The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-06-11
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
The President TO Soon Issue Orders Tor
the Survey of the Klamath In.
dian Reservation

III oregon Will wow W tlell htlotHleht
in severalty and opening OF the surplus
10 white settlement. There are several
million acres in this reservation.
The Colyile Indian bill, which passed
the Senate, has been referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs in the
House. Representative Wilson says the
committee will recommend non.concur-
renee IN the amendments and AK for II
conference, and then an agreement will
be reached which will be satisfactory 10
all.
Vest in the Senate offered resolution
diacharging the Committee OF Finance
from further consideration OF the House
bill 10 put wool on the free list and re.
dure the duties on woolen goods and di.
recting 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 and
| lIarbors has considered the Senate
amendments TO the river and harbOT
bill, and IL WAS agreed the House should
non-concur in all the amendments and
ask for u conference in order that the
amendments might be considered. This
will probably be done, as 1t is usual with
| all such bills.
Power has offered In the Senate res.
olution instructing the Committee on
! Public Lands to make n full investiga.
ton into the relations OF the geological
survey and Typographical survey and the
necessity for the existence OF two such
systems in the same areas and as TO their
personnel and expenses. The resolution
was elerred TO the Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses.
The House Committee on Invalid
Pensions has agreed TO report the bill
giving persons having claims against the
government, arising by virtue OF service
in the army or navy, the right in person
or by attorney to examine and inspect
ANYTHING in any department, bureau, di-
vision, court or office Of the United
States which contains any reference, al
luson to or bearing upon claims.
The bil intended to abolish the post
traderships in the army, which has the
approval of the War Department and
General Schoheld, was favorably re-
ported from the Military Affairs Com
mitIee by Senator Proctor. The measure
will not produce any radical change i'm
mediately, and the present system viii
continue until those persons who are now
post traders shall either die or retire
but when vacancies occur then the OF
flee il to be abolished.
1t is not improbable the Wavs anc
Means Committee will report bill max
ing important revisions OF the iron anC
metal schedule After consultation will
his colleagues Stevens OF Massachusetts
introduced bill TO place iron ore anC
scrap iron on the free list and to reduce
duties on manufactures OF iron and othe
I metals. 1t makes the duty on pig irol
and like metals 1886 per ton, just hal
the present rate; bar and structural iroi
and steel, $ll.30 per ton; steel rails
etc, 1872, and provides that no rate i'm
posed in the metal schedule OF the Nc
Einley bill shall exceed 80 per cent. az
valorem.
: Senator Allison has introduced an
! other remonstrance from the Chambe
! of Commerce of Port Townsend, Wash.
giving reasons why no appropriation
a should be made for coast-delense vessel
, for Puget Sound or for the construction
( of ship canal from Lake Washingto
. 10 the Sound. In the first instance tn
remonstrance says the land detenses ar
o much better than the vessels could be
= and much expert testimony is furnishe
n to prove that assertion. AS to the LAX
{ Washington canal it is charged that tn
project is not intended for the benefit {
& the public; that its utility is very muc
+ doubted, and that it Is only scheme
4 revive the land boom.
o The Senate in executive session too
action in the long pending case whic
T in the language OF the Senate Foreig
= Relations Committee presents such n
~ peated instances of injustice, delay an
', denial of Justice by the final action I
the government of Great Britain as
warrant the interposition of the Unite
/ States, and if other means of redress al
: exhausted, would justify reprisals.
II is the case of A. NJ Webster, who seel
% compensation for half million acres
land in New Zealand, acquired from IL
:, native chiefs and later seized by Grei
% Britain. The Senate adopted a resol
1t tion declaring the claim was founded
a Justice and deserves the support of tt
United States and requesting the Pres
l. dent to submit it to arbitration.
r, Senator PETER has introduced bill
~ increase the currency and provide for !
~ circulation, to reduce rates of intere
Oh and to establish bureau of loans.
provides for a bureau of loans with
" the Treasury Department, to be co
IL Quoted by three commissioners. III
o. bureau is to establish loan agencies
ol the capital OF every State and Territor
as The business OF these agencies is to lei
money to the people, no loan to be lie
III than 800 nor more than $500 to al
IN person or family, and no loan to
x, granted except to buy or save a HON
We Funds to carry out the act are to be pr
as vided by the issue of treasury notes
an amount of $1.50 for every 81 worth
A. gold and silver coin and bullion belon
of ing to the United States. The bill pi
ne hibits banks or corporations from TAXI
of more than per cent. interest or 4 P
by cent. where the loan extends over o
wear,