The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-01-27
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Minority Report Of the House Banking
and Currency Committee on Bill
to Repeal Sherman Act.

| Representative Wilson has received
assurance that an appropriation will be
made for the Gray's Harbor light.
Despite protests to the contrary, II
transplres that Don NJ. Dickinson Of
Michigan is to be In Cleyeland's Cab
met.
| The President has sent TO the Senate
the following nominations: PostmaAters
California, John L. Merriam, South
Riverside; Idaho, Miss Emma +. Ste
vens, Blacktoot.
Baker Of Kansas has introduced in the
House bill for the free coinage Of silver.
making 1t unlawful for any person 10
make any contract, note, draft or bill
payable In any specific coin or currency.
Representative Hermann has secured
favorable report upon the bill paying
ii. w. Shipley s2,467 for excess work
and money expended on the Nez Perce
reservation in 1880. 6hipley Ia now O
resident Of jackson county, Or.
The House Committee on Commerce
has decided to report the two bills to
amend the Interstate Commerce law to
meet tine Supreme Court decision In the
celebrated Oounaelman case, and also
Judge Gresham's recent decision.
The Senate Mines and Mining Com
mittee has considered Oaminett's
bill. Senator FELTON,, ex Representative
Berry and Caminetti made statements,
after which the bill was reported to the
Senate with Felton's amendments,
heretofore printed, and Berry's pro.
vision, prescribing penalty for viola
tion OF the law by the miners.
Commissioner Raum Of the pension
bureau appeared the other day before
the subcommittee Of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations, which 10 pre-
pairing the peneions appropriation bill.
The original estimate l0r 1894 made by
the Commissioner was $l65, ,000.O 900. A
subsequent estimate a few days ago
placed the amount required at $l72 00O,-
600. He was aaked as to the reason Of
the increase, and explained his former
figures by saying he had presumed the
new administration would not do M
much work az his had done, but admit.
ted, II ii did allow as many pensions,
sl72, ,0OO, 900 would be needed.
The Intercontinental Railway Com
mission has prepared iac-aimile, in
miniature, Of Central America and
South America to show the surveys Of
the proposed railroad intended to unite
the systems Of North America and
South America, 1t Ia about twenty-five
feet long, and will be sent to the Worlds
Fair as part OF the government ex-
hibit. At the last meeting o the MEM
bera OF the commission the work Of the |
surveying parties was reviewed and
found in satisfactory condition. The
international commission will ask Con
gresa for an appropriation Of s5O, 900 to
finch the office work Of the survey and
publish the results.
Secretary Tracy has awarded the CON
tracts for the cruiser Brooklyn and battle
Hhip Iowa to the Cramps. In making
the award the Secretary says; "Had
the power to award the contracts for the
construction OF these ships in my dis I
erection, ! should distribnIe them to two
firms, but ! have no such power. am
required by the statute to award the con-
tracts TO the lowest and most responsible
bidder, and there s no doubt that the
Cramps are the lowest bidders, and
cannot say the Union Iron Works are
better builders than the Cramps any
more than | can say the Cramps are bet
Ter builders than the Union Iron Works.
regard both as excellent builders and
equally good. Under these ecircumsi ances
II is plainly my duty under the law TO
award the contracts for both Of said yes
lels to the Cramps"