Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1893-02-17
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Postmaster General Wanamal<er Create:
Something of an Innovation In
Official Life.


Senator Dolph has the Siletz Indian
reservation bill in proper shape and
ready to pass aB soon as an opportunity
occurs for calling 1t up.
Senator Cullom has introduced joint
resolution requesting the city authori-
ties of Philadelphia to lend the United
States the Liberty bell for exhibition at
the Worlds Fair.
By direction OF the President Secre-
tary Foster of the Treasury Department
has directed the Collectors Of Customs
at New York, Philadelphia and Boston
TO suspend the refund Of duties upon hat
material until further advised.
It is understood that M. E. Bell, su-,
perintendent OF the Chicago public
building, against whom report of NAL
feasance in Office was made by Assistant
Secretary Lambertson, has rendered his
resignation to Secretary Foster. 1t will
probably be accepted.
The experiments in the treatment OF
lumpy jaw under the direction of the
Department of Agriculture are COM
pleted. Results show that of eighty-five
cattle treated sixty-eight were complete
ly cured. Secretary Rusk is highly de-
lighted with the showing.
The Oregon delegation has been in re-
ceipt OF numerous letters recommending
III. L. Rees of Oregon for appointment
as paymaster in the army, and have in
dorsed him for the place, but the Presi-
dent is very likely to name some OF bis
personal friends for these places.
Senator Mitchell has introduced q
Joint resolution providing that where an
officer of the United States has been pre-
sented with medal and the medal has
been lost or destroyed duplicate sheuld
be issued. This is meant to secure du-
plicate medal for General III. B. Comp
son of Lakeview, whose medal for dis
tinguished services was stolen by the
Indians.
The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce has ordered a
favorable report on the Senate bill ap-
propriating $3.50, 900 for the construction
of ship canal to connect Lakes Union
and Washington with Puget Sound. The
bill was reported with an amendment
striking out the proposed route by
Smiths Cove, leaving the route to be
decided upon by the Secretary of War.
The rumor Is in circulation that, if the
present Congress does not repeal the
Sherman act, Cleveland has said that he
will convene the Fifty-third Congress in
special session within thirty days after
March 4. Representative McMillin, q
member both of the Ways and Means
and the Rules Committees, says he has
been over the ground carefully, and can
see no possible chance of the repeal OF
the silver act.
The Treasury Department at present
holds less gold than at any time since
the resumption act OF January 1, 1879,
and in the language of Treasury Off
cial the gold obligations are greater, with
less than $S,000,000 free gold to meet
them, and 50, 900 gold engaged for
shipment from New York for Europe.
Treasury officials do not venture pre-
diction when the outflow will stop, but
state that they see nothing serious in
the situation.
| The Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee has appointed the following
subcommittee to consider the Nicara.
guam canal bill: Patterson OF Tennee-
see, Raynor Of Maryland, Price of Lou
isiana, Geary of California, 0'Neill ol
Pennsylvania, Storer of Ohio and Houk
of Ohio. At least one member of the
committee is strongly opposed to the
canal bill. This is Raynor OF Maryland
Some others are believed to be lukewarm
and Geary cannot be relied upon with
certainty to favor the bill according tc
some men who are familiar with the sit.
uation.
i Postmaster General John Wanamakel
created something OF an innovation il
official life recently by giving reception
at his residence to the. employees and at
taches OF every department of the Post
office Department, as well as of the loca
postoface. The event was preceded by ,
dinner, to which quite number of tn,
friends OF the Postmaster-G General anC
his wife were invited. This is the frs
reception OF the kind that has ever beef
given by a member of the Cabinet, ant
il is expected to form an interestin,
precedent that will be extensively fol
lowed in years to come.
What is considered in Washington a
one of the most significant moves in tn
entire Hawaiian discussion was the ear
nest speech made by Senator Dolph tn
other day in favor of the United State
. assuming control OF the islands. Sens
tor Dolph is one of the most inhuentia
mem bars Of the Committee on Foreigl
Relations, and his action in these mat
ters carries great weight. The speec
was full of statistics, giving everythin
. of any value concerning the commercis
advantages OF Hawaii, and will be tex
for the discussion that will ensue afte