Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-06-17
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The subcommittee on milan schools
in the House has notified Representative
Garter that his bill for an Indian school
in Montana received favorable action,
and that it had been decided TO allow the
state $50 600 for an Irdan school, the
purpose being to EDUCATE Indian children
now sent to Carlisle.
Senator Allen says that the general
bills that are now before the Senate pre-
vent the consideration OF all bills OF
strictly local interest, and Senators from
the four new States are simply waiting
for an opportunity to get thfo gh
the bills they have on the calendar, with
little hopes OF doing anything at present
The land grant forfeiture bill reported
to the House by Paysou III is made up
of the Senate bill and of the bill originally
reported by the House committee. Sec
ton two of the original House bill allow
ing settlers to make entry of forfeited
lands under the provisions OF the home
stead law is part of the new bill. The
cost to settlers OF restored lands is fixed
at 81 % an acre.
Representative Wilson has been in
formed by the superintendent the
railway mail service that additional serv-
| ice ON the Union Pacific road would
advance the delivery Of mail from Pen
dleton TO Spokane Falls about twenty
/ four hours This was in response to Il
request for better service la d before the
Postoflice Department from the business
men OF Spokane Falls.
Superintendent Porter of the Census
! Bureau has been the recipient of numer-
Gus communications on the questions OF
compen sation for enumerators in dis
tricts where the nature of the country ~
such that the work OF enumeration Will
be necessari difficult. La answer t"
those from Washington State, he wrote
Senator Allen that in many pats OF tina
State the per CAPT basis OF payment
would not be enforced, but that the max
imum, per day. would be allowed.
The Presid mt has app linted tine
Wo Ids Far Commit at Q, "a fol
lows; August Bnl k, Mi. sstppi, with
Henry Ingalls,, Maine, alternate, Tho ma
o, Palmer, Michigan, and jose pa o liver,
Indiana, II tie nate; Richar w kerns,
| Missouri, and r Inert w. Furn s, Ne
bra ka, alternate; Edwin w. Ammidowu,
New York, aid Marin w Allen, New
York, alternate; Peter A, d. Vie Her,
Pennsylvania, and John w. Chifant,
man, Georpia, and William Lindsay,
| Kentucky, alternate; Hen'y EwaIl,
Texas, and Henry l.. King, Texas. alter.
nate; Mark l.. Mcdonald, Colorado, and
Thomas Burke, Washington, alternate.
When the reading clerk came to the
few names mentioned in the river and
hatbor bill in Washington State, he
stumbled over them and Inexperienced
as ii they We're Russian instead Of soft
calling Indian uames. Washington has
got but very little in the hill, only enough
to show that the State has rivers and
harbors The delegation rely upon the
efforts of all the Seuators not satisfied
with the bill to 80 amend it that some
sections which showed that they have
been ill-treated, will get some consdera-
ton. In the Senate one St@te mas as
many votes as another, and it is more
than likely that the bill will he amended.
Instead OF the paltry amount given to
Washington, il is quite probable that
sufficient sums will be appropriated to
give the State improved navigation,
Rep esentative Carter has before the
Committee on Appropriations a PROPOSE
tiou to grant the State of Montana 50, 000
for expenses incurred in holding the con-
s;ituiiGual convention over the amount
appropr ated in the enabling act Tie
committee has report from the Treasury
D plrtmept showing that the State owes
the treasury $l25, and when Carter was
confronted with this statement he had
nothing to do but to say that he knew
there was deficit in the account the
Governor transmitted to the Legislature
in the statement of the officers Of the
constitutional convention, but nothing
more was heard OF it. The Auditor and
Secretary of state have never transmitted
the report to the Treasury Department
Unless this is done at once there is a
probability that the State will not be
reimbursed, as other new states have
been.