Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1894-06-29
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

for settling them on lands I'M
Ter the severalty act has been passed by
he House.
The House Committee on Banking
and Currency has decided to choose
of five by the usual method
Of ballot to prepare another bill. The
committee will report its measure to the
House not later than June ~. 1t may
prove that this will be scheme for q
national currency.
The incident growing out of the pull
ing down OF the United States flag from
the United States Consulate at st.
Thomas on the Queens birthday has
been satisfactorily closed by an explana-
ton to the Department OF State that the
of the outrage were drunk |
and irresponsible and would be properly
dealt with.
Willard W. Samperston of Buffalo, N. |
Y, the attorney OF w. w. Kisminski,
the Pole who returned to Russia and
was arrested and sent to Siberia, saw
acting Secretary of State Uhl recently,
and laid before him all the papers in the
case in his possession. Mr.. Uhl prom
ised him the United States government
would push the matter and do all in its
power to release Kisminski.
Morrison l. Swift of the Boston Indus
trial Army spoke to the House Commit
tee on Labor. Charity, he argued, weak
ened the fiber of workingmen and per-
haps added to the tramp army. In
Boston the policy had been adopted of
giving aims to those out of work and in
need. 1t would be better to furnish work,
by which those in want could be pro-
ducers instead of dead weight on the
community. He advocated public farms
or factories or work on roads. Wages
for government work should be lower
than the prevailing wages, so men woulSs
resort to them only when private en-
ployment could not be had.
Delegate Smith of Arizona will make
an effort to have the appropriation for
the Carlisle Indian School struck out of
| the Indian bill. Mr.. Smith says the ed
ucation of the Indians at Eastern insti-
buttons has done more harm than good.
His observation in the Western country
has shown him that the woman gradu-
ates of these schools consider themselves
superior to their Indian associates and
turn their attention to miners and dis
solute white men of the Indian country
to the destruction of the morals and de-
cency of the Indian girls. The male
graduates are also said to have their vi
cious traits sharpened, so that they are
a more dangerous class than their inlet
tered brothers. Mr.. Smiths criticisms
are confined to the Eastern schools,
where the pupils are removed from their
families and friends.
Senator Squire of Washington has in
troduced bill for free coinage of silver.
1t provides that the owner of silver bull
ion may deposit at the minis, receiving in
payment standard silver dollars equal to
the value of the bullion on the day Of
deposit, the difference to be retained by
the government as seigniorage as a re-
serve fund and used by the Secretary Of
the Treasury in maintaining the parity
of silver dollars. The coinage of silver
dollars shall not exceed 100000 each
month. When the aggregate amount Of
money in the country reaches $40 .pel
capita further silver coinage shall be dis
continued, and shall be resumed when
it falls below that figure. Provision il
made for coming silver half-dollars o.
the present size and maintaining theil
parity in the same manner as other sill
yer. They also are made legal tender.
The Western members of the House
have held caucus to map out a cam
paign on the irrigation question, anC
have resolved to spare no labor to secure
action by this Congress. Representative:
of thirteen Western States and Terrific
ries, including members of all parties
met here the other day. Mr.. Sweet
who called the meeting, was elected
Chairman. and the matter, was thor
oughly discussed. In accordance with
instructions of the meeting a committee
consisting OF Representatives Sweet
Coffeen OF Wyoming and Baker of Kan
sas, called on Speaker Crisp to ask tina
the Committee on Rules set apart three
I days for the consideration of bill, which
is to be agreed upon by Western men
The Speaker suggested that resolution
be introduced in the regular order, ant
asked to have copies of the bill submit
ted, but made no promise.
, Such smooth sailing marked the frs
meeting of the subcommittee of th,
! House Committee on Commerce ap
pointed to frame Nicaragua canal plaI
: that the members feel justified in pre-
: dieting that the measure will be prepared
within week. Several points wer,
agreed upon. Although Bryan's schem,
: for currency issue to construct the ca
nal found some favor, it was finally
abandoned, and Morgan's plan will fur
nish the foundation for the bill, which
provides for the usual method of raisin,
funds by means of bond issue. 1t il
practically decided that the government
, share of the bonds shall be $50, 900, 900
, The members agree to insert in the bill
proviso that the canal company mus
at some early date probably January l
1895) satisfy the Secretary Of the Treas
ury that all outstanding debts or con
tracts have been Cancelled and satisfied
that the affairs of the maritime com
pany's auxiliary, the contract company
have been settled, and that the company
has gone out of existence. The govern
ment will guarantee the funds with
which to settle the affairs of the presen
company, but the latter's affairs mus
be SO arranged that the government will
find no complications on its hands. Thi
will be made the first condition of gov
eminent control.
Walker of Massachusetts, veteran
member of the Committee on Bankin,
and the senior Republican member o
; the committee, says the question o
banking and currency will be treated il
a comprehensive manner by selec
committee OF five members under q re
cent vote of the Banking Committee
He says this is the most important sub
/ ject before Congress, not second to tn,
tariff. Sealed ballots are now bein,
filed for the purpose of selecting com
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