The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-03-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A Great Deal of Controversy SAID TO
Exist Over the Disposition OF
Puyaliup Reservation.


The bill sppropriating $4,000 for Il
public building AZ Boise, Idaho, has bee n
ordered fayoratly reported by the House
Committee on Public Hull lings ard
Grounds.
Senator Mitchell has presented pet
ton IRON Coos Bay Or, citizen praying
Tor an appropriation Tor the removal o.
distractions in the channel of the pper
Coos Bay, Or.
Mr.. Morgan has introduced bill in
the Senate declaring all laws and parts
OF laws imperative which exempt from
the payment OF duties articles OF COM
merce not on the free list entered 10 the
Custom houses OF the United states for
transportation through the nlted States
To or from any British possession.
Senator Allen has secured the passage
oi the bill granting portion Of the pro-
eetds OF the sale OF the Port Angeles
towuslte 10 Ciailam county for the pur-
pose OF erecting public buildings. The
Public Land Committee oil the House j.
dead against such bill IS this. aud Mi!
probably prevent it from becoming 4
law. Senator Allen also reported i bill.
granting tioiiingsworth eight acres OF
land near Coliax, Wash. which has been
IN dispute Tor several months, but which
rightly belongs to ltolllngsworth.
Representative Wilson has been urged
by Spokane people To hurry up the rase
before The Interstate Commerce Com
mission known "a the Spokane ter.
minal case, which was argued before the
commission last summer At spokane.
The commission viii not MAKE decision
AZ present, because there j. now bending
a similar case IN the Circuit Court which
vas appealed from the commission.
Then, II the spokane case should
be de,lded by tue commission. tn.
railroad could appeal 10 the court. and
: would remain unsettled. When th,.
decision = made the commission will b.
governed oy 10 and make It's dee sion. tn
accordance with IL. One appeal has
been argued and decision is expected
a, an early date.
senator Ntche has introduced sew
TAI amendments VIII. h. prpp, -ts 10
1Ii1r To the Ind All Appropriation bin
when Il COMES up for consideration in
lie Senate. The first OF these amend
nrnts provides Tor the leasing Of lanl.
the Klamath Indian reservation not
iee,ied Toy the Indians Tor terms OF i've
years tor grazing purposes. the r.yula-
lions % Dc approved by the Indian agent
and the Secretary OF the Interior The
second Amendment provides for the lea.-
ihg 81 lands on any Indian reservation
or grazing purposes Tor tive years and
ior mlntra purposes ior ten wears. This
VIII prove a very good thing, a. il will
t"o" a large amount of mineral lands
ho~ tied up On Indian reservations to
~ prosprr'ed and mined, and will also
1Horn some Income To the Indians.
Among the petitions introduced the
lther lay IN the Senate were several re-
aectlnS on Senator Dol pa and protesting
against his bill, which, it was stated, le-
"a ILed the liquor traffic in Alaska. Sen.
Ator l'oIph made brief explanation oil
The petitions and his bill on the subject
n the Senate. He stated he would b.
favor OF prohibition in Alaska il il
vas practicable, but that liquor is non
sent 10 that Territory by shipload- and
sold 10 every body. He proposed 10 pass
a oil. lcen-lng reliable persons 10 81.
'i4upr, who would then become a.s,-t
ants Of the government In preyeutin,
the sale To Indians and others by IRE
sponsibIe and smuggling parties lie
SAID that It would he imposs bic 30 ..,,
the sale OF it by any prohib,tory enact.
ment7 the government might make.
senator squire recently moved 10 ~
consider the vote by wh'rh the bill 4,
taeh!ng the north shore o 'h-. Co,nu.5 ,8.
river 20 the Oregon collection di.tr,r.
y As passed. H. mere.y entered h.- ,p..
ION ana lntenL : to call 10 np a, som.
'nture time. The proposition wa. ear
neSIiE com DATED by senator Doiph. who
ho!is that IN the interest oi yr44. ,r.
,erIng the Columbia river. NJ u1f,,r
" neither they land good. either on t5-
nofth or south shore of that xat.r
mould be- able 20 enter and clear At
ora instead ui being compelled ;, ..
around to 'rray'4 Har0or on tho p,rifc
'cedn tor entering aud clearing yo,J. d,
u IRON the Washington side II the 20
uh bla river. Senator DOlph said h..
onaliered it an Gnheari.oi pr,p....ar
0 have both sides IT A river i..tt,, m
iiherent collection Districts. lie xIDt.I
- '"t" Immediately upon son r.'l ma
ION, out 1t was decided 10 b. ON, -
RIDER. ''' III
Thorn. Co..
var ~. - 'Ii- a sI'at ara, ot controversy e.
ar va '.9',s I''h OF the fnya,np In.
..s 49,, $3.50. , a1''.l. senator Aleu- ha4
i'm ba S'':t ''.l -''l On account Il tae B.
m, ''il' '.''.''i, and ."p'"s II
ava. n.., '1' 1"I-lhZ nm very rprndly ,
.ngs. r., s'"r .! every member Of the !,
nj u. '' '''s't : III ~ that nothing i
20 a. pr.. rPhe VA ms Congress to settle >
~, Ni""HP ihl'an affair, and II viii o
~ VI, a. u j. nov, detrimeut 10 d
ana a'''I ~ FrrF HUI" Tae 10 the In
. ,', 49,. major A.'"n 'ays he believes G
. T- LII no nave made contracts with o
n ''ii'''''7 ana paid 'nem for the lands =!
''h nav" rIktt 20 tbsas. IanIa Tho q