The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-04-02
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Senate Passes the Bill Making an
Appropriation for Completion Of
Cascades Improvement.

oS~ooSS improvements
The House Committee on AHricultur
has authorized . favorable report on tn
Paddock pure-food bill, with com
amendments.
The Puyallup postoffice has been &c,
tied by the resignation OF Mrs. Clar
Dearcey and the Recommendation bv al
I factions of Mr.. johnson.
Representative Geary OF Californi
has introduced in the House q bill L
prevent the use Of substitutes for hop
or pure extract of hops in the manu-
facture of ale or beer.
At the request OF Senator Mitchell tn
!. Postotfice Department has issued an or
der calling for proposals for mail service
to commence July l next, from Prime
VILE to Warm Springs, Or, and bscl
:, again, twice week.
The committee designated some week
ago to examine the condition of the worl
OF the census bureau finds that to con-
piete the work outlined and entered upol
under instructions from Congress it vii
necessitate an expenditure OF $1,000, 600
including the $3.50, coo recently appropri
3 ated.
An appropriation OF ISL 1858 is carrie,
( in q bill introduced by Senator Villas
providing for the purchase of the Stur
, geon Bay ship canal. The canal is to b,
, delivered to the government for use rs /
free-water bay upon payment of tn,
amount appropriated to the compan,
owning it.
The Senate Committee ON the Judi
ciary has made favorable report on the
Senate bill to extend the jurisdiction o.
courts In Oklahoma Territory in cases o.
murder, assault, arson, larceny and like
crimes. The bill provides that it shsl
not be any defense that the offense was
committed by an Indian on another In.
dian.
Captain Henry Ebern, commandant
OF the New York navy yard, has been
promoted to the grade OF Commodore 10
take effect April -, and Captain Richard
W. Meade to the same grade Nav 5. fol-
lowing the retirement respectively OF
Admiral Kimberly and Com modore Nc
Cam. Commodore James A. Greer will
be promoted to the grade OF Rear Ad-
miral April %.
Inc House Committee on Territories
mas decided to report favorably the Caine
Dill TO give local government to Utah
with an amendment striking out the sec.
tion relating TO the sale OF public lands
ior school purposes, the committee deem
ing IL oest to have a separate measure
governing this point. The vote was a
party one, the Democrats iavoriny and
the Republicans opposing the bill.
The Committee on Public Lands has
m4np |
the Senate bills releasing the title of the
United states to the land known as the
Qnartei lot In Monterey, Cal, granting
t,ie state oil Kansas part OF the Fort
HAYS military reseryat on for the as,ah
lshment OF home for cd soldiers and
widows and children If soldiers and sail
ors, granting 20 the State of Albania f,r
school purposes lands now subject to sale
under the mineral lands act and creating
TWO additional land districts N Montana
Adverse reports were made on the bills
TO confirm title to lands in the State of
Washington, the sales OF which wsra
based on soldiers illegal additional en-
tries.
The instructions to naval officers a.
signed to vessels intended for the pro-
lection oil seals are not Vet wholly com /
pte'e, Dat 1t 10 evident the operations OF /
vessels VIII this year be extended not
'nly to 'Behring Sea, but also the waters
within the three limit along the
entire Alaskan Coast OF latitude IS de-
srees to Enimak Pass south OF Behriny
>ea. This is the way OF the seal herd 10
Us rookeries on the Prebyloff Islands
lnd they will be perfected song the en-,
are course usually followed bv poachers.
'eafiy 1000 seals were caught in these
waters last year. The revenue vessels
jorwln and Albatross have already gone
Alas kan waters, and soon will be fol-
owed by the Rush and Bear and several
laval vessels. "
Inc census Office has issued bulletin
n the fisheries OF the Pacific States
ne industry gave employment TO ID $50
ersons IN various capac ties, the invest {
d capital was st, 49S, $50 and the valne !
! the products 81 ,367 ,303. The tables q
now that the fisheries OF California are
lore important than those of either Or. I
son or Washington. OF the capitaI in I
ested 81 64S,2l0 represented California a
lterests, the vaiue OF products OF that Il
tate being 81, To-, 369. Oregon ranks
ext IN importance, having a capital in o
ested OF ,296 ,632 and product of Al. v
1924. The amount OF capital invested n
washington is given as $5l7, 1897 and V
roducts 1891 $50, and com pared with
$50, the fisheries of this region have il
whoe greatly advanced, although 5
p" special branches show a decline. il
The sundry civil bill reported to the
ouse recently makes cuts here and
ere, and slashes appropriations gener- fc
~. IL Is apparent that the appropria- q
Ins are pared down TO the lowest limit o.
hich the government can be conducted D
q very crippled condition. All the
nciehcies VIII have to be made up re-
riy In the next Congress. The SURVEYS 3s
puDiic lands are cut from $4OO, 900 to "
o,oVo. Inc money appropriated for 80
eciaI agents TO protec. public lands
q the timber upon them is cot in two
d is only s20,0O0. This, OF course ia in
tab at the Western country. AZ when co
appropriation for surveys is divided m
there will be practically nothing left &c
any one state TO 90 ahead and survey
bic lands which have been settled ,
On. In this bill, however, the HIGH ,n
es established by the last Congress =
surveys in Oregon and Washington RI
maintained, which guarantees the
veys OF the mountain and timber
ds IN these States. An appropriation OF
1880 is made for the Alaska Indians I'll
the Islands Of st. Paul and st. George. on
:, tie
he Senate passed without any debate gr,
;ept an argument from Senator FRYE
IN the Columb ia river Senator Dolpb's a =
making a lump appropriation for the wa
ipletion OF the Cascades improve ar
Mt. Under the contract system in the in in
er and harbor bill this will render N.
ator Dolph's bill imperative. bu 20; 20;
re is possibility that Senator Mitch. '"'
may secure the adoption of his bill az =!