The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-10-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Senator Dolph has introduced q bill 10
fatiiy the agreement with the Indians
on the siletz reservation, Oregon, for the
cession Of their lands not needed for ii.
lOtment.
Arrangements are being made 1t the
Navy Department fox the trial OF the
new cruiser Olympia, built by the Union
Iron Works Of San Francisco. The trial
Will take place about November l over q
iorty-mile course in Santa Barbara Chan.
mel between Point Conception and Santa
Barbara.
According to Treasury statement ID.
sued by Secretary Carlisle the amount Of
money In circulation in the United
States October ! WAS 81 ,70l ,939 ,9l8. The
average circulation per capita, estimat-
ing the population At 81 BOG. 900, 10 there
fore &25 70, a net increase in circulation
during September Of t2l ,377 PAT. The
greatest item OF increase was gold coin,
viz, ti4,s29,74l.
President Cleveland has signed the
proclamation setting apart q large tract
OF land as forest reserve under the act
OF March 3. 1891. The reservation will
be known as the Cascade forest reser.
vation." II extends from the COlumbia
river 200 miles southwark, about twenty
miles wide. taking in the Cascade Range.
Hereafter no settlement will be allowed
within its boundaries.
Secretary Hoke Smith has sent to tho
Secretary OF the Treasury estimates for
appropriations for the Interior Depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1885. The appropriations asked aggre.
ga to II III g-A 9l Of Rl 0Q- nQn
for the current fiscal year. The principal
item is the army and navy pensions,
which foot up tl60. 600 600. This il Q
decrease of Is. 0O0, 900 from the present
fiscal year.
Representative Henderson has had
prepared for introduction into the House
3 resolution for the appointment Of q
special committee OF five TO investigate
and report on the transactions OF the
sugar trust, with power TO sit during the
session Of Congress, TO send for persons
and papers, to secure the aid Of the De-
partneEt OF Justice and. il the facts
warrant, to report bill TO annul its cor
porate existence.
Judge Charles d. Long OF Detroit, and
member OF the Supreme Court oi
Michigan. has filed petition for q man
damus in the District Court TO compel
the Commissioner OF Pensions to paw his
tplaintiTs) pension, which, he holds, il
illegally suspended. This will bring GU,
the whole question OF the action OF PEN
sion Commissioner Lochren in suspend
ing pensions. The Commissioner ie cited
TO show cause October 10 why the writ
should not issue.
Representative Hermann has favor
ably reported TO Congress his bill from
the Committee on War Claims. requir-
ing the adjudication Of claims for com.
pensation for property lost in the mill.
ixry service Of the United States. This
especially refers 10 horses and other
property lost. and which the department
I has heretofore declined TO consider be-
cause OF the statute of limitations. II
is OF interest 70 claimants in the Indian
wars OF the Pacific Coast.
The Democratic members Of the Wayl
and Means Committee are making prog.
ress with the tariff bill. The ground
work IL understood to be free raw mate
rails. with compensatory reductions on
other materials. There is a growing i'm
/ preston that the consequent deficit IL
/ the receipts will be met by increased in
/ ternal revenue taxes on whisky and TO
! hacco. Carlisle is understood to favo
an increased tax on whisky TO 81 20, cal
culating this will increase the revenu
$50 oto,oo0.
| The charges made by the citizens O
Oklahoma City OF alleged misconduct oil
the part Of Captain u. r. Steele OF tn
/ United States army tre,ired) in connec
ton with the opening OF Oklahoma
settlement had their effect in the issuin
OF an order by the Secretary Of War 70
the oourt-martial OF Captain Steele. II
is charged with fraud in his official ca
paci,v. while in command OF the troop
in 1892, 10 secure control OF some OF III
best land sites in the Territory and witt
making a bargain with an auctioneer b.
which he purchased al the very loves
price government buildings and othe
property sold when the military cam
was broken up. The court-martial wi
NEE, at Fort Reno, Oklahoma.
In his report to the Commissioner O
Indian Affairs Prof. Putnam in chare
OF the chronological exhibit Of tn
Worlds Fair denounces as falsehood
the charges by Mrs. Sickles, Chairma
OF the Universal Peace Union, that bru
tai and cruel exhibitions of the India
sun dance were given at the fair. Tn
accusations are characterized as misreT
rcsentations: he saws there has been d
representation OF the Indian sun dancs
and there has not been a single India
belonging TO the United States who hs
taken part in any exhibition except III
Navaios, who have been quietly sittin
in hut weaving and making silver worl
Indians from Vancouver Island, who al
entirely outside the jurisdiction of tn
United States, have given exhibitions
performing ceremonial songs and dances
Secretary Carlisle has sent to til
House his reply to the resolution OF tbs
body asking him why 1900. 900 ounce
Of silver bullion were not purchased dul
ing July and August a. required BY Law
The reply SAYS, as the United States
the largest purchaser Of silver in tn
world, the Secretary a the Treasur
after an examination Of the offers an
quotations each day should determiu
what in his Judgment lie fair price. II
either has TO purchase 4.500, 900 ounce
at the dealers prices. no matter how ur
reasonable or exorbitant, or he must en-
ploy such means as are at his comman
to ascertain the actual market pric,
The effort Of the department since Jun
l2 has been to simply ascertain the fa
market price Of bullion each day il vi
offered for sale, and when ascertained I
make purchases at that price.
The Foreign Affairs Committee hi
decided to report favorably the McCrar
substitute for the Everett bill. As agree
on, It extends the Chinese registratio
period six months from the passage
the act. II strikes out the word white
from the Geary act 20 as to permit II
testimony Of anybody except Chiname
70 he adduced TO prove "Chinamen Al
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