Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Supreme Court Hands Down an
Opinion Constituting The Timber
and Stone Act of 1878.

anti OptlOn Dllls referred 10 ". III lb balu
to be much milder than the Hatch bill.
The House and Ways Committee has
decided to report favorably to the House
the Bunting bill reducing the duty on
tin plate from 90 cents TO cent pound.
The House has passed bill to protect
foreign exhibitors at the Worlds Fair
| from prosecution for exhibiting wares
procured by American patents and trade
marks.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections has decided to allow "a 900
and 81 ,25J respectively to Claggett and
| Davidson, contestants, and ~, 900 to Du-
bois to meet the expenses he was put to
in defending his title to his seat.
The Springer free-wool bill was de-
nounced in the House az conspiracy
between the cotton raisers Of the South
and the wool manufacturers OF the North
to enrich themselves at the expense OF
the prosperity OF the nation. This
charge was made by Representative J.
d. Taylor OF ohio.
Immigrant Inspector Stitch has re-
ceived information from the Washington
Treasury Department that it has been
decided that Canadians cannot under
the alien-labor law be allowed to serve
as sailors on American vessels in the
lakes. 1t is feared this will cripple the
lake trade, as hundreds OF Canadians
are 30 employed.
Attorney General Miller expressed
qualification at the decision of Justice
Brewer, favoring the government in the
suit against the Union Pacific and the
Western Union Telegraph Company. He
said there are number OF cases against
other Pacific roads dependent on the
same principles. The case will likely be
appealed to the Supreme Court.
tional Silver Committee, IL going to call
a national silver convention, to be held
probably at st. Louis or rome other cen.
trail point within the next two months.
His idea Is to secure vigorous ex ores
sion on the subject OF silver, with the
hope that it will have some influence
upon the national conventions to be held
at Minneapolis and Chicago. He con-
ferred with number OF leading silver
men in Washington, and they approve
OF the silver convention plan.
The Committee on Rules has decided
to report favorably to the House reso-
luton to investigate the census bureau.
This action 10 based upon resolution
introduced in the House some weeks ago
by Mr.. Anderson OF West Virginia. Mr..
Anderson, convinced that the census Of
flee had been conducted as political
machine, and that the census returns
were altogether unreliable aud untrust-
| worthy, began investigating on his own
account. AS a result there is no man in
the House better fitted to manage this
investigation than he, and his selection
by Speaker Crisp is generally COM
mended.
Senator Mitchell has been for some
time endeavoring to secure an order from
the DEPARTMENT authorizing the United
States Indian agent at the Klamath res
ervation in Oregon to lease tor grazing
purposes the surplus lands OF the reser-
vation. The Indian bureau at first hes
itaied, but upon the matter being carried
to the Department OF Justice the Attor-
ney- General gave his opinion that the
! klamath Indians have a right to lease
their surplus lands for grazing purposes,
and in pursuance of this the Commits
sloner OF Indian Affairs has notified the
agent to take steps necessary for leasing
the surplus lands on said reservation for
the current year.
| The Supreme Court has handed down
an opinion constituting the timber and
stone act Of 1873, which applied to Ore
gon, Washington, Nevada and California.
The courts IN Oregon and Washington
nave been deciding one way and the
Land department another. In the case
d the United States We. N. =. Budd and
James Montgomery Judge Allyn OF the
Terri Oral Court decided In Montgom
ery's favor. ms was subsequently al
iirmed by District Judge Haniord and
now py the supreme Court OF the United
states. Ii was charged in the bill that
the land In question, 100 acres in Cow
! iitz county, wash, was not purchasabe
under the timber act, and that there was
rauuulent conveyance OF the land by
Budd to Montgomery. The court held
that neither charge is sustained, but that
the timber act included the land and
authorized its SALE,
In the pension bureau investigation
q. ~. lockwood, pension attorney Tor
merly chiei clerk OF the Interior Depart
ment, testihed ne borrowed money from
bank to loan kaum, the banker relus-
ING to make the loan direct, because
haum refused 10 promote certain wom-
an IN the pension oftice. W. IL. Barker,
ormerly chiei record clerk OF the pen
iion office, admitted borrowing money
rom employees ana mol returning 1t. lie
iald lie lost $l2o,oeo In speculation on
pointers given him by w. w. Dudley.
ne SAID haum, Jr., got part OF the Dor
rowea money. Thomas Farnsett, for
merry In the pension office, said that be-
| ore election oil lSbU pension claims from