Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
What TO Do With the Naval Vessels
Agitates the Mind OF the Sec
Rotary Of the Navy

between the United states anu ii''S"
Guinea
Senator Mitchell has introduced an
important bill granting to all soldiers
who served in the indian wars fourteen
days and upwards 100 acres OF land, the
same as was granted to the soldiers who
fought against the Indians previous 10
1856. This will extend the grant to all
Indian fighters.
bill granting to the States OF . egon,
California and Nevada and returnins to
| them the money expended by them dur
ing The rebellion has been reported Ia
yorably from the Committee on Military
Affairs. This bill passed the Senate last
session, and there is possibility OF It's
going through this session, but only
possibility.
Representative Hermann submitted
the following measure to Congress ana
bill extending the time for the purchase
of the Northern Pacific railway lands on
the terms provided for in the act OF ior-
fixture also bill authorizing and di.
recting the Commissioner OF the general
| land Office to issue patents upon all vall1
land locations by Supreme Court scrip;
! which locations were made by actual
settlers.
The company owning the steamship
Ohio, which the government chartered
as transport vessel in anticipation OF
war with Chill, has agreed to compro.
mise. as the government will not need
the vessel. The original contract was
that the Navy Department should pay
$65, 900 for the use OF the ship for three
months. The company agrees to accept
SIC, 600, and the vessel is to be returned
to them March l.
The State Department has been adj
yised of the searching of the Matamoras
residence OF Don Enrico Vizzoy. United
States Consul at Mier, by the Mexican
military authorities on the strength OF a
rumor that he had arms and ammuni-
ton concealed there. No details were
given, and no action has been taken.
The first thing to be done in such ca es
, is to make protest to the government
, under which the search is made.
Senator Allen has presented to the
Senate resolution of the County Com
missioners OF Pierce county, WASH, and
in presenting it stated that in a county
of GO, 900 people the city of Tacoma was
situated; that between this city and the
! empire OF coal, wood, iron and other
products OF the county was the PuyalluI
Indian reservation, and that it had be
; come necessary that county highways
should be permitted to go across the res
ervation. The prayer OF this resolution
was that the restriction placed upon the
reservation, preventing the alienation o
!, the lands, should be removed; that i
, was absolutely necessary for the growth
was the Senator added a petition from
: Sumner to the same effect.
Representative Oates of Alabama. who
80 ouietlv mt through the bill to smothe,
3 the ridicule and other criticisms of pub
: lie men in Congress- by newspaper mer
. in WASHINGTON. saws he will he willin,
to have the word "ridiculeo stricken
out, SO as not to place ridicule in tn,
: same category with black mail. Heclaim
4 that he has besn talking with the Sena
tors who have il in charge. and thew q ,
that thew world he wjlIino 70 have tn,
( ridicule mart which ia objectionable +,
: the newspaper men, stricken out hut il
such case the bin would 90 back to IN,
House with an amendment and nigh
r very likely be lost. The fact is tha
yates is aIrdlu To nave IUe Oil 90 DNtl
r to the House. He ia afraid of the All
+ verse criticisms that are sure to follow
in case it is again called up. as severa
O members are well loaded for him. II i
!. not believed that President Harriso,
i will SIGN bill which attempts such a,
y outrage upon the newspaners. even if i
gets through the Senate Int the proba
!. bilities are that in spite of these Sena
49,, -, !, 80 .a,,,;4;,rrn - :: 1:a..i T. a.
, press, the bill will be amended and TAX
q it's chances of going through the House
h The Court of Claims ia considering
Il most interesting case. The claimant i
p Colonel John Nj. Chiyington OF the FRS
= Colorado Cavalry. and the d fendant
ton. The claim is for damages on AZ
e count OF an Indian depredation commit
+ ted in Wyoming in the spr;ne of 1897
/ Colonel Chivington saws that the In
n dams stole 4S2 head of cattle and twenty
!, three head of horses worth S32. S5). fo
which he asks Judgment. A counte
claim has been set up by Assistant At
It torney- General Colby, who has charge q
e the defense in this class of cases in he
IS half of the Indians. alleging that I'll,
" massacre of large number of men
" women and children of the Sioux natiol
at Sand creek by Colonel Chiyinpton an,
his regiment November 81. 1864 and tn.
!. destruction of property belonging tn tn,
y Indians involves an amount far exceed
u ing in value that of Colonel Chivinoton,
u claim. This is one of the historic eases
: and was known as the "Chivinoton n
" Sand Greek massacre. " in which If wa