The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-06-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
PRESIDENT A. C. FIsKE, of Denver
Col. called the Pan-American Bi
metallic league to order at Washington
on the 22d, when about fifty delegates
were present. In his opening address
Mr.. Fiske said the legislation of the
last thirty years in this country had
been in the interest of foreign nations.
He attributed the existing depression
in business to the demonetization OF
silver. and believed revolution would
come if relief were not granted in the
line of free coinage.
TIE house committee on Indian af-
fairs has decided to grant the request
of the Usage Indian delegation to de-
tach the Usage reservation from Okla
homa and attach it to the Indian ter
ritory. An amendment. to accomplish
this, will be proposed to the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
REPRESENTATIVE WHITING, of Mlchi-
gan. has introduced a bill in the house
to secure an equitable apportionment
of the federal offices among the states
and territories.
The Bimetallic league at Washing
ton declared itself as unalterably op-
posed to the further issue of interest
bearing bonds and in favor of the free
coinage of silver and gold at ratio OF
16 to l. 1t recommends a system OF
currency that will insure per capita
circulation of $50. declares it the duty
of the secretary of the treasury to coin
la n
mands the issue of S450.000,00 of non-
interest-bearing notes of small denom-
nations.
REPRESENTATIVE ENLoE has intro
tuced bill to repeal the civil service
act. The action of the house in refus-
ing to appropriate money for the sala-
ries of the three civil service commits
sioners does not deprive the commits
sioners of their positions, even if it is
followed by the senate.
The congressional investigation into
frauds and irregularities in naval armor
plate began on the oath with open doors.
Representative Dunphy was before the
committee.
THE senate committee on Indian af-
fairs has authorized favorable report
on the bill providing for the opening of
the Uintah and Uncompaghre Indian
reservations in Utah.
SENATOR PERKINS has introduced in
the senate bill intended to grant the
use of Springfield rifles and their equip
ment now on hand and not needed for
use by the regular army. to the militia
of hn faf nd
These arms are to be distributed upon
the requisition of the governors of the
various states, but are to remain the
property of the United States. They
are to be charged against the appro-
priation to provide arms to the militia.
THE senate bribery investigating com
mittee has sent the testimony taken in
the first part of its inquiry relating to
attempted bribery of Senator's Kyle and
Hunton to the printer and expects to
report to the senate within few DAYS
the result of its investigation. 1t is
understood the report will entirely eX
Onerate Senators Hunton and Kyle in
the matter.
UNITED STATES CONSUL GENERAL
CRAWFORD at st. Petersburg has made
an exhaustive report to the state de.
partment upon the new Siberian rail
road. connecting the Pacific with Euro
pean Russia. He describes the project
as one of fitting magnitude to close
this century of great engineering
achievements. and states the principal
sections will be completed within two
years.
SURVEYS of public lands are here.
after to be paid for by the government
during the year in which the work is
actually done. according to a decision
rendered by First Comptroller Bowler
of the treasury department. The
opinion is of considerable Importance
to the general land office and will af.
feet contracts made for work prior to
the beginning of the next fiscal year.
c. III. j. TAYLOR was confirmed by the
senate for register of the District OF
Columbia.
No INFORMATION has reached the de-
partment of agriculture as to the dam
age to crops by the recent storms. Moth
ing will be received before the regular
monthly crop report to be made public
on June 10.
THE senate bribery investigating
committee on the oath began an in
quiry into the connection of the sugar
trust with the tariff legislation. E. J
Edwards, author of the Holland" let.
Ter in the Philadelphia Press, was ex.
amined. The committee sat behind
closed doors.
THE present depleted condition o.
the treasury and the discouraging out
look for the future are a source of con
siderable anxiety to the officials of the
treasury department, the gold reserve
being reduced to less than $50, ZOO, 900
and the indications being that it viii
be reduced to a much lower point.