The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Superintendent Stump has decided
that alien emigmnt cattlemen must pay
head tax and are subject to the laws
as regards inspection, unless they are
regularly employed on the vessel as
helpers.
The coast-defense ship Monterey wall
be officially accepted, and the Navy De
partment win assume control OF her inn
mediately, paying over TO the contractors
all OF the reserve fund that has been
held up as q guarantee Of the compile
tion Of the vessel.
The United States government through
Secretary Gresham has declined TO act
as arbitrator between France and siam
in the dispute between those countries
as 10 the jurisdiction over territory near
Siam. The intervention of this govern
ment was asked BY Siam.
A statement prepared BY Commits
si0ner of Internal Revenue Miller shows
that the collections ef internal revenue
for the eleven months OF the current tis-
cal year amounted to $l45, ,6S2, 800, an in
crease over the corresponding period OF
the last fiscal year Of 81 ,457 ,l0S.
Upon the Recommendation Of Com
missioner Lochren OF the pension office
Secretary Smith has dropped from the
rolls Of the pension Office the names Of
twen.y-eight special examiners now in
the field, the terms 0f their 0ne-year APP
pointment having expired. All the spe-
cial examiners dropped are Republicans
OF the ninety special examiners still re-
tanned sixty are Republicans and thirty
Democrats.
The government is not disposed to ac-
cept ia final the decision Of the United
States District Court at Seattle, Wash,
that ii has lost entire power to control
1.-THE use Of the lands oi the Puyallup In
dians near Tacoma by reason Of the al
\ lotment of the lands in severalty, and
Attorney General 0lney has given in
structions to the United States District
Attorney at Seattle to make an appear
ance Immediately in behalf Of the In
dian Agent.
One Of the first matters OF Importance
that will be presented to the next Con-
gress will be the bill, already framed,
providing for the establishment Of a Ma
| tional Board OF Health, with headqnar-
tiers in Washington City. The board, as
/ devised by the projectors, isto toco-opente
/ with the State and municipal authorities
in the matter of sanltary improvement.
The boldest feature OF the proposition,
and one that is likely to result in seri-
Gus CONTROVERSY, ~ that which besiows
upon the board Legislative, Judicial and
executive powers Of an independent
character.
Il is matter Of surprise among 9
large number Of army officers that &C
many should be willing to accept details
at Indian agencies. 1t has already been
explained that these officers are willing
to 20 to Indian agencies in order to gel
rid Of disagreeable associations and ths
dun routine 0f camp, but another factOl
4 which would seem To deter them iron
going to agencies is the fact that all Off
cers are now examined for promotion
and that they would be much more ap
to be promoted il they continued in th'
active service instead of going away iron
lit. 1t is claimed that all army officer
who accept Indian agency details vii
keep up their studies on military mat
A tiers, so that they may be able to pas
the examinations when promotions ar
Offered them.