Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-04-01
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The joint resolution has been passed
authorizing the appointment OF thirty
additional medical exah. liners for the pen
sion bureau.
Senator Allen has introduced bin for
moving the sahdbar between the mouth
of he Willamette and Vancouver and
approprlating $4,000 therefor,
The Military Committee of the House
has by unanimous vote adopted lau-
Sings bill establishing the Chicamauga
AMI Chattanooga national park.
favorable report has been ordered by
the House Committee on Public Lands
on the Senate hill to establish two add.
tiopai land districts in Washington.
Norman Smith of Washin, ton, former
Is page in the united States Senate is
visiting the Capital in the interest OF i'm.
provsment OF property on Puget sound.
The Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds reported savorably the bill
for the construction OF Il public bnilding
at Portland, Or, appropriating s401,e01
The senate Committee on Agriculture
has adopted substitute for all the bills
for transfer OF the signal service weather
bureau OF the War Department to the
Department of Agriculture.
The Chairman OF the Committee ON
Public Lands has requested Mr. Hermann
10 appear before the committee an argue
upon his bill for forfeiture OF the North
ern Pacific land grant from Wallula to
Portland.
Senator Squire has introduced a bill
Tor the reliet # John : Hill and appro
prlating - 900 for supplies furnished the
Fulalip reserNat on also bill for the re-
lief OF Peter RunQulst OF Steilacoom for
a lost homestead.
Senator Squire has introduced a till to
reimburse Henry Crosby Tor services and
expens s incurred for laying before the
Government ,ertain information as to
the settlement of tlAe island OF San Juan
b. G, The claim is , ,43I.
Representative Clifford Of the Commit.
tee on Public Buildings has reported ia
vorably the Senate bill Tor the erection Of
aLubtt building in Portland, Or with
an amendment reducing the approp-ia-
ton from $500 900 10 100000.
The House Committee on ludan At.
fairs has instructed Representa- i've VIII
son to report iavorably the hill granting
the Spokane and Northern Railroad Com
psny right OF way through the Colvile
Indian reservation, Washington.
The Secretary OF State has extended to
the delegates to the International Amer
lean Conference an invitation to take a
trip through tee southern States, similar
10 their trip to the West, immediatel,
upon adjournment of the conference.
senator SAWYER OF the Committee on
Pensions has exported favorably Senator
Mitehells II granting a pension of $50
per month to Annie Is Ruuditt of Oregon,
widow Of Howard NJ, Runditt, past AS
sistant Surgeon OF the Uui,ed States
navy.
In the House O'Donnell of Michigan,
at the request of the >eventh-D4y Adj
ventlsts OF the United States, presented
a petition, hearing 53,0n names, pro.
testing against the passage OF any bill in
regard to the observance Of the Sabbath /;
referred
The President viii issue in few DAYS
proclamation warning all persons
against entering the waters of Behring
sea within the dominion OF the United
States Tor the purpose of violating Sec
ton 1851 OF the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to taxing fur-seal animals,