The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-10-28
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

So. w fooiuO,Wu, DY restrict.
W. ns payment Of gold by the New
secretary Lamont received the animal,
leIoft Of Brigadier-tieneral X. Brookes
COMMANDING the department Of the
rts,te. Speaking Of the Indian A. =
soidier. General Brookes saws the
principal difficulty seems 10 be- ia, ths
Indians do not speak English.
IN the case Of the United States
against Bailey and others. INVOLVING
.eise timber land cases near Seattle
wash'' Secretary Hoke Smith reversed
thc decision Of the Commissioner of the
GENERAL Land Office, and holds that these
entries were frAudalently male Tor ths
Postpse of speculation, and therefore
nr directs the entries to be cancelled
Inc lands Involved are said 10 be very
valuable. WY
Representative Doolittie Of Washing.
Ioh. has introduced 4 resolution s.klng
the Secretary Of State for information
regarding the Siearaguan canal. az TO
The amount OF work done aud the All.
pfoxlmAt- amount OF money expesdei
what steps the government, has taken Ia
protect the interest OF American citizens
aud Investors In the canal, and the
status OF the Maritime Canal COMPANY
VI Nicaragua.
The Committee on Pacific Railroads. Of
shlch hrhatof Bfioe 10 Chairman. Ia.
t-~h preparing. since the appointment
o' fro-isers of the Union Pacific rail.
rad f-s1a,ne assured, 10 undertake an
Investigation into the condition Of ,l.
government security. senator Brice
las b<~n Ia consultation with the At,or-
n-f GENERAL. and they have procured
the appointment Of Gror,e II. HoAiley
~ special counsel 10 represent; the gov
ernmcat
turtis OF Kansas introduced bill 10
discontinue the Office OF Collector Of
ctsionas ., . nun i.ef OF ports in the
CIii~d States. Among the places
specified are: Humboldt, Rut-ks, Cal ::
s-sashefa Oregon, Coos BAY, Or, and
iaqains, Or. The work al these ports
lie 10 t.e completed In thirty dave aud
consolidated si,h sisotning Districts, a.
the SECRETARY OF The Treasury may deem
psa,iens. tafils save that the Receipts
81 these poanis arc less than the ex-
fscns~s.
Samuel Blackwell. Third Auditor O.
hNN Eh fspDft
states that daring the past year there
has tern an enormous Increase in the
t-cns4oa Disbursements. The number
81 sotio.~fs pad by the pension agent.
has .ncfrAse-i year by NeAt from ,2sd.-
Iis Involving 5000 5ol. in lss3. To
) 90 .os. involving si5s .u7l 500 IS, in
lsssi. THIS IL an Increase II 30 per
o~n, ia ten YEAR, while the clerical
A Il. - e A.
ern, cal, In the same period. A; The
eissc g. ,ise hscs! wear ih.-~ serr In the
oftsr~ unehAininei l2>i. $40 pension
syssschess. 'wpee~en,ins abcu, four
ttsun;hs' pufk.
An important d~riss~n has h~en
r~u,iescd sy the secf~iarr Of ,hr Inter
lot Or the APPEAL Of James X. pAaicl.
intr'iring tl,r right la parchase certain
to,ici,ri lA,ads ia the Ia DrAnic district.
lie hoids that the f'archAscf ~ entitled
10 paShAs~ q ;srxhnirAl hall ser,Aon OF
zach land shcn ~ surveyed. irrcspec.
tive OF the a,iaAI acNage. but II the
land lies Ia dsaefvn; s~St oas the aceratr
mus, then Approximate so asrcs. The
s~~svtarr Ai-o dcx4.i.-I that iAndr here
,oio'c patented 10 Ihr bAlles Military
Raj COMPANY ~err originally granted
the Nor bern Pacific EailraAsi COMPANY,
AMI that the pairnis were without
authority. lie orders The institution
oi prNsS-~ilngs look ING 20 their canorllA'
tspu.
la tho senate the Finance Committee
pTS~~ni~d = report from the Treasury
Impairment in rcsppH.c To resolution
tsr intpsina,t"n A. io the pro,aahilii, oi
Q deacscncy IN tho revenues OF the gov
eminent The report shows the deficit
60, the nrp, three months 81 the cu'wn,
hscal wear 10 over t2l 600 ono. or a, the
rate OF over o., ooo op1 for the entire
year IL shows the nsual expenditures
81 the fr., thrcc months were over ti'S
On Coz A, tho same rate the cxIenhi
,u-~. 20, The wear would aggregate aiou,
tSai on .On. or Al.pa, f2l .upl .on morc
than the estimated expenses, AMI would
shou expenditure. over the snprnrc'
actual receipts Of over 81 .Wo.Coo. The
ss~rctarv saws a definite tor~0st Tor THO
whole wear would 10 impossible, but II
l. apparent that should the present
condition. continue. the deficit At h'
end oil the year will lie about SO ,opo.'
oo1.
senator Mcrhcr~on. for the Senate
Committee on Coinage, prcs"nic
statement from Secretary Carlisle, show
ing tina, the estimated receipts OF public
revenue. submitted to the last Congress
for the prrscn, fiscal year was 1860
ono. not including the postal service
and the estimated expenditures. also
excluding the postal service. was s3n' =
COO 200, showing an estimated cxccS. ~
receipts 81 81. 0ao.oo for the year
Tho estimate shows average month";.
receipts OF sSS. go 600 and average cS
pepd,,urcs Of al .0o.ODo. The actual
receipt. 40 far during the year do moi
vrarh the estimated figures by ovei
&, .Ono. 900 per month. The Secretary
attributed the falling of to the fnan,
ciai disturbances. lie say. carciu
in.pe,tion Of the figures will show III,
Deficiency |. due To the falling oil IN tho
revenues and no, to an increase IN cx'
pcnditure..
II A. were opened al the NAVY Depart
ment raccn,ly tor the construction o.
three lish, draft vunboats OF 300 tons
displacpmen,. The cost IL limited, eS
elusive Of armament and speed prcm'
ums. to 400 zoo each. The boats ar,
IN be designated a. gunboats Z, and
0 respectively. No. z IL a hush-dccs
.cbooner.rigvcd steel gunboat. no
.heathed. with . double bottom ans
clo.e water. tight subdivisions At thu
va,er line. The length on the watei
| line normal displaccmcnt, IL IN iect
maximum breath, 20 feet. She WIZ .,
required to attain an average o, Il
knots for four consecutive hours. yum
hat. 4 and Q are designed for service !, J,
river. and shallow waters. The 'engti
on her load water line, normal disp'ace'
msnt. IL $50 fee, q inche.; maximum
breath. 20 feet. The following -
synopo-i. Of the bids; MARYLAND , S.ee
Company. Baltimore. NJ. for either
! saso M for ali three, $4,000 each