The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Important Decision on Appeal Of State OF
California From the Action ot
the Land Commissioner.

Senator KYLE has introduced resoln-
ton providing for An Investigation rels'
tive to the slums OF cities. This was
adopted.
The conference report on the river ami
harbor bill has peen agreed TO, and a
concurrent resolution for a final al iourn-
ment July 70 was offered by Senator Al
drich and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
General Sehotield has received trle-
gram General Brooke, in which he states
he has turned over the Woleott party to
the State authorities OF Wyoming Tor
trial. This puts an end, 50 far As the
military authorities are concerned, TO the
"rustler troubles.
The Senate bill to increase the pen
sions OF those " no lost limbs iii the serv-
ice OF the United States, and which will
add 500, 900 TO the pension charge has
been passed by the Senate, while the
House bill to pension the survivors OF
the Indian wars Was, after the provision.
were considerably extended, recommil.
ted to the Committee On Pensions.
The conference on the naval bill has
finally been agreed to, the house accept,
ing the Senate amendments appropriat.
ing in the aggregate about 500, 900 and
the Senate rseeding from all furthe,
amendments except one providing for the
construction OF one sea-going coast bat
tie ship OF 1000 tons, which, with al
armored cruiser OF 5000 tons provided
for in the House bill. will constitute al
the new construction authorized. Asnl
appropriation is made for battle ship
the bill as it passed the House is on,
increased s66, 900.
The Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions has finished its consideration OF the
sundry civil bill and reported it TO the
Senate. The amount OF the appropria
tons made by the bill is $50, 7g- sic
that being An increase over the bill As il
passed the House OF 81, 57+.Sld. Their,
Is an appropriation OF IS, 10000 in Az
OF the Worlds Fair, and no requirement
as reported to the senate that tn,
Worlds Fair shall not b. kept open OF
sunday. The requirement is that gov.
eminent exhibits shall not be kept on
exhibition on that day.
Secretary Noble has rem Tered an i'm
portant decision on the appeal Of tn.
State OF California from the action Of the
Commissioner OF the general land Office
In respect TO certain applications mad,
BY the State 10 select indemnity schoo
lands in lieu OF townships made irac.
tional by the existence OF damp and over,
flowed lands. The Secretary holds thai
the State has no valid right 10 select in
demnity for school lands, using swami
lands as basis, for the reason that the
swamp sections went TO the STATE under
the swamp land act. lie further holds
that the act of February y. 1881 amend
ing Sections 2275 and 22-6 OF the Revised
Statutes does not authorize new OF ia.
ture selections in California on the bast
OF Sections 10 and 36 when thew ar
swamp in character, nor did this ameni
ment give the State any right. It did not
previously possess under former statutes
For this reason he aitrms the Commits.
sloner' sdecision. About IL, 90, 100 acre
OF land are involved in the case. which
has been pending before the department
for several years.