The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-27
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Nothing in the Financial Condition Of
the United States Treasury to
Cause uneasiness.

appropriating SO, 900 for the construc-
ton oil . revenue cutter for use in San
Francisco hartor-
Representative Hermann has secured
q clerical allowance for the postoffice at
Lebanon in Linn county, Or, and an
equally generous allowance for Barns
in Harvey county.
Senator Squire has obtsined favorable
action from the Var Department recon-
mendiny the building OF the eounty
bridge to he erected across the Swi-
nomish slough in skAsit county
senator Aliens bill Appropriating
$40, go for the purchase OF a site and
the erection Of q public building AT Ia
coma has passed the Senate without OBJ
lection from the Democratic What lie
fate or that of the balls Tor b1iidin9s in
Seattle and Spokane in the House will
- is not known But il is doubtful il
they pass by Director Holman and his
disciples
The Senate committee on military al
fairs has ordered an adverse report upon
the bill providing for the location OF a
military poet in Alaska, and for a sur
vey OF the Yukon river valley, also q
favorable report upon the bill 10 increase
the pay OF non-comm lssioned officers
and provide for an examination OF non
commissioned officers for promotion TO
second lieutenants.
When the Boise City public building
came up for consideration the PROPOSE
ton was to cut the appropriation in two
and make il cost only 500 90. Inc
bill, however, at the request OF the Idaho
Senator's. was recommitted, and viii
probably Be amended. IL the Idaho
Senator'S would consent 10 have the
building erected upon the ground al
ready owned by the government, there
would be little or no trouble in securing
an appropriation.
On the application OF Senator Mitchell,
the Superintendent OF the money order
system Of the Postotfiee Department has
, ordered that the postotice al Myrtle
I Greek, Douglas county, Or, be placed
upon the list Of additional money order
offices next 10 be established, and the
postmaster AZ that office will b. author
lied 10 com menee the issue and paw meni
/ OF money orders and postal notes on OF
about April /, the beginning OF the next
quarterly period: provided he shall
+ have filed the required bond.
+ Senator Dolph has introduced bill
which will, il it becomes a Law, permit
purchasers under the timter and stone
act Of March 8. 1879, relating 10 Wash
( ington, Oregon and California, TO make
[ proofs before any officer authorized &c
take proofs in homestead entries.
I Under the present law the people who
have taken lands are compelled 20 e
/ before the land office, as was previously
F the case under the homestead and pre-
emption laws, which were sfterward:
modified for the benefit of settlers.
Z Secretary Foster saws there il moth
ing in the financial condition OF the
treasury to cause uueasines- and IL was
silly TO suppose he contemplated the
use Of 800, Do, OOO gold reserve 10 meet
the current obligations Of the govern
ment. He also said while the net bal
anee Of s27 SO. 0oO consisted almost Ell.
,irely OF - sidiary coin end the money
on deposit with the itional bank re-
demption fund -oi $500. 90, and the
disbur-ing officers balance, amounting
{ 10 SO, $4,000. both OF which are subject
to the action Of the department. a=t
should not be- regarded az demand
Liabilities"
( Senator Mitchell introduced a me-
moral from several towns in Oregon
asking for the passage Of a bill sppro-
. priating money Tor the mprOye ment n
the Willamette and lower Coi1mbia
rivers. Some doubt has been expressed
- % whether the house committee on
rivers and harbors will appropriate the
$3.50. 90 asked for the de- water chan
mel from Portland 70 the sea. There
has been some rather persistent opDo-
sitlon manifested To this proposed i'm
provement from various sections o.
Oregon, an / mem 5ers Of the committee
have received information indicating
that it would no: benefit very many
people.
The sub-com mittee, to whom the
foreign committee referred several Rus
sian Hebrew resolutions introduced il
the House, has reached an agreemen,
upon the following resolutions TO be re
ported: Resolved, That the American
people, through their Senators and rep
Resentatives in Congress Assem- bled, do
hereby express sympathy for Russian
Hebrews and their depressed condition
and hope that the Russian government,
however, with which the United states
always has teen on terms Of amity and
good will, will mitigate az lar as pos
sible the DEGREES lately issued respect
ing them, and the President is request
ed 70 use his good offices 70 induce the
government Of Russia TO mitigate said
DEGREES.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
written a letter % the Speaker Of the
II,za in 20 Tho I-.r,aa. re.or.fr,
ton calling on him for information
whether az any time since the T., per
cent. bonds became due. there had been
sufficient funds in the treasury To pay
the same, and il 90, by what authority
he assumed 70 continue any such bonds
at per cent. interest, and Why the
same was not paid at the time said
bonds were due. The Secretary say.
the a. per cents are redeemable at the
pleasure OF the United States and three
months notice r. the holders. He
shows there were sufficient funds in the
treasury 10 pay the outstanding bonds,
bat says it was deemed prudent and
protita bic 70 the government to con-
time a portion, and the authority IN
der which the bonds were permitted "
continue is contained in the act Hhich
authorized their issue. The Secretary
CALI attention to the tact that the Forty
seventh Congress opposed the cOntin-
nance Of the ) and 8 per cent. bonds at
3 per cent
The telegram from San Francisco -
the effect that the claims for damage.
against Chill by the sailors on the cruiser
Baltimore, injured in the Valparaiso
riot Of October 10, would amount u
tl35, DOo in addition 70 the clause male
IN behalf Of the Re ative- Of Rig2in ard
Turnbuil, the sailors who we're killed n
the ARRAY, ha- led u some misappre-