Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-04-01
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Diplomatic Relations Between Italy and
the United States Are About
to be Re-estabIished.

lconfrmed as United States Judge OF the
Ninth Judicial Circuit.
The project Of deep-water channel
through the connecting waters Of the
Great Lakes has practically received the
approval OF majority Of the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
| The House Committee on Reform In
the Civil Service has agreed to report
lfavorably the bill to exclude political In
| fluence In the employment OF laborere
under authority Of the United States.
The House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries has agreed TO re-
port Fithian's bill for free admission to
American registry OF ships built In for
eign countries after January l, 1898. A
minority report In opposition will also
be made.
| Representative Hermann has secured
pensions for the following old soldiers OF
the late war: George w. Blanton OF On
tario, Robert Holloway OF Corvallis and
Gotfried Merker Of Newport. He. has
also obtained orders for eurveysin Curry
county and also for the completion OF the
surveys in the fractional townships on
the Nehalem river In Tillamook county.
Senator Allen has introduced bin
setting apart certain land OF the Fort
Walla Walla military reservation for a
park for that city. In petition, which
accompanied the bill, IL is stated that
twenty eight acres OF this military res
ervation are separated from the reserva-
ton proper by county road and by a
railroad track, and that, II II Ii I'm
proved, 1t will make an excellent park.
Senator George OF the Committee on
Agriculture reported to the Senate a
substitute for Mitchells bill for the en-
couragement OF silk culture. The SUBJ
stitnte provides for the establishment In
different parts OF the United States OF
not exceeding five elk experiment sta
tions, TO be part OF the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations now established.
There lie appropriated 5000 for each
station.
II IL learned semi.oflicially that ar
rangements have been made for the re-
establishment OF full diplomatic rela-
tions between the United States and
Italy on the same basis as existed be-
fore the New Orleans incident. General
Porter, Minister TO Italy. who has been
in this country over three months, has
been ordered TO return to Rene. II is
expected the appointment OF an Italian
Minister to this country will be an.
nounced soon.
The diplomatic and consular bill as
completed by the House Committee con-
solidates the mission TO Peru with that
OF Bolivia and Colombia with Ecuador.
The salary is $4,000 each. Guatemala
and Honduras, nov one mission, is d.
vided, and Guatemala is united to Ven
ezuela Mt 1900, and Honduras is joined
TO the mission TO Nicaragua, Costa Rica
and Salvador. The Danish mission Is
joined to that OF Sweden and Norway
and the salary left at $500.
The House Committee on Public Lands
has ordered favorable report on the
bill amending the act of 1891, relative TO
the timber culture laws, that 1t shall not
apply TO nor affect any case where a con-
test was pending In the law department
prior to the date OF It's passage, or in any
manner impair the rights which had
been acquired prior TO the date OF it's
passage under the homestead, pre.emp-
tion, desert-land or timberculture laws.
The committee is evenly divided upon d
motion TO postpone indefinitely the bill
providing for the construction OF rail-.
road in Yellowstone Park, and the mat
ter was laid over for another week.
Representatives Oates from the Judi.
ciary Committee OF the House has sub
mitted report TO accompany the bill TO
change the naturalization laws. 1t re.
cites the shamful and illegal manner in
parts OF the country, and declares Con-
gress should make laws TO amply protect
the States against the citizenship OF
criminals, paupers, Anarchists and
aliens. The name OF American citizen,
says the report, should be esteemed az
that OF Roman when Rome was mis-
tress OF the world. Such pride can never
be felt by our foreign born citizens until
the process G; comforting this iiis great boon
upon him is attended with great solem
nifty and scrutinized more closely than
at present.
The President has made public reci-
procity proclamation with Nicaragua,
which Republic agrees to admit duty
| lISO huOik DtEoT Things hViuk AHiulHin,
cornmeal, fresh and dried fruits, prod
uets OF cotton seed, tar, rosin, turpen.
tine, coal. wood and lumber in the rough
or prepared for building purposes, agri-
cultural and horticultural tools, wagons
carts and hand carte, iron and steel fol
rails, bridges and fence wire with Oh
without barbe, oil kinds of machinery
for agricultural purposes, animal power
forgee, metal water pumps, hose. sledge
hammers, mining drills, iron piping
crucibles, iron water tanks, galvanized
iron for roofs, etc., lightning rods, printed
matter, bolts of all kinds, gold and silver
in bullion, bars or coin.
Every effort is being made by the
friends OF Colonel Compton to secure
his pardon. Colonel Compton while in
command at Fort Walla Walla, Wash.
did not take the proper precautions K
prevent the troops under him from
| lynching man In the city of Walls
Walla, and for this he was court.mar
tailed and sentenced to a years lose o
pay and relieved OF his command. Sen
ator Allen has made every effort to 90
cure pardon, and has passed consider
able time with the President, laying ii
facta hafnra him No ha haliavaa thau