The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-01-21
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Minority Report Of the House Banking
and Currency Committee on Bill
to Repeal Sherman Act.

u NbhSAhy tNNfVtk VI VIC bsAsN'to
and Currency Committee on Bill
| to Repeal Sherman Act.
Representative Wilson has received
assurance that an appropriation will b
made for the Gray's Harbor light.
Despite protests to the contrary, il
transpires that Don Nj. Dickinson Of
Michigan 10 to be in Clsveland's Cab
met.
Tho President has sent to the Senate
the following nominations: Postmaster
l-CalifOrnia, John L. Merriam, South
Riverside; Idaho. Miss Emma +. Ste
vens, Blackfoot.
Baker Of Kansas has introduced in the
House bill for the free coinage Of silver
making it unlawful for any person to
make any contract, note, draft or bill
payable in any specific coin or currency.
| Representative Hermann has secured
a favorable report upon the bill paying
II. w. Shipley 81, 4s7 for excess work
and money expended on the Neg Perce
reservation in 1850. Shiplsy is now q
resident OF Jackson county, Or.
| The House Committee on Commerce
has decided to report the two bills to
amend the Interstate Commerce Law to
meet the Supreme Court decision in the
celebrated Counselman case, and also
Judge Gresham's recent decision.
The Senate Mines and Mining Com
mittee has considered Caminstt 4
bill. Senator FELTON,, OK Representative
Berry and Caminetti made statements,
ter which the bill was reported to the
Senate with Felton's amendments,
heretofore printed, and Berry's pro-
vision, prescribing y penalty for viola
ton OF the law by the miners.
Celso Caesar Moreno appeared before
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
the other day in support OF the bill in
trodueed in the House to authorize the
company in which he is interested to lay
Transpaciic cable. A charter for this
purpose was granted to the comp any in
1876; but, owing to financial EN- barrsss-
ment, 1t was not commenced. The COM
pany now waRts the charter renewed,
and thinks the money for the purpose
Will be raised.
Secretary Noble sent to the Committee
on Indian Affairs q communication on
the reports submitted by Special Agent
Cisney OF the Investigation into alleged
irregularities in connection with pay
ments to certain mem hers OF the Sioux
'ribe OF the $4,000 Appropriated by
Congress to REIN burse them for property
destroyed during the recent outbreak.
Secretary Noble reviews tho evidences
submitted, and finds IL does not sustain
the charges made.
The subcommittee charged by the
House Committee oil Commerce with in
quiry into the advisabiiity OF amending
the interstate commerce law TO permit
pooling has agreed upon a bill, which
has the approval OF the Interstate Com
nerce Commiss.o on and influential rail.
way men. 1t provides that pooling shall
continue to be unlawful, bat may Do per-
United on such terms as the com m ssion
may approve whenever in It's Judgment
will be to the interest OF the public.
The Interc )ntinsntal Railway Com
mission has prepared a lac simile, in
miniature, OF Central America and
south America to show the surveys OF
the proposed railroad Intended 10 unite
the system. of North Americ, and
South America. IL il about twenty-five
teet long. and will be sent 10 the Worlds
Fair as part OF the government ex-
hibit. At the last meeting o. the men,
bers OF the comm sston the work Of the
surveying parties was reviewed and
found in a satisfactory condition. The
international commission will ask Con
Zress for an Appropriation OF So. 900 To
hni-h the Office work OF the survey and
publish the results.
Commissioner R,um OF the pension
Srr
tue subcommittee OF the House Com
nitsee on Appropriations, which IL pre-
parin ny the pensions appropriation bill.
The origiEa estimate for l.9+ made bv
the Commissioner was slt5 ODO 900. A
subsequent. estima'e a few DAYS ago
placed the amount required at $l72 600
No. tie was asked as TO the reason o
the increase, and exp aimed his former
nknres by saying ne had presumed the
new administration Won d not do a.
much work a. his bad done, but admit.
tei " u Il Il allow as many tensions,
&72,OO,OCo would he needed.
Secrettry Tracy has awarded the con-
tracts for the cruiser Brooklyn and battle
ship Iowa to the Cramps. In making
the award the Secretary says: Had !
the power to award the contracts for the |
construction OF these ship, in nv DIS
cretion, should distri ba 9 them 10 two
firms, but have no such power. lam
required by the statute TO award the con.
tracts to the lowest and most res ponsibl. |
bidder, and there IL no doubt that III. |
Cramps are the lowest bidders, and | |
cannot say the Union Iron Works ar. |
De ter builders than the Cramp, any
more than can say the Cramps are bet |
Ter builders than tue Union Iron Works
regard both az excellent builders and
s9naily good. Under these circumsranrs,
i IL plainly my duty under the law 10
award the contracts for both Of said yes
,els to the Cramps"
The President is still Civ ng close con.
,'deratI to the subject OF fr-iyh,
brought over the Canadian Pacific. I've
lew points hav, been discovered. viz
That the original law spec fed tina, IN.
consular seal system was 10 be applied
o freight which wa- the product OF con.
Izuons foreign countri,s only, and tina,
~ the Canadian Law United States con
ular officers guilty OF fraud in the
Jnited states are not amenablato ayrest
% long as they remain in Canada.
arge bulk Of the freight handled by tho
janadian Pacific, ami which comes int
his country under consu ar seal, il the
'roduct OF other foreign countries no,a-
'ly Japan and China. Did This elias, Of
reight not enjoy the privilege OF the
onsu ar-seal system. they would enter
his country at an American port and he
rsnsported by American railroads.
hese two points are considered impor.
mt as giving the President, II he I
nooses by exercising IL, the right OF
Impending the operation OF the consu
r'seal system without action by Con
ices. !