Show ALLEGE incompetence senator browns fight on mercurs postmaster difference OF OPINIONS mayor of mercur says 75 per for cent of 0 the people dont want mr hushes hughes while the editor of a paper a declares 75 per cent wast want him house coinage committee takes favorable action on the monetary bill cleveland will be ti a brothed gentleman TRIBUNE BUREAU I 1 post building ave I 1 r D L C reb fell OIS 0 97 1 the senite committee on Posto inces today gave a hearing to both sides in tile matter of the confirmation of james hughes hughea to ho he postmaster at mercur Itter cur senator blown own opposed confirmation and chang chaikus incompetency as the reason tor for ills his action senator buntion urged the committee to deport fani bly upon the nomination I 1 and in doense do bense or of his position exhibited receded flora lead ienir citizens and prominent oin vi fi in ill and athrur alc artur the only in il sage aee A aich his he lind raeh ed against mi ahi lugh jughes ts too lie said was out one from th hi I 1 lr ar a r ri of ft aho ho bated that thice out or of evemy four patrom ot f the iho office desired that mr ir bould not he hi confirmed to offset this tho the sena 11 or a from the taft editor of the newspaper at mercur r clanning clah ning that 75 per cent of thi the people there wanted confirmation this the committee decided to postpone action in the I 1 he matter until they can call hear tear from t the lie post 0 mee department as aa to vo hether uny any cha charges ages against mr hught have been filed there BOUNDARY LINNE LINE SURVEY senator shoup presented an amendment to tile the sundry civil appropriation bill providing pio viding for a survey sarv cen y ot of tho the boundary line between idaho an I 1 montana work to be executed by contract thic nigh the surveyor of 0 idaho or under the of oc the geological survey APPROVED FOP PATENT sect detary francis today approved for patent to the elie union pacific railroad company the fol follow loIng ing lists of lands situated in wyoming selected under the terms of the grant and certified as having been sold to tiona bona fide settlers list 15 acres lit in cheyenne ills li filet let list 16 acres cheyenne district list 17 acres cheyenne district list 18 19 acres cheyenne chey e one dist district riot list acres C cheyenne Chey I 1 enno and evanston district I 1 |