Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-07-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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Senator Allen moved not to concur in
/ the House amendments to the Puget
sound collection list bill and confer
ence committee, consisting of Senators
Dolph, Culom and German, was APP
pointed The amendment disagreed to
was thrown out.
Senator Dolph called on the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs in reference to
the reported troubles in the Chemawa
Indian school. Oregon. He was informed
that no action would be taken until the
school was visited by Assistant Commits
sioner Bell, who will investigate the case
while on the Pacific Slope.
Representative Hermann has been as
sured by the Postmaster General that
free delivery will be established at AS
toria, Or. and immediately after July
an inspector win he ordered to Astoria to
mark out the city routes for the carriers
and locate the letter boxes and determine
the number of carriers to be employed.
Assistant Land Commissioner Stone
will leave next week for the far West,
his trio extending to Seattle and Tacoma
lie Will remain for some days in Mon
tana and from Helena make trip to the
4ellowstol park. He will devote some
time 10 business, looking up several
questions connected with the public
land.
The Secretary of the Navy has d-
reCted the award of the contract for an
s. lotion armored cruiser to Cramp 4
Sops OF Philade lphia at the bid of S.
80 900 and the contract FIR the 5,500-ton
cruiser, No. 8. 10 the Union Iron Works
of san Francisco at the governments
plans and specification on a bid of ST.
70 900.
The President has transmitted to Con-
gress a communication from the Secre-
tgry OF the Interior relating 10 the de-
struction by fires carelessly kindled or
left OF timber upon public lands. The
President expires sed the opinion that, if
proper penalties wera imposed by law
and few convictions secured, much
waste of forests would be prevented.
Senator Pratt called up the bill for the
admission Fl Wyoming, and that now
becomes the unfinished business of the
senate. The admission OF Idaho will
speedily follow, Special Agent Ogden of
the Land Office has been sent TO Idaho
and Montana to begin survey of the
lands OF the Northern Pacific. He will
make a preliminary report looking to the
adjustment of the grant, beginning in
daho and working eastward through
Montana
Senator Dolph visited the Postoffice
department and presented the claims OF
several Oregon postotiices for a lditional
clerk hire. Some very liberal allowances
have been made, aud the Senator wants
the work continued. The House cut
DOWN the amount recommended by the
Pcstoflice Department of $500, 900. Mr..
Joiph was informed that, if Congress
gave what the department asked, there
would be some liberal allowances made
for the growing Northwest.
The silver men feel very iubilant, and
are satisfied that the proposition for the
coinage OF 81, $780, 900 month will meet
all demands with the conservatives, for
every man, especially in the Senate, that
can be called anti-silver men, bring for
ward this as a last resort to prevent the
passage of free-coinage measures. They
also feel that little damage to the finance
of the country would result before Con
gress could amend or repeal the law, an
would accept it rather than send 10 the
Precedent free-coinage BID.