Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-24
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

The Senate Committees will have III
| tie to do during the recess. The Com
| mittec on Agriculture will complete its
investigation of the causes relating tt
the depression in agricultural products
and submit its report as early as posi-
Bile after the beginning OF the regular
session. The Committee on Pacific Kali-
ways is investigating the Union Pacihc
railroad receivership.
The Indian Commissioner has received
telegram from Captain Babb, Indian
agent at Colvile, WASH. who has made
an investigation OF the alleged troubles
at Harrison, Idaho. He says there is nc
danger Of conflict between the white
men and Indians. The Indians, he as
serts, are asking an exorbtant price ioi
their interest in the lands upon which
the town OF Harrison is located.
The Treasury Department has had ali
actual working balance Of not to exceed
$4,000, 600. Ii this be, ONES exhausted
the department will have to meet the
current obligations from the gold reserve,
The Treasury officials, however, hope fol
better lines, and expect that u further
loss will be stopped. 1t is predicted that
the coinage If goid between now and
January will amount to 81, ,00O, 900.
Commissioner Miller OF the internal
revenue bureau is amending the Treas
nry Departments regulations for the
registration of Cinnamon in accordance
with the recent act OF Congress extend
ing the time of registration six months.
dor rf Mt a f1I hll l..
ance Of $4,000, which can be utilized in
putting the new legislation into opera
ton. 1t is generally understood the
Chinese will register, and after six
months all Chinese unable to produce
certificates will be summarily deported.
There are rumors that Voorhees, will
introduce u frce-coinage silver bill at the
opening of the regular session. Voor-
hees declined to talk about the matter,
but it is pointed out he has always been
a silver man. and that he declared dur
ing the debate on the repeal bill that he
wis no less friend OF silver than al
ways. At any rate it is thoroughly un-
derstood the silver question was not
shelved by the passage OF tho repeal bill.
On the contrary, the silver men say the
fight has only begun. When Congress
assemblies they propose to keep it we'll
to the front in connection with every
great issue between the parties from the
tariff TO the repeal of the Federal cleo
ton laws. Every stage Of the tariff dis
cussion will be punctuated by pertinent
queries by the silver men tending to
prove that it was demonetization Of sill
yer and not the McKn tariff which
caused the financial depression. Indeed
it is intended that the silver men shall
act as body OF obstructionists, as did
tho Parnellites in Parliament, till silver
shall receive hearing.
Although Congress amended the Geary
act so as to allow Chinese six months
more III which to register, it adjourned
without making an appropriation to
larry out the provisions OF the act. The
Chairman OF tho Committee on Appro-
priations had cognizance of the necessity
of the Treasury Department. need OF
money TO carry out the law, and it is
probable that, if the urgency deficiency
bill had passed, a clause appropriating
enough money at least to begin opera
lions would have been inserted in the
bill. AS it is, registrations under the act
VIII not begin until the appropriation is
made. Meanwhile the Treasury Depart-
ment will make all its preparations. and
20 soon as the money is available it will
be prepared to assign its officers so that
hey can begin the work at once, The
bureau has assurances that an effort will
De made to get the bill through in the
'arlv days of the session, so that the
work OF registration will not be long de-
erre'l. 1t is said that all Chinese now
n the country approximating 100, 900,
AN be registered in sixty days, ii thew
promptly take advantage of the oppor-
unity.
The annual report OF L. Lowrie Bell,
he second Assistant Postmaster. Cen
raj, shows that the total expenditnre
or mail transportation WIS s43 .5J7. .097.
md OF this amount $5,75S.SlS was on
lc'ount OF star routes and s25 72G, Cos
IN account oil railway routes. The re-
,ort shows that there are now in opera
ION; Star routcs 1886, mileage 2h9.-
w; railroad routes 2,529. mileage 1866
w messenger rontes 1925, mileage
''uoo, The increase in the number of
outes during the year was $50 and in
he length OF routes gal miles. The
Increase IN the annual tate of expendi-
ure was 81 2.262, 265. During the last
lscai year the ra lway postoffice cars
we're subjected to 403 train accidents
most ALI OF which resulted in loss of life
" serious injury. Ten clerks were killed |
u seriously injured and ll5 slightly in.
,irea. Commenting upon the facts, Mr..
sen says The department is permit.
Ell 10 care Tor the injured, but no au.
horized relief under the existing stat
tes can be extended to the people lpit |
ehlnd by the gallant fellows who 90 |
own to death whilst performing their
uties. The day death enters tho car
he pay OF the clerk ceases, and Mt the
cry tlme help is most needed the heart.
token iamiiy becomes too often an OBJ
'ct OF charity. Various methods have
cen suggested whereby relief could be
Stended without material obligation
ON the government, and trust the
resent Congress can he prevailed upon
adopt some one OF the proposed plans
!. slch a measure OF relief were put into
ieet. 1t wouli promote the service, and
'e direct benefit that would be indnced
IL would I've great"
Secretary Gresham has received , die
atch from United States Minister R,Lor
no was on board the steamer CnSta
lca at Amapala when fred on by the
ondnras authorities because the can
in oil the vessel refused to surrender n
iugee from Honduras on board ns n
'sSenger. The dispatch fully confirms
Ie press reports OF the firing on tho
nited States flag. While the shin was
the port OF Amapala the authorit;ss
'manded the surrender of PoIecoro Bos
Tia, wao was recently concerned in the
Vo'n'lonary movement against The
onduras government. The CAPTAIN do
med. After the ship had received her