The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-11-11
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

session IN December the further cOnsld-
Grafton of the bills 10 suspend the tax
on clearing house certificates issued dur
ing the stringcncy.
Senator Squire has been informed by
the Indian Commissioner that hereafter
other cities on the Coast than San Fran
cisco will have an opportunity TO furnish
Indian supplies by being designated az
dcpots where goods may be delivered.
The House has passed Representive
Hermann's bill confirming title to W.
p. Ready and other lot owners OF the
town site Of Looploop in Washington.
The entry was Cancelled by the General
Land Office because Of the entry being
covered by Valentine scrip, which could
not be located on land such as this was.
Fithian's bin for the free admission TO
American registry Of ships built in for
eign countries has been ordered favor
ably reported 10 the House. Itsproyisions
take effect in January next. Any hull
purchased in accordance shall not be
used or allowed 10 engage in the coast
wise trade Of the United States.
Secretary Hoke Smith the other day
heard argument OF counsel for Oregon
and Idaho in case involving the right
Of these States to select double minimum
lands as indemnity under the school
grants. The existing rule OF the depart
ment excluding State selections from
belts Of double minimum lands has. it
was claimed by counsel, impaired the
value of the schools grants.
Mr.. Stockdale OF Mississippi offered in
the House bill amending the civil ser
vice laws go as 10 provide for an equal
division OF Offices among the States, ac-
Cordlng TO their Congressional districts.
The heads Of departments are to report
the number Of their employees in their
respective departments from each State
to the President, and when State has
not its quota all appointments made to
it are to be from that State until the
quota is filled. Heads of departments
are also to apportion the salaries among
the States as nearly equal as possible.
United States District Attorney Speed
is striking it rich in his investigation OF
the Strip land Office. Judge Kale's de-
Cision that Chief Clerk Handland must
testify before the grand jury brought
things toa focus, and testimony is piling
up rapidly tending to criminate many
of the land officials. 1t has been shown
that at the Perry Office a number Of
bribes were taken, and the papers were
received and filed ahead of time without
the filler appearing. Places were openly
sold in the line. The investigation will
10 ID Lot
OF indictments will follow.
Colonel Charles Haywood, command
ant of the United States marine corps,
SAYS in his annual report that his force
is too small. Because of this the ma
rines are Overworked. Colonel Hey
wood recommends that the five corps be
increased 500 men. He also wants leg
islation to remove the stagnation in the
grade of Captain, and calls attention to
the omission from the new navy regula-
tons of provision for salutes to the
commandant of the marine corps. The
good work OF the marine detachment at
Honolulu and the bravery and fortitude
of the marine guard in rescuing life at
Port Royal, S. c., during the August
hurricane are commended highly.
The State Department has received
from Anthony Howells, United States
Consul at Cardiff, Wales, q statement
prepared by the Cardiff Board of Trade,
showing the exports of tin plates and
sheets from the United Kingdom during
the nine months ended September 80,
1898. The statement shows that during
the period named 2l2.241 tons of mater
ial, valued at G2,77S,5S5, was shipped to
the United States. against 214597 tons,
valued at G2,S67, ,7S7, in 1892, and 2S4,-
3l6 tons, valued at G4,6722l3, in 1891
The total amount exported to all coun-
tries in the nine months ended Septem-
Der 80, 1898, was 30l ,6Sl tons, valued at
E3,9S0, ,21S, making the amount exported
to the United States alone nearly three
fourths of the total export product.
In reply to complaint OF the Chinese
Minister in Washington the State De-
partment has made representations
which indicate that the United States
government will not accept consular
certificates as conclusive evidence that
the Chinese subjects presenting them
are merchants or artists, and therefore
entitled to admission in this country.
Recently in New York, at the instance
of the Chinese inspectors, two Chinese,
who presented certificates from the Con-
sui at Havana that they were actors and
not amenable to the restriction law,
were refused landing. Inspector
Scharf insisted that the men were labor
ers and that their certificates were
fraudulent. The detained Chinese took
the matter into court, where it is still
pending under writs of habeas corpus,
and further made complaints to the
Minister, who brought the matter to the
attention of the State Department.
Secretary Gresham called on Secretary
Carlisle for information, and received
copy of Inspector Scharf IS report, with
all intimation that the inspector, in the
opinion of the Treasury authorities, was
acting in the line of his duty and seemed
not to have exceeded his authority in
the premises. Secretary Gresham ac-
cordingly has transmitted this informa-
ton to the Chinese Minister. The
Treasury Departments stand on the
question is still further emphasized by
Attorney-General Olney, who has di
rected the United States District Attor-
ney at New York to prosecute the cases
on which the Chinese Minister'S protest
was based. Mr.. Olney gave this direc-
tion at the request of Secretary Carlisle.