The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-02-25
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
The Prospects for Annexation Of Hawaii
Not So B. GIT as When the Rev.
oiution First Occurred.

proved the act providing for lighthous
and other aids to navigation, known
the "omnibus lighthouse BILL"
: Ii the Geary exclusion act, providi,
that sill Cinnamon who have not repi
tered May 5 next shall be SHIPPED
china, IL carried into effect, it looks
II very few CHR amen will he left
New York city. So fa. only two Chin
men have been registered in that ci,
since the Geary act went into effect.
Cullom introduced a int resolutio
transferring to the State OF Illinois aft,
the Worlds Fair the naval exhibit IA
the use OF the armory fer the naval m
litia OF the State. Cockrell of Nilsson,
objected, saying this wss Simply an 81
terirg wedge Of Chicago to gel ever,
thing that would be cent there for exb
bition. The resolution was referred.
Senator Squire has been successful il
getting amendments incorporated in tn
sundry civil bill and having them agree,
70 by the Senate. Among those whicl
he has secured are the following: Ma
rine hospital at Port Townsend, ISL. ON
amendment TO Wilson's Gray's Nsrh
lighthouse, q provisi, n that it shall u
contracted for; establishing q fog bell
Marrowstone Point, Puget Sound; IS. 50
Increases Tor repairing lighthouses, an.
incrsases for lighting Puget Sound; alst
An Increase for surveys ior public lands
Bids were op' asi in the Office of tn,
Secretary OF the Navy the other dsy 10,
b, 1UO tons OF nickelsteel and HaryeyizeS
steel armor pate for the vessels beips
constructed for the navy in conformity
with the act OF Congress appropriate ms
"A. OOO, 600 for the purchase. Contrary
to expectation, there were two bidders
on y, the Carnegie Steel Company and
the Bethlehem Iron Works. On Account
OF the complicated nature of the bids
submitted it is impossible at this tins
70 give q comparative statement OF them.
The price asked for nickel steel ranged
rom *o2o to $625 per ton, according to
the shape oil the plate. and for Harvey
lied steel from 1915 to *675 per ton.
The prospects for Hawaiian anrexa,i n
are not 60 bright as when the news first
reached this county OF tie revolution
on the islands. Senator sherman il
quoted as 70, being ssre of voting for
annexation, while there are enough
Democrats opposed to it to make il
doubtful If vote c be rel HI q this
season. vi course ii it could lie imme-
diately taken up next session the trea,v
might be accepted. The opponents saw
mat In times OF peace this country can
ma; ntain coal'ng station on the sand
: nile IN case Of war Eng and could t. ke
ne island away from Us The oppo-
rents OF snnexa ion are also in ,isting
nat the seal OF secrecy shall be taken 4
ne treaty and everything connected " it'll
7 and public OPP MON heard through
ne newspapers 0eio7 the sena acts.
Senator Squire has introduced an
mend ment to the deficiency appropris.
ION bill and had it referred to his Com
nittee on Pu bic Buildings and Grounds.
providing that 50 900 be appropriated
or the purpose OF carrying out the en-
'ohng act admitting Washington and
fanting ~, eco for penitentiary, The
eason this grant was made was because
ne govern ment had expended $50, 900
Dakota and the same amount in Mon
ana upon q penitentiary which was
orned over to these States, and the
anne amounts were Appropriated for
arlington and North Dakota. az the
rison OF Dakota Territory went to South |
'akota. An appropriation has already !
cen made and work begun on the North |
akota penitentiary, and Senator SQUIRE
zee no reason why Washington should /
OF have her 10000 for penitentiary.
Senator Stewart has given notice of a
ostitute to be offered by him to the
icaraeua canal bill. 1t authorizes the
resident 10 contract with the govern.
ents OF Mica, aqua and Costa Rica for
10 right of way for an interoceanic shin
mai between the Atlantic and Pacific
reans on the route proposed by the
aritime Canal Company OF Nicaragua
70 canal to be cons,ructed soninnaJ
I'd put in operation within ten yesrs.
authorizes the President to negotiate
lth the canal company or the purchase
all its rights and property: slso In {
sue bonds not exceeding slOO, COO 600
amount, and bearing interest not over
per cent, not over 100000 of which
all be paid to Nicaragua and Costa ,
ca and the canal company. The SEC r
tary Of War, through the engineers q
rps OF the army, is to build, construct |:
d equip the canal. t
Cox, member of the
mixing and Currency Committee and
advocate OF free ooinage, has prepared q
MI TO repeal the Sherman silver law a
DILL repeats the Sherman law. and c.
enacts the Bland law of 1873. with n
proviso that the lesal.tend er charac. 4
OF the notes issued under the Sher-
n law shall not be impaired. The b.
'retary Of the Treasury is directed In n
re coined the bullion pure BASED IN in
the Sherman law into STANDARD sill. II
dollars and to cover them into the Ia
enues OF tie Treasury, but the silver &C
lars provided for under the Band act
en- is re-ens cted, are to have priority ar
'oinagt 90 Tar az PRACTICAL e. Treas. ..
rotes Issued in payment for the bull ~
are TO continue redeemab bic a. nov " "
nv ded by law. and when redeemed sl'
TO be destroyed. The tax OF 10 nor =.
on he circulation of State banks i. w
,sled. '7
was impossible for the Senate Com 81
lee on Apr p,iations 70 hold i,s own s
ns. the river and harhor combina- ~,
b. and 10 every cut made in the G'
units appropriated over which there w
any depute, the commit 20 was ~
en-. 1t was so with the appropria-
Tor the cascades OF the Columbia
re Sc majors Mitchell and Do nh made fro
fight. In this instance senate, mo
re TOOK stand which showed that no'
as also alive TO the interests OF his thf
ltuenti in the appropr ations for Ter
ovement OF the Columbia In adj va
n TO what was said ty the ten Pa. "a
Sena tors, they all made speeches in 7
:, Of the larger appropriation. In ing
louise bill ths approp-ia on vpssI- Sta
oo, mora than s. 0 90 above the con-
Int for which the contract ,sact- moi
let This gave the committee a bee
&c T. make the cut, which was fixed teri
5o9 OO1 In the Senate. Sentt,r Wit
hell theu offered an amendment Pow
the amount at 81 ,239 1858, and on T
'ropos ton the fight was maze and ate
d an and ~ -