The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-01-26

the defects of the present law. and the pro
hibitionof the importation of Chinese labor
ers will be reported by the committee.
A call for 0,0OO,O 900 three per cent
bonds was issued on the 18th.
An influential committee of loca
lawyers waited on the president to urge tn
re-appointment OF District Attorney Cork
hill.
Senior Romero, the Mexican minister
paid on the 14th the eighth instalment o
the indemnity due January 81, 1884, from
Mexico to the United States.
Follett, who will have charge of the
pension bill when 1t reaches the house, l.
strongly in favor Of abolishing entirely tn,
pension agency business.
Senator Beck has introduced in the
senate a bill identical with Willis house bill
extending for two years the bonded period
on distilled spirits. Also a bill to provide
an act empowering the secretary OF the
treasury to Use the surplus In the treasury
for the redemption of United States bonds,
but not to be construed to authorize him to
pay apremium therefor.
In response to the house resolution
the secretary OF the treasury has addressed
letter to that body stating that the en-
ployes from Indiana in his department re-
ceived an assessment circular from the In
diana republican state central committee,
but he was unable to discover the person
who distributed them.
The live stock dealers, through Rep
resentative Hatch, submitted to the house a
petition asking for legislation to stamp out
pleuro- pneumonia by slaughtering all in
fected cattle and that government inspec-
ton be made of all export meats at the ex-
pense of the importer.
At meeting of the house committee
on public lands consideration was given the
arguments of Pryor in favor of the Texas
Pacific land grant to the Southern Pacific.
The sub committee in charge of the forfeit
ure of land grants to railroads directed the
report of bill declaring the land grant for
feited.
The committee of ways and means
has decided not to act for the present on
Townshend's bill for the restriction Of i'm
portation of goods from governments which
prohibit the imports Of American goods
1t Is thought that the mere introduction
of the measuremight have the desired ef-
feet.
At a meeting of the senate committee
on public lands, Senator Van Wyck's bill
for the relief of settlers on the public do
reported favorahly. 1t provides for the pay
ment of $3.50 per acre TO persons who took
up lands under the homestead or pre-
emption laws within the limits Of the North
ern Kansas land grant. With this sum. the
claimant is expected to extinguish the title
Of the company. Two hundred thousand
dollars was appropriated.
Robert Murray, nominated as sur
geon-g general of the navy, has been con-
frmed.
The house committee on elections
has decided that the seat neither belongs to
Chalmers nor Manning on prima facie evil
lence.
The bill prepared by the cattlemen
'or the extirpation of the lung plague was
submitted for consideration to the foil ow-
ng members Of the house commit ee on |
agriculture: Hatch, Debrell, Winans, Gull !
en-, Wilson and Ochiltree.
Senator Edmunds was present at the
Meeting of the senate committee on post
,ffices and post roads, and gave his views
lpon the points involved in the considera-
ion of the postal telegraph bill, and enter
aimed no doubt Of the constitutional right
4 the government to build telegraph lines,
ut strongly opposed the purchase of exist
ne lines. The committee authorized the
hartman to fix an early day for persons
sho represented the telegraph interests to
g heard.
6The senate session rejected the Mex
ian treaty. A motion was made to recon-
Ider, pending which the senate adjourned
ntil Monday. Beyond these facts the re-
orts in regard to the matter are contradic-
Dry.
Senate combinations Elias Skinner,
Hanson, Iewa; Commodore
obert w. Slinfeldt, Alexander c. Rhind,
nd Thos. Pattison. rear admirals
The house committee on private land
aims has unanimously agreed to report
the bill for the relief Of Myra
lrrk Gaines. 1t provides for the issue Of
atents for 3s, 457 acres Of land on account
grants made by Spain to John Lynd and
hos. w. Quhart, provided that no mineral
nds are included.
FOREIGN.
FRANCE.