Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Important Decision on Appeal of State of
California From the Action of
the Land Commissioner.

| Senator Kyle has introduced resolu-
ton providing for an investigation rela-
tive to the slums of cities. This was
adopted.
The conference report on the river and
harbor bill has been agreed to, and a
concurrent resolution for final adjourn
drich and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
General Schofeld has received a tele-
gram General Brooke, in which he states
he has turned over the Wolcott party to
the State authorities OF Wyoming for
trial. This puts an end, so far as the
military authorities are concerned, to the
"rustler" troubles.
The Senate bill to increase the PEN
sions of those who lost limbs in the eerv-
ice OF the United States, and which will
add 500, 900 to the pension charge, has
been passed by the Senate, while the
House bill to pension the survivors OF
the Indian wars was, after the provisions
were considerably extended, recommit-
ted to the Committee On Pensions.
The conference on the naval bill has
finally been agreed to, the house accept
ing the Senate amendments appropriate
ing in the aggregate about 100000 and
the Senate receding from all further
amendments except one providing for the
construction of one sea-going coast bat
tie ship OF 1900 tons, which, with an
armored cruiser OF 5000 tons D. ,vided
for in the House bill, will consti ute all
the new construction authorized. As no
appropriation is made for battle ship,
the bill as 1t passed the House is only
increased 100000.
The Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions has finished its consideration OF the
sundry civil bill and reported Il to the
Senate. The amount OF the appropria-
tions made by the bill is $36, 797, 8l8.
that being an increase over the bill as It
passed the House OF 81 ,574.Sl There
is an appropriation Of IS, los, 900 in aid
OF the Worlds Fair, and no requirement
az reported to the senate that the
Worlds Fair shall not be kept open on
Sunday. The requirement Is that gov
eminent exhibits shall not be kept on
exhibition on that day.
Secretary Noble has rendered an inn
pOrtant decision on the appeal OF the
State Of California from the action OF the
Commissioner of the general land Office
in respect to certain applications made
by the State to select indemnity school
lands in lieu OF townships made frac-
tional by the existence OF damp and over
flowed lands. The Secretary holds that
the State has no valid right to select in
demnity for school lands, using swamp
lands as basis, for the reason that the
swamp sections went to the State under
the swamp-land act. He further holds
that the act OF February 2S, 1891, amend
ing Sections 2275 and 2278 Of the Revised
Statutes does not authorize new or fu.
ture selections in California on the basis
of Sections 10 and 36 when they are
swamp in character, nor did this amend.
ment give the State any rights it did not
previously possess under former statutes.
For this reason he afiirms the Commits
sioner's decision. About 10, 0OO, 900 acres
of land are involved in the case, which
has been pending before the department
for several years.