The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-02-18
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Postmaster.G General Wanamaker Creates
Something Of an innovation In
Official Life.

| tary Foster Ot the Treasury Department
has directed the Collectors OF Customs
at New York, Philadelphia and Boston
10 suspend the refund OF duties upon hat
material until further advised.
IL is understood that NJ. T.. Bell, su-
perntendent OF the Chicago public
building, against whom report OF NAL.
ieasance in office was made by Assistant
Secretary Lambertson, has rendered his
resignation 10 Secretary Foster. II will
probably be accepted.
The experiments in the treatment OF
lumpy jaw under the direction OF the
Department Of Agriculture are com
peted. Results show that OF eighty-fve
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
II. L. Rees Of Oregon for appointment
as paymaster in the army, and have in.
dorsed him for the place, but the Presi-
dent Ia very likely TO name some OF his
personal friends for these places.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a
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 a duplicate should
be issued. This Ia meant TO secure du-
plicate medal for General II. 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 a 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, II the
present Congress does not repeal the
Sherman act, Cleveland has said that he
will convene the Fiity-third Congress in
special session within thirty days after
March 4. Representative McMillin, a
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 |, 1879,
and in the language OF a Treasury Off
cial the gold obligations are greater, with
them, and $2,600,000 gold engaged for
shipment from New York for Europe.
Treasury officials do not venture pre-
dction 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 Tennes-
see, Raynor OF Maryland, Price of Lou
isiana, Geary OF California, 0'Neill of
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 to
some men who are familiar with the sit
uation.
Postmaster General John Wanamaker
created something of an innovation in
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 local
postothce. The event was preceded by a
dinner, to which quite number of the
friends OF the Postmaster-Ge General and
his wife were invited. This is the first
reception of the kind that has ever been
given by q member of the Cabinet, and
it is expected to form an interesting
precedent that will be extensively fol-
lowed in years to come.
What is considered in Washington as
one OF the most significant moves in the
entire Hawaiian discussion was the ear
nest speech made by Senator Dolph the
other day in favor of the United States
assuming control of the islands. Sena-
tor Dolph is one of the most influential
members of tho Committee on Foreign
Relations, and his action in these mat
ters carries great weight. The speech
was full of statistics, giving everything
of any value concerning the commercial
advantages of Hawaii, and will bea text
for the discussion that will ensue after
the arrival of the Commissioners. 1t is
replete with such information as both
House and Senate will need to act in
telligently upon the great question.
The report of the Siletz Indian Com
mission, with the draft of bill for the
adoption of the agreement which has
been reached with those Indians for the
cession Of q portion of their lands, has
been received in the Senate. and upon
the request of Senator Dolph, immedi-
ately sent to the printer, so that it may
be considered at an early date. The
Senator says he is going to make every
effort to push the bill through, although
it is 80 late in the session that he may
find it difficult. The bill provides that
the land shall be thrown open upon the
proclamation of the President, but Mr..
Dolph is of the opinion that this will be
stricken out and the lands opened 80
soon as the agreement is ratified by Con-
gress. He considers the agreement
reached with the Indians very satisfac-
tory.