The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-11-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL.


The president has ordered 4 court.
martial TO meet at Fort Reno, o. T., to
try Captain Daniel r. Stiles (retired) for
charges arising out Of the disposition OF
government property in which he made
himself beneficiary.
Brigadier- General ID. w. Fiagler, chief
oil ordinance, has made his annual report
to Secretary Lamont. 1t shows the
amount OF expenditures during the fiscal
year 1893 was 1902, POP. Among the
first matters treated in the report IL that
relating to the insdequacy Of the gem
eral appropriation for arming and equip
ping the militia OF the United States.
Secretary Herbert says that there il
no truth whatever in the report that
Brazil has been actiyeiy negotiating
with the United States for the purchase
Of the new United States war ships
Machias. Montgomery and Marblehead;
that the Navy Department is utterly
without power to sell the vessels, for
only Congress could do that. No nego-
tiations to that end are pending.
The Chinese extension bill, as it goes
TO the President for his signature, re-
quires all Chinese Iaborers in the United
States. entitled TO remain before its
passage, TO secure their certificates OF
residence within six months Of the time
fixed by the Geary act. Cinnamon fail
ing 10 register within six months shall
he deported under the former act, except
that the requirement OF q white witness
/ in removed. All proceedings for viola
I tions OF the Geary act as originally en-
acted. except as to criminals, are eus-
+ pended. The word "laborers" in the
act is construed TO mean skilled and I'M
skilled manual laborers, and the term
merchant" is defined to mean q per-
( son engaged in buying and selling mer-
chandse at a fixed place OF business,
carried on under his name. 1t is pro-
vided that the certificate shall contain
the photograph Of the applicant. to-
gcih-r with his name, his local residence
and his occupation.
Senator Butler has introduced bill
which has for its object the establish
mcnt OF a government system OF tele-
graph lines. The bill directs the organ.
izaiion OF board. TO consis, Of the c.
reiary of State, the Secretary of War
and the Postmss,er-General. who are
directed TO arrange q system OF trunk
line telegraphy connecting the various
sections OF the country with the city oil
Washington, with connections along
these lines at such cities as shall best
serve the public good. The system is to
be carried on As part OF the postal sys-
tenn of the country. and discrimination
in rates is prohibited, except that less
rate il allowed for press messages than
for current business. The carrying on
OF the telegraph business by individuals
or corporations is not prohibited. The
bill is voluminous, and deals largely
with the details OF how the lines shall
he constructed. An Appropriation oil
1900 600 is made TO begin the work.
The House Committee on Territories
has been busy several weeks perfectine
Till for the admission of Utah. Though
the administration has not wished TO sec
the admission of the Territories pressed
lust now, the fact that the men who vii,
come to the Senate and House from all
the proposed new States would be silver
men has caused the promoters Of the
Statehood movement TO pause. In order
60 get around any such difficulty as this
Delegate Joseph O; New Mexico has pro.
posed to have the bill admitting his Ter
ritorv changed so that admission viii
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Utah, Arizona and New Mexico il is pro
posed 10 grant them double the amour
OF land granted the last Territories to b
admitted. The reason for this is ther
were grants made for the purpose OF es
tahlishing a fund for various institutions
and il is claimed the lands which III
three Territories now knocking at III
door will receive are mostly, il not en-
tirely, arid and fit for nothing until the
have been made valuable by q cost
, system of irrigation, The last six State
admitted received as grants for variou
State institutions about 100, 900 acres {
, land each. The three Territories askin
. for admission think they will need 9
, least ], o00. 900 acres.
In a communication to Congress III
G Secretary of the Treasury asks for a
$ appropriation Of SIS. 900 for freight q
9 bullion and coin between minis and a
p say offices for the current fiscal year. i
SAYS that, owing TO the necessity I
4 transporting large amount of gold bul
4 ion from the assay Office at New York
4 Philadelphia for coinage and OF gold ar
: silver bullion from the mint at Cars
|. City to the mint at San Francisco 4
coinage as well as the increased deposi
VI Etii huitIpif ~ ttft assay oAutS
: il will he necessary TO obtain an Apr
!, priation to supply deficiency in the a
:. propriation for this purpose. This de
VI cheney grows out of the fact that for Sc
cral wears past there has been no tran
G fer OF bullion from New York TO Phil
&c deiphia. and consequently no appropri
( ton therefor. and from the further ia
y that by reason Of the suspension Of col
= age operations at Carson City it will
necessary 10 transport both the gold al
} silver bullion from that institution
~ San Francisco for coinage. The expen
f. of transporting this bullion is less, no
10 ever. than il would he TO coin it at ca
Il son City. At Carson CITY there is 500
600 of gold bullion and 500, 900 silv,
\. The amount Of gold bullion in New Yo
N that is TO he carried to Philadelphia q
10 prega,es Sc, 200, 900.
e Representative Hermann has been
as consultation with the Postofiice Depa
ment as to numerous applications frc
N his State for contracts to carry {
3. United States mails for the next 70
ID years and for the addition Of ma
To routes not included in the publish
n proposals. In the course Of the int,
n. view Mr.. Hermann represented to I
n tractors have heretofore bid 20 low
:" the mail service as to be rendered unal
N TO comply with the law, and as res
ne the people have received wretched m
I'd convenience. He stated to the depa
n mcnt officials that should such low b
again he accepted he proposes to see u
10 the contract shall he complied with b.
Y. as to the manner as well as the time &
. fractad for He saws tho p,onle n