The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-12-23
NATIONAL CAPITAL

lie Senate Committee ON Military AZ.
iaifs has authorized favorable renort
upon the bill for the relief oi the Eli.
tshs of Oregon, Idaho and Washinyton
Who served ia the Bannock. Nez Perces
AMI shosiiohe wars. II gives each 81 a
DAY Tor tie time in service. and eotitle.
tLo,e wounded or disabled or the heir
oil those killed To pensions.
J, is iaeisly understood tina, the Fed.
sfai elections bill shail not he called up
i1' action until after the HOLIDAYS, A.
.hough amy senator may call il no al
any Time ior the purpose OF making a
sPr~h. The vote by which the bill was
irp'fl"d Was . strict party one. The
uhasusi feature OF the vote Was that the
shseht msnisers vi the committee were
voted by proxy.
fshator Squire has introduced 4 bill
10 create the Washington National Park
near Moaht Rainier from what il now
knosn ~ the Pacific forest reserve. A
l.rs'tion ifom the sestlle Chamber OF
soaHihefsp accompanies the bill. He
also tnsfoiuoed bill suggested by Judge
hahiotd regarding United States Courts
10 ashinston; also q bill for the pro-
hotlon oil Lieutenant A. Is. Wyrkoff 10
The rahk ot Lieutenant Commander.
The bill for the admission of Utah was
rass~si Without division 10y the House at
ihe conclusion oi the debate. N-wlatds
OF Nevada made his maiden speesh in
SUPPORT Of admission. lie thought Utah
MAS fully prepared for Statehood. bu,
oht-riei ~ leaving the allotment of lands
lh itsh Ia bunnan officers ia Washing
ten. slso did no, understand the oon.ii.
lions there. The United States, he said.
should cooperate IN the reclamation of
( Use ard laDsls in ths, region. In de-
tcssJihs Nevada he said he sas unable TO
undetsiAnd Why there should i- so much
aversion 10 State which, when the
c'anirr VAS ia revolution. had poured
tsaN .Isasaa into ,h- Treasury. New.
/ istde claimed the c2nse al the present
depression ia Utah Mss the result o. leg
isla'ioa ieseiesa 8, her Interests.
The annual rvpos, Of Prof. Menien-
hall. sha~i oi The ceas, geoie,ie survey.
ie interesting. The report save that pre-
lsmanass sarsrss needed for the iorz,iou
Of = nosstsrast~sn tsssndary line between
The United stx,s,s and Canada arc near
ing nosntlesson. The surecys have heen
i.7yun tSF she Ioca,ion al the boundary
tin~ h~i~rrss California sud Nevada from
lake Ishsrr Ia she ,oloradu river, and
osfc~ts OF shr survey have t~-~n sent to
Southeastern Alask4 atsder insiruc, ions
10 corporate ~iih otfic~r. detailed by
the fAssast, I'm IL Canada Is locate the
/ t.oussstsre Inc ts,sr~a Alaska and Brit
lsh Go!aa.l "a. In accordance With re-
qnrsss ,h~ suft~s detailed an officer ia
AT A. a iasssns--s OF the board OF cngl-
ne~r. 10 drsasS- = sss,ssb - sewerage Ans'
grading @. STREETS ia San francsfca and
10 cooperate ssh ,hr liA'l..s Lane Com.
m lesion al tAe Slzi- al Washington in
the hastas surveys Of raeei Sound.
/ The Committee On Fdbiie iAnds ~.
p.p..~t ia,u-A,siy Representative Her
,nann's t4il t,rr,~rril,lng Limitations for
,l.c rssntir,io,s 81 title, Of lAnds ia Ore
s-,n and " a,i.ington claimed under the
Lac cutn notify kropn A. the donation
ACT" u,e Is dAy of January. iss1s. Is
hr@I a. the t~floi within which final
t,usls can lie made. and thereafter al
zach iaads undcr incomplete proof sill
lr held abandoned and the lands ~il
l-Su,n~ ,.At, part 81 the pui,iic domain
and sui, c~i 10 settlement. surh land q,
NAV have bs,Cn claimed 10y purchase from
tlsc original claimant. OF occupied aud 10
F uuds.intt-si ts,sscs,ian for twenty year
I hr such Purchasers and occupants, OF
hrir, a, lss OF ,iryiss~-.. shall have pref
.runcr 81 right Of ,!iic by purchase q
paVmcn, Of o. IS Ter acrc within ninst'
da1. after January !, ISIS. The hill Il
recommended hy several Commissioner
OF tho general Land Office and the pres
en-, Secretary Of the Interior.
The MAJORITY report on civil service 10
tho prcsru, year ~ q docuncn, OF atsoa
IA. Go uu.v!s. The mos, interesting Por
,.un 10 that t~aring on the extension q
tho classified sz-rSirc ,o !rcr-icliycry post
c.fitr.S.. the sub,eCi on which Cognmis
,io q, Johnston d.s~cn;csi and was nc
r,rIinyly trraavs-i by the President
sbsrt time ago. Tho report condemn
Tho removal 81 the salary list 60 = eisssi
s.sI service in custom houscs, and rcSofsl
mend. Classification by grade. In SUP
mi Of this view the satisfactory result
~ elas.itica,ion in the railway mail ser'
( ,cc arc cited. The report SAYS that !
, ~. uncias.ifissi servicr. taken a. a shoi'
, a.. government methods OF the Unite
state. are - utterly indefcnsihle iroi
, Tho .,andrssint Of ,ieccpcy and morali'
!. ia, /, /. difficult for q man ot oriinar
4 ir,.Iiiennce Who wishes well Ia hts cpuf
i ,yv tn d,-.us. the arguments advance
i, .hci, favor with anything like tole
ance. The report likcns our system
|, ,h~sc employed in Mprvcco and lurse'
|, Tho nuu,irr Of persons Connected VII
= ci,;l .e,xie, in the United States ~ ato'
4 81 Osn. The minority report o' Son
:, missioner Johnston opposes the es'ei
: .;,p of the classified service To freed
y, i,,c,v rrs,ntticc. a. III. advised and harm
/, hi 10 the cause of civil service reform.
;, II |. rrohable the State nepartme'
. ~ m ...,n enter upou negotiations i"ok,i
;. a., ,bc adjustment Of our relations VII
h ,,h,na. The enactment OF the TEA
,. ,.w will t,c REGARDED as an infraction
=. IL .,;s,inc treaty. ncccssitating y ne
!. ,.n.,y IL /. understood Gresham
!, .;,c. 20 make an extension ot our IRA,
~ ,ola,icn. and privileges. with Emma u
,,,,.l feature Of his administraho
m. secretary IL known to have iit'
t,i,h In the future Of our trade rr'at,o
v mi,h The spanish. American Repub'i::
n - Ia. made no recommendation
v .nn,,priation for the maintenance
:, a., bureau Of American Rcpubics'
t,,wn that Yung Iu, the recently
.,,.J Chinese envoy, comes express
:. '.,,,cd With negotiations Tor M
/" ,,".,x The Chinese government Is -
= ,sacJ with the amendment to the Yea
/. act, and is no, anxious to extend a,n ,
), n,;,iirce OF immigration for its poop
" bn, IL snlicitou. for their protection a
' nr;v;le,e.. Chinese statesmen are -
. 10 regard with favor the sst ext, =. ,a.
~ trade relations with the United states ,''s.
" u 10 the governments having
X p,'orc aggressive policy. The coming
OF n,;s,ions will embrace a settlement
y ~ question Of immigration; the IRE
~ snt of the Chinese already here OF v