The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-07-08
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Superintendent Stump has decided
that alien cmigrant CattIemcn must pay
II head tax and are subject to the laws
~ regards inspection, unless they are
regularly employed on the vessel as
helpers.
The coast-dcicnsc ship Monterey will
be officially accepted, and the Navy De-
partmcnt will assume control Of her i'm
mcdiatcly paying over TO the contractors
all Of the reserve fund that has been
held up ~ guarantee OF the compile
ton Of the vessel.
The United Statcsgoycrnmcnt through
Secretary Gresham has declined TO act
as arbitrator between France and Siam
in the dispute between those countries
nv TO the jurisdiction over territory near
Siam. The intervention Of this govern
mcnt was asked by Siam.
A statement prepared by Commits
siOncr OF Internal Revenue Miller shows
that the collections Of internal revenue
for the eleven months OF the current fs-
cal year amounted 10 $lI5, ,6S2, 800, an in
crease over the corresponding period Of
the last fiscal year Of $7457 ,I03.
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
twcnty-cight special examiners now in
the field, the terms Of their onc-ycar APP
pointmcnt having expired. All the spo-
cial examiners dropped are Republicans.
OF the ninety special examiners Htill re-
taincd sixty are Republicans and thirty
Democrats.
The government il not disposed to ac-
ccpt M 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 Puyalup In
dians near Tacoma by reason Of the al
lotmcnt Of the lands in scveralty, and
Attorncy-Gcncral Olney has given in
structiOns to the United States District
Attorney Mt 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
tonal Board Of Health, with hcadquar-
tcrs in Washington City. The board, az
devised by the projectors, is TO cooperate
with the State and municipal authorities
in the matter Of sanitary improvement.
The boldcst feature OF the proposition,
and one that is likely to result in seri-
Gus controversy, Is that which bestows
upon the board legislative, judicial and
executive powers Of an Independent
character.
II is matter OF surprise among a
large number Of army officers that SO
many should bc 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 disagrccabc 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 otli-
GERS are now examined for promotion,
and that they would be much more apt
to be promoted il they continued in the
active service instead OF going away from
it. 1t 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.