Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-12
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

! Secretary Morton has appointed H. II
10. Dunwoody assistant chief of tn
weather bureau, vice Major Rockwoo
resigned. Major Dunwpody has bee
connected with the bureau for man
years.
E. P. Baldwin, First Auditor of tn
Treasury, has issued an order which
! will prevent favoritism in the examine
ton Of accounts. Under the new orde
each account will be taken up in tn,
order in which it was received and OF
no account made special, except b,
order Of the head Of the department.
Unless unforeseen reason for postpone
ment should occur the Internationa
Monetary Conference will reconvene a
Brussels May 30. All the Commissioner
have rendered their designations, ant
but one Of them-Henry W. Cannon
President of the Chase National Bank o
New York city--has been reappointed
1t is understood Senator Jones of Ne
vada has been requested to withdraw hi
resignation.
Acting Commissioner OF Pensions
Murphy has transferred about fifty
clerks, who were heretofore employed
on Statistical work." but which, so far
AZ he could see are Of no value to the office,
to current work In order to facilitate in
bringing up the business to date.
Murphy is decidedly OF the opinion that
among the 968,000 pensioners on the
rolls OF the bureau there are many fradu-
lent cases, and with view Of purging
the list OF such as can be reached he has
issued an order TO the special examiners
in the field, directing them to use all
diligence in searching out such cases as
require the attention Of the bureau.
Friends OF Representative Blount,
now on special mission to Honolulu,
say there are several reasons why he
will not be chosen as Minister Stevens
successor. Notwithstanding that his
actions have been approved by the adj
ministration, the President il not blind
to the fact that certain things he has
done, notably the hauling down of the
flag, have been received in this country
with disfavor. The president realizes
also that commissioner appointed to
assist in settling controversy between
two parties in foreign nation can
hardly hope to be persona gratia to all
factions after the settlement is effected.
Before leaving Washington President
Cleveland practically set at rest all
rumors that he would call an extra ses-
sion OF Congress to consider the financial
situation. During a conversation with
Cleveland Representative Kilgore in
CURED regarding the intentions OF the
President as to an extra session. Kill
gore explained that he wished to bring
his family to this city, and for this
reason was anxious to learn what would
probably be done in order that he could
make his plans accordingly. The reply
OF the President was he would not call
an extra session until September, unless
some unforeseen circumstances which
were not now anticipated made such a
course necessary. He stated call
would be made for assembling Congress
between September and Is.
The Executive Committee of the local
directory OF the Worlds Fair held
meeting at which resolutions were
adopted which practically mean flat
remuneration OF Congressional control.
The joint committee made a lengthy
report on the recent act of Congress in
the Secretary of the Treasury
to withhold enough of the Columbia half
dollars to secure the payment of $780,
$50 Tor awards, which was amply dis
cussed. The report says the committee
would regard 1t as direct and inexcus-
able violation Of the pledges and coven-
ants with the bondholders to enter into
the formal undertakings which the act
OF Congress require. The requirement
OF this act, Gays the committee, is
violation OF the act OF August 5, 1892,
accepted by the directors.
Senator Ransom, Chairman of the
Commerce Committee, was seen in
reference to the committees Pacific
Coast trip. When asked about the
probable date of the start from Chicago
he said he had an idea that arrange
ments could be perfected so that the
would leave June is. There
was no certainty about this, he said, but
II was his purpose to get the committee
away at the earliest possible moment,
II is now stated that the committee will
be on the Pacific Coast for fully six
weeks, and possibly for more lengthy
period. Senator Ransom says the COM
mittee will go direct from Chicago to
san Francisco. From there the commit
tee will go to Los Angeles, to investi-
gate whether the proposed deep water
harbor should be located at Rodondo
Beach or San Pedro. When the investi-
CATION for this purpose is completed
,ther river and harbor improvements
ylll be looked into, and then the COM
nittee will go north to Oregon and
" ashingson TO investigate the Columbia
aver improvements and also the pro-
posed scheme TO connect Lake Washing
on to Puget Sound by ship canal.