The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-06-02
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.

The Senate COMMITTEES on Indian Al.
Airs has authorized . favorsble report
on Wolcott's bill for the opening to set
Element Of the Uintah and Uncompah.
gre Indian reservations.
|. The Secretary Of the Interior has for
warded 70 the War Department Q re.
quest that troops In New Mexico he d.
rected TO arrest Navajo Indians, - re-
port TO the department says they are of
the reservation and committing depreds-
tions.
The House Committee on Indian A.
fairs has decided to grant the request ol
the Osage Indian delegation. which ap-
peared before II recently, TO detach the
Usage reservation from Oklahoma and
attach it 10 the Indian Territory. An
amendment 10 accomplish this will be
proposed in the Indian appropriation
bill.
The National League for the Protec-
ton Of American Industries is opposing
items Of the Indian appropriation bill
for the support OF parochial schools.
amounting TO nearly t400. 600. Among
them are the st. Bonifaee. Banning. Cal.
tl2 500; Holy Family. Blackfoot, Mont,
tl2 500; st. Ignafius, J0cko, Mont. As. :
900; Kate Drexel. Umatilla, Or, 4, 600.
Representative Doolittle OF Washing
ton has introduced bill 10 appropriate
500. 600 for sseertaining the subterra-
mean water supplies in the States OF
Idaho, Montana. Washington and Ore
gon living east Of the Cascade Mountains
and ascertaining the localities at whicl,
artesisn water can proftably he dug. II
il proposed 10 have the work done by
the geological survey.
Representative Hermann has secured
an opinion from the Attorney 6 enerxi
which declares that the President can
release any portion Of forest reserve.
The question Was raised in connection
with the Bohemia mining district in the
Cascade reserve. The land Office has
prepared proclamation, TO he submitted
10 the President, restoring several town
ident will sign the proclamation soon.
Mr.. Outhwsite's report on armor- plate
investigation directs the Naval Commit
tee 10 proceed Immediately with the in
vestigation. Ii 10 TO cover all the work
done by the Carnegie Company since its
government contracts began. One thou
sand dollars lie available Tor the use OF
the committee in prosecuting its work.
Power IL given TO summon witnesses.
administer oathe and secure the produc-
ton Of hooks and papers. The House
adopted the report.
Enloe has introduced . bill to repeal
the commission il is stipulated there
lul II hvx.x. ri.
& xed salaries. and this act still remains
in force. II WAS the intention Of the
HOUSE to make il ineffective. but the
not do so. The Commissioners conclud-
ed TO perform their duties and appe j to
the Court OF Claims for the remuuera-
ton fixed for their service by law.
c. II. J. Taylor, the oolored Kansas
man over whose confirmation to he Re-
corder OF Deeds for the District Of Co
lumbia there has been q spirited debate
in the Senate, has been confirmed. the
vote standing 81 TO Is. There were no
speeches made beyond few remarks by
Mr.. Hill 10 the effect that the Demo
cratic party platform on the subject oil
home rule should be observed. The di-
vision OF the vote wac not over party
lines, but Taylor received . larger per-
centage Of Republican votes than at first
seemed probable.
Delegate Joseph OF New Mexico has
introduced bill to authorize the explo-
ration and purchase Of the mines within
the boundaries OF private land claims in
all Western States. The bill, II enacted
into law. would give any citizen Of the
United States qualified TO make entries
OF public land . privilege OF entering
upon any territory embraced within any
land claim confirmed by the Court Of
Private Land Claims and in taking up q
mineral claim. Before making such
claim the locator must tender the owner
Of the land t2.5o per acre for it.
Chairman Reilly Of the House Com
nittee on Pacific Railroads has intro
duoed bill TO amend the act creating
an auditor Of railroad accounts. 1t pro-
poees an improved system Of bookkeep-
ing between the government and the
railroads which have received govern
ment aid and are under contract to per-
form services for the government in part
payment therefor. He proposes that the
railroads shall transmit to the Commits
sioner Of Railroads duplicates Of all bills
for services rendered the United States,
and accounting officers Of the govern
ment shall notify the Commissioners oil
their action on all the bills.
Kyle has introduced Q resolution in
the Senate calling for pon-intervention
in Hawaiian affairs, 1t reads: THAT
il il the sense Of the Senate that the
United States shall not use force for the
purpose Of restoring to the throne the
depoeei Queen of the Sandwich Islands,
or for the purpose Of destroying the ex-
listing government; that, the provisional
government having been duly recognized
the highest international interests re-
Quire that il shall pursue its own line oil
policy; that intervention in the political
affairs Of these islands by other govern.
ments will be regarded o. an act un.
friendly to the government Of the United
States"
The question Of whether the Makhs
Indians Of Washington State can legally
use echooners in the Behring Sea while
sealing has been brought 10 the atten-
ton Of the Treasury Department. In a
communication to the Secretary OF the
Treasury Hoke Smith, acting on the
Recommendation Of Agricultural Conn
missioner Armstrong, asked TO be ad.
vised whether Indians under treaty be-
tween this country and Grca. Britain
and q section Of An act approved April
g. 1894, governing seal fishing in Behring
Sea may be permitted TO use their schoon.
ers - a place Of refuge in storms and
security and protection at night while
engaged in fishing for fur seals in their
canoes, as hitherto practiced by them.
The correspondence which accompanied
the letter included the following opinion
under . Washington date Of the Indian
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