The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-12-22
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

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Delegate Rawlins Of Utah has intro
duced oll! TO extend the tune ior max
ing proof on desert lands to 1--WE years.
The subcommittee Of the House Bank
ing and CURRENCY Committee has agreed
to report fayorably the bill TO issue cir
culatlng notes 20 the iull amount OF the
bonds deposited % secure circulation.
In the Senate Mr.. Mitchell OF Oregon
introduced bin providing for the ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for lighthouse
vt Cape Arago, Or, and $4,000 Tor range
lights at the mouth Of the Willamette
river,
Bland has introduced A new iree-coin-
age bill, repeating that portion OF the
bill of October, 1878, preventing the
coinage OF silver dollars and re-enacting
the coinage act Of 1887. Bland expects
the Committee on Coinage will report
an absolutely free.silver bill to the
House.
Tire pension bureau officials believe
another nest of pension frauds has been
discovered in New Orleans. The charac-
ter OF the operations are believed TO he
identical with the frauds in Norfolk, Va,
and the newly-discoyered cases at Buff
falo. A special examiner is now at work
investigating.
Captaiu Edmupa zalinski the no,ad
inventor az ths npenmat;c dvnomits
cun is IN no niaced an the yet;red Is. az
the army The renort n the hoarJ u
army officers that examined Cantain ID.
Iinski nj Governors island New York
Harbor wss received at the War Desart-
ment receptlv In Il tha hooyd rarnn.
mends that the 1ianta;n ha re,;rs5 or
account Of pbvsical disabilitv
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tion Hitt w;Il maLa aysry az atF"r, go ~ aa
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take al least tbrsa Democrat,c ~ ,o.as ~ w., -
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A dec;s;on unon tha oi;.r cor+ra,. lov
was rendered in the Snnren vI' . Corr, ,1 - of
tha IInited States hy Tns,;ca prowar IL
the Un;ted States Corrt ior tho .astarn
district II pannsyIyaa;s Inhn q anJ II
seuh / ees were fnsd n rl, a. ,,;nIa I ,;on U
of tbe law ana annaalsd attact;nn , tba
.conatitntionaJ;tv N IN act onJ IL ~
yisdirtion III the CONT Inst;ea ps.vgar g
announcsd that tha ennrs,na c,orr,
ionnd the Law 10 be constltnt;nnoi md
the District Cont had inriaJic,;on Pn,
tbe proceeding against I aas heina cr;,a'
inal In its natnre the conrt helnr s,rsd
in compelling the defendants to give tes-
timony in favor OF the government. This
error was sufficient to warrant reversal
OF the Judgment and to remand the case
to new trial.
Since the resignation Of J. ]. Van Allen
from the position oil Ambassador 10 II
alv, which took effect November 25 the
date OF his second letter to the President
on the subject, Mr.. Cleveland has had
little opportunity to consider the ap-
pointment OF his successor. II is said.
however. that he has Thought the maIsar
over and will not long DELAY sending the
nomination of new Ambassador 10 the
Senate. The presence in Washington
last week OF Oscar straus Of New York
has been coupled with The resignation oi
Mr.. Van Allen, and some astute New
York politicians give credence TO the
story that Mr.. straus may he selected
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