The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-10-14
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Of the Chinese and scal-Gshery question
than 10 aid in the prevention Of th
smuggling OF opium in Puget Sound
The Secretary Of War has awarded
medal Of honor 10 Captain Ernest
Cardlngton Of the Seventh Cavalry " 70
distinguished gallantry at Wounde
Knee creek, s. d., during the Sioux wa
Of the winter Of 1901" CAPTAIN Car
dington was badly wounded in the bat
| tie.
The Committee on Ways and Mean
has begun consideration Of the new tar
III bill. There IL an intmation that tn
Secretary Of the Treasury favors an in
crease in the internal-rcvenue tax OF
whisky, beer and tobacco az the bes
means OF raising the additional revenue
necessary TO meet the increasing deficit
OF the government.
In consequence Of the new restriction
for conducting the official trial trips o
naval vessels contractors will find i
more difficult in the future TO earn pre-
mlums for an excess Of speed. Begin
ming with the Montgomery, soon to b,
tried, the contractors will not be permit
ted TO maintain pressure above 5 pei
cent in excess OF the standard pressure
Heretofore the contractors carried stean
to dangerously high pressure.
1t is highly probable that the Com.
mittee on Territories will report a bill
for the admission OF Utah TO Statehood
soon. Joseph, member OF that com.
mittee, said that such bill will be re.
ported, and added that before the close
OF the present session bills for the ad.
mission Of Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma will be reported favorably
from his committee. He expressed great
confidence that all four will become laws.
In response to a resolution of inquiry
the Secretary of the Interior sent TO the
Senate astatementco concerning the discon-
tinuance and consolidation OF land offices,
showing the following among the con-
solidations: California, independence
with Nisalia; Nevada, Eureka with Car
son City; Wyoming, Lander with Buf-
falo. This statement said the reason
for the consultations was the inadeuuacv
OF the appropriation and to prevent a
deficiency.
The Postoffice Department has ac-
cepted the offer of the North American
Navigation Company to carry mails for
Mexico and Central America. The new
is not a contract, but a des-
ignation OF the company as the official
mail carrier under the general laws. Ac-
cOrding TO the offer the steamers will
carry mails once in twenty days to those
ports at which they are compelled to
stop by provisions OF the company's con-
tracts with the Central American States,
leaving the postmaster to fix the com
pensation.
Secretary Herbert has given to the
press the correspondence relating to the
removal of Captain Higginson from the
of the Atlanta. The state
ments that Secretary Herbert apologized
to Captain Higginson for removing him
from duty and offered to restore him to
his command on his own application are
not borne out by the facts, and are espe-
cially denied. Captain Higginson is en-
titled to the credit of having disclosed to
the department the condition of the At
lanta when the vessel was ordered to
sea. The letters embrace the full his
tory of this well-known case, and the
of the matter is that Secre-
.ary Herbert accepts the apology and
explanation of Captain Higginson, and
says his connection with the matter will
lot be permitted to prevent his being
to such duty as his rank enti-
les him to perform, when the opportu-
lity offers.
The compromise silver measure pre-
pared by Senator Jones of Arkansas has
been introduced in the Senate by its au-
hor. 1t provides that there shall be
comprised of three Senators
o be selected by the Senate, three Rep
esentatives to be selected by the Speaker
II the House and three persons to be Sc
ected by the President, subject to con-
irmation by the Senate. The commits
ion shall organize by the election of one
# their number as President, and the
resident is to appoint a clerk. The
commission is to hold its session in the
apitol and in such other places as ma
ority shall direct, and employ necessary
tenographers and employees, and may
oaths and send for persons and
'apers. The commission is charged with
n examination into the fiscal and mon
tary condition of the government and
he people of the United States, with
Jew to devising means for the better
nent thereof, and is given full iurisdic-
ion. 1t is charged to specially examine
nd report upon by one or more bills the
subjects: The full or partial
of silver and a proper
alto between it and gold; revision of
egal-tender laws to prevent discrimina-
ion between various descriptions of
money; State bank tax repeal with nee
ssary revisions; the cause of the pres
mt paralysis of trade and the necessity |
legislation to prevent national banks |
rom abusing their power. The second |
ection of the resolution instructs the
ecretary of the Treasury to set apart
nd retain in the Treasury so much of
he silver bullion now in the Treasury as
ill be necessary to redeem the outstand-
1g Treasury notes in compliance with
ne terms of the act of July IA, 1890, |
nd provides that the remainder of the |
ullion shall be set apart to be coined,
nd the Secretary is required to coin it
the rate of not less than 100000
5andard silver dollars per month, which
hen coined shall be an asset in the
reasury, and while this coinage is in
rogress the purchases of silver bullion
nder the terms of the Sherman act
nall be suspended.