Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
An Interesting Resume of the " eek s
Happenings in Both Branches of
the Nations Legislature

Samuel N. Bixley has been appoint
ed postmaster at Kelso, Cowlitz coun-
ty.
James P. Starr has been appointed
postmaster at Syracuse, Polk county,
in place of Frank X. Hubbard, re-
signed.
A railway mail service has been es-
tablished on the route from Wood
vile to Snohonish, six times week
to take effect from the 2Sth.
Governor-elect Hovey has left Wash
ington for his home in Indiana. He
will resign his seat in the House,
which will be filed by special cleo
ton next month.
Senator Cullom has reported favor
ably bill from the commerce COM
mittee to increase the salary of the
surgeon general of the marine hos
pital service to $4,000 per annum.
The total coinage of the United
States minis for the twelve months
ending the calendar year OF 1888 was
$65. 1854, divided as follows: Gold,
1911 ,3s0,0s0; silver, $33,O25, COG; mi
nor, $4,000.
The Secretary Of the Navy has is
sued peremptory orders to hasten the
work Of preparing the United States
ships Atlanta, Vapdalia and Mohican
for sea. 1t is reported that the last
two named will be sent TO Samoa to
reinforce the Nipsic.
A party OF Dakota Democrats, re-
Gently elected delegates by the
Mitchell convention, are now in Wash
| ington, their object being to secure
| necessary legislation to carry into Of
| feet the desires OF the convention, and
they express the intention OF remain
ing there until that is accomplished.
The President gave a state dinner
of forty-eight covers to members of
the cabinet Friday night, the second
of the winters series OF official enter
tainments. The White House was
handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion. A miniature lake, with banks
lined with evergreens and red and
white roses, was the principal floral
decoration.
Claus Spreckels has made a state
ment before the Senate committee OF
finance, concerning his experiments
in the manufacture Of beet sugar III
California, intended as an argument
against the proposed reduction OF duty
on sugar and the substitution thereof
OF bounty of | cent a pound. Dur
ing the hearing il was minated that
the committee would insert in the bill
u provision, making the bounty of one
cent pound operative until the yeai
1890.
A letter was laid before the Senate
Friday from the Secretary of the
Treasury in reply to a resolution Of
the Senate asking for copies OF the rul'
ing made by the department as to the
classification of gill-nets made II
Scotland, and imported for salmon
fisheries ON the Pacific Coast. The
Secretary says no decision has beer
made during the past year on gill
nets ready and fit for use by salmon
iishermon.
The members Of the Senate commit
tee having charge Of the tariff bill
have decided To offer an ameudmen
making the duty on lumber $3.50 pc
1000 feet, reduction OF 20 per cen
, in the bill as reported from the com
mittee. 1t was first proposed TO MAKE
the duty $l.25, but compromise OF
$3.50 rate was secured by the sena
tors from the Northwest. A provis'
will be inserted that this rate shall b'
conditional on Canada removing he
export duty ON lumber.
! c. @. w. West, Governor Of Utah
is now in W ashington. He intends t
appear before the House committe,
on territories to oppose the admission
of Utah as IL state. This sentiment
he says, is shared 10y nearly every Gen
tile in the territory. West places hi
objection on the broad ground tina
Mormons are untitled TO exercise tn
rights OF citizenship. He says az
give these people sovereign rights, a
) proposed, would be to place every non
Mormon in Utah completely at thei
mercy. Under the territorial form q
government we are protected by Con
gress ard the Executive. Confer tn
right OF Statehood upon Utah and tn
Mormons would frame constitution
and laws so unjust and arbitrary IL
their character that an outsider coul
not live among them. | favor leay
ing il n territory, but SO amending TIL
law as TO abridge the power OF tn
church"
The National Woolgrowers' Assoc
alton met in convention at Washing
ton last week. Resolutions wer
adopted declaring, that while Con
gress maintained general policy c
, protection, the wool growers and Voc
manufacturers in the United State
have right to demand that the du
ties on wool and on wooden and worst
ed goods shall be adjusted and main
Z tanned SO as to secure to them tn
American market. The resolution
! protest against the Senate tariff bill S
far as it affects wool, and providing 10
II committee of seven to formulat
such schedule of tariff duties for woe
as may be deemed just and necessary
, and to present the same TO the tinanc
committee of the Senate and urge ii
adoption. They further declare tina
, | the determination of the econOmi