Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHWEST.

A railway postoffice service has been
established on the line OF the Northern
Pacific and Puget Sound Shore rail- i
roads, between Seattle at Tacoma, w.
T. ]
The following fourth-class postmss-
tiers have been commissioned At
Eola, Or, Sylvester Wilson; At Jewell,
Or, Charles A. Bottom and at Rip
aria, w. T., Henry Carstens.
The pension department has granted
q pension To Elizabeth Quinn, OF Cam
yonville, Or. Her husband was sol
der in the Mexican war.
Representative Hermann has secured
a pension and considerable back pay
for Christopher Lehman, an old sol |
der OF Douglas county, Or, who was
wounded in the civil war.
Daniel w. Barker has been APP
pointed postmaster at Cherryvllle,
Clackamas county, Oregon, in place
OF William l.. Young, who has been
removed.
Isaac N. Sargent, postmaster at
Mitchell, Crook, county, Or, has re.
signed, and James H. Cakes has been
appointed in his place.
The following resident Of Oregon
has been granted pension Mexican
survivor, Henry Fillery, Perrydale.
An increase OF pension has been
granted to John Stock, Baker city.
Secretary Villas has informed Sen.
ator Mitchell that he has just arranged
TO complete the allotment OF the lands
OF the UmatiIla reservation, in accord
ance with the terms OF the act passed
at the last session OF congress.
Patents have been granted as fol-
lows: Oregon--John 8. George, New
port, gold separating apparatus. New
ada---Sands Woman, Gold Hill,
bicycle and wheel (two patents).
Idaho--Charles Smith, Pocatello,
locomotive boiler.
The house committee on river and
harbor improvements held an in
formal meeting, and it was agreed to
prepare bill at once. The prospect,
however, OF river and harbor bill be-
ing signed by the president, is so dis
NAL that il requires much effort to get
either branch OF congress to enter
heartily into the work OF preparing one.
The Attorney general has decided
that the secretary Of the interior has
no authority OF law to permit the
Washington & Idaho Railroad Com.
pany to construct, under the act OF
May Is, 1888, u railroad through the
Occur d'Alene Indian reservation in
Idaho territory, in advance Of the as
certainment, fixing and actual pay
. ment Of the compensation provided
> for in the act
In the senate Senator Mitchell in.
troduced u resolution, which was
3, agreed 10, directing the secretary ol
: the treasury 10 transmit TO the senate
copies OF the settlement between the
United States and Oregon, on account
!. OF the sum OF $70,268 appropriated by
It congress to pay the Modoc war claims
Q also IL statement OF the b per cent
@ claims ON account OF cash sales o
a public lands.
a Commodore Stockton, who, will
1ADt. bhilt&l hhd SOiliihOAoAO AhOeeSt
a constitute the board appointed by tn
/, secretary OF the navy to select sit
y for navy yard on the Northwes
coast, stated that the board woul'
probably start within the next tel
days TO examine the Pacific coast TO
that purpose. The coast OF Oregol
r. and Washington territory will be thol
oughly examined for an eligible locs
nj ton. The site selected will probabl
AZ be on Puget Sound, or thereabouts.
~ The fish commission has written
Senator Dolph that he proposes t
~ take up and ship, in January next.
,,e carload OF Holsters and white fish
u the coast Of Oregon. The car will b
N dispatched from Woods Holl, with
ut number OF mature Holsters, sufhcier
wv to establish several colonies at sui
'ir able points on the coast OF Orego
ny and Washington territory. AT Nortl
Is Vile station some seven or eight mi
" lions of white fish eggs will be take
Ie- on and Matched en- route. The viii
O. fish will be planted in Wyoming III
no Dakota, as well as i'll Oregon.
c1 Commenting upon prospective wol
an for Oregon, Representative Herman
"a says that his attention will be chief
he confined TO measures introduced in 81
s 'o last session OF congress, and still pen
no as unfinished business. The chief
en- these which remain pending is the l
na dian depreciation bill, providing for
ias final adjustment Of spohation claim
ne This passed the houss and is now b
lie fore the senate, where il was not co
on sidered at the close OF the last sessio
ct Then come bills for light house al
ct, life saving stations at the mouths
no the Suislaw and Coquille rivers, pu
We lie building bills for Portland al
I u appropriation of arms for the Oreg'
be militia, which passed through t
4 a house last session, but which was II
so then considered by the senate b
rst iorfeiting the Northern Pacific railro
he land grant between Wallula and Pc
he land, which passed the house and
,ve now in conference between the T.
Mt houses; wagon road land forfeitu
ars bills; pensions TO Oregon Indian "
survivors; and the Indian war de
The project for boat railway on t
40, Columbia river at The Dalles may
-, considered. Here, however, in t
"a event OF success, the danger OF We