The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-04-29

for the United States Senate,
20 succeed Ward Murphy Of New York.
Walker, of Massachusetts,, has intro
duced bill to retire All greenbacks,
treasury notes, and silver certificates,
issuing bonds therefor.
Senator Foraker introduced in
modified form the Patterson pooling
bill, which permits railroads under GER
tain restrictions to pool in the matter
Of transportation Of freights.
First Assistant Postmaster-General
Heath announces that offensive parti-
sanship will not be considered proyoca-
ton fee removal unless such action is
shown to have been detrimental to the
administration of the postal service.
President Mckinley has sent to the
Senate nominations for several import
ant diplomatic missions abroad. the
two most noteworthy being Andrew
d. White Of New York to be Ambassa-
dor to Germany and William +. Draper
of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to
Italy. There was no surprise as to
either appointment, though the Italian
mission had been surrounded with
some doubt up to a few days ago.
With the posts at Berlin and Rome
filed, the list of big diplomatic ap.
pointments is complete.
The President has sent to the Senate
the following nominations: Charlie.
mango Tower of Pennsylvania to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotenitary of the United States TO
Austro- Hungry. Arson Burlingame
johnson of Colorado to be Consul OF
ths United States at Foochow. China.
William S. Shallenberger of Pennsyl.
vania to be Second Asst itant Postmas-
ter General. Thomas Ryan Of Kansas,
First Assistant Secretary Of the Inter.
Tor. Henry Clay Evans of Tennessee.
Commissioner of Pensions. Registers
of land offices: ID. G. Fleming at
Sterling. Col; Watt Beale at Lead
vile, Col.
The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain is now
beyond the amendment stage, and
when the Senate takes the final vote,
it will be upon the instrument as now
constructed. The most important
amendment is that by Hoar and agreed
to. 1t relates to article one, and the
precise language OF that article is as
: follows: 1.-THE high contracting PAL
ties agree to submit to arbitration in
accordance with the provisions and
subject to the limitations of this treaty
all questions in difference between
, them which they may fail to adjust by
, diplomatic negotiations; but no differ.
ence shall be submitted under this
treaty which, in the judgment of either
power, materially affects its honor, the
, integrity of its territory, and Its
foreign and domestic policy. Nol
shall the question be submitted
whether any treaty, once existing,
should continue in force; provided,
that the agreement to submit. with its
, foundations, shall in every case before
J it becomes final, be communicated by
the President of the United States tC
the Senate. with his approval, and be
, concurred in by two.thirds of the Sena
tors present. and shall also be approved
by her Majesty, the Queen of the
United Kingdom, Great Britain and
Ireland" Barnes amendment to the
treaty prevailed by majority of five
votes. 1t adds at the end of article
". of the treaty a proviso reading al
follows: mo claims Of citizen o.
Great Britain against the State or ter
ritory of the United States shall be {
subject for arbitration under thil
treaty"