The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-03-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The subcommittee OF the House Com.
mittse ON Banking and Currency will
report To the full commit tee fsv0rabiy
the bill Of Cooper OF Indiana TO permit
States and Territories TO tax United
States notes and currency.
Rswlin's bill granting land from Fort
Douglas military reservation ~ q sit4
for the University OF Utah and Gesry',
bill for public road through Lime Poinl
reservation, California, have been sp
proved by the House Committee on
Military Affairs.
| The House Committee ON Interstate
and Foreign Commerce has voted u
make q favorable report on the New
York and New Jersey bridge bill, which
Representative Dunphy has Yedrafted
with view OF obsisting the Objection,
In the Presidents recent veto.
The President has informed member,
Of Congress who have approached him
On the subject that lac proposes 30 far Al
possible to appoint sons Of army and nava
officers ~ cadets 1t large to the Military
and Naval Academies. This 10 in accord.
anes with his policy Of eight years ago.
There arc two such vacancies at the Ma.
val Academy, which, il is believed, will
be filled before Mayi.
Groevenor's bill for a national eelebra.
ton ~ Cbiekamsaga aud Chattanooga
Military Park September 10 and ~ has
been approved by the House Committee
ON Military Affairs. Arrangements will
be under the direction OF the Secretary oil
War. who Is 10 request the participation
OF the President and Congress, the su-
prcine Court, heads Of Departments ol
the Army and Navy. Governors. etc.
Past Assistant Surgeon Richard Ash
bridge has been dism Used from the navy.
lie was the recorder Of a court martial
NJ Mare Island. Cal, but rrius ei ,o draw
up report Of the proceedings Ms directed
by the President OF the court, aud was
also ehsrsed with falsehooi in the came
connection. lie Was convicted by 4
oourt-martlai Of conduct pr-judieiai TO
good order and discipline and oi false
hood and sentenced 10 dismissal from
the naval service. which sentence has
b-en approved.
sp-rial Treasury Agent NJ. Il. Pereley
has In custody three Cinnamon, who
were tufn-d over 20 the United States
officials by the Wabash railroad. Ii, il
alleged that they came from China by
49, thsSAFi AsfReb rum
Windsor. Canada. and camr 10 Chicago
ON sleeping car, beating their way.
Toy have no money and no baggage.
They arc dressed as Americans, but
email pien-s oi holly wood werr found
concealed In their queues. which bore
engray~t CREDENTIALS 10 their friends.
They could not talk. 50 they were booked
One Lang. T~o Lungs. Thr-- Iangs, ac-
cusdins la siEe.
Secretary iirrbcr, has advised ,hs,
The huii oi the kesrnarsc on Ronoasior
rcra IL breaking up. and there 10 little
hops OF saving her. One consolation 10
that none u! the gums which did such ei.
ic-tisc sofk in the battle with the Ala.
hama oil Ch~rboarg werr aboard the
chip uhcn shc MAS cast on the reel. An
onlciAi s,a,rrncn, by the ordnance ba-
rcau for information OF ,hc Secretary
shows that her tho eicrcn.inoh gun. arc
nos on hand al MARI leland navy yard;
four ihiriy'iso' Founders we're sold a,
Boston navy ward February, isss
,o VI. lA~l~rs-r Of New York a thirty
pound pshlsr~n rife sold al the same
yari in ISIS TO the Boston Machine Com
pany. ana ,aelvc. pound sh, howl,Ecr
nclissi mp IN October. lssa.
An extaiiiion treaty hc,ween this
nountry and Costa Kioa will lie sen, 10
The senate soon. 4 draft Of the pro-
Iss~s~i treaty has been prepared and
practically agrcc~i upon. One OF tao
provisions eth AVA, settlement, but i,
~ ,upl-cScd tina, the next mail from
Costa Rica will bring ncws Of the alp.
pruval by The Costa Rica authorities Of
Tho changes suggested hy the Secretary
Of Slate. The nrw treaty will make cx.
traiitah'c frosn either country the follow.
ing crimes Murder. including assassi- !
nation, parricidc and infanticidc poison. !
ing. arson. piracy. muiiny. burglary, |
r"bt-rr. forgery, counicriciting aud Gun I
l~sslemcnt When the Costa Rica auth.
ori'ics surr-nterci cmi~zSlcr Francis II. |
Weeks OF New York sccrrtary Gresham |
agrc'>i 10 exchange a trcaty which would 1
include the crime Of which Weeks Was 1
guilty. and the negotiations now in prog. /
f".s arr in annoniance with the promise.
More trouble is brewing in Samoa.
Arrording 10 official adyiccs III. son Of |
amase~c. one ot the former Kings of
'anoa. ~ leading a movement against
" alis,na. He IL said 90 have a large
OF natives. who are rebcllious,
not 40 much against the immediate
+ulcrr a. agains, the tripartit, govern.
nent that controls affairs on the islands. l.
When Ma'aafa's aihcrru,s surrendered
aat TALL and were Transferred to one OF
he islands OF the Marshall group. IL was
'opei there would bc no further trouble
n Samoa. although the present admin.
atration never felt very confident that
'naira on the island would run along
'mo"thly and peaceably until some other
orm OF government prevailed. II il
aid negotiations are now in progress
,ctween the United States and Great
Britain and Germany for modification
u The Berl,n treaty, hut u IL not known
What the proposed changes are. Presi.
lent Cleveland took occasion in his an.
,nal message 10 note his di.approval Of
he existing tripartitc. Great Britain
md Germany arr alike dissatisfied. and
sould probably like a change a. much
u this government, and the unfortunate
'at'vcs are even more anxious for an
'ther form of government than any
ther OF the parties concerned.
Mr.. Chickcrinr Of New York ba. In.
rotuced In the House a bill 20 amend
he act OF July. 1892, to enforce recip-
ocal relations between the United States
nd Canada. The bill provides in addi-
ION 10 the present powers that when
yer the President shall, he satisfied that
here Is any discrimination in the use of
he Welland canal. the st. Lawrence
liver canal the Chambly canal or the
ew Canadian Sault canal detrimental
D the United States II shall he his duty
, suspend the transportation across the
'nited States in bond of goods imported .
exported from any foreign countries
ON or to the British Dominions in
o'th america. In case Of the suspen. {
on tolls are to he levied and collected I
freight OF whatever kind or descrip-