Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-09-01
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

: FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
0 Mr.. Vests bill appropriating 5000, 90
for site and building in Washington
to be known as the Hall of Records. ha
!. passed the Senate.
The Attorney General has decide,
that the Secretary of the Treasury ha
no authority to extend the time Of tn
withdrawal OF domestic whisky from
bonded warehouses.
; Consul General Mason at Frankfort
Germany, has made report to the Stat,
Department, in which he SAYS that I'M
der the new tariff not only will Germany
cease to draw from Russia supplies 81
rye and petroleum, every year amount.
ing to millions of dollars; but, owing to
the drought, she will have a serious de-
ficit this year in her own crop of grain.
which will call for very large importa-
ton of breadstuffs from the United
States.
Senator Dolph will make an earnest
effort to have the limit of cost of Port
lands public building increased from
$75o, 900 to 100000. He started the
ball rolling by the introduction of a bill
Tor that purpose the first day that bills
were introduced in the Senate, It il
possible that he may be able to work the
bill through both Houses, if any are
passed at this session. There will be no
trouble in getting it through the Senate.
Inc stick will come in trying to have it
pass the House. The Senator's bill for
q public building at Baker CITY provides
Tor an appropriation OF 500, 900, and the
same amount is asked for building at
Salem. s Nv
The bill OF the Finance Committee of
the Senate to allow national banks tn
issue currency to the par value of the
bonds deposited by thenY in the Treas
ury Is sure to experience very stormy
weather One of the obstacles is Cock
reirs amendment directing the Secretary
OF the Treasury to redeem the outstand.
ing per cent bonds by new issue of
greenbacks. Cockrell calculates that
more than $40, 600, 900 of the s25. 600 COO
OF these bonds will BE- presented for re-.
demption, and that thus an issue of
more than $40, 200, 900 in greenbacks will
be put in circulation. 1t is understood
mat ne has also in reserve several other
propositions that will not be pleasing to
the national banks nor their friends. In
me senate the new Democratic Senator
from Nebraska (Allen) is also prepared
to attack the bill with an amendment for /
the suspension of interest on bonds de-
posted by the national banks as the
OASIS Tor increased circulation.
, Senator PETER of Kansas has intro.
1uced by request) two financial bills
one OF which provides for an issue nj
ftooo, 900, 600 OF legal-tender money on
sheets OF aluminium or silk threaded ,
paper, as the people NAV prefer. Tho {
mount Is to be covered into the Treas {
Try as surplus money" and a cali for
vi the outstanding interest bearino
'onds Is to be made, and they are to he
eueemed at par and paid for from the {
urplus iund. The second measure is !
loaded the New Silver Bill" and t
Ilrects the Secretary of the Treasure ~
purchase all the gold, silver and sinh. C
lldiary coins offered at any price. less Q
ne cost OF transportation and mintooa b
Without regard to the price in an1 k
'reignI country. The bullion purchased
TO be coined into standard coins a. n
ne ratio OF l6 to /. No reserve is to he "
ED, except sufticiency to meet the a
eneral Indebtedness of the government I,
or every dollar of gold and silva b
'lned the government is to issue 40 in
zen packs to supply the place of the i,
atlonal bank notes. No special amonnt =
pulilon Is to be purchased monthly .,
III the purchase is to be so as to keen fa
10 hints running at their full capacity 90 90
payments all three kinds of cnrrens,. u
o to be USED, and discriminat;n2
Ianst any special class of it il nrn- IN
bited. 10 pro- III
commissioners Miller of the buresr 81 "a "a
ternal revenue, in response to an IN M
liry made recently, issues an of,o;n1 va
atement as to the refusal of collectnna se
internal revenue to receive chects
iSment OF taxes. Mr.. Miller said to-
ne impression seems to be oenarai w
roughout the country that the refnsai In
coilectors OF internal revenue IN acl q
pt checks in payment of ;ntsrnoI Ut
Ienue taxes is in accordance wish ;n" arr
uctlons which have been issnad hu
Secretary of the Treasury. NJ sr rel
'tructions have been issued TIL an
y Is that until recently the coilectnre rel
We, AT their own risk, accepted cbecrs Pr
payment OF taxes, and the same bana lat
IN received by the REPOSITORIES os se pei
zen cash. The condition az th;r n
country being such at this time tba. de.
eoiiectors cannot use these cbeohs 10,
Inc repositories in the payment nf tn
cunts due from them on acconnt VI ton
internal revenue taxes, thew a 70 we
lpeiieo TO exact payment in a. IL the
nner provided by section s473 p t s Ne Ne
zen Is as follows: 'And Nil 80 o., Va
all other debts and demands ' hes \
les on imports, accruing or becon ,,;al yea
70 the United States, Shall he nni ter
|old and silver coin, treasury na paaa gay
lted states notes or notes on na,;om; ne
KS. II the banks could nav C Gnu eav
parties who have taxaS upon Them mul
cks would be received h., ~ pay, the hav
as heretofore and the sue collect just
y would be at an end s''hg Diff the