Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-08
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Dolph Secures the Passage of His Bill tc
Increase the Limit of Cost of the
Portland Public Building.

By direction of the President Adiu
tant- General Keton is retired from act.
i've service. Major L. q. Overman, who
was recently tried at Cleveland for irreg
ularity in his accounts, has resigned
The resignation is accepted, and goes
into effect September 20.
Senator Allen of the State of Wash
ington has received from the Secretary
OF the Treasury for transmission to 8
woman in his State magnificent GOLD
medal, engraved around the face with
the words: In testimony of heroic
deeds in saving life from the perils Of
the sea-" and on the face of the shield
with the words: $40 Mrs. Martha
White, for heroic deeds in rescuing three
men from drowning" Mrs. White saved
the lives of three sailors of the wrecked
ship Ferndale at Long Beach last winter.
Senator Dolph is receiving a large
number OF kilograms concerning the re-
port OF the engineers for the plans for
bridges across the Willamette. 1t will
require several days to obtain COPY of
the report and proceedings from the War
Department and have it printed, and on
account OF its voluminousness it cannot
be conveniently examined until that is
done. He believes the chief of engi.
neers and Secretary of War will sign the
report. Action, however, will be post.
poned until the people and city author
tiles OF Portland can be heard and the
matter thoroughly examined and ali
presented to the Secretary. All commu.
nicatons received so far favor the loca-
ton OF bridge at Burnside street.
Senator Dolph has secured the passage
OF his bill to increase the limit of cost
Tor the site and public building at Port
land to 81 100000. His amendment to
the sundry civil bill provided little in
crease, which has been reported favor.
ably by the Senate Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, and is now be.
tore the Committee on Appropriations.
In view OF the certain opposition to the
amendment in the House the COMMITTEES
hesitates about Incorporating the amend.
ment in the bill. Senator Dolph has been
assured that, If a similar amendment in
troduced by Senator Henderson for a
pnbic building at Omaha received favor
able report, his bill will also. The Sen.
ator says the circumstances will be more
favorable at the next session of Congress
bill. s
The census office has issued bulletin
on the population of the United States
by color, sex and nativity. During the
decade from 1880 to 1890 meles increased
from 25, 5lS,S20 to 81, 067, $50 or %. az ner
cent; females from 24,6S6, 9b3 to 10.
55l,310 or 2402 per cent. OF the total
population 1882, 70S are native born or
" ~ per cent, as against the increase
for the decade ended 1880 of 81 rs ner
cent. The increase of foreign born was
zoos, 6O4 or SS.47 per cent, as against
1919 per cent. in the previous decade
According to the census there are in the
country 1855, 1850 colored persons, mean.
ing persons of African descent. Chinese
J japanese and civilized Indians. There
has been an increase in the white race
during the past decade of 26. So per cent
and in the colored race OF 1871 per cent
In the previous decade whites Increased
~. % per cent. and colored apparently
80. 30. As explained in previous bulle-
tins, however, that increase was 10
certain extent fictitious, particularly as
regards the colored population OF the
South.