The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

Susan Goode has been commissioned
Postmistress at Quatal, Cal.
The House of Representatives re-
fused to consider the "Anti-Scalpers'
bill.
The treaty TO define the boundary be-
tween the United States and Alaska
has been signed.
postoffice has been established at
Egan, Yuba county, Cal. John J.
Daily was appointed Postmaster.
The new treaty with Japan relative
to patents, trade marks. etc, has been
confirmed by the United States Senate.
Chairman Dingley of the House Ways
and Means Committee says that the
extra session of Congress will probably
consider only the revenue bill.
Oren kellogg has been appointed by
Congress Postmaster at Camp Taylor,
Marin county, Cal, and Mrs. Dora
Arnett at Glen Echo, Santa Cruz
county.
/ A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress appropriating 5000, 900 for Con-
federate veterans, to pay them for
supplies taken when Lees army surren-
dered.
The Cabinet of the next Administra-
ton, as far as settled definitely, will
stand as follows: John Sherman, Sec
rotary of State; Lyman j. Gage, of
( Illinois, Secretary of the Treasury;
John ID. Long, of Massachusetts,, Secre-
tary of the Navy; Russell A. Alger.
Secretary of War; James Wilson, of
Iowa, Secretary of Agriculture.
Avery has introduced i'll the House
a long bill providing that Territories
shall have power through local COM
mission to issue bonds to an amount in
no event to exceed what is now pro.
vided for all public purposes, the Board
of Equalization or Auditor of apportion
the amount of taxes to be paid by the
counties to care for such bonds.
Delegate Murphy, of Arizona, has
introduced resolution of inquiry in
the House which indicates that the
Navajos of his Territory are not an en-
tirely peaceful tribe. The Secretary
of the Interior is asked to report to the
House what action is being taken or
has been taken to enforce the terms of
the treaty with the Navajos of June,
1868, by which the Indians were re-
quired to remain on theiN reservation.
The bills which have passed the
House include the old one which has
been pending before Congress for so
many years to retire John N. Quacken-
bush, who was court-martialed and sus-
pended from naval service in 1874 for
drunkenness, as commander, under
date of June /, 1895; also one to reim-
burse the heirs of Albert Augustine of
Rosehill, Ia. in the sum of $3.50 for
two cows destroyed in the Cayuse war
in 1S4S.
The Public Lands Committee of the
House has received petition from $50
citizens of Tuolumne county, asking
that certain lands in the northern sec
tion of Yosemite Park be separated
from the reservation. The lands in
question are in township 2 north, range
10 east, and township l west, range 10
east, and lie west of the Tuolumne
river of California. The petition was
presented to the House by Congressman
l Johnson of the First district and re.
! ferred to the committee for action. II
Q is probable that bill will be prepared
/ soon to carry out its objects. The
| petition sets forth that the territory il
] question is too remote from the parl
to be of service as pleasure ground
and by reason of its location is mae
cessible in time of high water. Thirty
:, eight persons own lands in the section
' described and the Government will
= have to pay them more money for theil
. lands than the section will be worth
I for park purposes. 1t is set forth tina
the gorge of the Tuolumne river make
' a natural northern boundary for tn,
4 park, and its use would save a grea
o amount of labor by the soldiers guard
}, ing the preserves.