Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-17
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Wilson Makes Speech Against Cutting
Down the Appropriations for
Postoffice Facilities.


covery OF America on October IL, 1892.
James e. Young has been acquitted
| by the corps OF Washington correspond
ents OF the charge upon which the SEN
ate dismissed him from the position Of
executive clerk. Young's removal from
office carried with IL the imputation he
had communicated to newspaper corre-
spondents information about the trans
actions OF the Senate while in executive
session.
Attorney F. A Orr Of San Francisco
was at the State Department recently,
and had an audience with Solicitor Part
ridge in regard to the claims Of the sail
ors OF the cruiser Baltimore against the
Gillian government for damages by the
assault upon them in Valparaiso last
October. He was informed the claims
had been brought to the attention OF the
Chilian government by United States
thirty-eight, and amount to more than
81, U00, 900.
A bulletin just issued by the census
bnreau shows the assessed valuation Of
all property in the United States in 1890
except the railroad properly, increased
from $40 .gp2, OBS, b43 In 1880 to $24 65l,-
$50 ,565 in 1890, AN increase during the
decade OF ST. .b91 1922 or 1874 per cent.
Should the same relations be found 70
exist between The assessed valuation In
1869 and the valuation as 1t exas ed in
1870 the absolute wealth OF tho Tn ted
States may be estimated at 10 i,64S, 000,-
600 or more than VI 900 per capita. as
against 1914 in 1860, $78u in 1870 and
1870 In 1880.
BY direction OF Secretary Noble that
portion OF the grant TO the Southern Pa
cific lying between Tres Pinoa and Al
ealde in California will soon be restored
to public domain. BY an act OF Septem-
BIER, 1899. these lands were declared tor
feited to the United States and the Con-
missioner's order was issued the other
day to the Register and Receiver at ran
Francisco, directing that thirty days
notice be given for the purpose OF carry
| ing this forfeiture act into effect. The
lands, which aggregate approximately
7Bs 900 acres, will be opened to settle
ment at an early day.
Representative Hermann has been
before the Committee on Public
Lands regarding his resolution OF in
quiry as to the action Of the Interior
| Department in rejecting various contests
in swamp-iand claims in Eastern Oregon,
which had been previously authorized
| by the department, and at Mr.. Her
mann's request final approval OF selec-
| tons has been suspended until the right
OF settlers to continue their contests
shall be inquired into by Congress or al
lowed by the department. These lands
are chiefly in the Harvey Valley land
district. Mr.. Hermann is receiving a
| large number Of petitions from people
| settled on the lands, who ask for the
| right OF hearing in the land office.
Acting Secretary Spanlding has issued
u CT, cuiar to customs officers in regard to
locomotives used IN traffic with adjacent
countries. in which he saws: EVERY
| foreign locomotive on continuous route
crossing the boundary into the United
States ia allowed to take a train directly
| to and from a customs port on the route
or to and from the termination in the
| United States of what Is technically
known as the run of the locomotive, il
1t is beyond the limits Of such port but
no foreign made locomotive shall be en-
ployed for continuous inward trip, un-
less such locomotive shall have been duly
entered for duty in the United States.
Officers OF customs are directed to seize
any locomotive found to be used in vio-
lation Of the above rules"
Representative Wilson, who is mem
| Der OF the Committee ON Postofiices and
Post Roads, made a strong speech against
the arbitrary cutting down OF the appro-
| priations for postofice facilities, and by
abundant statistics showed how the serv-
Ice would surely be crippled unless the
| government increased the amount appro-
| priated 10 reasonable figure. Wilson
has had an opportunity to see how lack
OF funds In the Postofilce Department
has prevented the development Of the
mail facilities in his State, and his talk
was in the direction of securing better
facilities and larger distribution OF mail
routes throughout the West and so bring
the mail services 10 this rapidly develop
ing country up to something like what
is afforded in the East. But all the talk
a man might do in this Congress in that
line would be OF no avail, as parsimony
is the wstchword of the hour.
Representative Hermann has been EN-
deavoring to hasten the work of opening
the Siletz Indian reservation to settle
ment. Officers OF the department stated
recently the allotments will be- completed
soon, not later than this summer, when
negotiations will at once commence for
the release OF the surplus lands to set
Element. This reservation conf aims 1885,
600 acres, and there are about 800 Indi-
ans to whom allotments are being made,
in addition to which the State becomes
entitled to about twenty-five school Sec
tons. There will remain a surplus OF
abont 1924 o acres for settlers. Mr..
| Hermann stated to the Secretary that
this surplus Is capable of sustaining a
large body OF people, and that many OF
his constituents are anxious for the early
adjustment OF allotments and the gu
quent proceedings that people seeking
homes In his State may have this further
opportunity to acquire them.
1t is officially stated acceptance has
been received by the United States gov
eminent from eight countries of Europe
OF the invitation to participate in the
bimetallic conference. The countries
having accepted are England, Italy, Ger
many, France, Austria, the Netherlands,
Spain and Portugal. The conference
will probably be held in Brussels. The
members OF the conference who will rep
resent the United States are said to be
Judge Lambert Tree o! Chicago; Henry
w. Cannon, President Of the Chase Ma
tional Bank OF New York, formerly
Comptroller OF Currency, and Senator
Jones of Nevada. Judge Tree was a
member OF the former international
monetary conference. Cannon is we'll
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