The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-22
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Secretary Norton Explains Why He
Removed Brother Of James
&. Blaine-Etc.

that an expression of opinion 10 outsid
ers as 10 the probable solution of an
question pending before the department
, will be DEEMED q sufficient cause for dis
missal.
The Department OF State is still il
correspondence regarding the refugee
who sought an asylum in the Unite,
States Ryation at Santiago. They clsime,
TO be political offenders only, and Is sucl
Minister Egan gave them a refuge. Tn,
CHILEAN government demanded their sur
render A. common criminals, and askes
. that Eyan be instructed TO deliver then
To the local authorities. This deman,
has not been complied with by III,
United States.
Commissioner Mason has issued sup
Elemental cirular regarding Chimes,
registration, conforming To the change.
made by Secretary Carlisle. The Treas
ury Department, 80 far a. advised, ha.
not been informed that the Chinese in
tend To register. The removal of tn.
pho'ographing feature TO ac,ompan,
registration Is intended To relieve the
Prejudice OF the Chinese, hut An otficial
VI the department, who Is intimately
associated with the execution OF the law
| says that the Chinese are against tn,
Law and do not intend 10 register.
| The action OF Secretary Carlisle in re-
| iusing TO purchase the Bowling reen sit,
IN New York city for the custom hou,,
and IN declining 10 acrept the Chestnut
street site in Philadelphia for the Cni,e,i
States mint Is taken A. an Indication OF
his policy IN regard 10 the erection OF
puhIic buildings, which l. understood To
IL 10 defer entering upon any costly pub
Llc works IN the present condition OF the
treasury. II l. generally believed that
colonel Lamont, who a. Secretary of
W ~ VIII have charge of the river and
hArnor expenditures, will follow on this
same line OF action. Between the Two
departments the payment Of sums agyre-
eating from s5), CO., 90 TO SO, o,o, 600 per
year can he easily deferred, without
hampering public service, until the
Treasury surplus begins to grow again.
The paragraph in the navy regulation.
recently issued, prohibiting naval Off
cers from acting a. correspondents OF the
newspapers, l. said 10 have had its ori-
I'm IN the late CHILEAN war. During the
struggle, the story goe>, two naval OIL
cers stationed AZ Valparaiso were in n,
pay Of certain New York newspapers. 10
~hlch they wired frequent inside news
IN CIPHER Of the movements OF the ior,ae-
rngA2et. II frequently happened that
baIuacedA on the one side or the pruyi-
elpnaI troops on the other were thu,
made aware OF the movements OF HI.
other. The news was wired from New
ork by their friends. Thee movement,
they could not otherwise have known
Inc provisional forces ubseq lenrly com
pialnet oil this to our government. and
alleged they had been seriously rrubar-
ras-ed thereby. Thereupon the United
states expressed regret At what hal
passed, and rendered 4 repetition OF III,
complaint i'm possible BY causing the in
-ertlon OF the nuch-talked-oi paragraph
IN the new regulations.
Secretary Morton's attention has been
called 10 certain criticisms upon his re-
noval Of Robert Il. Blaine from the DO |
-lt!on Of chief OF the quarantine division |
OF the bureau Of animal industry. The
Secretary said that when he took charyr !
u the Department OF Agriculture he !
round Mr. Blaine occupying a POSITION
with practically no duties TO perform |
ana drawing salary OF 5000 Der an
mum. 1t was one vi the most eyiirn,
-lnecures in the department, and he |
could not consistently allow 1t TO remain. |
even though the incurnb bent happened to !
De the brother OF the late James u |
blaine. II he had been the brother Of !
President Cleveland, the result would |
nave been the same. The Secretary said |
The only position which could BE- taken |
IN the interest Of economy and good /
government was to abolish the divi- |
non, which consisted OF one man,
and assign the clerical work con
nected with the stations to the divisions |
d ht!d Investigations and milcellaneou.
WORK oil the bureau OF animal industry.
Hhere It had really been done during
Mr.. Blaine'- incumbency.
Extraordinary efforts will be made 10
ecure adjudication upon the Chinese
,NrIusion act BY the Supreme Court at
ms term. The matter has been The
uDlect Of correspondence between the
governments OF the United States and
nina, ami al the request Of the State
apartment the Department Of Justice
la completed the Necessary prelirni-
iari"s IN conjunction with the counsel
u the hlne-e government and il. sub
ect7 IN tins country. Under the terms
! the ,Ieary law a case To determine
ne validity of the at cannot be begun
ntil the 9TH OF next month. In orii 7
ary circumstances il IL impossible 10 !
ring test case before the Supreroe /
.ourt Of the United State. before adj.
)urnment for the summer recess hut !
Y the concurrent action OF all partie- 7
Interested, which has been secured in ;
ie" 81 the important international ,
aaracter Of the questions involved. the
landing Of the law will lie decided
lthln few weeks, thus obviating a b
,ng, tedious and expensive litigation "
ne arrangement entered into c0nt.rn. ?
ates the arrest Of Chinese laForer IN t
ew York for violation Of the terms al
e Jaw, prompt decision in the lower n
urt- and an appeal 10 the -uprerne II
lurt Of the United State, which NAV il
heard Nav 8. II the Programme %
al be carried out, the decision will BE-
ndered by the middle Of Nav, a, which =,
ne the court expects to adjourn for the +.
rIn. -
During the last session Of Congress a az
1a7nre was lobbied through granting |"
privilege TO W. +. White and Chi
- :: named chang Pax Quai Of bringing pl
~ 'hlne-e to the Worlds Fair for the gi'
rISJ7e Of putting up a Chinese village m
g steamer China has on board nearly re-
Chinese, who are said to be on their ap
y to the Worlds Fair. The delicate
estlon II presented to the Collector OF tri
, port of san Francisco az to who are W
tilted to 90 To Chicago and who to re- alb
IN. 80 lar a. known these Chinese an
',e no papers TO show they are a part on
he Chinese village. Quai will not ar
on the China with the first INSTALL d;+
ut Of Chinese. He il expected to fol- nh
on the Helvic with the aac,,J l.; p'