Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.


Of merchandise for 1892 and 1893.
Senator John H. Mitchell Of Oregon
has succeeded in having the celebrated
Valentine scrip cases Of NJ. L. Baer VS..
the Moran Bros. Company, corpora
tion, and Jacob G. Mann We. the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company advanced
on the docket OF the United States Su-
preme Court at Washington City, to be
argued and submitted March 5, 1894.
This Valentine scrip holds lands adjacent
to Seattle and Tacoma running up into
millions Of dollars in value, and the de-
cision Of the court Of last resort will set
tie the title Of these lands forever. Gov
ernor McGraw and Attorney-Genera
Jones joined with Senator Mitchell in
urging advancement Of the cases.
Senator Chandler Of New Hampshire
is about to come forward with scheme
looking TO the reconciliation OF silver.
The Senator proposes very radical meth
DDS OF bringing this about. He contem-
plates the introduction in the Senate
after the reconvening OF Congress of a
resolution, which he will advocate, ask
ing the United States to invite all the
countries Of the world-Eastern, West
y
conference. A new feature OF the pro-
posed conference is that it shall not be
restricted to European gold standard
countries, but shall include the South
American and Oriental silver-standard
countries. Moreover, the invitations to
the conference are to contain declara-
ton OF the United States that the pur-
pose OF the conference shall be establish
ment and maintenance OF an interna-
tional ratio, with specific declaration
added that if such ratio cannot be agreed
upon it will be the purpose OF the United
States to adopt a single standard, and
that standard not gold, but silver. By
taking this extreme position, not as yet
advocated in Congress, Chandler thinks
the hands of the gold-standard countries
not now trading extensively with the
Western World can be forced.
Information has reached the Treasury
Department from the Appraiser of Mer-
chandise at the port Of Chicago that the
transportation companies have failed to
take away rapidly the portion OF mer-
chandse NJ the Worlds Fair intended
for expectation; consequently there are
now at least 10000 packages lying in the
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December 81. The Collector has accord
ingly asked that the time be extended
for holding the buildings as construct.
i've bonded warehouse, and the eXposi.
ton officials have agreed to provide suit
able police supervision for the customs
interests during the period over which
the customs control shall be maintained
In consideration of these facts the Treas.
ury Department has instructed the Col.
lector to continue in control OF the goods
referred to until further instructions are
given him. 1t is said this condition is
the result of bad faith on the part of the
railroad companies, who promised to re-
turn the goods to the seaboard free if the
railroad charges were paid one way. Now
| that the fair is over they are Indifferent
to the matter, and are using their OWL
convenience and giving other freight
preference.
A subject which will receive some con.
sideration at the hands of the Committee
on Appropriations OF the House at this
session of Congress is embodied in a bill
introduced by Sayres, its Chairman, en-.
titled "a bill to repeal certain laws re-
lating to permanent and indefinite appro
priations." Bills having this object in
view have appeared perennially during
the past ten years, but for various rea'
sons have failed OF enactment. The OBJ
ject OF recalling these permanent appro
priations and having Congress pass upor
matters covered by them each year i.
that il will conduce to more Thorough
and careful examination of the items o
appropriation than are obtainable under
the present system by which accounts
are audited and passed upon by account
ing officers, and where no opportunity i,
left for scrutiny by the Congressional
committee. At the same time objection
is made against the changes proposed by
the bill because OF the injustice thai
would result to claimants entitled to the
amounts paid them under the present
system without recourse to specific Con
gressional legislation. The bill now be
fore the committee excludes from it,
provisions the various laws therein spec
flied, including the sinking fund and
other appropriations under whicl
amounts to many million dollars, rough
ly estimated at about one-third OF tn,
total permanent appropriations. Tn,
total annual permanent appropriation
for the fiscal year 1894 were 81 l3. Al $50
and it is estimated for 1895 Mt $l0l ,074.
$50. The committee has referred IT,,
bill TO Secretary Carlisle for his views OF
the changes proposed, and accountin.
officers OF the department will be asket
to submit their opinions before any rec
ommendation is made in the matter b,
the Secretary.
he air OF mystery assumed by tn,
/ 30 n
in its Hawaiian investigation gives tn,
impression that Morgan's resolution
under which the inquiry is held, i.
merely cloak for much more impor.
tant inquiry than any as TO the allegeC
irregularity OF our diplomatic relation,
with those islands. There is reason ioi
believing that while presumably tn,
present quest is for information bearing
upon the conduct OF Stevens and Blount
there will be an effort at the same time
to obtain any information which will il
the first place prove the capabilty of tn,
islands for government, and in tn,
second the desirabilitv or otherwise o
anneXing these islands at some time in
the future. Ii is understood perfect,
10y members OF the committee who might
have these in view that there is no hop,
OF annexing the islands under the pres
ent administration, but those who favor
this disposition OF the little kingdom dc
not intend to be swerved from their pur
pose 10y the fact that one administration
is opposed To this course. Senator Nor
gan. Chairman OF the committee, ha,
been scrupulously careful about express
ing opinions upon the Hawaiian QueS
tion, or maniesting a disposition to dc
or say anything which would appear
eNtra-judicial, out he is known to be q
firm believer in the wisdom OF attaching
the islands to this country rs part o