The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-05-10
CAPITAL TOPICS.
POSTAL

The subcommittee OF the house commit
tee on postoffces and postroads having I'M
der consideration postal telegraphy, met
to consider the bill providing for contract
system. Some OF the committee coDtended
that a uniform rate should be fixed at 20
cents for twenty words and others held 20
cents too low to induce competent corpor-
rati0ns to compete for the contract and
maintained that the maximum rate should
be at least 25 cents. The opinion was ex-
the latter figure.
ORDER OFFICES.
The postofice department estimate the
the present fiscal year at about 900, or
nearly twice the number of any preceding
year.
THE UTAH COMMISSION.
The report of the Utah commission,
made to the secretary Of the interior, re-
commends the passage of a law giving the
first or legal wife the right of dover or
some other equivalent interest in the real
estate Of the husband; advocates the con-
ferring Of concurrent, civil and criminal
Jurisdiction upon 4 United States commits
sion, and suggest the advisability of a law
for appointment, by the governor or dis
trict judges, of certain territorial and
county officers, now elective.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL.
The house committee on postofices
and post-roads have unanimously agreed
upon the bill ''to secure cheaper telegraph
correspondence, - and directed Represent
alive Rogers to report it at the first oppor-
tunity. The bill is based on the senate bill
and consists of a number of the provisions
Of that measure, with amendments to
others. The provisions creating the office
Of fourth assistant postmaster general is
eliminated, as are all sections of the senate
hill nr0ttdinn fAr tho nnnctrrI nfinn Of "a
government postal-telegraph system, in
case 10 contract is made with a company.
The bill provides that charges for the trans
mission Of kilograms, excepting service and
government kilograms, be prepaid by tele-
gram stamps ST stamped paper, and the
maximum rates for kilograms for twenty
words or less, exclusive Of dates, address
or signature, when the distance of trans
mission is / 300 miles or under, % cents,
for every $50 miles or fraction thereof in
excess Of 800 miles an additional rate of
five cents may be charged, and between
the cities of New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Baltimore and Washington, and such
other points separated by short distances,
as may be from time to time designated by
the postmaster-general, the rate shall not
be over 10 cents for day or night, provided
no rate exceed 80 cents for kilograms to be
transmitted by night, except as above
stated, when the charges shall be one-half
the day rates.
THE UBLIC MAIN
Some correspondence recently passed
between the department of the interior and
Senator Plumb, chairman of the commit
tee on public lands, with reference to infor-
nation called for by the resolution Of
March 18th last, regarding the acquisition
of public lands by foreign corporations or
syndicates, reports from special agents ac-
companying the papers. Special Agent j.
NJ. Jones reports in relation to thirty EIGHT
claims in Estes park, Colorado, owned by
the Estes Park company, '~'organized I'M
der the laws Of England and doing bust
ness in Colorado Arndham Thomas,
Earl of Dunraven, appears to be one Of the
chief f~unctionaries Of the company. Thirty
claims, the agent found, were secured for
people who were never in the park at all,
and the remaining eight were secured by
people who made occasional visits and show
OF Improvement. In no case was the law
complied with.
RIVER AND
The house committee on rivers and har-
bors has finished the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill with the understanding
that it may be changed at the final meeting.
II any change is made, the members say 1t
will be a reduction Of the more important
appropriations. The total Of the bill, as
completed, is $12, AL 900 for the Mississippi
from its mouth to st. Paul; So, 800, 900 from
the Missouri from its mou to Sioux City,
500, co.,, and $3.50, 900 for that portion above
Sioux City, and for moving Instructions;
for the Ohio, from Pittsburg to its mouth,
5000, COO, one-third being for the improve
ment of the canal at Louisville. No appro-
priations are made for creeks, and of the
appropriations asked 1O5 were rejected.