Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-20
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Senator Dolph has introduced bill to
ratify the agreement with the Indians
on the Siletz reservation, Oregon, for the
cession OF their lands not needed for al
lotment.s
Arrangements are being made at the
Navy Department for the trial OF the
new cruiser Olympia, built by the Union
Iron Works OF San Francisco. The trial
will take place about November l over a
forty-mile course in Santa Barbara Chan
mel between Point Conception and Santa
Barbara.
According to Treasury statement is
sued by Secretary Carlisle the amount OF
money in circulation in the United
States October was 81 ,701 $3.50, 91S. The
average circulation per capita, estimat-
ing the population at 81 1906, 600, is there
fore $25.29, a net increase in circulation
during September of $21, 1877 PAT. The
greatest item OF increase was gold coin,
viz, $l4, S29,741.
| President Cleveland has signed the
proclamation setting apart a large tract
of land as forest reserve under the act
of March 8, 1891. The reservation will
be known as the Cascade forest reser-
vation." 1t extends from the Columbia
river 200 miles southwark, about twenty
miles wide, taking in the Cascade Range.
Hereafter no settlement will be allowed
within its boundaries.
Secretary Hoke Smith has sent to the
Secretary of the Treasury estimates for
appropriations for the Interior Depart
Inent for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1895. The appropriations asked aggre.
gate SIG, 779, 134, as against $3.50, 0S7 ,O30
Tor the current fiscal year. The principal
item is the army and navy pensions,
which foot up 100000 900. This is a
decrease of 100000 from the present
fiscal year.
Representative Henderson has had
prepared for introduction into the House
a resolution for the appointment of
special committee of five to investigate
and report on the transactions of the
sugar trust, with power to sit during the
session OF Congress, to send for persons
and papers, to secure the aid of the De-
partment OF Justice and, if the facts
warrant, to report bill to annul its cor
porate existence.
Judge Charles D. Long of Detroit, and
member of the Supreme Court of
Michigan, has filed petition for man.
damus in the District Court to compel
the Commissioner of Pensions to pay his
(plaintiff's) pension, which, he holds, is
illegally suspended. This will bring out
the whole question of the action Of PEN
sion Commissioner Lochren in suspend
ing pensions. The Commissioner is cited
to show cause October 10 why the writ
should not issue.
Representative Hermann has favor
ably reported to Congress his bill from
the Committee on War Claims, reuuir-
ing the adjudication OF claims for COM
pensation for property lost in the mill
tary service of the United States. This
especially refers to horses and other
lost, and which the department
has heretofore declined to consider be-
cause of the statute of limitations. It
Is OF interest to claimants in the Indian
wars of the Pacific Coast.
The Democratic members of the WAYS !
and Means Committee are making prog
ress with the tariff bill. The ground
work is understood to be free raw mate
rails. with compensatory reductions on |
other materials. There is growing i'm
preston that the consequent deficit in
the receipts will be met by increased in
ternal revenue taxes on whisky and to-
bacco. Carlisle is understood to favor
an increased tax on whisky to 81 20, cal
culating this will increase the revenue
ESQ, 900, 900.
The charges made by the citizens of
Oklahoma City of alleged misconduct on
The part of Captain D. F. Steele of the
United States army (retired) in connec-
'lon with the opening of Oklahoma to
settlement had their effect in the issuing
,t an order by the Secretary of War for
he court-martial of Captain Steele. He
s charged with fraud in his official ca
oaclty, while in command OF the troops
n lo92, to secure control of some of the
1est land sites in the Territory and with
making bargain with an auctioneer by
which he purchased at the very lowest
'rlce government buildings and other
property sold when the military camp
vas broken up. The court-martial will
meet at Fort Reno, Oklahoma.
Strenuous efforts have been made by
nose favorlng and opposing the Nc
jreary substitute for the Geary bill to
gree upon a time when the bill shall be
onsidered. 1t is feared that there will
'e no quorum in the House as soon as
ne vote is taken on the Federal election
aw repeal bill Efforts will be made to
axe the bill up as soon after this vote as
osslple. Some OF its opponents want it {
ae OH I'LL November l to wait for a c
aorum. There is little doubt expressed
nat the bill will go through as soon as a | I
ote can be reached. Several Western s
lembers are preparing speeches which t
al severely arraign the administration a
d the hon-entorcement of the Geary
Nv.
In his report to the Commissioner of a
indian Affairs Prof. Putnam in charge a
/ me chronological exhibit of the q
worlds Fair denounces as falsehoods
ne charges by Mrs. Sickles, Chairman
the Universal Peace Union, that bru- .
II ana cruel exhibitions of the Indian .
IN dance were given at the fair. The :,
icusatlons are characterized as misrep- :,
he says there has been no VI
of the Indian sun dance
ld there has not been a single Indian Il
eionglng to the United States who has il
ken part in any exhibition except the B
avaJos, who have been quietly SITTING ri
a a nut weaving and making silver work, ci
ldians from Vancouver Island, who are
'tireiy outside the jurisdiction of the h
nited states, have given exhibitions /,
ceremonial songs and dances NJ
Secretary Carlisle has sent to the II
ouse his reply to the resolution of thai al
10y asking him why $500, 900 ounces
silver bullion were not purchased dur ia
g July and August as required by law b.
he reply says, as the United States is 81
e largest purchaser of silver in the {
orld, the Secretary of the Treasure ST