Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Bill TO Better Control and to
Promote the Safety OF National
Banks In the Senate.

in obtaining daily mail service from
Canyon City, Grant county, to Burns,
Harvey county. The increased cost
amounts to nearly $4,000, and the de-
partment hesitated nearly two years be-
fore acceding to the demand.
The House Committee on Agriculture
has authorized q favorable report on the
bill submitting oleomargarine trans
ported into any State or Territory or re-
manning therein for consumption. sale or
storage TO the police powers Of such State
or Territory, or to the same extent and
in the same manner as though 1t was
produced therein.
Senator Allen has secured favorable
report upon his bill appropriating $780,
900 for lighthouse at Gray's Harbor.
He also appeared before the Committee
on Commerce and made long argument
urging that an appropriation be made
for the Lake Washington canal. All
members of the committee were pres
ent, and listened with great deal OF
attention to what the Senator had to say
OF the advantages that would accrue to
his State and to the government II this
canal should be built.
A modified form Of bill which the
LIGoIuOAt fGvOC4 A0ub J08A " IN OROh tusA
to the Senate from the Committee on
Military Affairs. 1t provides for the es-
tablishment OF the record and pension
division Of the War Department. The
| President based his veto on the ground
that the bill was delegation of the APP
pointing power TO Congress, bee tuse 1t
provided for the appointment OF GER
tain army officer, Major Ainsworth, as
chief OF the division. The modified bill
does not provide this.
Representative Hermann has intro
duced bill to amend the law making
an annual appropriation to the militia ;
also TO authorize proofs on Umatilla
lands before any officer; also to provide
bounty land to persons who served in
the Indian wars since 1856; also for ex-
tending the time for the construction of
Ia bridge across the Columbia river near
In Camas; also extending to settlers In
the Northern Pacific railroads. forfeited
limits further time to make payments as
provided in the act Of forfeiture.
The Senate Finance Committee has
directed that favorable report be made
on the House bill to better control and
to promote the safety OF national banks.
An amendment was added authorizing
the banks to enlarge their circulation to
full par value OF United States bonds de-
posted; so the bill must go back to the
House II 1t pass the Senate. The com
mittee ordered adverse reports on four
bile introduced by Democratic Senators
to remove taxation on State bank circu-
lation and to subject national bank notes
and United States Treasury notes to
State taxation.
A bill to correct the difficulty that pre-
vented the government from assuming
jurisdiction in the prosecution of the
persons concerned in the killing OF the
Italians accused of completely in the
murder OF Chief Hennessey OF the.New
Orleans police force year ago has been
introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Dolph
OF Oregon. 1t will be remembered that
the United States government found it.
self powerless to interfere in the matter
because the killing came under the State
law OF Louisiana. The bill provides that
any act committed in any State or Terri
tory in violation of the rights o. any cit
izen or subject OF foreign country, Sc
cured to such citizen or subject by treaty
when the act constitutes like crime OF
misdemeanor against the peace and dig
nifty OF the United States, Is punishable
in like manner, and may be prosecuted
in the courts of the United States, anC
upon conviction thereof to be executed
in like manner az those under United
States law.
After weeks consideration of the
river and harbor bill by paragraphs II
the committee reports come out to the
effect that in spite OF every effort al
economy exercised by the Democrats the
bill will reach the proportion Of the las
Congress and will carry everything ovel
$22, 600 900. The attempt to cut the bill
and especially to cut the Northern anC
Pacific Coast interests, has met with
such storm of opposition as to Fighter
even the Southern members charged
with economy in the preparation OF this
feature. 1t will be remembered that thu
last bill which passed was two years ago
and the appropriations made were fol
two years work on the river and harbol
improvements. 1t Is expected the pres
ent bill will cover about the same period
and 1t has been demonstrated to thu
committee that 1t would be impossible t.
carry on the work now under construc
ton and to make the necessary new i'm
provemeDts without making this bill a,
large as the one passed by the last Con
gress. a&& FR
Negotiations between the United States
and Great Britain, looking to the sub
mission to arbitration of the long-pend
ing controversy between the countrie.
IN regard to the Behring Sea seal fisher
les has reached favorable conclusion
Sir Julian Pauncetote, the British Min.
lister, met Secretary Blaine by appoint
ment, and signed the treaty of arbitra
ton on behalf of Great Britain. He sale
he had been fully authorized by Lord
Salisbury to take this action. Blaine
signed the document on behalf of thi.
government, and the matter was con.
summated so far as the diplomatic part
OF the business is concerned. The treaty
is still subject, however, to the action Of
the British Parliament and the United
States Senate. The exact terms of the
treaty cannot now be stated, but it is
known that the Board of Arbitration will
consist Of seven persons, two represent
ing the United States, two representing
Great Britain, one of whom is to be a
Canadian, and one each representing the
neutral governments OF France, Sweden
and Italy.
Representative Hermann has present
ed to Secretary Noble numerous letters
from settlers upon the lands claimed BY
the Coos Bay and Roseburg Wagon Road
Company, but which were enormously
patented to that company, and when
called upon by the government to re-
cover, 1t answers that 1t has disposed OF
these lands to other parties. Mr.. Her
mann has insisted that some definite ac-
ton be taken by the Secretary, and he