The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-03-11
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Secretary Noble Renders an Important
Decision in a Case Against the
Northern Pacific Railroad.

Tho Court OF Claims has rendered de-
cis,on in the OF case D q. Swain, Judge
Advocate General in the army, versus
he United states, for the recovery oil
nall his pay for twelve years. The de-
cisiOn II adverse to GENERAL SWAIN.
the case has been pend ny IN the Cour,
OF Claims for the last two Ut three years.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
awarded the contract for building new
wharf and repairing the old one at
Tongue Bend near Astoria to Fostaoend
4 Sanderson OF Astoria at ~ 9.5. He
mas also awarded the contract for ba,id
ing u galvanized iron ero> house at the
same place to Paquet Il Smith OF Port
land for $l,79s.
Postmaster. General Wanamaker has
mailed to each postmaster n the country
circular recognising the important
service they have rendered Is postmas-
ters under the administration OF Presi-
dent H srrison and begging that in the
,uture they will continue their interest
in the postal service and study to pro-
mote in every possible way its extension
and improvement.
Secretary Foster has amended his re-
cent circular issued regarding the killing
OF fur-bear ing animals in Alaska SO as
to permit vessels other than revenue
cutters. 40 heretofore. to transport ns-
tives to localities where sea otter is
found. 1t also permits vessels having
on board sea-otter skins to file q mani
fest OF such skins At the first port Of en-
try in the United States.
When Senator Call introduced into Il q
Senate joint resolution to suspend APP
prevail OF the lists Of swamp and over
flowed public lands in Florida until
further action Of Congress and asked for
its passage, Senator Mitchell OF Oregon
moved to insert the pr )viso that nothing
in the resolution should be construed
to extend to any grants of land in any
State or Territory except Florida. The
amendment was agreed to, but the reso-
luton went over.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
has adopted the report of the subco n
mittee investigating the whisky trust.
The report recommends the duty on i'm
ported liquors be reduced from 50 to 81
per gallon, and that the tariff on all
goods be reduced whenever it ia found
they are being influenced by trusts or
com binatious. 1t also recommended
that rectifying establishments be- made
subject to governmental supervision, and
that all compound goods be stamped 10
show their componsnts.
The Indian appropriation bill has been
reported to the Senate. 1t includes s.,
796, 1856 for the purchase OF the Cherokee
outlet, making the grand total OF the
bill SIC, 4Sl ,49O. Among the items added
to the bill are $50, 900 for the irrigation
Of the Navajo reservation, $4,000 for
negotiations by the Cherokee Commits
sion for the further purchases OF Indian
lands, $3.50, 600 for the payment Of dam
ages to settlers in the Crow Creek and
Winnebago reservations, south Dakota,
and SILT, 900 for Indian industrial schools.
Treasurer N-becker. speaking OF the
drain OF gold that has been yoiug on for
the pas year or m re, said it was largely
the work OF spectators on the New York
stock Exchange. The expert of gold
had the effect OF bearing stocks. By
selling the stocks and then exporting
gold the profit male on stocks not only
tor the freight charges.
Insurance, ETC.. on the gold shipped, but
lett a profit. Then, too, as France and
Aus ria are in the market after gold.
sp Gle found q ready sale on the other
side.
Representative Burrows introduced a
resolution January Is, recitiug that war
claims to the amount OF 81 ON, OOJ were
pending before the departments; that it
vas charged that many doubtful claims
we're being allowed and calling Tor a re-
port. Secretary Foster prepared for sub
to Congress a reply to the reso
ution, setting forth that the total claims
pending in the Treasury Departm ,nt.
including the direct tax and the cotton
AK, amount to STA. ~2l 900, less by So
NJ, 900 than the estimated amount al.
owed by Congress. He recommended
hat the so-calied Bowman act, which
flows such claims to be referred by
congress to the Court of Claims for ad-
ustment, be repealed.
Among the items contained in the
conference report on the sundry civil
,ill are the fol owing: Thirty thousand
dollars for the marine hospital at Port
townsend, Wash. increasing the limit
Il cost Of the San FRANCISCO public
,uilding to $500. 900 instead of $50 o.
90: making the limit OF the cos. OF the
'ublic building at Portland, Or, SIS
90 instead OF $1,000, 900 as provided by
he Senate. The item OF $1,000 for the
willamette river Oregon ligh, house
nd Jog signals was stricken out. Upon |
he subject OF public lands the conferrees
greed to 100000 instead of $loO, GOO, !
8 it passed the House, and 800, COB, as
passed the Senate.
At the request OF the Committee of
Ways and Means, the Clerk OF the House
on Appropriations has sub |
litted statement OF the deficiencies
nd appropriations during the past FIVE |
ears. 1t shows the deficiency appro-
ration bill, "a it passed the House at
his session, amounts to $21, 81 1888, Of |
hitch little more than $14, 900, 900 was |
'r pensions. The deficiency for 1894.
xclusive of pens ons, if it reaches the
verage deficiency Of appropriations for
ne past five sessions, will probably be
3, 900, eco. For the five sessions, includ-
lg the present, the deficiency OF appro-
riations have amounted to $i7, 226, s66,
T an average of 80. 440, 1873, OF which the
.rgest was sl3 299, 54l in the first session
the Fifty first Congress. The pension
eficiencies during the five sessions
mounted to $S4. 431 ,27t, or an average
sl6, S96, 254, the largest being s29. s35,-
% in the second session OF the Fifty
rst Congress. Tne appropriations, ex.
usive OF miscellaneous matters. made
y he House at this session aggregate
'l3. 733, IS. and tnis has + e-n increased
5l9,273, 447 by changes made by the
epate.
Secretary Noble has rendered an i'm
ortant decision in the case OF A. n.
alton OF the B7zsmsn Mont. land dis
let against the Northern Pacific Rail.
ay Company, which overruled the cell
nra'ed Gnilford Miller dacision in one
nportant particular. The NJ Her deci
on l.eld that lands within the Yakima
,dian reservation we're not excepted
ON the grant to the Northern Pacific,
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