The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-04-09
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Supreme Court Hands Down an
Opinion Constituting the Timber
and Stone Act of 1878.

anti option bills referred to il. Ii is sal
to be much milder than the Hatch bill
The Hou.e and Ways Committee ha
decided to report favorably to the Hous
the Bunting bill reducing the duty o
tin plate from 2. cents to cent pound
The House has passed bill to protec
foreign exhibitors at the Worlds Fai
from prosecution for exhibiting ware
procured by American patents and trad
marks.
The Senate Committee on Privilege
and Elections has decided to allow q, UJ
and 81 ,250 respectively to Claggett an
Davidson, contestants, and 81, 900 to Du
Dolls to meet the expenses he was put I
In defending his title to his seat.
The Springer free-wool bill was de
nounced in the House as q conspirac
between the cotton raisers of the Sout
and the wool manufacturers of the Mort
to enrich themselves at the expense o
the prosperity of the nation. Thi
charge was made by Representative
d. Taylor of Ohio.
Immigrant Inspector Stitch has re
ceived information from the Wsshinyto,
Treasury Department that il has bee,
decided that Canadians cannot unde
the alien-labor law be allowed to sery,
as sailors on American vessels in tn,
lakes. 1t is feared this will cripple tn
lake trade, as hundreds of Canadian
are so employed.
Attorney-General Miller espresso,
qualification at the decision of Justic,
Brewer, favoring the government in tn,
suit against the Union Pacific and tn,
Western Union Telegraph Company. II,
SAID there are nun Der OF cases ayains
other Pacific roads dependent on tn,
same principles. The case will likely b,
appealed to the Supreme Court.
General Warner, Chairman OF the Ma
tional Silver Committee, is going to cal
national silver convention, to be hel,
prooa bly, at st. Louis or some other cen
trail point within the next two months
Ills idea Is to secure a vigorous ex,res
sion on the subject of silver, with tn,
hope that it will have some infiuenc,
upon the national conventions to be held
at Minneapolis and Chicago. He con,
ferred with number of leading silye,
men IN Washington, and they approve
OF the silver convention plan.
The Committee on Rules has decided
to report favorably to the House a reso-
luton to investigate the census bnreau
ms acton Is based upon a resolution
introduced in the House some weeks ago
oy Mr.. Anderson OF West Virginia. Mr..
A Anderson, convinced that the census of.
nee mad been conducted as a political
machine, and that the census returns
were altogether unreliable and untrust
worthy, began investigating on his own
account. As result there is no man in
the House better fitted to manage this
invest CATION than he, and his selection
Senator Mitchell has been for some
lime endeavoring to secure an order from
ne department authorizing the United
states Indian agent at the Klamath res
'rvatlon IN Oregon to lease for grazing
purposes the surplus lands of the reser-
alton. The Indian bureau at first hes
tated, out upon the matter being carried
o the Department OF Justice the Attor.
y-deneral gave his opinion that the
Klamath Indians have a right TO lease
heir surplus lands for grazing purposes
no in pursuance of this the Commits
loner OF Indian Affairs has notified the
gent 10 take steps necessary for leasing
ne surplus lands on said reservation for
he current year.
The Supreme Court has handed dowr
n opinion constituting the timber and
tone act OF 1873, which applied To Ora.
on, Washington, Nevada and California
he courts in Oregon and Washington /
ave oeen deeriing one way and the |.
lbAnlrrnanr
the .nlted States w. n. f. Budd and \
ahes montgomery Judge Allyn OF the /
erritorlai Court decided in Montyom
vs. iavor: This was subsequently al
rmed oy District Judge Han lord and
0" oy the supreme Court OF the United
tales. 1t was charged in the bill that
IL iand In question, 100 acres in Cow
tz county, Wash, was not purchasable
nder the timber act, and that there yaa
auiulent conveyance of the land bv
udd to Montgomery. The court held
lat neither charge is sustained, but that
e tim Der act included the land and
its sale.
In the pension bureau investigation
y. Lockwood, pension attorne, for-
erly Chief clerk OF the Interior Depart
ent, testified he borrowed money from
pank to loan Raum, the banker reius-
= 10 make the loan direct, because &
inm refused to promote a certain WON.
IN the pension office. w. II. Barker
Tmerly chief record clerk OF the Den'
IN office, admitted borrowing money I
I'm employees and not returning it. ri.
Id he lost $4,000 in speculation on
inters given him by w. W. Dudley .
said Raum, Jr., got part of the Dor. :
wed money. Thomas Farnsett for. }
srly IN the pension office, said that be- :
e election OF 1880 pension claims from
diana were advanced. These cases al
ys came up as completed, though !!
my OF them had been in the Office
~ time. remark OF witness abou, :
bad character OF some women in tho :
nslon office was stricken out.
snloe has submitted to the House tn, .
'ort OF the Commit on the Mer =
'nt Marine, recommending the repea ',
the mail-subsidy act. 1t dissents !.
m the policy OF subsidies on the =.
und that 1t is robbery. and saws that "a
he principle o. subsidy is right il
'uld apply to all, and that the com. Il
n planter has as much right az tho az
p owner. The minority argues in c.
Or OF the retention of the law, b seh ia
m figures showing the impetus given $,
building under the new regime
nment is made upon the refusal n l..
ma jority to hear testimony or inyes. n
tie the workings OF the act. II is "
ntained, had the z vernment pursued AZ
he past the subsidy policy. It would eq
hold the supremacy Of the high seas al
merchant marine instead OF paving
ncipally to England) during the las br
w years the enormous tribute II over str
o),OO, 900 for transporting goods. TT
.cretary Noble has approved the in So
ctions OF the Commissioner of tho a
eral land office to the Registers AMI Fla
eivers OF the land offices at Fargo, \
and Watertown, s. d., in anticipa. Phi
of the Presidents proclamation oy
hing 10 settlement and entry the nm. of
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