Salt Lake Herald | 1897-11-20 | Page 1 | Doings at the Capital

DOINGSrAT TH CAPITAL Major W H Heiner corps of engineers has ben appointed a member of the California fornia debris commission = Statement of tile conjgitoin of the treasury treas-ury shows Available < ra hJ > lance 202 165 289 gold reserve 156321880 Mr Theodrre Noyes associate editor of the Evening Star has been elected president of the Washington board of I trade Commodore Busy presidentof the naval I trial board has returned ttr Washington I from the sea trial of the Iowa which he declares is the best ship of her class in I the world I I has been decided that a state has no authority to tax the moluments paid j to any officer or agent which the United t States may use and employ as necessary I and proyer means to execute its sovereign I sover-eign power This relieves postmasters I from a levy of income tax by a state or municipality