Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-01
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Diplomatic Relations Between Italy and
the United States Are About
to be Re-established.

/ bureau appeared before Inc 1Ouse SOiii'
mittee on the eleventh census, and ad-
vocated the permanent establishment oil
the census bureau.
| The project OF deep-water channel
through the connecting waters OF the
Great Lakes has practically received the
approval OF a majority Of the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
The House Committee on Reform In
the Civil Service has agreed to repor,
favorably the bill TO exclude political in.
| huence In the employment OF laborerf
under authority OF the United States.
The House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries has agreed to re-
port FithiRn's bill for free admission tc
American registry Of ships built in for.
eign countries after January !, 1893. A
minority report In opposition will also
be made.
Representative Hermann has secured
pensions for the following old soldiers o
the late war: George w. Blanson OF On,
tario, Robert Holloway Of Corvallis and
Gotfried Merker Of Newport. He has
also obtained orders for surveys In Curry
county and also for the completion oil the
surveys In the fractional townships on
the Nehalem river In Tillamook county,
Senator Allen has introduced a bill
setting apart certain land Of the Fort
Walla Walla military reservation for q
park for that city. In petition, which
accompanied the bill, II 10 stated that
twenty eight acres OF this military res.
ervation are separated from the reserva-
ton proper by q county road and by q
railroad track, and that, II 1t 10 I'm
proved, II will make an excellent park,
Senator George Of the Committee on
| Agriculture reported TO the Senate q
substitute for Mitchell's bill for the en-.
enlargement OF silk culture. The sub
stitute provides for the establishment in
different parts OF the United States oil
not exceeding five silk experiment sta
tiona, to be part of the agricultural ex.
pertinent Stations now established
There 10 appropriated 5000 for each
station.
II is learned semi-officially that ar
rangements have been made for the re-
establishment OF full diplomatic rela.
tions between the United States and
Italy on the same basis as existed be-
fore the,New Orleans incident. General
Porter, Minister to Italy, who has been
in this country over three months, has
been ordered to return to Rene. II lie
expected the appointment OF an Italian
Minister to this country will be an
nounced soon.
The diplomatic and consular bill MS
completed by the House Committee con-
solidates the miss on to Peru with that
The salary Is $4,000 each. Guatemala
anl lIanAtrau sa AZ
vided, and Guatemala Is united to Ven
ezuela at 81 800, and Honduras liz joined
to the mission to Nicaragua, Costa Rica
and Salvador. The Danish mission is
joined to that OF Sweden and Norway
and the salary left at 81 500.
The House Committee on Public Land &
has ordered favorable report on he
bill amending the act Of 1891, relative to
the timber culture laws, that il shall not
apply to nor affect any case where con-
test WAS pending in the law department
prior to the date OF its passage, or in any
manner impair the rights which had
been acquired prior to the date of its
passage under the homestead, pre-emp-
ton, desert-land or timber culture laws.
The committee is evenly divided upon a
motion to postpone indefinitely the bill
providing for the construction Of raj II
road in Yellowstone Park, and the mat
ter was laid over for another week.
Representatives Oates from the Judi
ciary Committee of the House has sub
mitted report to accompany the bill to
change the naturalization laws. 1t re-
cites the shamful and illegal manner in
which aliens are naturalized In many
parts OF the country, and declares Con-
gress should make laws to amply protect
the States against the citizenship Of
criminals, paupers, Anarchists and
aliens. The name OF American citizen,
says the report, should be esteemed as
that OF Roman when Rome was mis-
tress OF the world. Such pride can never
be felt by our foreign born citizens until
the process of comforting this great boon
upon him Is attended with great solem
nifty and scrutinized more closely than
Mt present.
The President has made public reci-
procity proclamation with Nicaragua,
which Republic agrees to admit duty
free among other things living animals,
cornmeal, fresh and dried fruits, prod.
tine, coal, wood and lumber in the rough
cultural and horticultural tools, wagons,
carts and hand carts, iron and steel for
rails, bridges and fence wire with or
without barbs, all kinds of machinery
for agricultural purposes, animal power,
iorges, metal water pumps, hose, sledge
hammers, mining drills, iron piping,
erucibles, iron water tanks, galvanized
iron Tor roofs, ETC., lightning rods, printed
matter, bolts of all kinds, gold and silver
in bullion, bars or coin.
Every effort is being made by the
friends OF Colonel Compton to secure
his pardon. Colonel Compton while in
at Fort Walla Walla, Wash
did not take the proper precautions TO
prevent the troops under him from
lynching man in the city Of Walla
Wal!a, and for this he was court. mar.
tailed and sentenced to years loss OF
pay and relieved of his command. SEN
ator Allen has made every effort to sc.
cure n pardon, and has passed consider
able time with the President, laying the
facts before him rs he believes they ex-
list and undertaking to show that the
sentence OF the court was more severe
than the negligence of the Colonel war
ranted. The President promised to give
The matter early attention.
The Postoffice Department has inst had
reports from st. Louis that the trial of |
house letter boxes, just now getting un |
Ter way in that city, will almost surely |
prove the feasibility OF house to house |
collections OF mails. Similar expert |
ments are TO be begun in Washington In |
A few DAYS and the hpat -informad Y,osto1 |