The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS
The President 10 Transmit 10 Congress
\ Message On the International
Monetary Conference

II Is said the President has filed mo-
tice that he will veto the river and har-
Dor bill should it exceed the sam appro-
priated b. the House.
Po.tmaster-Gsneral Wanamaker, At
torney-General Miller and Secretary
Foster, acting as commission, have
agreed upon the selection OF the prop
erty At Seventh and Mission streets as
the site for the new public building a,
san Francisco.
The President has approved the act
making an appropriation To supply the
deficiencies in the appropriations for the
payment OF pensions for the seal wear
lso.. Commissioner Raum has made a
requisition for s., 25). 90 for the pay
ment OF pensions.
The President sill soon transmit. 10
Congress 3 message on the forthcoming
International monetary conference, to-
2ether with the correspondence. With
but one or two exceptions, all the Enro-
pean countries invited to the conference
have sent in favorable responses.
Mr.. Fowler Of New York ha. prepared
a report recon. mending the passage OF
the bill! introduced by Mr.. Geary o. { al.
Ifornia to encourage American ship
building. The bill grants the sam
privilege 20 the British built ship China.
owned BY the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, AZ vas recently granted to the
lnman steamships City OF Paris and
City OF New York
II is likely that \ court OF inquiry will
De ordered TO meet at Mare Island to
ascertain shy the Ranger vas permitted
70 start for befring sea With her
machinery in such bad shape az to ne
cessitate her putting into Port Towns
end in violation OF her orders to proceed
direct. The Secretary Of the Navy has
received report OF the court OF inquiry
appointed to examine her machinery at
Port Townsend, and the report says her
Captain MAS justified under the eircum-
stances in putting into Port Townsend.
A crumb Of comfort to the Mare Island
10 IS is the fact that the blame for the
Rangers condition may be fred on the
Navy Department, a. peremptory orders
sere received 10 sAil on . certain dav.
and it Was impossible TO get her ready
In that short time.
Il i. understood that Secretary Tracy
has finally decided, after = review OF all
the testimony. to sustain the action OF
The Naval Examining Board in finding
Com nanaer Frederick X. Smith morally
unfit for promotion The action Of the
Pres den, is still necessary To finally
complete this long pending case. but
Eith the approval Of the board. finding
BY the head OF the Navy Department,
there can he hardly any doubt as to the
result. The President has no alterna-
tive but 20 drop Commander smith from
the rolls Of the navy IL he approves the
Of the board. II he di.ap-
proves. another board would have to re-
Gerse the findings OF the first board
before Com nander Smith could be pro-
noted. and inasmu h ~ all OF his seniors.
Eith but few exceptions. have already |
'thcially stated tina, they do not consider |
IN fl for promotion. it would Be . |
'ather difficult matter to get q board |
hat would make q report favorable to |
he candidate. The Judge Advocate
ieneral who frst reviewed the r.por,
approved IL, and both Secretary Trarv
md Assistant Secretary see.ey have
lone sike~ise, after 4 most exhaustive
evieu o. all the testimony and Of the
'apers dled in behalf Of the candidate
inoe the board made iss report. |