The McCook tribune., 1897-12-24
w.sU,xcroN NOTES.

| WASHINGTON HOIBSs
Among the promotions made in the
Treasury department recently was
that of c. M. C. Spooner of Iowa from
81, 200 clerkship TO one OF $l,4OO.
First Assistant Postmaster General
| Heath has received the application OF
Alvin Denim of Omaha for the posi-
! ton of watchman and janitor OF the
new Omaha building.
Representative Strobe Of Nebraska
has presented n petition of the Amer
lean Sugar Growers society urging
consideration by congress OF the Ha-
waiian annexation scheme.
Representative Maxwell of Nebras--
ka has introduced a bill appropriating
$4,000 for repairing and increasing
the height of rip-rap work on the
right bank of the Missouri river op-
pOsite South Sioux City, Neb.
In the executive session of the SEN
ate a treaty between this country and
Mexico extending for a year the tife
for making the boundary Hne between
the two countries, was received and
referred to the committee on foreign
relations without being read.
The commissioner Of pensions has
appointed Drs. j. w. Hinkle, G. Nc
Culloch and T.. J. Dickinson to COM
prise a board of examining surgeons
at COrydCn, la. DIR. A. j. Chamberlain
was also appointed to 4 position on
the board az David City, Neb. Br. w
II. Britt will be appointed examining
surgeon at Creighton, Neb., vice Dr..
George Roberts, to be removed.
A bill introduced by Senator EliIins
restores all the lands III the Annette
island, Alaska, to the public domain,
except those in the southwestern pc
ninsula OF the island. The entire is
land has been set apart for the use
of the Indians by act of congress, but
the bill sets forth that they occupy
only this peninsula and that the other
portions contain valuable mineral de-
posits, which are given as the reason
for the proposed legislation.
The joint committee of the house
and senate, appointed at the extra.
session to investigate and report on
untaXed alcohol for use in the arts
and medicines, will report their con-
clusiOns to congress. The report viii
be unanimously against free alcohol
for the present, but there will be two
reports as TO the advisibality OF legis-
latiOn in the future to remove the
tax from alcohol used in the arts and
in the preparation of medicines.
The convention of business meE
which met in indianapolis last jan
uary and authorized the appointment
of the monetary commission. will be
called together again for the purpose
of considering the commissions re-
port. The new convention will be
held in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Jan
uary %. The invitation Will go out,
az: before to all boards of trades, COM
mercial clubs. and similar organiZa-
tiOns in all cities of the United States
having a population of 5000 or more.
A special dispatch says: President
Mckinley decided today to put q
quietus on the protests that are for
mulatine on the Pacific coast against
Attorney General McKenna of CAL
ifOrnia as Il justice of the supreme.
court bench. and concluded to send IL
his nomination today. The response
bility for McKenna'S future judicial
hOnOrs will, therefore, rest with the
senate, and the question Of his con-
frmatiOn is likely to occupy the sn-
ate for many weeks. The president
is determined to stand by his attOr-.
ney general to the end OF the fight
He will insist, it is said. that Mr. Nc
Kenna continue as attorney general
until the senate confirms his nOmina--
ton as associate justice.
The president has sent the fol-
loving nominations to the senate:
Justice-JOseph McKenna of CaiifOr-
MIA to the United States. Treasury
Charles G. Dawcs Of Illinois. to be as.
;Ociate justice of the supreme court
ii the United States. InteriOr-Johu
". Nesbit of Pennsylvania. 10 he pen
sion agent at PittsbUr&. Court OF
Private Land CIaims-J0se pm Y. Reed
If Iowa. to be chief Justice. William
~ Murray Of Tennessee Thomas C.
Fuller of North Carolina. Henry G..
strauss of Kansas and Wilbur +.
stone of Colorado, TO De associate JUS
ices; reappOintments; their times ex-
lire December u, 1897. Lewis Miles.
ttOrney for the United States for the.
Outhern district of Iowa; Robert V.
'Ozier. attorney of the United States
or the district of Idaho: Henry c.
cookery. marshal OF the United States
or the district of eastern North Car
lima.