The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-07
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Secretary Carlisle has signed vouchers
to the amount Of $3.50, 100 In favor Of the
Worlds Fair Commission, which are
payable in souvenir half-dollars. The
commission up TO this time has received
IL 800, l25 Of the $2,50O,000 appropria'
tion by Congress, payable In souvenir
hali-dollars.
The delegates TO the recent Interna-
ftional Monetary Conference have re-
signed. Among members OF Congress
1t is believed the President will send
commission to Brussels to represent this
country when the conference reassem-
bles. The Secretary Of State is now en-
deavoring to ASCERTAIN how many coun-
tries will be represented at the reassem-
bling OF the conference. There are some
officials who hold TO the opinion that the
President will not send another delega-
tion to Brussels, but will designate our
Minister to Belgium TO attend the con-
ference as the representative Of the
United States.
Secretary Carlisle, 1t Is stated on good
authority, intends to give much Of his
| Tina Aha aummar N tha cons;daratior
of the tariff with a viav ta AZ thorough.
| " iamiliariSimc h;mseIf with tha snhisct
a. u he able h indicate IN 4 censral
way outlines for the formation OF tariff
bill by the next Democratic House.
Nearly every mail that reaches the
tions from statisticians ana others y II
cnmn;lat;on ~ tar;fF Mil Same
thirty or forty Of these Communications
have already been received nrominent
among them hainc that frnm the Nav
York Reform Club. The general out
line of the New York Reiorm OluRa
tariff nroposition Corresponds closelv N
Inc nronoaition submjtted in 1875 bv
Edward Atkinson Of Boston to President
Cleveland and Secretary Manning.
Tba ar.ot,;eoboldors ara o,ro.s aal;r;.
ous ~ w;tb iov ousr ClsvaIsrd | ! mod;f;cs.
t;on ~ tba mia eoncarm;n, rsanrn;nt.
marts rsr - ~ w nt,;oa r. ~ y hai;ayaJ AK sbat .ha
Pras;5ant vii anro;nt sayssa rhs,s [ al n
snits his nlaasnra and annlv ths mia
WHARF candidatas are ohnpriona One
result of the annonncement that the
siexes,, wonld stand aome chance ii that
the Senators and Rsnrssentativss are
hesieved hv a Greater mber n candi.
dates than aver When II was an.
nounced that the uexesn were mt in n
they retired reluctantly from the field.
and others, who had not held office,
came to the front by scores. Now, how
ever, the "exes" are again fighting
bravely in the front ranks, and between
all the Congressman's lie 10 made mis-
cradle.
Senator Dolph called upon the Secre-
tary Of the Interior the other day re-
garding the proposed timber reservation
at Ashland, Or. 1t was understood that
this reservation would be made during
the last administration, but President
Harrison did not find time TO reach II.
Secretary Smith told Senator Dolph
that at present he was unable to do any
thing regarding this reservation and was
too busy reorganizing the department TO
give any time or attention to the work
+, Of the department except that OF most
pressing nature. The necessity for hay
| ing the AehIand reservation is said to be
that the water supply Of that town is
dependent upon having the timber reser-
whsre [ ths water Az now comes r irom M would %
nrohsbly yesult in greatly impairino the
! s'ym ss'slns .a.,,l, .Jsr -
"s.s, 'upp9 ,,o ~ -.
When the senate rsti1ea ths tIeasy
ior the ceeslon e tne Onitea 1.a.es . q 2,
the Onerokee ctrip, .nere was lnser.su y !
therein 2 clauee wnicn PROVIDES .lor as w
compensation ior Ine iana 70 70 mS,e
In time payments IN place o. sne 70
qulrement OF tne government y pay
caen, az contemplated ~ sng ssIegSmen' 5SIasa
originally dfawn up Wita lne lnuians,
This modiiication Of ,ne treaty was hoI
accepted by the Indians, pu, VIII Pc
considered py tneir legisiative nooy, sne
Cherokee Council, AZ meeting 70 pe
held soon. Tne early opening Of tne
strip Will Do entlrely dependens upon
the action OF tne Souncli, lor, snoulu y
reject the moainca.lon ae 81 3; ile .ne !, .rea.y Y
maue Y 'ne oena.e, .agn !. WI " ~,
sssary | nars.a ~, ,,e 1s mh;cb word ~ coutaa
;ass,;t.Is noio,s S IJ, Jalsw | tha "rsn,na ~ I'M
inuehnivg uo'ey Wy oPSAe - wy