Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Pot-pourri Of What is Transpiring
a. the Capital Of the United
States of America.

companies as are now APP
piled to railroad and steamship COM
panies.
On Senator Mitcbell's recommends
ton the Postoffice Department has is
sued an order authorizing contract
with Il. Wigle to carry the mails from
Prineville by Desert and Haystack to
Warm Springs, Or, and back twice
week from July ].
The river and harbor bill as 1t passed
the House carried an appropriation i'll
round numbers OF $2l $4,000. In addi-
ton the Secretary of War Is authorized
to contract for the completion OF impor-
tant projects involving an ultimate ex-
penditure OF about $28, DOC, 900.
No agreement has as vet been reached
between the Washington Senators as to
the course TO be pursued on the Puyal-
lup reservation bill. Senator Allen is
very anxious that the Senators shall
stand together in support OF his bill
and in opposition to that reported by |
the Indian Committee. No time has
been set for consideration Of the bill.
The bill to exclude political influence
from the appointment OF the I'll 600
fourth-class postmasters In the country
was agreed upon at meeting OF the
House Committee on Civil Service Re-
division Of the country into postal dis
tricts, and that where vacancies occur
open competition shall he announced hv
the Postofiice inspectors, who shall
recommend the best man to the Post
lmaster-General, after receiving the APP
plications and examining the facts.
Representative Hermann has been
trying 10 secure larger appropriation
| for the Siuslaw river, which in the river
| and harbor bill Ia for $4,000. No
amount OF pleading by him in the House
would induce il before, and 1t was only
in Difference to his earnest work that
the small appropriation was allowed.
The committee held that the commerce
did not warrant larger appropriation.
| A bill was reported to the Senate the
other day az substitute for number
| OF bills, making the act TO settle certain
accounts between the United States and
State Of Mississippi apply to other States,
SO that Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, Ne
braska, Nevada, Colorado, South Dakota,
Washington, Montana, Idaho and Wy
oming shall receive per cent. OF the
sales OF public land in their respective
territories.
q The report on the substitute Colville
Indian bill, prepared by Senator Allen,
has been given to member Of the In
dian Committee to be placed before the
Senate. Senator Allen says there Is
only one way to deal with the Indians,
] and that is by refusing to consult with
them as to the disposition OF their reser-
vationa. and that 30 long as they are
wards OF the government the government
should deal with them, not as If the
tribes were nations, but as its proteges
: The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs has made an adverse report OF
the bill introduced by Senator Sherman
! to prevent the Dissertation of the Ameri
/ lean flag by making it misdemeanol
: to print, paint or atfix to the nationa
4 flag any business advertisement, motto Q
any national party, the names OF candi
!, dates, ETC., and authorizing the Secre
|" tary Of War to sell at cost price flags o
= the prescribed pattern. The committe
! is of the opinion the government ough
= not to be in competition with privat
: dealers.
Representative Wilson has been inter
!. viewing various members OF the Senat
y Indian Committee in relation to the Col
,f Vile bill. There is disposition on tn
/. part of the Senate Committee to amen
i the bill by refusing to send the treat
back to the Indians for ratification
!. Some of the members of the committe
= declare that the treaty is all right as
), stands, and it Is poor policy on the pan
- Of this government to treat with the LIZ
. dams upon subjects which are for thei
own interests and OF which the govern
n ment and Congress are the best judges
is So it may be that the reservation will b
ii opened by simple act of Congress.
- Representative Wilson has offered a
y amendent to the sundry civil bill, II
y creasing the appropriation Tor the Gray
+, Harbor lighthouse from the $l5,W
II previously appropriated to $40, 900. Th
r. was ruled out of order as new legisli
Ell ton, although one OF the members I
ir the Appropriations Committee stated thu
y the objection to the amendment WI
NJ that 1t "raised the limit" Wilson r.
torted he understood the language. A
v, though the amendment was delicate,
SO Wilson had read and printed in tt
lg Record the memorials OF other doc
is ments, showing the loss OF life al
Id property which had resulted because II
a lighthouse had not been establishes
The provision is covered in an omnib,
-, bill, which Is now pending in Dol
~ Houses.
o. 1t is said that Representative Bloun
o. Chairman of the House Committee {
"a Foreign Affairs, has made cautio'
rs canvass among the leaulng members
NJ the House 10 see what Compression
support can be obtained for q scheme (
- the annexation OF the Hawaiian Island
a. The matter has as It's origin the bell
ny that it would be more polite for Il
S United States TO secure possession OF Il
~ islands than TO allow England to eth
~. ~ seize them or to establish a protectora
" y" there. DIR. Mott Smith, Hawaiian Mi
~, lister, when asked about the matter ga
" he was not in the confidence OF tho
~ who are reported to be interested in Il
move, but said he was not aware OF al
ed such plan. He said further that, If d
Sc United States made Hawaii fair prop
he sition looking toward annexation,
a would be well received.
u The Committee on Naval Affairs b
W reported to the Senate with u favorat
~ recommendation the bill providing tn
- any naval officer now on the retired lii
p. ah who has been retired after serving for
%, years or on attaining the age OF IS yea
~ shall receive the rank and pay of Coz
~ modore, provided he had served cred
al ably the full term of four years as chi
OF bureau in the Navy DepartmeI
or The committee also reported favorat
PIE bill amending the revised statutes
III as TO provide that any ordinary seama
ar landslnan, fireman, coalheaver or b,