The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-10
CONGRESSIONAL NorEs.


Irving S. Dudley of San Diego is
to be minister to Peru.
David c. Hyer has been commits.
stoned Postmaster at Susanville.
Arthur P. Greeley has been ap.
pointed assistant commissioner OF
pensions.
Thomas g. Steward has been pro-
NOTED to be examiner-in-chief of the
patent office.
The postoffice at Lena, Tehama
county, Cal, has been discontinued
Mail will go to Lyonsyille
George Morgan Thomas of Ken
lucky has been appointed solicitor of
the internal revenue department.
The Postoffice at Pieta, Mendocino
county, mas been discontinued. Mail
Tor that place will go to Hopland.
The resolution appropriating $780,
900 for the relief of distressed AmerI-
cans Ill Cuba passed the House by a
unanimous vote
Allison of Iowa has secured the
passage of joint resolution appropria-
ting 1928, 900 tor deficiencies in the
Government Printing Office.
1t is thought Morgan's resolution to
recognize the Cuban insurgents as
belllgerents will pass the senate. Its
fate Is doubtful in the house.
William II. Healy of San Francisco
has been awarded the contract for re-
pairing and replacing the spindles Oh
ANITA Rock, San Francisco, at his bid
of 2,997.
The Vice-President has signed the
resolution for the relief of starving
Americans i'll Cuba. The President
signed it within ten minutes after il
was received.
The Senate Commute on Public
Lands has decided to report favorably
Sentaor Perkins bill for the examina.
tion and classification of the mineral
lands within the railroad grants il
California. This measure is similar
to the one Speaker Reed refused tt
allow to pass at the last season.
Benton KILN, prominent attorney
and sound-mohey Democrat of Port
land, Oregon, has been appointed 6
special commissioner by Secretary
Wilson of the Agricultural Depart
ment to visit Alaska and report tt
Congress the ACCESSIBILITY of establish
ing an experimental station in thai
Territory.
Pensions have been ordered ISSUED
to the following named Pacific Coast
veterans: California - Original =
Thomas L. Marshall, Sisson, ant
William Townley, San Francisco
Restoration and reissue - Arlington
G. Ellis, Copley. Reissue - Georg,
Collins. Bishop, Original widows
eto.-Ora J. Horn, Nordhoff. Oregon
Original widows, etc. - Minors O
James d. Casterline, Eugene.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: State
Edwin Y. Conger, Iowa, to be Envu,
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo
Tertiary to Brazil. John g. Foster O
Vermont to be Consul at Sherbrooke
Quebec. War-BIigadier- General:J ohI
K. Brooke to be Major-G General. Nav,
Assistant Engineer Dr.. L. S. Dis
mukes to be Passed Assistant Engi
neer. DR.. l.. S. Dismukes to. be Passe,
Assistant Engineer. Interior-Georg
Mclaughlin to be agent for the Indian
at Black Food Agency, Mont
Senator Hansbrough, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, has reporte
the bill for the examination and classi
fication of the lands within the rail
road grants in California. The bill
authorizes the appointment of com
mission to conduct the classification
which is to be made with special ref
erence to the mineral or non .minera
character of the lands. 1t authorize
the rejection of any claims on behal
of the railroad companies which ma
cover mineral lands. California patent
have been granted as follows: Maj
tin r. Baus of San Franoisc, letter
copying press; Frederick G. Creeth O
Los Angeles, folding support for cans
Louis Duque and f. M. CosgIove G
San Francisco, telephone receiver al
tachments; William H. Fargo of Sa
Francisco, electric gas.lighting al
tachments; William l.. johnson c
! Pico Heights, drop weight for vehi
Giles; Gideon Lesage of Los Angeles
revolving rub iron; John T. McCol
mick of San Francisco, folding gate
, Edwin B. Melcher of Los Angeles, nor
Reliable bottle; Frederick A. Rec
mon of San Francisco, wheel for bi
cycles; cambridge L. Ryder of Sa
Jose, carburetor; barton w. Scott {
San Jose, speed indicator.