The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-01-20
CEUR DALENE IDAHO. SATURDAY,
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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The Navy Department has assiy,sd
he ,netis, now at San Diego, Cal, TO
,h1 dnty OF conducting surveys along the
The Committee ON Indian Affair." h..
trt,ofted iasorably Representative Ellis
nli extending the time Of the Umatiil.
~ en- Company for three years.
The Banking aud Currency Committee
mas decided 10 lay aside till the tariff hin
u disposed Of the bill for the repeal of
The tsK on state bank circulation.
II ls understood the senate Commerce
committee has agreed 10 report unfsyor-
ABLY the nomination OF Scott Harrison
brother oil es-Presideni Harrison, 70 he
surveyor of Customs Al Kansas CITY,
senator Mitchell has secured An order
from the rosioiiiee Department estab.
iishins tri-seekly mail from Hslssy 10
bfoxnsfllie on alternate days with the
mail That hoS reaches Bfow nsyiile from
Portland on the railroad.
Cabinet officer has stated that the
contingency upon which the Secretary
oi The Treasury could Issue honds with.
oat CONGRESSIONAL action ..as when the
gold reserve IN the Treasury MAS invaded
10 sueh point as Ia he judgment of
ii.e Secretary 10 impair public con iidenoe.
That point, h- taid, had almost, il not
quite, b-vE reached.
IL he stated ia official circles tina, there
~ lao probability of the international
iaiohesai! conference reeoh yening in the
spfag. Ne sas thought likely some time
ago. 4, least the suggestion for i, 10 re-
rontrnc siil not ehnana,. from the
United states. This information has
sx7~n conveyed 10 the British goy-rnu "a,
by Secretary Gresham.
In is said cir,eian ilss called for the
resignation 81 members of the Utah
[ Commission With q view Ia increasing
lie riteicnr,. IL "a represented that
sli~r~ arr con t.rtlng Interests among ills
fhsaili~Is. ADD tiist g,ssi government, " i'll
'r satssefy.ri by a tes deal When the
ID -f,sos rats in Congress ootne to admit
tab AZ Stale the commission Will die
a nslarAi death.
The Civil s~rtiue Commission has
,otn p!v,ssi ii,e - ht>iale Of examinations
that - lil he h-ii during the first Elk
,ions ia lhc railway mail sBd Indian
,~fA asVs. Ixsrni hallons Mill t,e held a.
iolloss Eoss issisg o.. Aprli ~: Port
April e Malls Nalla. wAsh.. MAY /.
ssd siaia nr, Wash, May 4.
Tfs- ilua-r Committee OH Naval AZ.
ssif. has o,ssrIvpl an adverse report on
tho ts-ssl'nisu., inlfoinoc~i in the liouee
by NJ Holman 81 Indiana, difySting the
scxt~sast Of ,iae Navy 10 susj.end until
fattirs isIslc~ nae reviewed from Con.
sf~ss all Payments ol PREMIUM. iof in
ss~,ar~ei ss.ssl in naval scssels and call
ing os him iu. information relative Ia
the siss,,ani oi ,,srssi ums hcf~ln!orc paid
and th- niAnts~t oi determining tie
amounts oi ihrsr asA',is.
Mr.. Esurrs oi California APPEARED le-
4. ~ .he iious~ Committee Of Rivers and
u.,tsars the usl,~r dAv IA support al a
pisn Is ptusrcl ilc mouth o! san Diego
Ray s,usn sltaAl.ns. The plan cnnieh.
,isss, l.utg,lgns a tc,;v a, l,lc mouth oi
,ho harior a mile and half long. The
oL,r.s a. to cot ~ a lateral channel that
isa. i.-cn forming a, the mouth Of the
kAris,s. Thefr 10 nos about iseniy-
uic The baking o! the iciiy woul'
i,acr~As q .o ,scniN.s,S feet.
IN the senate Allen. ropuiisi oi Ne
t,rAsiA caiir.i az hi. resolution directing
thr SECRETARY Of the I roAsurr Ia inform
the senate from What SQUIRE the gold
.,,ts, al THE country outside the Federal
IfS asnr, yas Increased Ia the amount OF
iss zoo .aa daring the tissal war 1881,
a. expressed in h,s r~,cni report for that
srar. Is,,ph tosne-i With uc Fopnlis'
senator ia expressing inability 10 CON-
rsshsnd the report ot the Secretary oi
liz. Treasury, and the resolution OF in
auity "a. adopted without dissent.
senator nolph has reported from the
Committee on Public lands and secured
,he t.a~.ase 81 senator Mitchcll's bill io
au,l,,,i ,r a taicnt 10 he issued 60 Will
IAN frndersbot for donation claim ~
Oregon. lie has also secured the pas
,a.,r of the liouse hill 10 authorize proot'
in tlnl-r land rn,ric. 10 tr made he'ors
ot,ieey. authorized 10 take proofs in home
stead CAGES, and also Of his bill 10 All
,ho,isc . corrrc,rd patent To the Vince
lc.ck .simmon. donation claim in Hills
hprp. or. and TO grant 'o the State
,rar, 81 land for the Crater Lake fark
The investigation Of the water re-
-.yurcc. of III" United States undertaken
hy the geological survey has ''ccn prac
,ical,y completed. The work was com
n.nc,si in ovtnl-r, issi. with the ohlcc
of determining the quantity OF wats
| available for the irrigation OF arid land
! ot the Wes, aud for use ~ water power
| studies have been made oi most oi tn
drainage basins west Of the Tooth merid
| ian as veil a. several catchments OF tn
Eas, Scientists have devoted . iarr
pa,t of tho time in the examination q
The run off. /" OF the Missouri, Arkan
.a.. Rio Grande and Snake rivers. &c
olosis, Newell Of the surrey said IN a
,pteryicw at docs no, appear prot
able that even 10 pcr cent oil the ian
; nov owned by the government can eve
h. irrigated. In fact. there is not 81
fcirni supply Of water to bring nna'
. cultivation arid land eqnai to that who
/, has pas.csi into the hands OF 'ndiv'n"a
and corporations. Thesc. are, hose'e
, LIABILITIES where thousands OF Acres ga
| 10 prof,ably irrigated by the constr"
p ton Of dams and irrieat'ns canals
Secretary Carlisle has received tro
= ,,,,,n.v.i;.neral Olncy In opinion
4 Inch he holds that the Chinese excl
l. .;,p act and prior acts regarding "
y Chinese permit Chinese laborcrs conn, :,
or going to countries other IMAM " !.
.. Tinted States TO pass in transit To !,
r,un,ry Of destination through u
q Halted States. This question was snhm
!" Tod To the Acknowledgement some W.
- ago by Secretary Carlisle. Tor the tes ~.
" Ia, /, IL alleged that a number OF y.
:, nampn while in transit stop on ~ p n'
!. in Ibis country and thereby gam ann ~,
II SION in violation OF the law MANY NY, i
~ nc.e laborr-, too, it is said who lan az,
y, IN Cuba. return to this country by way !,
OF yay West, Fla, or by points on
on Ws,,can border, holding cert'ica'es