The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-06
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Message Relative % the Pra-'cltli'y i
Gable Between Cl.f2rup ant
the Hawaiian Islands.

The House bill Tor the admission %
New M-x'co will not te callel up un,l
( next session.
IA a precautionary measure aga nat
/ me introduction OF cholera Secretary
( Tracy has directed the Collectors of Cu..
/ IONS along the Atlantic -eaboard 10 pro
/ nlbir the landing OF immigrants tom
France.
/ Inc presiding officer oi the Senate ha.
AID ne'Ore that holy message from tn.
/ President II the United States. with the
/ accom- pinying papers, relative To the
I nracticabIIity Of aying cable tween
I California and the Hawaiian Islands
Secretary Tracy OF the Navy Department
| m Ietter states that the result o. the
survey shows that a practica bic route
"an be edsllv selected. The report Of
! he hydro2raphic office OF the bureau OF
! navigation states that the survey show.
/ mat the laying OF the cable on almost
any line between California and the Ua.
| TaiIsn Islands il practicable. A lin.
about 800 miles wide "a, developei be
tween California and Hawaii. and the
results a. shown by the report seem To
ind cate the most favorable route to he a
rhomb line between Monterey Bay, Cal.
! and Honolulu.
Senator Aliens bill granting about
twenty eight acres OF the Fort WalIa
Wai!a military reservation to the city Of
| Waila "alIa Tor pm bic park has pa sell
the senate. The bill allows the city Of
Walla Walla the use OF the triangular
portion OF the reservation on the north
! corner. which is separated from the m lin
BODY OF the reserve by the county high.
way and the Oregon railway and nayiya-
ton track, for public park. I, nro-
vldes, however, that before beginning 10
nae any OF the land the citv shall presen,
to the Secretary of War detailed plan,
tor the Improvement, and it shalt re-
ceive his approval; also that the United
States reserves to itself the title in tn.
tract and the tight 10 resume possession
ana occupy any portion OF it whenever
IN the Judgment Of the Pres dent the
pnbllc interest may require H. without
any claim Tor compensation ~ the CIV
Tor the improvements mad. or for dam.
ages which the government may inhict.
Representative Wilson has introduced
blil granting the Northern Pacific
right OF ~ay through the Puyallnp Ia F,
nan reservation, which has recently |
been favorably reported by the Commif. |
~ ~ ''''n'i f1IitlTT. Inc filli DrDn0aDl |
10 ratiiy and confirm an agreement no.
tween the Pnyaliup Indians and IN.
Northern Pacific, made IN 1876. which
grants right Of way through IN. reserv,.
ton for the Cascade branch of tho
Northern Pacific. There has be.n .
number OF bills ntr ducei before for
rIgh'soi way through the Puyallnp reser.
WALTON, but all have been postp ned or
hunz up, awaiting some ac,ion winch
WI forever settle the Puyal,np indian
difficulties. Perhaps this bill will hs
treated IN the same way, although it i.
no" represented that the Northern r..
enc needs the granted right of wav and
the station grounds and there is really
no reason why some bill shrnld not pas.
VI conr-e the variru. abroad companies
generally f.ht each other on bills Of
ms character. each desiring tn secure
the hest lands on the water front. II il
probable. however, that this bill will he
hung up until some action In taken next
winter on the pending Puyallup bill In
the Senate.