Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-03
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

It is understood that the Treasury wi
undertake to build IN the gold reserv
now reduced to $50, 900 900, by restrict
| ing the payment Of gold by the Ne
York subtreasury.
Secretary Lamont received the annui
report Of Brigadier- General r. Brooke
commanding the department OF Ii
Platte. Speaking of the Indian as
soldier, General Brookes says th
principal difficulty seems to be that tn
Indians do not speak English.
| The Secretary OF the Interior has ar
proved the decision OF the Assistan
Attorney General that half-breeds VIII
paid scrip under the act OF 1854 are nc
now entitled as Indians" to allotment
The case came up under disposition 9
the Sioux lands under the act OF 1889.
The Treasury has issued an advanc
statement Of the imports and export
Tor the first nine months OF the presen
year. Value OF imports, 1925, 1856, 1923
exports, 1908, 164, 1888; excess OF import
over exports, 500 22l 40. For the frs
nine months of 1909 the excess OF ex
ports over imports was $40, 204, 900.
In the case OF the United State
against Bailey and others, involvin,
twelve timber land cases near Seattle
WASH, Secretary Hoke Smith reverse,
the decision of the Commissioner of tn,
General Land Office, and holds that thes,
entries were fraudulently made for the
purpose of speculation, and therefor,
he directs the entries to be Cancelled
The lands involved are said to be yer,
valuable.
Representative Doolittle OF Washing
ton, has introduced resolution asking
the Secretary of State for information
regarding the Nicaraguan canal, as tc
the amount of work done and the APP
proximate amount OF money expended
what steps the government has taken to
protect the interest of American citizens
and investors in the canal, and the
status of the Maritime Canal Company
Of Nicaragua.
The Committee on Pacific Railroads, OF
which Senator Brice Is Chairman, has
been preparing, since the appointment
Of receivers OF the Union Pacific rail-
road became assured, to undertake an
into the condition OF the
governments security. Senator Brice
mas been in consultation with the Attor.
ney-General, and they have procured
he appointment Of George II. HoadIey
rs special counsel to represent the gov
Curtis of Kansas introduced bill to
discontinue the office of Collector of
yustoms at a number OF ports in the
United States. Among the places
pecified are: Humboldt, Eureka. Cal.
'outhern Oregon, Coos Bay, Or, and
aquina, Or. The work at these ports
s to be completed in thirty DAYS and
Consolidated with adjoining districts, az
he Secretary OF the Treasury NAV deem
Curtis says that the receipts
t these points are less than the ex-
lenses.
Samuel Blackwell, Third Auditor of
he Treasury, in his annual report
tates that during the past year there
as been an enormous increase in the
ension disbursements. The number
I vouchers paid by the pension agents
as increased year by year from l. 226.-
10. involving $59,906, sol, in 1889. to
TOY, 009, involving Sl55, 071 500 %. in |
S93. This is an increase OF 200 per
ent In ten years, while the clerical
'rce has increased from 40 to "a, 80 per
INT only, In the same period. At the
t ose OF the fiscal year there were in the
nee unexamined 1,2S4,3l0 pension
'uchers, representing about four
onths' work.
An important decision has been
ndered by the Secretary of the Inter-
r on the appeal OF James r. Daniel.
Voiving the right to purchase certain
rleited lands in the La Grande district.
@ holds that the purchaser is entitled
purchase technical half section of
oh land when SO surveyed, irrespec-
We OF the actual acreage, but If the
no hes IN different sections the acreage
ust tnen approximate 800 acres. The
cretary also decided that lands here
lore patented to The Dalles Military
'ad Company were originally granted
9 Northern Pacific Railroad Company. {
q that the patents we're without {
thority.. He orders the institution |
proceedings looking to their cancella-
IN.
In the Senate the Finance Committee
tsented report from the Treasury :
partment In response to resolution
information as to the probability of
lehclency in the revenues of the gov c
'ment. The report shows the deficit i
the hrst three months of the current 5
al year Is over $2l ,000, 900, or at the l
o OF over sS4 100000 for the entire
W. 1t shows the usual expenditures O
the first three months were over s98.- 1
''oVo' AT the same rate the expendi- b
es Tor the year would aggregate about n
400 900, or about s2l ,0OO, 900 more
"a the estimated expenses, and would
wv expenditures over the supposed o
ual receipts of over s77 900 900. The s.
rotary says definite forecast for the RI
ole year would be impossible. but II e
apparent that should the present
ditlons continue, the deficit Mt tho 7
Oh the year will be about $50, OOO,- b
enator Mcpherson, for the Senate b
nmittee on Coinage, presented a Is
ement from Secretary Carlisle. show
that the estimated receipts of public m
snues submitted to the last Congress hi
the present fiscal year was s4O5 f)OO to
not including the postal service co
the estimated expenditures. also q
o u,l,hg the postal service, was 1907
w. showing an estimated excess in og
ipls oil VIZ 100000 for the year, fir,
estimate shows average monthly hs
,pts OF VS., l6O, 900 and average ex- hi
iitures of s3l 100000. The actual al,
pts 80 far during the year do not
n y the estimated figures by over ma
,o'VoV per month. The Secretary RI
buted the falling off to the finan. an
disturbances. He saws careinl ho
ection OF the figures will show the he
lency is due to the falling off in the "
nues and not to an increase in ex.
Iitures. VA we
rs were opened at the Navy Depart. SUI
recently for the construction Of MI
lght-dratt gunboats of l 200 tons wv,
acement. The cost is Gm;tad en'