Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-17
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Postmaster General Wanamaker Creates
Something of an innovation In
Cficial Life.

| Something of an innovation In
| Oficial Life.
/ Senator Dolph has the Siletx Indiar
reservation bill In proper shape ant
/ ready 70 pass ~ soon ~ an opportunity
occurs FOR calling 1t up.
Senator Cullom has introduced join
resolution requesting the city authori.
tics Of Phiiadclphis to lend the United
States the Liberty boil for exhibition al
the Worlds Fair.
! BY direction oil the President Secre-
tary Foster Of the Treasury Department
has directed the Collectors OF Customs
at New York, Philadelphia and Boston
70 suspend the refund Of duties upon hal
material until further advised.
Il Il understood that M. f. Bell, gu.
| peRintendent OF the Chicago public
building, against whom . report OF NAL.
ieasance in Office was made BY Assistant
Secretary Lambortson, has rendered his
resignation to Secretary Foster. It will
probably be accepted.
The experiments In the treatment OIL
lumpy Jaw under the direction OF the
Department OF Agriculture are com
pleted- Results show that OF eighty-five
cattle treated sixty-eight were complete
" cured. Secretary Rusk 10 highly do
lighted 9th the showing.
The Oregon delegation has been In re-
ceipt OF numerous letters recommending
II. L. REEFS OF Oregon for appointmeni
- paymaster in the army, and have in
dorsed him for the place, but the Presi-
dent il very likely to name some OF his
personal friends for these places.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a
joint resolution providing that where an
officer OF the United States has been pre-.
scented with medal and the medal has
been lost or destroyed duplicate should
be issued. This Ia meant TO secure du-
plicate medal for General H. B. Comp.
son Of Lakeview, whose medal for die.
tinguished services Was stolen by the
Indisns.
The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce has ordered d
favorable report on the Senate bill ap-
propriating $3.50, 900 for the construction
OF i chip canal To connect Lakes Union
and Washington with Puget Sound. The
bill Was reported with an amendment
striking ont tho proposed route by
Smiths Cove, leaving the route to be
decided upon by the Secretary Of War,
The rumor 10 In circulation that, II the
present C,ngress does not repeal the
Sherman act, Cleveland has said that he
will convene the Fifty-third Congress In
special session within thirty days after
March 4. Representative McMillin, a
member both OF the Ways and Means
and the Rules Committees, says he has
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soe no possible chance OF the repeal oil
the silver act.
The Treasury Department at present
holds less gold than at any time since
the resumption act OF January /, 1879
and In the language OF Treasury Off
cial the gold obligations are greater, with
less than 5000. 600 free gold to meet
them, and -, SOC. 900 gold engaged fol
shipment from New York for Europe,
Treasury officials do not venture pre-.
diction when tho outflow will stop, bu,
state that they see nothing serious In
the situation.
The Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee has appointed the following
"a bcommittee to consider the Nicara
guam canal bill Patterson OF Tennes
see, Raynor OF Maryland, Price OF Lou
lsiana, Geary OF California, O'Neill q
Pennsylvania, Storer Of Ohio and Hous
OF Ohio. At least one member Of the
committee 10 strongly opposed to the
canal bill. This 10 Raynor OF Maryland
Some others are believed to be lukewarm
and Geary cannot be relied upon with
certainty to favor the bill according tc
some men who are familiar with the sit.
nation.
POSTING ster-G General John Wanamakei
created something OF an innovation in
official life recently by giving a reception
at his residence to the employees and at
taches of every department OF the Post
Office Department, as we'll as OF the local
postofRce. The event WAS preceded by q
dinner, TO which quite number OF the
friends OF the General and
his vile were invited. This is the first
reception of the kind that has ever been
given by q member OF the Cabinet, and
1t 10 expected to form an interesting
precedent that will be extensively fol-
lowed In years to come.
What is considered in Washington as
one OF the most significant moves In the
entire Hawaiian discussion was the ear
most speech made by Senator Dolph the
other day in favor OF the United States
assuming control OF the islands. Sena-
tor Dolph 10 one OF the most influential
members OF tho Committee on Foreign
Relations, and his action in these mat
ters carries great weight. The speech
Was full OF statistics, giving everything
OF any value concerning the commercial
advantages OF Hawaii, and will be a text
for the discussion that will ensue after
the arrival OF the Commissioners. 1t Is
replete with such information as both
House and Senate will need to act in
diligently upon the great question.
The report OF the Siletx Indian Com
mission, with the draft OF bill for the
adoption of the agreement which has
been reached with those Indians for the
cession OF portion of their lands, has
been received in the Senate, and upon
the request of Senator Dolph, immedi-
ately sent to the printer, 90 that it may
be considered at an early date. The
Senator says he 10 going to make every
effort TO push the bill through, although
II is 30 late In the session that he NAV
find II difficult. The bill provides that
the land shall be thrown open upon the
proclamation OF the President, but Mr..
Dolph 10 OF the opinion that this will be
stricken out and the lands opened 90
coon ~ the agreement IL rati fed by Con.
gress. He considers tho agreement
reached with the Indians very satisfac-
tory.
Senator FELTON, from the select COM