Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-13
WASHINGTON.
The spokane Falls aaa C9ur 4 Aleae
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The spokane Falls aaa Cgur Aieas
Railroad.
WARRINGTON. March IA bill va.
reported by the House COMMITTEES on
Pacific RaIiEays to incorporate the Spo.
kane Falls and Cnur d'Alene Railway
Company, to construct a railroad to the
gold region in Idaho Territory. l,
desiRnates J. j. Brown. A. NJ. Cannon
A L. Davis, q. H. Weed, H. II. Cum
mlnRs, W. II. Armstrong. and such
other persons as may be associated with
them, as the incorporators Or the CON-
panv. The road will extend from Spo-
Kane Falls. W. T.. by way of Ceur
Alehe TO tie intersection of the North
ern Pacific and Utah and Northern
Railway IN Montana, and will have
branch lines on the main line in Idaho
Territory up each of the following
rivers: Coear d'Alene. st. Marie and
st. Joseph, u near the sources of the
same. A railroad and telegraph line
will also be constructed from Spokane
Falls 10 Moscow in Idaho. The com
paEy is authorized to construct aud
ops rats on Lake Coeur d'Alene and On
the st. Marie and Coeur d Alene rivers a
line of steamboats,, vessels. tugbOats,
towboats, barRes and other water craft.
The beard of Incorporators Is re-
quired to meet in Spokane Falls within
ninety days from thu passage of the
act, and is given power to consolidate
with any railway company or companies
and is granted all rights and privileges
conferred upon railroad companies hav-
ing The right of way through the pub
lie lands of the United States.
Limiting Coinage.
The House Committee on Coinage.
Weights and Measures have agreed to
report favorably Representative Bland's
bill TO stop the coinage of the 81 and 81
gold pieces, the trade dollar and the
cent nickel. and to limit the coinage Of
gold double-eagles to 70 per cent. of the
bu lion purchases.
The Admission Of Washington.
Delegate BreRts. of Washington Ter
ritory, appeared before both the Senate
and House Committees on Territories in
advocacy of the admission of Washing
ton Territory into the Union on and af-
ter March 4. 1885. This, he says, will
leave the Electoral College undisturbed,
and will allow the people during the in
term to form and adopt State Consti-
tuition and choose State officers.
Forest Preservation.
A bin was introduced in the Senate by
Edmu ds to provide for the establish
ment of forest reservations at the head
waters Of the Missouri and at the head
waters of Clark's Fork on the Colum-
bia river. 1t provides that a tract of
land in the Territory of Montana. en-
bracIng An area of about $500 square
miles, and the boundaries of which are
described in the bill, be reserved and
Withdrawn from settlement, occupancy
or sale, and dedicated and set apart for
ever as national forest reservation for
the preservation of natural forests pro-
tecting the head waters and tributaries
of the Columbia and Missouri rivers.
The Government Calls n Halt.
The following circular has been sent
to all United States attorneys and mar
shals:
Department of Justice, Washingt n,
ID. c., March II. 1884. To District At
torneys and Marshals Of the United
States:
BY direction of the President have
to inform you that it is reported that
certain persons are aiding in perpetrat-
ing heinOus crimes by shipping to for
eign parts explosives, dangerous in the
highest degree to life and property. No
proof has been adduced that this rumOr
Is founded Hn fact, and the President
cannot believe its truth. The honor of
this nation, however, requires that it
should not be open to the impatation.
unfounded though it be, of the slightest
appearance of toll. Grating such crimes,
whatever, to be committed against our
people, or those of other countries.
Your attention is therefore called to
sections 1913. 81, 10, 427S and 4279 of
the Revised Statutes IF the United
States, which regulate the shipment of
explosives, and the punishment of those
who infringe their provisions, and you
are instructed to be diligent in your ef-
forts to prevent the offences prescribed,
and to prosecute those who have or may
con init them.
BENZ. HARRIS BREWSTER.
Attorney General.
The Proposed RetaiiaiOry Measures.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations today received an informal
report from the sub committee consist
ing Of Senators Miller of California,
Edmunds, Morgan and Pendleton, ap.
pointed to consider the exclusion of
our meat product from foreign coun-
tries. The recon- mendations of the
sub eom.oittee are IN general that the
bill should be enacted authorizing the
President. in his, discretion, whenever
satisfied that our products are exolu led
or Disseminated against by any foreign
country on just grounds, to issue proc
lamation suspending the importation of
any or all products of the nation re-
ferred to; and authorizing the Presi-
dent to establish a system of inspection
and certitication of the quality of our
meat products at ports of expectation
Il is further recommended that pro
vision be made to prevent the impOrta-
ton of adulterated wines. and that ia
certain emergencies all articles suspect
ed Of being adulterated shall be subject
to inspection.
The full committee discussed the sub
iect n, considerable length, and the
prevalent feeling was in favor Of the
proposed Legislation. Action was de-
ferred. however. to await the formula.
ton of the general suggestions and the
receipt of desired information from the
treasury Department bearing on the
methods of meat inspection.
The 1ondesl whisky Bill.
Representative Willis says another
effort to pass the bill extending the
bonded whisky period will bs made
within the next few days
The state militia Appropriation.
The State Militia Committee has alsl
agreed to report favorabiy with amend
| nents Representative Straits bill in
| creasinp the annual appropriation fol
| r.. beucf.t of the mi tia from fN, 0U
| to S6u,00, the same TO be apportioneC
| ameng the States and Territories.
How the Infection Was Carried.
The Treasury Department il in re
| c. ipt ,f "A tele2r an from j. II. Sanders
| SECRETARY If tie treasury Cattle Com
piston. dat d ii Chic go on the 18th
stating that he has information that thu
cattle disease now prevailing in kansa
was carried there by two Scotchmen d.
ree,ly from the infected district II
Scotland.
The sanr H"utc Investigation.
WIN. A. Cook continued his testimon!
today before the Springer Committee
He testified that the Government In tn
star route cases was defeated by the ab
senoe IF counsel Bliss. who often re
turned to New York to attend to privat