The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
The President 10 soon Issue Orders FOR
the Surrey Of the Klamath In
dian ReserN alton.

| fixing the salary OF lettercarriers At 81,
20 per annum during and after the
fourth year Of service.
The agricultural appropriation bill hs:
been completed by the House Commit
tee on Agriculture. 1t appropriate'
1907 500 more than last year. One mill
ion dollars are appropriated 10 carry ou'
the provisions OF the meat inspection
| law.
| Representative Hermann OF Oregon
says the President will COON issue order,
/ for the snrvey OF Klamath Indian land.
/ in Oregon with a view 10 their allotmeni
| in severaity and opening OF the surplu:
to white settlement. There are seyera
million acres in this reservation.
The Colville Indian bill, which passed
/ the Senate, has been referred 10 the
( Committee on Indian Affairs in the
| House. Representative Wilson saws tn,
committee will recommend non.cun cur'
renee IN the amendments and ask for 4
conference, and then an agreement " il
be reached v hich will be satisfactory t.
all.
Vest in the Senate offered resolution
discharging the Committee OF Finance
from further consideration OF the llous,
bill 10 put wool on the free list and re
duce the duties on WOODEN goods AMI Dr.
recttng the committee 10 report the bill
back to the Senate for action thereon
The resolution Was tabled for the pres
ent.
The House Committee on Rivers aud
Harbors has considered the Senate
amendments To the river and harbDi
bl!i, and IL was agreed the Hluse should
uon-coucur IN all the amendments and
ask tor conference IN order that the
appointments might be considered TIN.
VIII probably be done, AS II Is usual with
all such bills.
Power has offered in the Senate req
olutlon instructins the Committee on
Public Lands 10 make full investi!A.
ton into the relations OF the ge log "a
survey and Typographical! survey and the
necessity Tor the existence OF Two such
systems In the same areas and a. 10 their
personnel and expenses. The solution
was e'errei 10 the Committee on Con.
tlngent Expenses.
The House Committee on Invalid
PENSIONS has agreed 10 report the b!l.
giving persons having claims as4ins, the
government, arising by yjrtne Of service
IN the army or navy, the right in p-rs N
or BY attorney TO examine and iu-p-c,
ANYTHING IN an! department, bureau. IL
vision, court or office OF the Unite!
states which contains any reference, Al
fusion 10 or bearing upon claims.
The bill inten led to abolish tn. NV,
traderships in the army. which has thu.
approva! II the War Department and
General Schof-ld, wa fsy .rao.Y r--
ported from the Military Afairs Com
m tee ~ senator Proctor. The ru-a.rr,.
VIII no. pro'iucs any radical chang. i'm.
metla'e,v, and the present system y n
continue until those pers ms y no ar. now
post traders shall .aer de or r.,ir.
nat WHEN vacancies occur then the Of
tee il - be abolished.
Ii IS no. improbable the Wava AMI
Means Committee will report IA bi,Im,..
ing important reyI4iOrs Of the iron Ant
metal hriuie After ronsulfa.ior = ~
his 60 leagues stevens OF Ma-sach1-..t.
lhircdn'ei a bill 10 place iron ore and
scrap IRON on The Tree list and to reduce
lHt'"s on manufactures OF iron and oth-r
metals l. makes the duty on pig iron
ant TX" metals $3.50 per ton. ln-. h,i
t@e present rate; bar and structural iron
AM So, ,. 81 per ton steel rails
etc o. -, ami provides that n rate inn
? ,@ed IN tits meta schedule Of the NJ
h'n'ey bi'I shall exceed - per cent. a.!
'A'oreh.
senator Allison has ir.roIrr.I an.
other rem insurance from The t',,,,.I..-
d Commerce Of Pr, Tnvua.nj !V,..
z wing reasons why 10 aDprqrri,,,,,,
.hou r. maze for cJa-t. !.t-n q. vessel.
pr Puset : mad Or for t.. ,,nr.--1..f..r
IL -hir canal from lax. WA-hIn,,on
% '"e SOM :. In the ar-t instance the
I'm 'h>tfaLt" says the land d-ien-.@ ar
""th htster than the vessels could ~
'Hd thHnh "Xp"r: testimony = furnished
% prove nat assertion. ~ To th.. LAX.
" a-'inR'pn cana! II q charged that The
y 'J"c1 u H'' iht"Hir! Tor "a" benefit ~
va" ~ u ';y = very mi.a
W.. D.'' ','' ';'a' u i On = s"lem" -
We '3"I '""fn.
Inc senate in executive session took
rt.oA N tle long bending cas-. vh;,.1
n the language II the San,t. F,r.i,,
E1iatinn- COMMITTEE, present. .nrb ~.
'"at-'l instances Of inir,stir. I.bv al
en'ai OF Justice hy the final arti,, ~,
NJ government Of Great britain a, -
Earrant the interrogation Of tn. T,i,.J
,Ites, and II other mean. Of ?. Ir.ss,,
Exhausted, worli ju-tifv rep,fsa. +.
the case II A. VI We1s,.r vh, co..
for half million arr.s -
md IN NaU IaaI,,J ,,,',si ~ Oh
HI,le ch.r'4 and later seized by Great
~ q. ~ lHe >"raf" adopted A rsslIv.
,i ,'f' 1'i0G me clam was founded n
''-..gr auI reserves IN" support Of the
l"'F- AM requesting the Prssi-
~ =. u summit !; N arbitration.
senator Pcfe- ha4 ntr0.lQ.e,i 4 hill ;,
lcrease the currency and provide tori,,
recitation. 10 reduce rates 81 in,s,a,.
nj to establish bureau Of Ian. I.
-0yldes for bureau Of lna,,.L