Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-05-27
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Pot-pourri Of What is Transpiring
at the Capital Of the United
States of America.

Mr.. Scott OF Illinois has introduced a
| bill to apply the same provisions OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission TO
sleepingear companies as are now ap-
piled to railroad and steamship com
panies.
On Senator Mitchell's recommends
tion 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 q
week from July |.
The river and harbor bill as it passed
the House carried an appropriation in
round numbers Of $2l 100000. In addi-
tion the Secretary Of War is authorized
to contract for the completion OF impor-
tant projects involving an ultimate ex.
penditure Of about $26, 6,000, 900.
No agreement has as yet been reached
between the Washington Senators as to
the course TO be pureued on the Puyal-
lup reservation bill. Senator Allen ia
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 81 600
fourth-class postmasters in the country
was agreed upon at meeting of the
House Committee on Civil Service Re-
form recently. The bill provides for a
division of the country into postal dis
tricts, and that where vacancies occur
open competition shall be announced by
the Postoffice inspectors, who shall
recommend the best man to the Post
master-Generai, after receiving the APP
plications and examining the facts.
Representative Hermann has been
trying to secure larger appropriation
for the SiusIaw river, which in the river
and harbor bill is for $4,000. No
amount of pleading by him in the House
would induce it before, and it was only
in Difference to his earnest work that
the small appropriation was allowed.
The committee held that the commerce
did not warrant q larger appropriation.
| A bill was reported to the Senate the
other day as 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
olning shall receive per cent. OF the
sales OF public land in their respective
/ territories.
| The report on the substitute ColviIIe
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-
/ vations, and that so 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
Representative Wilson has been inter.
/ viewing various members of the Senate
Indian Committee in relation to the Col.
vile bill. There is disposition on the
part OF the Senate Committee to amend
4 the bill by refusing to send the treaty
back to the Indians for ratification
Some OF the members of the COMMITTEES
declare that the treaty is all right as il
stands, and it is poor policy on the part
OF this government to treat with the In
dians upon subjects which are for theil
own interests and of which the govern
ment and Congress are the best judges
So it may be that the reservation will bs
opened by simple act of Congress.
Representative Wilson has offered al
amendent to the sundry civil bill, in
creasing the appropriation for the Gray
Harbor lighthouse from the $15,00t
previously appropriated to $75, 700. 1hii
was ruled out of order as new legisla
ton, although one OF the members o
the Appropriation Committee stated tba
the objection to the amendment wa
that it raised the limit" Wilson re
torted he understood the language. AL
though the amendment was defeated
Wilson had read and printed in th,
Record the memorials OF other docu
ments, showing the loss OF life ant
property Nhfch mad resulted because tn
lighthouse had not been established
The provision is covered in an omnibus
bill, which is now pending in botl
Houses.
The Committee on Naval Affairs ha
reported to the Senate with favorabl
recommendation the bill providing tina
any naval officer nov on the retired list
who has been retired after serving fort,
years or on attaining the age OF IS years
shall receive the rank and pay of Com
modore, provided he had served credit
ably the full term of four years as chic
OF a bureau in the Navy Department
The committee also reported iavorabl
bill amending the revised statutes 3
as to provide that any ordinary seaman
landsman, fireman, coalheaver OF boy
who has been honorably discharged an
and shall re-enlist for four years withi
three months, shall be entitled to pa
for the three months, provided the me
enlisting for continuous service must b
effective and able bodied men betwee
the ages of is and S5 years at the tim
OF enlistment, but the age OF limitatio
is not applicable to persons re-enlistins
The bill also provides that enlisted me
of the navy or marine corps, who hav
served thirty years, may be placed o
the retired list and receive 70 per cen
! of their pay and allowances. War ser,
ice is to be computed as double time i
computing thirty years. The Presider
is given discretion to permit enliste
men to the navy or marine corps to pu