The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-10-07
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

gar Of the revenue cutter Perry 10 pro-
ceed 10 the vicinity referred 10 and lend
their efforts 10 the work Of eradicating
smuggling.
Senator Dolph has introduced bill 10
extend the time for purchasers Of lands
within the limits Of the forfeited North
ern Pacific land grants until January /,
1897, and bill 10 authorize the State OF
Oregon 10 import machinery for jute
mill free OF duty. The time having been
once extended for the payment Of lands
and such exemptions from duty being
unusual, the chances for either bill are
poor.
A very prominent Democrat on the
Ways and Means Committee saws that
the new tariff bill will be completed
within month. II Congress is still in
session, it will be Immediately presented.
The Democrats on the committee feel in
view Of the unrest among business men
on account Of the proposed revision the
new schedules should be made known as
soon az possible, 80 that business can
sooner adjust itself to the new condi-
! tions.
| The bill introduced in the House by
| Representative Everett OF Massachusetts,
| TO give the Chinese year from the pres
ent time TO register is undoubtedly 10 be
the administration measure. Senator
| Dolph says that, if the Chinese govern
ment would ask for an extension OF time
! for Chinese labOrers TO register and give
some assurance that if an opportunity
were given they would register, Congress
might take such request in considera-
ton. But, as no such request has been
made or assurance given by China on
behalf Of the Chinese, the proposition
TO give further time is merely back
down by the government in accordance
with the views and desires OF the admin
istration.
In the Senate Squire OF Washington
submitted an amendment in the nature
OF a substitute for the repeal bill. 1t
provided that silver bullion may be de-
posted at any mint, TO be formed into
standard dollars Of the present weight
and fineness, to be legal tender, for the
benefit OF the owner, but there shall only
be paid to the person SO depositing it
such number OF standard silver dollars
as shall equal the commercial value Of
the silver bullion deposited. The differ
ence, il any, between the coin value and
the commercial value shall be retained
| by the government as seignorage. The
coinage shall not exceed $4,000,00 per
month, and when the gross amount
reaches 100000, 900 it is to cease. The
dollars thus coined are to be legal tender.
In the Senate Stewart OF Nevada in
troduced an amendment to the repeal
bill authorizing the President to invite
! the governments of Mexico, Central and
South America, Hayti and San Domingo
to join the United States in conference
in Washington four months after the
passage OF the act, to secure the adop-
tiOn OF common silver dollar of not
less than 359.9l grains nor more than
3S3. l3 grains pure silver, to be issued by
each government, to be legal tender
for all commercial transactions between
all citizens of all the American States;
that the findings of the delegates shall
be binding on the governments which
send them, and on an agreement being
reached the government represented
shall open mints to the unlimited coin
age OF silver for the benefit of depositors.
Many bills have been introduced in
Congress to increase the punishment for
embezzlement by directors, officers or
agents OF national banks. Representa-
tive Bryan has added one more. 1t pro-
vides that every president, director,
cashier, teller, clerk or agent of any as
sociation who embezzles, abstracts or
willfully misappropriates any money,
funds or credits of the association shall
equity OF misdemeanor and be impris-
oned for not less than five years nor more
than ten years: if the amount embezzled
is less than $4,000, not less than ten
years; if the amount embezzled is $l0,-
600 or more and less than $4,000, not
less than twenty-five years, and not more
than forty years if the amount embez-
zled is more than $25, 900. 1t also pro-
vides that persons arrested under the act
shall be tried as common criminals.
Caldwell has introduced bill in the
House regarding the wrecking of trains.
1t provides that person who displaces
or removes railway switch, places tie
across the rails, Injuries railroad track
or bridge, or does or causes to be done
any act whereby the locomotive of a
train OF cars is stopped, obstructed or
injured, with intent to rob or injure the
person or property passing over any rail-
road of Interstate commerce, and wherein
in consequence of such acts any person
is killed, will be guilty of murder. If
the attempt does not result in murder,
the guilty person, if convicted, shall be
imprisoned at hard labor for from ten to
tWnntu Tho YNnyolfxy 10 10
be imposed upon each conviction of the
charge of throwing anything against a
train or causing anything to fall upon it
with intent to rob or injure any person
or property of such train.
The United States Senate has been
threatened with destruction by bomb
throwers. This at any rate is one of the
sensational rumors ahoat in Washington.
1t is asserted that several silver Senators
have received threatening letters, stat
ing that, if they did not soon permit a
vote on unconditional repeal, bomb
would be dropped from the gallery into
the midst of the silver leaders. Stewart,
Jones, Teller, Wolcott and other we'll
known silver Senators have received
these letters. Stewart is disposed to dis
miss the matter without consideration,
but Teller and some of the others are
frightened. The situation has been laid
before Sergeant-at-arms Bright and
thirty special detectives sent to the SEN
ate chamber, and every person not
known is subjected to rigid scrutiny.
No one is permitted to enter conveying
valise or package of any kind. All these
detectives are in citizens clothes.