Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-06
From WASHINGTON CITY.

fuget SOunQ secretary carlisle Will lssu
an order directing Captain Tosier of tn
revenue cutter Grant and Captain Fen
gar OF the revenue cutter Perry to pro
coed to the vicinity referred to and lent
their efforts to the work OF Graduating
smuggling.
Senator Dolph has introduced bill t,
extend the time for purchasers OF land
within the limits OF the forfeited North
ern Pacific land grants until January /
1897, and bill to authorize the State o
Oregon to import machinery for juts
mill free of duty. The time having beer
once extended for the payment of lands
and such exemptions from duty bein.
unusual, the chances for either bill arr
poor.
A very prominent Democrat on the
| Ways and Means Committee says thai
the new tariff bill will be completed
within month. If Congress is still in
session, it will be Immediately presented
The Democrats on the committee feel in
view of the unrest among business men
on account of the proposed revision the
| new schedules should be made known as
soon as possible, so that business can
sooner adjust itself to the new condi-
tons.
The bill introduced in the House by
Representative Everett OF Massachusetts
to give the Chinese year from the pres
ent time to register is undoubtedly to be
the administration measure. Senator
Dolph says that, il the Chinese govern
ment would ask for an extension of time
for Chinese laborers to register and give
some assurance that if an opportunity
were given they would register, Congress
might take such request in considera-
ton. But, rs no such request has been
made or assurance given by China on
behalf OF the Chinese, the proposition
to give further time is merely back
down by the government in accordance
with the views and desires OF the admin
istration.
In the Senate Squire OF Washington
submitted an amendment in the nature
OF a substitute for the repeal bill. 1t
provided that silver bullion may be de-
posted at any mint, to be formed into
standard dollars of the present weight
and fineness, to be legal tender, for the
benefit OF the owner, but there shall only
be paid to the person so depositing it
such number OF standard silver dollars
as shall equal the commercial value of
the silver bullion deposited. The differ
ence, II any. between the coin value and
the commercial value shall be retained
by the government as seignorage. The
coinage shall not exceed $4,000, 900 per
month, and when the gross amount
reaches $500. zoo, 900 it is to cease. The
dollars thus coined are to be legal tender
In the Senate Stewart of Nevada in
troiuced an amendment to the repeal
bill authorizing the President to invite
the governments Of Mexico, Central and
South America, Hayti and San Domingo
to join the United States in a conference
in Washington four months after the
passage OF the act, to secure the adop-
lion OF common silver dollar of not
less than 3599l grains nor more than
'S3: IL grains pure silver, to be issued by
each government, to be legal tender
Tor all commercial transactions between
all citizens of all the American States.
hat the findings of the delegates shall
De binding on the governments which
send them, and on an agreement being
cached the government represented
hall open mints to the unlimited COIN
lge OF silver for the benefit of depositors.
=. Many bills have been introduced in
congress to increase the punishment for
by directors, officers or
gents OF national banks. Representa-
i've Bryan has added one more. 1t pro-
'ides that every president, director,
asher, teller, clerk or agent of any as
oclatlon who embezzles, abstracts or
misappropriates any money,
unds or credits OF the association shall
Ne guilty OF amisdemeanor and be impris-
med for not less than five YEARS nor more
han ten years if the amount EN- bezzled
less than $4,000, not less than ten
ears; If the amount embezzled is s1O.-
w or more and less than $25, 900, not
4ss than twenty-five years, and not more
han forty years if the amount embez-
led Is more than $4,000. 1t also pro-
ides that persons arrested under the act
nall be tried as common criminals.
Caldwell has introduced bill in the
louise regarding the wrecking of trains.
provides that a person who displaces
removes railway switch, places tie
cross the rails, Injuries railroad track
bridge, or does or causes to be done
ny act whereby the locomotive of a
am OF ears is stopped, INSTRUCTED or s
l]ured, with intent to rob or injure the :
erson or property passing over any rail- I
'ad OF interstate commerce, and wherein =
consequence of such acts any person a
Killed, will be guilty of murder. Ii
he attempt does not result in murder. 7
he guilty person, if convicted, shall be I
nprlsoned at hard labor for from ten to 7
'enty years. The same penalty is to +
imposed upon each conviction of the n
large OF throwing anything against
am or causing anything to fall upon it
lth intent to rob or injure any person 7
property OF such train. n
The United States Senate has been y
reatened with destruction by bomb :,
rowers. This ut any rate is one of the VI
nsational rumors ahoat in Washington. =,
Is asserted that several silver Senators u
we, received threatening letters, stat 81
: that, ii they did not soon permit n a
tie on unconditional repeal, bomb u
'uld be dropped from the gallery into o
midst of the silver leaders. Stewart.
mes, Teller, Wolcott and other we'll Is
own silver Senators have received fo
ese letters. Stewart is disposed to dis Il
ss the matter without consideration. I'll
t Teller and some of the others are re
shtened. The situation has been laid
ore sergeant-at~arms Bright and
rty special detectives sent to the Sem at
chamber, and every person not pr
own is subjected to rigid scrutiny. IN
one is permitted to enter conveying or
Use or package OF any kind. All these CIT
ectives are in citizens clothes.
he public hearings before the Wavs wi
| Means Committee have been con- tn
ded. 1t is the intention of the com We
tee to commence work at once upon tri
new tariff bill. l.. f. Holden of an
veland spoke in favor OF the existing
y on lead ore. He declared that, II L,