Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Bill Designed to Remedy Defects in the
Workings Of the Interstate
Commerce Law.

The Treasury Department has decided
that customs officers are not authorized
to permit the original entry Of Chinese
persons on the submission Of naturaliza-
tion 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 Ezekiel
Bailey of Douglas county, Or, for 50, $50
for property destroyed in the Oregon In
dian wars.
The annual Notifications bill has been
practically agreed on by the Notifications
subcommittee Of the House Committee
on Appropriations. A cut amounting to
more than 30 per cent. has been made
from the bill of last year.
The Senate has adopted the resolution
offered by Stewart several weeks ago,
calling upon the Secretary of the Treas
ury for information as to the purchase
OF silver bullion and the coinage of sill
yer under the act Of 1890.
Bland has introduced resolution in
the House instructing the Committee on
Ways and Means to report bill impos-
ing an income tax sufficient to meet the
expenditures for pensions; also bill to
repeal all taxes imposed upon currency
issued by authority of the States.
The House Committee on Agriculture
has decided to report bill providing for
agricultural colleges for experiments in
silk culture. Representative Caminetti
says one OF them will go to California
under the bills provisions. 1t will be
under the supervision of the University
Of California.
Senator Allen has submitted to the
Indian Committee what he thinks is
about the fair thing for report on the
Puyallup Indian reservation; but, as
before stated, the committee does not
take the same view oi the situation az
the Washington delegation, and is liable
10 make different report.
After having considered the question
OF constitutionality for long time the
House Judiciary Committee has decided
TO report resolution directing an iaves-
tigation to be made into the Pinkerton
system. The committee came to the
conclusion hecause OF the alleged use of
Pinkerton men by interstate commerce
carriers and also because it was alleged
their employment resulted in violence TO
persons and property.
Secretary Blaine appeared the other
day before the Senate Committee on
Commerce and made strong argument
opposing the pending resolution author
izing the landing of the French cable on
the shores OF Virginia and South Caro-
lima His objection was because the
French Cable Company, cooperating
with the Brazilian government, had an
absolute monopoly OF the cable privi-
leges between the United States and
Brazil, and if the resolutions passed, the
negotiations looking to the procurement
of a concession to the American Cable
Company would come to naught. The
Secretary appeared to be in excellent
health, and made his argument with
spirit and emphasis.
Senator Squire says he is not sure that
he will be able to secure the passage OF
the bill for the gun factory on the Pacific
Coast, and he is now looking with some
favor upon the proposition from the War
Department, which suggests that the
Pacific Coast should, pending legisla-
ton on this latter, accept about fifty
mortars, to be situated at important
points for he protection OF the river and
harbor property. Even if the bill should
pass for government factory, it could
not be built and turn out guns until at
least two years. During that time it is
thought by some of the War Department
officials that it would be we'll to send
the mortars to the coast.
Mr.. Mason, Commissioner OF the In
ternal Revenue, said the other day that
the recent decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States in the case of George
Il. Eaton is liable to be misunderstood
by persons not familiar with the facts.
That particular case, he explained, arose
under the original oleomargarine act,
which did not prescribe a penalty in
case wholesale dealers failed to report to
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
The law, however, was subsequently
amended to cover this omission. II
should be understood therefore it is no
longer a mere department regulation,
out provision of the law.
John Joy Edison, Chairman of the
Citizens Committee OF the Twenty
sixth National Encampment OF the
Grand Army, to be held at Washington
in September, has written a letter to
Commander-in-C Chief Palmer, stating the
committee has asked Congress to appro-
pirate 100000 from the funds of the
District of Columbia to assist in paying
the expenses of the encampment, and
that in consequence OF the erroneous
belief tina the appropriation was asked
from the fund OF the general govern,
ment, members OF the Grand Army sent
protests to Congress against the appro-
priation. Edison says the misapprehen-
sion is embarrassing to the committee
and asks the appropriation may be re
quested so far as possible.
Economist Holman is determined tc
make very strong fight against the
river and harbor bill when it comes uE
in the House. He thinks he will have
strength enough to defeat it. Chairman
Blanchard, however, says he sees nj
reason why it should not pass. The
Senate Committee ON Commerce is goine
ahead with the consideration Of the bill
and the amendments which that com
mittee proposes to make to it when the
bill comes over. They have gone abou'
half way through the bill, but have MOI
vet touched the Pacific Coast improve
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