Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-03-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Rivers aud Harbors bill will be
ready in dkolt a week. The al proprla-
ti0ns will reach $50, 100000.
Senator Henderson from the Commit
tee on Public Ian Is has repor ed favor
ably the ill to validate homestead IRE
emTtion filings in The States of North
and South Dakota, Mont ma and Wash
ingtOn.
The Secretary OF War has notified SEN
ator Mitche' that a r vision was m tde
in the act OF June IA, 1880, for he re-
noval of tie wreck of The 5 lvla Dsera :,
opposi Astoria, Or ard his bill into
duced for that purpose is not necessary.
Representative Morrill, of Kansas has
introduced bill provioi1g for a service
pension of IS Per month to certain 81
diers of the late war ard their widows
| Its enactment into law vi place 400, 900
iditjonaI pensioners on the rolls and
about 1000 each year thereafter.
Senator Squire has been in nSulFa-
ton with the Committee on Commerce
relative to getting so, 600 for the r mOvAl
of the send bar in the Columbia river,
between Van ouver and the mouth OF the
Willamette There is no est nate TO- the
purpose, but the committee wi | recon-
mend the appropriation.
The House has passed Hern'arn's bill,
pensi0nirg Mrs. Christina Edison, tor-
merry known in early Oregon days as
Mrs. Gesal, whose car t;vitv among the
Rogue X yer Ind ans, end subsequent
ransom and services to the surviving set
Tiers is well known. She is voted pen
sion 0 $3.50 a year for the remainder OF
her life.
/ Ingans has intr ,duced Il pr lviding
that sol Tier who has lost both ewes or
enc arm aud one leg may get mar led t
any time he may SO desire 10 some n to
/ take ca Of him, and at his death the
so diei s widow shall .ecti i've $12 month
81 long as she remains sinLle. If a Sc l.
dier's wife refuses to i've with and care
for him, he may after her absence # Fix
months pro ure divorce from any County
Court upon payment OF s..
Among the amen lments made by the
Senate Committee to the Admin STRAIT We
Customs bill was the striking cut OF the
provision that the section shall not apply
to articles exported from the Uuited
States and reimported. A section was
added, fixing the time the act shall take
effect Jnlv /, 1890, except section is,
which shall take effect at once. This
section p,ovi les for the appointment by
the president OF nine general appraisers,
not more than five from OLe political
party.
/ A majority of the House Committee on
/ Pubic Buidin and Grounds have sig
nified their intention CT Ipoorting the
1 bills passed by the Senate for s ties for
public bindings in Washington. Sen
atrr Squire, as a member of the Senate
/ Copmittee, has been pulling Some strings
on these mmittoes, which seems to be
/ bearing uit Represen alive Wilson
sa, he thought the best plan would he
to secure one building now an take
another next session, but as the Senate
\ b lis have passed they will have his
hi arty support.
Senator Mitchell has presented petit
ton from farmers in Vase county, Or ,
/ for the passage of bills to preTent specu-
ation in food products and prevent adnl-
/ iteration OF lard He has also resented
a mem, rial OF the Chamber OF Commerce
of Port Townsend, Wash, asking an APP
propriati N to place a telegraph line be-
1 tween Port Townsend and Tatoosh island
un Ter the signal service 1t is claimed
| that the siy nal and ligh' house service at
/ Tatoosl is s. imFo tant to mariners that
/ the entire service should be controlled by
/ the government.
/ Kelly OF Ka~sa has intrOdurel Ill
/ in the H use TO provide for tie election
of members of the House. lt declares
/ that no Sta'e law or constitution shall
del rive ii izen duly authorized to vote
for members Of the legislature OF M!
right to vote, except upon CONVICTION OF
/ felony. Congress is to fix tnuession Il
eie, ton districts in each State mmedl-
atelv upon publication Of the cen MS re.
turns and determination of the basis OF
representation Districts are to be made
up of contiguous territory aud as nearly
equal in population as possible, and Iii
case Congo ss fails to arrange districts
ninety days b4fore the election Repre-
sentatives are to be elected from the
State at large Elections are to be held
on the Aus 'raliaE system.