Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A Number of Bills Introduced Into the
House by the Pacific Coast
Representatives.

House ny the TaCt''C Sc"'s
Representatives.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has ai-
thorized the Deputy Collector at Seattle
to secure such quarters as are necessary
for the offices OF the service.
Clarence Barton, the son OF Y. Nj.
Barton. editor OF the Olympia Tribune,
has secured place in the government
1 printing Office at the recommendation oi
| Representative Wilson
Captain Schley, commander OF the
Baltimore, has had an interview with
the President. He gave the President
/ the inside history OF the assault upon
! his sailors in the streets OF Valparaiso.
Captain Schley fears trouble in the near
future with Chill, and regards the pres
ent settlement as merely truce.
1t is reported that Whitelaw Reid,
United States Minister to France, has
| rendered his resignation for business
reasons. The reasons are supposed 10
be that he desires to conduct his paper
during the coming campaign. It Is I'M
possible to verify the rumor, and his in
| innate friends in Washington doubt It's
correctness.
The House Committee on Military At
! fairs has reported to the House the APP
preparation bill for the support OF the
Military Academy for the fiscal year
| 1898. The total appropriation carried
for the bill is 1886, 635, being s67 $50 less
| less than the recommendations or estl-
mates and an increase OF $84, 57l over
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year.
| Argument was heard in the Supreme
Court OF the United States the other
day in an interesting case involving the
title to land claimed by the State OF Ne
braaka and the title of the State OF Iowa.
The controversy had its origin in the re-
cent eccentric change in the course OF
the Missouri river at Omaha. The land
on the Iowa side OF the river has been
left on the opposite bank adjoining the
city of Omaha. Both States claim the
land. Its owners are assisting Iowa, be-
cause they will be compelled to pay mu-
nicipal taxes If it is decided that Me-
braska is entitled to the strip in dispute.
Senator Squire has introduced his bill
appropriating $50 100 for the ship canal
to connect Lakes Union and Washington
with Puget Sound. He has under con-
sideration the manner in which other
appropriations of this kind have been
made for gre t public improvements,
and started this one with IS 0,000 in
stead OF $3.50, 900, the amount which it
is estimated it will cost to complete it.
The chief of engineers telegraphed Cap
tain Symons to ascertain what amount
could be profitably expended upon this
improvement, and the amount suggested
Senator Squire put in his bill.
The Chill war scare directs attention
to number of the wants of the navy.
Among other things it revealed the com
plete absence of torpedo boats on the
Pacific Coast- The navy has one torpedo
boat completed, the Gushing, and an
other one is being built at Dubuque, la.
Both OF these vessels will be on the At
lantic Coast, and both of them are likely
to stay there, as a trip around to the Pa.
citic Coast, while possible, would hardly
be undertaken except in case of abso-
lutte necess ty. On account OF the ne
cessity of having some OF the boats Oh
the Pacific as soon as possible the bu-
reau of ordnance will recommend that
a number OF torpedo boats, now contem-
plated by the department, be built in
attachments on that coast.
The National Board of Trade has
adopted an address urging Congress to
pass the Torrey bankruptcy bill. The
committee on amendments to the inter
state commerce act submitted number
OF resolutions, which were adopted.
They are in brief that corporations, as
well AS their agents and employees, be
indjctable that the report and findings
OF the commission have the force and
effect OF the reports OF masters in chan
Gerry in case of subsequent judiciary pro-
ceedings, and to authorize and empower
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
employ competent and prominent coun-
sci to represent it in any litig tton it
finds necessary. A resolution was also
adopted urging on the President the wis
dom OF filling the vacancies on the In
terstate Commerce Commits sion bv the
appointment of belonging to the C ass men
OF trained transporters or capable mer-
chants or manufacturers.
Among the bills introduced in the
House during the past week were the
following: By Mr.. Caminetti of Cali
iornia Tor the improvement of the San
Joaquin river system in the State of
California; ior improving the harbor at
wilmington, Cal. By Mr.. Stump of
Maryland, to absolutely prohibit the
coming of Chinese laborers into the
United States, whether subjects of
Uhina or any foreign government. Bv
Mr.. Hermann OF Oregon, to provide for
the examination and survey OF Ropue
river from the town of Grants Pass to
the Pacific Ocean in Oregon; also a bill
Tor the completion by contract of the
canal and locks at the Cascades of the
Columbia river in Oregon. The House
passed q resolution authorizing the Sec
retary OF War to transmit additional re-
ports regarding the proposed improve
ments IN the san Joaq ain river in the
State OF California. A resolution was
also passed providing for the printing Of
l0,o00 extra copies of the report of the |
United States Board on geographical
names.
There is yet great deal of talk about |
the Chlllan episode, and efforts are be.
ing made to create an impression that
thefe mas been a rupture in the Cabinet |
over the action taken by the President
ana by those OF his advisers who wera
nest known as the aggressive war party
~ Is claimed that Secretaries Blaine
tlkins and Rusk were on one side as
against the precipitous course of tba
PRESIDENT, Secretary Tracy and Others
VI course, these stories are circulated
only to be daniad hv oil ,,.: 'NN