Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-05-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

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certificate by which the old law in disuse
ior thirty years is revived and the paw of
members is docked" for absenteeism.
The member certifies to the number of
days he was absent during the month.
and the Speaker certifies to the amount
due him.
Senator Call from the Committee on
Public Lands has reported his bill set
ting apart | 900, 600 acres for each of the
arid-land States and Territories to be re-
claimed in small tracts by means of ir-
rlgation. Kansas, Montana and Okla
homa are added to the States and Terri
tories to which the provisions of the bill
shall apply.
The Navy Department has just pub
llshed the reprimand in the case OF Cap
tain r.. NJ. Shepard, who was convicted
OF writing letter rejecting upon Cap
tain Bunce. The Secretary deems the
publication of the findings and sentence
OF the court and the action of the de-
partment thereon in general orders TO be
sufficient compliance with the require
ments OF the sentence that he be pub
licly reprimanded.
Secretary Gresham has proposed to the
government OF Chill the establishment
OF new commission to consider the
claims which failed through lack of time
to be adjudicated by the late commits
sion. An intimation has been received
that Chill would agree to such propo-
sition. 1t is understood the Chilian go,
ernment is anxious to promptly set .
the remaining claims rather than to peg
mIf thaiF pnnfinna1 nv iutn
Superintendent Stump of the immi-
grafton bureau with the approval of Sec
retary Carlisle has issued an important
circular Of instructions to commissioners
of immigration, collectors of customs
and immigration inspectors, which ex-
tends all the prohibitive and inspection
features OF the present regulations relat-
ing " CransoCeaniC immigration W per-
sons arriving in the United States by
water from Canada, Newfoundland and
Mexico.
Legislation is probable during the
present Congress looking to the abolition
of the Office OF Collector OF Customs at a
number OF smaller ports, transferring
the business to larger offices. Among
the places named are Humboldt and Eu-
reka, Cal, and Coos Bay and Yaquna,
Or. Secretary Hamblin concurs in the
proposed changes. The Assistant Sec
retary favors more comprehensive
measure consolidating some districts in
the interest OF economy.
Mallory has reported from the Com
mittee on Commerce bill to place on
waiting orders or permanently remove
from the active list officers OF the rev.
enue cutter service who become incapac-
itated by reason Of infirmities, age or
physical or mental disability to effi-
ciently perform duties OF their office.
Vacancies in the active list occasioned
by regular incapacitated officers v i'll be
filed sy.pTomotion Ia S.ier of seniority
after written examination as to profess
sional qualifications.
The notifications which have been
made in the Behring Sea bill have robbed
that measure of the features which were
most obnoxious to our government, and
it is believed that if the act is thorough
ly administered there will be little op-
portunity for pelagic sealing in the closed
season. As it now stands the result of
the Paris arbitration was published in
the British Columbian newspapers last
fall, and it would be difficult task for
the owners and masters of any sealing
craft to convince an impartial Judge that
they were not aware OF the provisions of
the award, and until they could estab-
lish such ignorance their vessels and |
cargoes are no longer free from forfeit
ure. The opportunities to plead ignor-
ance are expected to be very few, as it is |
reported that the customs officers ut
Victoria notified all of the sealers clear
ing from that port since the beginning
OF the year of the provisions of the |
award, and warned their masters of the |
danger of seizure.
Another international monetary con-
ference, this time perhaps to be held i'm |
the City of Mexico, is among the proba-
bilities. The government through its
diplomatic representatives is quietly |
pressing upon the attention of the pow
ers the feasibility of again undertaking
an ad justment OF the monetary question,
and the time is believed ripe for further
efforts in that direction. Minister Ro-
nero has already suggested the matter
To our government i'll way that does |
not at the moment require direct re-
sponse, and the President is considering
it carefully, for undoubtedly the success
of the undertaking will depend in a large
measure upon the support of the United |
States. The adhesion of Great Britain,
too, is OF first Importance, and the re-
port that she will limit her representa-
tives TO that Of India hardly realizes the |
hopes OF the projectors, though it may
not defeat the meeting.
Census officials are confident that a
thoroughly satisfactory adjustment OF |
the work OF the eleventh census will re-
suit in the carrying into effect OF the |
bill, which has just passed Congress,
providing for an extension of time for |
the completion of work till March next |
Superintendent OF Census Wright saws |
q" The extension OF time is for the pur-
pose of allowing proof reading to be
done. To those most familiar with CEN
sus volumes the statements that the CEN |
sus reports are being doctored are alb
surd. The reports are being brought |
out in all the integrity OF Mr.. Porter's
plans. Wherever matter has been or
will be eliminated il Is or will be because |
in accordance with his approved ideas.
No facts collected for the eleventh CEN
sus h"Ne occh ih any why suppressed or |
changed. As the Superintendent origi- |
nally declared officially that ii was to be |
n purely statistical census, the present
administration is trying to conform to
that declaration"
Senator Morgan, Chairman of the Sem
ate Committee on Foreign Relations, has
reported favombly u bill intended as a
committee substitute for the Nicaragua
canal bill heretofore introduced by him.
The bill differs in some respects from the
original measure. II contemplates full