The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-02-03
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Means Committee has broken dom mn.
I az. 'hs strain Of preparing the tariff bill.
III iehas 90 not believe no will be
light. VIZ '~''"
HE government OF the Orange Free
s's's has given notice OF its desire Ia
terminate the existing treaty Of friend.
snip and commerce with The United
ststcs 81 the expiration Of twelve month";
tice. W.
The Senate Committee on Pub,ir
Lands ha. authorized Psttisrew 10 pre-.
pare bill looking TO the payment OF
damages to settlers driven out Of seauois
sni Yosemite National Parks by order
o. tho Secretary of the Interior when
those parks were established.
AZ . recent meeting the Senate Com.
mit'ee ON Public Lands appointed a sub.
committee, Consisting Of Senators Mar
I'm. Villas and Pettigres, 70 formulate q
general bill which shall authorize the
granting Of B per cent Of the ne, pro.
eesds OF the sale Of public lands to the
several States for the supper, Of common
schools.
VNeiil of Massachusetts,, Chairman OF
she Subcommittee on Pensions of the
House Pension Appropriations. Gays the
sabnoinmiti-e wall pursue the policy of
the Hull committee in keeping the appro-
Prtations down 10 the lowest troesible
point, and the pension appropriation
VII probably be tl5. 900. 600 less than
last year.
Picker Of South Dakota precipits,e,i
hsbi in the House Conmil,ee on In.
dian Afsin b. presenting for oonsiders.
i.oh . ball siipulsiiny that none but
civilians be appointed Indian agents.
thar doinx Away with the recently rstab-
llsisoi sysiein Of detailing army officers
Tot sach datl-s. The Committee IL greatly
dissd~j on the sub,-ct. and the figii,
may 10 transferred 10 the door Of the
HOUSE.
General 4. ID. Mccook has been mott.
ICED iha, = Telegram has been received
b, the War department from the Mexi.
tan government. giving warning of an
appfrlseairi raid across the border into
Nee Mexico. McCook replies tina, troop.
are s,siionci soa,h Of Silver City aud
For, bAsArd, where no bandits can cross
The border without discovery. II any
sii~tnp, is made. the bandits will he
captured OF worse will happen.
senator Mitchell presented . petition
tos . lac ~ pfo'oc, the salmon fisheries
u AiAsiA, and presented figures 10 show
hos The Important salmon industry
10 hsing destroyed by s~in-s and other
itnp~siiibents ., the mouths OF streams,
preventing the hsh from reaching the
spawning grounds. Remarks we're made
by Mitchell. Iolph. Fiat, Hoar and
Hale. and tho petition was referred 10
NE Committee on Fish and Fisheries.
Secretary Herbert has approved the
Recommendation OF the naval stability
hoard With reference 10 the santsoats
AsehiAs and CAs,ine- The recommends
tson 10 substance 10 that in order 10 re-
nove the ,opheasiness and other defects
of tiss t~o scss~ls they shall be cut in
hall. trng,hcn~i fourteen i-~, and suf,i.
cent weigh, OF coal OF -a,~r PLACED in
tbs tAnks and t,antesr provided for the
pdypwr Ia tAllasi them. The cort ol
mating this change will be 81. op toi
zach sess~i.
The senate Com nii,,~e on Pensions
has made an adverr~ report on the bill
introiuc~i b, Saliinscr Of New Hamp'
shtrr. ros'ding for an Increase 10 the
si,rnl o. sluU q month o. oil pensions
graH,si iur the los, Of both eycr. Ths
swto.t saIs that the number Of men 90
afflicted 10 greater than Vas a, hrv, sup.
j.ss~i. and that inAsmuch as those be
have 100, l.o,h Arms or both legs are also
elsrnnslns Tor similar r~ugni,ion and The
cpsAi,Iun o! the Treasury 10 oripplei,
this Gncfvase o! pensions to inadvisablc,
Fence O. Colorado on behalf O! the
fupuiis,s in Congress will offer m
Amendment 90 the Income tax ball when
IL cUtpss up tot consideration. providing
for . graduated income tax, a. follows
o. so to goo, ] per cent: $1,000 e
go no. per cent: ~. Go 10 50, 600
r~r oeut. $4,000 90 500. 900. P'
crn, os~r tiou. co... 8 per cent. This 10
/ in accordance With the plank IN the
fopuli., platform. II the fornlis's can
| no, set The TsmorrA,s 20 adopt thciI
,Jcs.. they gill drop /, and help pas
| the Democratic measure.
Comptroller Roller Of the Treasury
nrpar,mcn, has rendered decision
which mak~s illegal the per diem allow
anc,s TO senator Morgan. Justice Harlan
And other uemtrrr and attaches OF ih'
late Retiring Sea Commission. The pei
dom alluu ancs. o! the several mcmber'
al tho commission and staff. ranging
from tIa TO 80. ~crp raid by Paymasse'
ualloryl A. thcy required the money, ans
,he accounts were closed two or thre'
months a-o and submitted TO the sccre
tary of state according 10 custom. The.
uerr then forwarded tn the Treasury
whore thew are nov being examined u,
the accounting officers in the regular
way.
A hill IA. been introduced in the Sen
ate hy Morgan for an amendment To TN
charter OF the Nicaragua Canal Com
pany, II provides that the capital stocl
az the COMPANY shalt consist OF .Oo,W
.barp, of 800 each. All OF the stoc
heretofore Issued nv the company II {
10 callei in and Cancelled. and all bond
heretofore issued redeemed and cancele
and all obligations satisfied. The com
many In authorized to issue new bonds
Tho amoup, Of $40. 600 600 10 run sixt
Years. hut rcdecmablc at the pleasure {
The United state. after ten years, IN
bond. 10 draw interest at the rate ot
,rr cen, and I've issued from the Unite
State. Treasury. A provision in the bl
restricts the i..uc Of bonds :, ~, ,W
hcinre July l. 1897, and authorizes II,
pm.iien, Of the United States prior
,ha, time to suspend the issue OF bond
which suspension shall remain in iort
until Congress may otherwise d'rec
The payment OF bonds, principal an y,
interest, will, I've guarantees oy ~ ~
Tnitcd States. II default is made IN u
n..men, Of interest before the canal
mi nm, in operation. the President Of u
ffni,rl state. can forclose upon write
orier. OF the capital stock 100000
i, 10 he issued to the United states
consideration Of i,s guarantee Of :,
Tho l,onds Of the company; y
: cro oco 10 the government OF Nicaragu'
.. n bOO. 600 to the governmcnt OF 80 S"s