Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Superintendent Stump has decided
that alien emigrant cattlemen must pay
a head tax and are subject to the laws
as regards inspection, unless they are
regularly employed ON the vessel as
helpers.
The coast-defense ship Monterey will
be officially accepted, and the Navy De-
partment will assume control of her inn
indefinitely, paying over 10 the contractors
all OF the reserve fund that has been
held up as a guarantee of the compile
ton OF the vessel.
The United States government through
Secretary Gresham has declined to act
rs arbitrator between France and Siam
in the dispute between those countries
as to the jurisdiction over territory near
Siam. The Intervention OF this govern
ment was asked by Siam.
| A statement prepared by Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue Miller shows
| that the collections OF internal revenue
cal year amounted To $l45 ,6S2, 800, an in
crease over the corresponding period OF
the last fiscal year OF " ,457, 403.
Upon the recommendation OF Com
missioner Lochrcn Of the pension office
Secretary Smith has dropped from the
! rolls OF the pension Office the names of
twenty-eight special examiners now in
the field, the terms OF their one-year APP
pointment having expired. All the spe-
cial examiners dropped are Republicans.
OF the ninety special examiners still re.
tanned sixty are Republicans and thirty
Democrats.
The government is not disposed to ac-
cept as final the decision of the United
States District Court at Seattle, Wash,
that il has lost entire power to control
the use Of the lands OF the Puyallup In,
dams near Tacoma by reason Of the al
lotment Of the lands in severalty, and
Attorney General 0lney has given in
structions to the United States District
| Attorney at Seattle to make an appear
ance Immediately in behalf of the In
! dian Agent.
| One OF the first matters OF importance
that will be presented to the next Con-
gress will be the bill, already framed,
providing for the establishment of Ma
tional Board of Health, with headquar-
ters in Washington City. The board, as
devised by the projectors, is to cooperate
with the State and municipal authorities
| in the matter OF sanitary improvement.
The boldest feature of the proposition,
and one that is likely 10 result in seri-
Gus controversy, is that which bestows
upon the board legislative, judicial and
executive powers OF an Independent
character.
| 1t is matter OF surprise among a
large number OF army officers that so
many should be willing to accept details
at Indian agencies. 1t has already been
explained that these officers are willing
to go to Indian agencies in order to get
rid of disagreeable associations and the
dull routine of camp, but another factor
which would seem 10 deter them from
going TO agencies il the fact that all Off
cars are now examined for promotion,
and that they would be much more apt
to be promoted II they continued in the
active service instead of going away from
| il. II is claimed that all army officers
who accept Indian agency details will
keep up their studies on military mat
ters, SO that they may be able to pass
the examinations when promotions are
offered them.
The Interior Department has again
placed itself on record as opposed to
the higher education OF Indians at the
governments expense. Some days ago
Mrs. Sarah I. Kinney in behalf OF the
Connecticut Indian Association asked
authority to place Manila Cornelius, an
Ohio Indian and graduate OF the
school, in the Connecticut normal train
ing school at New Britain, Conn, during
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1894, at
the rate of sl64 per annum, in order
that she might be fitted as a teacher
Acting Secretary Sims in denying the
request refers 10 the views expressed in
a letter on the subject, in which he fully
concurs, written by Secretary Noble in
March, 1891. In that letter Secretary
Noble took the ground that it is best to
prepare the Indians for labor and self
support by a good, ordinary common
school education, and when that has
been attained to place them upon lands
or i'll other places of labor and not keep
them for many years still studying the
higher branches of learning. More
over, he says there are great numbers
OF children of the Indians who have no
opportunity for education whatever.
They need this elementary education,
and the funds designed for Indian edu-
cation should be expended in way to
reach the greatest number rather than
that very few should receive uni
yersity training.