The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS
Bill Designed to R 'medy Def c 5 in the
Workings of tho Interstate
Commerce Law.

| that Gust Oms officers are not authorized
| to permit the original entry OF Chinese
persons on the submission OF naturalila-
ton papers issued by another govern
ment.
The United States Court Of Claims has
rendered Judgment under the Hermann
| bill OF last Congress In favor OF ELek'el
Bailey OF Douglas q lnty, Or, for 81 900
for property destroyed in the Oregon In
dian wars.
The annual fortiftations bill has been
practically agreed on by the Publications
subcommittee OF the House Committee
on Appropriations. \ cut amounting 10
more than IS per cent. has been made
rom the bill OF last year.
The Senate has adopted the resolution
offered by Stewart several weeks as',
| calling upon the Secretary ot the Treas
ury Tor Information as 10 the purchase
II silver bullion and the coinage OF sill,
Yer under the act OF 1890.
Il and has introduced resolution in
the House instructing the Committee on
/ Ways and Means To report a bill impos
ing All income tax sufficient to meet the
expenditures Tor pensions; also bill u
repeal all taxes imposed upon CURRENCY
issued by authority OF the States.
The House Committee on Agriculture
has decided To report Il bill providing for
agricultural colleges for experiments in
silk culture. Repre- sentative Ca'uinetti
says one OF them will 20 u California
under the bltHs provisions. II viii he
under the supervision OF the University
Vi California.
SAnaf,r Ala, hal -.
Indian Committee what he thinks -
about the lair thing Ior \ report on the
! Puyalup Indian reservation, hut, a.
before stated, the committee does not
take the same view ot the situation A.
the Washington delegation, and is liable
to make Il different report.
/ The elaborate bill designed IT, remrdy
the defects III the workings OF the inter
/ state commerce law and D. increase the
efficiency Of the law was ordered tav,r-
ably reported to the House by the Com.
MERGE Committee, which through sub
committee has been working On the
measure for some weeks past.
Alter having considered the question
OF constituttonalltv for long time the
Rouse J Judiciary Committee mas decided
To report resolution directing An inve-
tlgatIon to he made into the Plukerton
system. The committee came t. the
conclusion because of the alleged Use Of
tlnkerton men by interstate commerce
carriers and also becau-e it was alleged
their employment resulted in violence. 70
persons and property.
Senator squire saws he i. no, -nra tina,
he will he able TO secure tn. p,.-ay. of
the bill for the gun factory on the Plcifr
Coast, AMI he Is no. looking with some
favor upon the proposition from the War
department, which suggests that thu
Pacific Coast should, pending lex -la.
ton on this latter, accept about ti.tv
mprtars, To be situated at important
points Tor he protection o. the river and
harbDr property. Even ii the bill should
pass for government factory, il could
not be- built and turn our guns until a,
least Two years. During thar time II =
thought by some # the War Department,
officials that it would be well 10 send
the mortars to the coast.
Mr.. Mason, Commissioner Of the In.
ternal Revenue, said the other iay that
the recent decision OF the supreme. Court
OF the United states in the case Of ,feory,.
Il. Eaton Is liable tn be misunderstood
bY persons not familiar with the facts
mat part cular case he explained, arose
under the original o,eomaryarine act
which did not prescribe penalty in
cas-" wholesale dealers ia led 20 repor. 10
the Commissioner Of Internal R.v"uue
The law, however, vas subsequently,
amended To cover this omission. II
should b. Understood therefore it il n,
longer mere department regulation
but provision OF the law.
Secretary Blaine appeared tn. oth.-
LAY before the senate Committee. ON
Commerce AMI made a strong Argument
opposing the pending resolution author
izlng the landing OF the French cable on
the an re- OF Nlrgl MIA AMI south Caro-
INA Ills objection vas because The
rench Gable Company. cp-op4rat;ny
with the Brazilian government. had an
absolute monopoly 81 the cable priv,.
l"kes between the United Stat-4 and
hraz'!, and II the resolutions passed, the
negOt atoms looking TO the procurement
~ a concession to the American Gable
Company would come To nauyht. The
Secretary appeared to be- in exre,I.nt
health, and made his ary1m.u, with
spirit and emphasis.
John Joy EIaon, Chairman Of the
ut l+na' Committee Of the Tsenty.
sixth National Encampment Of ths
trand Army, 10 be- held at Washington
in September, has written letter IN
Commander-in-C hief Palmer, stat NTH.
committee has asked Congress Ia anne.
pirate 100000 from the funds of tn.
District OF Columbia 10 assist in Daviny
ne expenses Of the encampment. and
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belief that the appropriation vas asked
rom the fund Of the general govern.
nent, members Of the Grand Army sent
protests 10 Congress against the apnro-
lrlation. EisOn stya the misapprehen.
ION IS embarrassing TO the Committee
md asks the appropriation NAV be re.
irrsted 40 lar az possible.
Economist Holman ia determined to
make very strong fight against the
iVer and harbDr bill when it comes nj
n the House. He thinks he will have
trengch enough to defeat il. Chairman
blanchard, however, says he sees no
easpn why it shonld not pass The
ehate Committee on Commerce il going
hra' with the consideration Of the bill,
nj the amendments which that com
D ttee proposes to make 10 il when IN.
III comes over. They have gone about
alt way through the bill, but have not ,
ct touched the Pacific Coast improve
ients either on rivers or harbors. Their.
no doubt Senator Dolph will secnr.
)We amendments for increases in Ore
IN. and the present action which sena- >
n squire made for Washington will 40 L
Ire some increases Tor that State. !
Three members Of the House Commit
% on Foreign Affairs 'Geary, O'D0nnelI
nj Harnery united with Rayner in re- b
)rting ~ the House set Of resolutions a
place OF what they regard az a per p
nctory expression Of sympathy with p