The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-07-23
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
harb0r bill has Deen agreed TO, and a
concurrent resolution for final adjourn
ment July 20 was offered by Senator AL
drich and referred 10 the Committee on
Appropriations.
General Scho6eld has received tele.
gram General Brooke, In which he states
he has turned over the Wolcott party 10
the State authorities OF Wyoming for
trial. This puts an end, 30 far as the
military authorities are concerned, TO the
"rustler" troubles.
The Senate bin 10 increase the pen
ions of those who lost limbs In the Herv-
ce Of the United States, and which will
add 100000 10 the pension charge, has
been passed by the Senate, while the
House bill 10 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 %, the house accept
ing the Senate amendments appropriate
ing in the aggregate about 500, 900 and
the Senate receding from all further
amendments except one providing for the
construction Of one sea-going coast bat.
tie ship OF 1000 tons, which, with an
armored cruiser OF 5000 tons provided
for In the House bill. will constitute all
the new construction authorized. As no
appropriation is made for battle ship,
the bill az II passed the House Is only
increased 100000.
The Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions has finished it's 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,Sl6,
that being an increase over the bill as II
passed the House of 81 ,574,Sl6. There
Ia an appropriation Of So, 100000 in aid
OF the Worlds Fair, and no requirement
as reported 10 the senate that the
Worlds Fair shall not be kept open on
Sunday The requirement is that gov
ernment exhibits shall not be kept on
exhibition on that day.
Secretary Noble has rendered an i'm
portant decision on the appeal Of the
State of California from the action OF the
Commissioner OF the general land Office
in respect 10 certain applications made
by the State ~ 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 ms a basis, for the reason that the
swamp sections went 10 the State under
the swamp.land act. He further holds
that the act OF February 2S, 1891, amend
ing Sections 2275 and 2276 OF the Revised
Statutes does not authorize new or lu'
ture selections in California on the basis
OF Sections 10 and 80 when they are
swamp in character, nor did this amend
ment give the State any rights it did moi
previously possess under former statutes
For this reason he aflirms the Commits
sioner's decision, About 10, 900, 900 acres
OF land are involved in the case, which
has been pending before the department
for several years.