
incest.
The Senate Committee on Foreigl
Relations reported resolution au
thoriziDg President Mckinley to TAX
such measures as he might deem neces
sary to obtain indemnity from tn
Spanish Government for injuries don
to certain naturalized American citi
zens by the Spanish authorities of San
tiago de Cuba. The resolution author
ICES the President 'to employ sue
means and to exercise such power a
may be necessary" to obtain the de
sired end.
Another hearing has been given b
Secretary of the Navy Long to repre-
sentatives of firms interested in secur
ing contracts for building the ney
torpedo boats. After several consulta
tions with boards of bureau chiefs
Secretary Long has decided that one O
the boats shall be of $50 tons, anothe
of less than $50, and the third of "a
tons. This will narrow competition t
bids covering the tonnage given
Every person interested will be give
chance to be heard on the merits o
the type or types he represents.
. Two of the questions which, it j
stated upon good authority, have bee
decided recently are those affectin
lead ore and white pine lumber. Their
has been determined fight on til
part of the House conferees to get lea
ore to one cent a pound, but Senate
Jones of Nevada. representing til
lead-mining industry, has taken sue
firm position against any chang
from the Senate figures that the Hous
repres sntatives apparently have yielde
: finally. The question has been LET
in such shape, however, that 1t can b
returned to and it may be reopeneG
The names of the following resident
of the Pacific Coast States have bee
placed on the pension roll: Californi
Original, William Hunt. San Frar
cisco. Additional, Ambrose Craie
Soldiers Home, Los Angeles. Re
issue, John Hufferman, Oakland. RI
, issue and Increase. William Converse
Soldiers Home, Los Angeles. Origi
! nal widow, Sarah s. Purdy, San Jose
: Mexican war widow. Susan +. Tayr
ton. Peralta. Oregon Reissue
: George I. Ledford, Hillsbo1o. R,
. issue and Increase. John A. Handy
=. Ella. Original widows, etc., Mar
. Wash, (mother), Latourell Fal
Northumberland, George {
Freeland, Spokane.
q The National Woman's Christia
o Temperance Union is in receipt of new
Z that the Australian National Societ
has elected Lady Windeyer. Mr.
b Ware, Mrs. Ardell and Miss Vincen
Miss Cummins and Miss Valdez del
Y gates to the worlds convention to
b held in Toronto in October Word hi