The San Francisco call., 1899-12-15
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF PACIFIC COAST
Committee Assignments of the Va
rious Representatives in
Congress.

WASHINGTON, u. c., Dec. 14-The
Senate Committee appointed by the Re-
publican caucus to make assignments on
committees for Republican Senators
made public their report tonight. sena-
tor ferkins was offered an assignment 10
The Committee on the Philippine Islands
but stated that he could not accent as
he has promised his support to Senator
McBride OF Oregon, who was made a
member OF the same committee. How
ever IL insisted that Mr.. Perkins become
member Of the Coast and Insular Sur
Vey, which committee was established AT
his suggestion. He retains his places on
the Appropriations, Naval Affairs. Edu-
cation and chairman OF Fisheries and was
MADE member OF the Pacific Islands and
Papers on the Stockton Postoffice build
ing have been sent from the Department
OF Justice To the Supervising Architect
OF the Treasury and a check will be for
warded 10 California inside OF ten days.
The plans will be Immediately drawn
Representative De Vries was assured by
the department to-day that work on tho
building would be rushed and COMPLETED
as soon as possible.
S. F. Ribble was to-day appointed Post
master at Challenge, fuba County, vice
e B: Sparks. deceased. w. J. Elliott was
appointed at Poplar. Tulare County, vice
@. 3. Moore. removed.
Senator Perkins to-day introduced the
following bills: Providing for the pur-
chase Of metal and the coinage OF 500 900
of minor coins and the distribution and
redemption OF the same-the director OF
the Mint at San Francisco has written
Senator Perkins saying this can be done
with very little expense and will give enl-
ployment 10 large number of citizens
In San Francisco and other places where
there are United States MINIS: providing
for appointment Of apprentices in United
States mints: TO authorize the Secretary
OF the Interior TO permit the use and
y-iuh ~ Or through a.
reserved for preservation of timber; in
creasing pay OF criers and bailiffs OF
United States Circuit and District Courts
from 81 TO 81 per diem.
Representative Metcalf to-day intro
duced the following bills: To pay Arthur
l. Fish SS3l5. amount due him for work in
for the relief of Robert w Dunbar.
Charles II. Chamberlain. William r.
Wheaton and J. w. Leigh, ali of Cali
fornia: fixing times when, regulating the
manner in which. and declaring the Char
acter Of accounts between United StaCes
and several public land States relative to
the net proceeds Of the sales and other
disposition OF public lands made and to
be made therein by the United States.
which shall hereafter be stated and GER
titled to the Treasury Department for
payment.
The gross receipts OF the San Francisco
Postoffice for the month OF November
were SIS fT3. against SIG for the same
month Of last year, being an Increase or
siS.s55, against SIS, ,4ss showing an in increa se e
Of SE6.
Newton b. and Fred ]. Kinley have
been appointed stampers in the postoffice
at Santa Rosa. s. Higgonbottom. AIbert
G. Bowen and w. B. Larimer have hsan
appointed substitute clerks in the posi-
office at Seattle.
Pensions. California: Restoration.
Romola a. Deelwardo. Santa Rosa s1o
Restoration and increase-William
Witte. dead. Los Angeles. $40 10 SO n
crease-Edmund +. Woodward Sacr.-
mento. $e to ti2. Original widows. etc a
Annie NJ. Fraley, La Crescenta, IS; IdzzIa
Witte. Los Angeles, IS.
Oregon: Mexican War survivor m
crease-Rooert Montgomery, Winner. xs To
Washington: Origtnal-Patrick Carney
Black Diamond, 8. lncrease-Haller Phi,
pany, Soldiers Home. Pierce, Sc TO Sla