Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Government Clerks Not Entitled to Any
Holidays When Absent More
Than Sixty Days.

Senator Allen has introduced bill foi
a lighthouse at Northhead. Cape Dlsap-
pointment. near the mouth OF the 20
iumbia river. An attempt was made al
last session to secure such lighthouse,
but failed during the closing hours on
account OF lack OF time for consideration.
Senator Dolph has reported favorably
from the Committee on Public Lands his
bill to grant to the State OF Oregon sew
eral townships OF the public lands, In
Guiding Crater Lake, for a public park
and timber reservation. He has also
procured favorable report OF his bill
for the relief of Thomas Guineau, and
has introduced bill granting pension
to James II. Preston Of Gresham, Or.
The Committee ON Indian Affairs has
referred the report OF Colville Commits
sion to Chairman Peel and Representa-
tives Rockwell and Wilson. Mr.. Wilson
says there is no doubt that he will have
the bill favorably reported, but he is not
SO sure of its passage through the House,
as the Democrats will not be so favor
able towards legislation for the North
west as the Democrats in the last Con-
gress.
The Court OF Claims has decided that
government clerks are not entitled to
any holidays when absent from duty
more than sixty days. The case came
up on account OF claim for full salary
where clerk had been absent from duty
more than sixty days, and the head ex-
ecutive of the department employed q
substitute in the clerks place and paid
the substitute out of the clerks salary.
1t was to recover this portion of the sal
airy the principle was declared by the
court.
Representative Harter OF Ohio has in
solidation OF customs commission dis
tricts of the country. 1t reduces the
number OF districts materially. Under
the law Arizona will be one district
California and Nevada, Two; Alaska,
one; Montana and Idaho, one, and Col
orado, Wyoming and Utah, one. The
bill abolishes all commissions, emolu-
ments, etc., and provides for annual sal
aries to Customs Collectors, naval Off
GERS and Surveyors at certain of the
larger ports. The smaller collection dis
tricts are to be divided into five classes
according to the amount of business
transacted.
Representative Wilson says that he
will urge before the present Congress
that there be established lighthouse
on Nortbhead, about four miles north of
the Columbia river. He says that this
is one of the most important lights that
is to be established on the Pacific Coast
and is a necessity to the commerce of
that section. These items are of the
greatest Importance to their immediate
sections, but they all require appropria-
lions OF cash. A congress that is going
down into history as nickel congress"
will probably promise, but make no APP
priation for these necessities in Repub-
lican Washington.
The President has sent to Congress
with recommendation urging early and
favorable consideration the agreement OF
Messrs. Bingham of Ohio and Merrellat
u Washington, the majority of the Sho-
'hone and Arapahoe Indian Commission,
made with the Shoshone and Arapahoe
Indians of Wyoming for the cession OF
more than half of the reservation on
Wind river in Wyoming. The lands
,eded comprise 1,150,000 acres of land
n the northern part OF the reservation,
md the price is 100000 or about 55
,ents an acre. The minority report
'igned by j. d. Woodrof OF Lander,
Nyo-, Chairman of the commission, op-
poses the treaty principally on the
,round that the Indians would not sell
he southern tract of the reservation
lear Lander.
When the Senate Committee on Coast
Defenses adjourned, Senator Dolph no
itied the members that the next meet
ng would be called together by Senator
squire OF Washington, as he will be
chairman OF that committee in prefer
'nce t. the one he now has, which is the
routes to the seaboard.
md which is not nearly so important to
lls section as that of coast defense. Sem
ltor Dolph becoming the head of public
ands. The Senator explained that he
you'd not ask for report on his bill to
establish gun factory on the Pacific
joast, because Senator FELTON, desired
o present some additional in
ormation as to the resources of the Pa
lfic Coast for carrying on such an estab.
lshment, and the matter was postponed
Until the next meeting of the committee.
The commission which was appointed
0 determine the north line of the Warm
prings reservation in Oregon has re-
orted that the line run and SURVEYED by
:. b. Handley in the year 1871 from the
initial point up to and including the
wenty-sixth mile thereof, thence in
ue course to the summit of the Cascade
fountains, is the boundary. There has
cen long dispute over this matter.
'ying to prove from the claim by the
indians that in 1856 one r. r, Thomp-
On blazed an oak tree and said that |
'ould be the line. The settlers have |
one on the lands south of the blazed |
zee, and their lands have ALWAYS been
dispute. Troubles have grown ont of
le matter and resulted in Senator
litchell having the commission an.
ointed to settle the boundary. A strip
land several miles wide was in dis
ute.
The latest news of the appointment of
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit is
lat Judge Haniord of Seattle, now
nited States District Judge for Wash
gton, may be agreed upon and pro
oted to the circuit bench. President
arr!son is very much pleased with the
'cisions that Judge Hanford has rem
red during his term on the district
'nch, and thinks very favorablv of BRO.
citing him to the circuit bench, if the
icific Coast delegation can agree upon
m. Judge Hanford is not pushing his
aims In the least, and it is stated that
Is not very anxious for the promo.
IN, as it would take him away from
attic; He prefers that city as a place
residence. The President is willino .
see Il the various disagreements can
lustlhed SO as to select a man who !