Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-20
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
The Pacific Railroad Department question
Again Before Congress-Precau-
tons Against Cholera.

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The fourth.cfass office at Kalispell,
Mont, by reason OF increased receipts
has been raised to the Presidential
class.
The Secretary Of the Navy. has APP
pointed o board TO consider ana report
plan for the equitable d STR button Oh the
Ohilian indemnity fund Of $4,000.
Senator Chandler has introduced bill
making it unlawful for any body OF men
NUN boring ten or more TO assemble, drill
or bear arms as a military body unless
called for by the properly authorized
civil or military officers. 1t makes 1t the
duty OF the President to disband and
dispense any such organization. This
bill is sim, at the Pinkertons and semi
military Anarchist organisations.
One OF the most valuable publications
ever issued by the government Is re.
port on the sheep industry OF the United
States, prepared under the direction OF
the Secretary OF Agriculture. 1t treats
OF the history and conditions Of the in
dustry from the early settlement OF the
country down to the present day, and Ia
handsomely illustrated. 1t is for distr.-
button by the Secretary and through
members OF Congress.
The President has decided upon the
scope OF the proposed extension OF the
civil service law. He has signed an or
der putting all free delivery postoffices
under the operations Of the laws. Only
the largest postofiices are now under
civil-service regulations. The extension
will protect clerks and carriers in all the
small offices which have free delivery
The etfec will be to put fifteen or twenty
postoffices in Northwestern cities under
civil service.
All the work OF the eleventh census
will be completed and the matter turned
over the Secretary OF the Interior by De-
cember 81, 1893. This will be required
by the appropriation bill now being
framed by the House Committee. Up
to date the cost of the census has been
~, 260 90. MIR. Porter was before the
committee recently, and urged the pass
age OF the bill approprlating $240, 90 to
the fiscal year. Porter explained that
the expense attached to the taking oil
the census was greater than anticipated,
tcCdueo Vic pIobcut Ccucuo aSouuou q
much broader field OF operations than
any before.
Some speculation is INDUCED in with
regard to the mission of II. N. Bushnell
of Nebraska to Panama. Bushnell's
mission has no relation, remote or init
| mate, to the Panama canal concession,
and it may be said that the State De-
| partment has not the slightest idea OIL
acquiring the concession for the United
States, whether the French relinquish
it or not. Bushnell is simply there as q
| special commissioner to investigate the
quarantine system and arrange for the
| adoption of such regulations as would
protect the health of the people there
and at the same time not close the port
unnecessarily TO vessels from the United
| States.
All sorts OF silver propositions are be-
ing talked over by members OF the
House. Bland has been approached by
| dozen members with suggestions of 9
compromise. A return to the Bland act
IS the chief compromise proposition sug-
gested to him, but Mr.. Bland at present
| refuses to listen to anything less than
the coinage OF $4,000, 900 worth of silver
per month, and to this the other side, oil
course, will not agree. Culbertson, g
Democrat from Texas and Chairman O
the Judiciary Committee, has prepared
a bill in the nature of a compromise
which he will introduce in the House
1t requires the coinage and use as assets
OF the accumulated silver bullion now
in the Treasury. The present law is re
pealed and the Bland law re-enacted.
Representative Owen Scott of Illinois
has introduced a resolution calling upon
the Secretary OF the Treasury for infor-
nation regarding the progress of the
public buildings in various parts OF the
country, Tor which appropriations were
made in 1890. Upon investigation and
inquiry OF the Supervising Architect Of
the Treasury Mr.. Scott finds that of sew
enty-tive buildings, Improvements and
extensions, for which appropriation
were made in 800, contracts for the
erection of fifteen were let, and for
Ten others partial contracts only were
let. On fifty others nothing was done.
Mr.. Scott insists that contracts for pub
tic buildings are system 4tcally held up
because OF the depleted condition of the
Treasury, and he would have it appear
that It has been the policy of the admin
istration to avoid every step that would
require cash from the government.
In view OF the necessity for the utmost
precautions against the spread of the
cholera next summer Mr.. Cultivate has
introduced in the House bill directing
the Secretary OF the Treasury to make
the necessary regulations to secure the
speedy and frequent redemption of all
| United States paper currency and all ma
tlonal bank notes which have become
solled, impure. unclean and otherwise
unht Tor use, when presented in sums OF
not less than 500, and for the prepare
ton and Issue OF new United States pa
| per currency in place OF such bills a.
shall be redeemed. Fifty thousand dol.
lars is appropriated, to become immedi-
ately available, to enable the Secretary
TO carry into effect the provisions of the
| Dill. Investigation has shown that old
greenbacks and bank notes contain the
germs oil disease to an unusual degree.
and there is reason Tor apprehension q,
them as the producers Of disease.
The Pacific railroad department ones
ton Is again before Congress, this time
in bill introduced by Senator FRYE
authorizing the appointment OF com.
mission to settle claims growing out of
the issue OF bonds OF the United States
to aid In the construction of certain rail.
| roads and to secure to the United States
the payment OF all Indebtedness of the
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific. now
forming part Of the Union Pacific. the
Central Branch OF the Union Pac fic the
Central Pacific and the Western Pacific
now forming part of the Central Pa
ciic, and the Sioux City and po,;so