Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-17
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Bill Designed to Remedy Defso $ in the
Workings of the Interstate
Commerce Law.

persons on the submission of naturaliza-
ton papers issued by another govern
ment.
The United States Court of Claims has
rendered Judgment under the Hermann
bill OF last Congress in favor OF Ezekiel
Bailey of Douglas county, Or. for $3.50
for property destroyed in the Oregon In
dian wars.
The annual Notifications bill has been
practically agreed on by the Notifications
subcommittee OF the House Committee
on Appropriations. A cut amounting to
more than 35 per cent. has been made
from the bill Of last year.
The Senate has adopted the resolution
offered by Stewart several weeks ago,
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treas
ury for information as to the purchase
of silver bullion and the coinage of sill
yer under the act Of 1880.
Band has introduced resolution in
the House instructing the Committee on
/ Ways and Means to report bill impos-
| ing An income tax sufficient to meet the
expenditures for pensions also a bill to
repeal all taxes imposed upon currency
issued by authority OF the States.
| The House Committee on Agriculture
has decided to report bill providing for
agricultural colleges for experiments in
silk culture. Representative Caminetti
says one OF them will 70 to California
under the bill's provisions. II will be
under the supervision OF the University
Of California.
Senator Allen has submitted to the
Indian Committee what he thinks Is
about the fair thing for a report on the
puyallup Indian reservation; but, a.
before stated, the committee does not
take the same view OF the situation as
the Washington delegation, and is liable
TO make a different report.
The elaborate bill designed to remedy
the defects in the workings Of the inter
state commerce law and to increase the
efficiency Of the law was ordered favor
ably reported to the House by the Com
fnerce Committee, which through sub
committee hae been working on the
measure for some weeks past.
After having considered the question
Of constitutionality for long time the
House Judiciary Committee has decided
to report resolution directing an inves.
tigation to be made into the Pinkerton
system. The committee came to the
conclusion because OF the alleged use oil
pinkerton men by interstate commerce
carriers and also because 1t was alleged
their employment resulted in violence to
persons and property.
Senator Squire says he Ia not sure that
he will be able to secure the passage Of
the bill for the gun factory on the Pacific
Coast, and he Is now looking with some
favor upon the proposition from the Wai
Department, which suggests that the
Pacific Coast should, pending legisla-
ton on this latter, accept about fifty
i mortars, to be situated at important
/ points for he protection OF the river and
! harbor property. Even II the bill should
pass for a government factory, IL could
, not be- built and turn out guns until al
, least two years. During that time it is
. thought by some Of the War Department
officials that it would be we'll to send
the mortars TO the coast.
} Secretary Blaine appeared the Other
day before the Senate Committee or
{ Commerce and made a strong argument
B opposing the pending resolution author
izing the landing OF the French cable or
the shores OF Virginia and South Caro-
0 lima. His objection was because thu
/ French Gable Company, cooperating
) with the Brazilian government, had al
b absolute monopoly of the cable privi
eges between the United States ant
Brazil, and II the resolutions passed, tn,
' negotiations looking to the procurement
of concession to the American Gable
:, Company would come to naught. Tn,
Secretary appeared TO be in excelen
, health, and made his argument with
! spirit and emphasis.
/ Mr.. Mason, Commissioner OF the In
Y ternal Revenue, said the other day tina
!. the recent decision of the Supreme Cour
? OF the United States in the case OF Georg,
II. Eaton Is liable to be misunderstood
: by persons not familiar with the facts
I, That particular case, he explained, aros
D under the original oleomargarine act
l which did not prescribe a penalty il
: case wholesale dealers failed to report t,
Q the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
: The law, however, was subsequent,
amended to cover this omission T
I should be understood therefore it Is n,
r longer mere department regulation
: but provision Of the law.
! John Joy Edison, Chairman OF tn,
. Citizens Committee of the Twenty
! sixth National Encampment of tn,
= Grand Army, to be held at Washington
In September, has written letter t,
COMMUNICATIVE Chief Palmer, stating tn,
y committee has asked Congress to appro
pirate 800, 900 from the funds OF tn,
. District of Columbia to assist in payn,
Z the expenses OF the encampment, an,
+. that in consequence OF the erroneou
; belief thai the appropriation was aske,
8 from the fund OF the general govern
Q ment, members of the Grand Army sen
I protests to Congress against the appro
priation. Edison says the misapprehen
9 sion is embarrassing to the committee
and asks the appropriation may be re
+, quested SO far as possible.
I. Economist Holman is determined t,
make a very strong fight against tn,
river and harbor bill when it comes II,
in the House. He thinks he will hav,
strength enough to defeat 1t. Chairman
: Blanchard, however, says he sees n,
0 reason why it should not pass. Tn,
Senate Committee on Commerce is goin,
Q ahead with the consideration of the bill
Q and the amendments which that com
. mittee proposes to make to it when tn,
Q bill comes over. They have gone abou
e half way through the BILL but have no
: vet touched the Pacific Coast improve
ments either on rivers or har bors. Their,
' is no doubt Senator Dolph will secur,
. some amendments for increases in Ore
( gon, and the present action which Sena
A tor Squire made for Washington will Sc
cure some increases for that State.
Three mem ers OF the House Commit
. tee on Foreign Affairs (Geary, O'Donnel
9 and Harmer) united with Rayner in re