The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-03-26
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Diplomatic Relations Between Italy and
the United States Are About
to be Re-established.

the United States Are About
to be established.
William G. Gilbert OF Oregon has been
confirmed as United States Judge OF the
Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Superintendent Porter OF the census
bureau appeared before the House Com
mittee on the eleventh census, and adj
vocated the permanent establishment oil
the census bureau.
The project OF deep-wster channel
Great Lakes has practically received the
approval of majority OF the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
The House Committee on Reform in
the Civil Service has agreed to report
favorably the bill to exclude political in
fluence in the employment OF laborers
under authority OF the United States.
The House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries has agreed to re-
port Fithian's bill for free admission to
American registry Of ships built in for
eign countries after January |, 1898. A
minority report in opposition will also
be made.
Representative Hermann has secured
pensions for the following old soldiers OF
the late war: George w. Blan:on OF On
tario, Robert Holloway OF Corvallis and
Gotfried Merksr OF Newport. He has
also obtained orders for surveys in Curry
county and also for the completion OF the
surveys in the fractional townships on
the Nehalem river in Tillamook county.
Senator Allen has introduced bill
setting apart certain land Of the Fort
Walla Walla military reservation for a
park for that city. In petition, which
accompanied the bill, ii is stated that
twenty eight acres OF this military res
ervation are separated from the reIerva-
ton proper by county road and by "A
railroad track, and that, ii it is i'm
proved, it will make an excellent park.
Senator George OF the Committee on
Agriculture reported to the Senate u
substitute for Mitchell's bill for the en-
enlargement of silk culture. The sub
stitute provides for the establishment in
different parts OF the United States oil
not exceeding five silk experiment sta.
tions, to be part OF the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations now established.
There is appropriated 5000 for each
station.
1t is learned semi-othcially that ar
rangements have been made for the re-
establishment OF full diplomatic rela'
tons between the United States and
Italy on the same basis as existed be-
fore the New Orleans incident. General
Porter, Minister to Italy, who has been
in this country over three months, ha.
been ordered to return TO Rome. 1t /,
expected the appointment OF an Italian
Minister TO this country will be An
nounced soon.
The diplomatic and consular bill a,
completed by the House Committee con
solidates the miss on to Peru with tina
of Bolivia and Colombia with Ecuador
The salary is Sl0,0OO each. Guatemala
and Honduras. now one mission, is Iii
vided, and Guatemala is united to Ven
ezuels at 81, 800, and Honduras il joined
10 the mission TO Nicaragua, Costa Rics
and Salvador. The Danish mission i,
joined to that OF Sweden and Norwa,
and the salary left at s. 800.
The House Committee on Public Land
has ordered a favorable report on tn,
bill amending the act OF 1901. relative Il
the timber culture laws, that it shall no
apply to nor affect any case where con
test was pending in the law department
prior to the date OF its passage, or in an,
manner impair the rights which hat
been acquired prior to the date OF il
passage under the homestead. pre-emp
ton, desert-land or mber-culture laws
The committee is evenly divided upon
motion to postpone indefinitely the bill
providing for the construction OF rail
road in Yellow stone Park, and the mat
ter was laid over for another week.
Representatives Oates from the Judi
ciary Committee OF the House has sub
mitted report to accompany the bill /,
change the naturalization laws. 10 ~
cites the shamful and illegal manner il
which aliens are uaturalized in man
parts OF the country, and declares Con
gress should make laws TO amply protec
the States against the citizenship o
criminals, paupers, Anarchists an,
aliens. The name OF American citizen
says the report, should be esteemed a
that OF Roman when Rome was mis-
tress OF the world. Such pride can neve
be felt by our foreign born citizens unit
the process OF comforting this great bOor
upon him is attended with great solem
| nifty and scrutinized more closely thar
at present.
The President has made public a reel
procity proclamation with Nicaragua
which Republic agrees to admit DIT,
free among other things living animals
cornmeal, fresh and dried fruits, prod
ucts OF cotton seed, tar, rosin, turpen
| tine, coal wood and lumber in the rough
or prepared for building purposes agri
cultural and horticultural tools, wagons
carts and hand carts, iron and steel 10,
rails, bridges and fence wire with OIL
without barbs, all kinds OF machinery
for agricultural purposes, animal power
iorges, metal water pumps, hose. sledgs
hammers, mining drills, iron piping
crucibles, iron water tanks, galvanized
iron for roofs, ETC., lightning rods, printed
matter, bolts Of all kinds, gold and silver
IN bullion, bars or coin.
Every effort is being made by the
friends OF Colonel Compton TO secure
his pardon. Colonel Compton while in
command at Fort Walla Walla, Wash.
did not take the proper precautions 10
prevent the troops under him from
iynching man in the city OF Walla
Walla, and for this he was court mar
tailed and sentenced to years loss OF
pay and relieved OF his command. Sen.
atOr Allen has made every effort to se-
cure a pardon, and has passed consider
able time with the President, laying the
iacts before him as he believes thew ex-
ist and undertaking 10 show that the
sentence OF the court was more severe
than the negligence OF the Colonel war
ranted. The President promised to give
the matter early attention.
The Postoffice Department has Just had
reports from st. Louis that the trial Of
house etter-boxes, just now getting IN
Ter way in that city, will almost surely
prove the feasibility OF house to house