The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-01-13
NATIONAL CAPITAL.


Withhold the pension OF Judge ISns of
Michigan. and has directed he be again
placed on the pension rolls.
The Secretary u the Treasury has sent
. communication to Congress in which
he estimates that an appropriation Of
" ,Sso,pS viii be necessary to defray the
expenses OF collecting The revenue from
customs Tor the fiscal year ending June
-. 1875. At Port Townsend o., 3t5 will
be necessary " defray the expense OF
collection.
The Pacific Nail Steamship Company
after February will form once a. week
mail service between New York and CO.
Ion instead Of thirty-six trips . year. A
-four years contract with the government
requires the company to make thifty-six
trips year during the first two years
ai'd hity.two a year during the latter
hall u the period.
Representative Mcguire has introduced
. postal telegraph bill providing for an
issne oi Us 90 900 in bonds 10 he ex-
pended ia Tia. erection oi telegraph lines,
starting at thirty-txo OF the largest cit
Ice in the country. The tolls are fixed
nj 10 cents for ten words. and the Post
mast1r-.ienerai 10 authorized 10 arrange
tot rate oi - cents per 100 words lor
news dispatches.
The report ON the mining resources OF
the country. prepared by Chief Day Of
/ the diva ot mining statistics Of the
! geological survey. shows that the high
1 water mark in mineral production MAS
reached in isss, both In this and every
II .safs Il Iii
the mineral products OF that wear MAS
tts+, ,5s. 76s. This is so ,0O0, 600 greater
shAn for any previous year.
The monthly issae OF pilot chart OF
I the Pacific Ocean, similar in general
character 10 the chat ot the North At
isntSe. he IN contemplation by the naval
( photographic Office. Al present there
are NJ means Of distributing ihforna-
ton 10 mariners Of the Pacific Ooean,
ani the demand has hc~n 80 general not
oni, among American mariners, but
/ snaong foreigners, tina, the photographic
otticrrs believe ih-g- Is As much reason
for Publishing . Pacific plloi chart 40
/ there is . chart of the ttlaatie Ocean.
! Congress siil therefore he urgei 10 aa-
,lsosisc The publication, which Is attend
~i wi,h very slight expense.
The Uniie~I States Supreme Court has
rrtsi~svsi decision in the case 81 Angie
~. lhe Chicago. -. Paul. Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad against the com.
panr. The plaintiff. Mn. Angle. .
WIDOW. ssaci .of money due her husband
tog usssk ia~ sss rrasiy 10 perform In
baslding the Superior Air lane. The
ooars ho.is that the company secdred 4
land grant OF 5000 op acres from the
sup~.to, cosn,sny by misrepresentation
20 the Wisconsin, Legislature. and sue
tain, the charges OF irzaid. MIR. Angle
claim a,naan,s ta IS uooo. The claimi
al the Stockholders 81 the Superior Al
line are We, 10 he iilei. The lands So
cur~i by tho Omaha Company arr saln'>
a millions Of dollars.
The ss-rr~,Arr ot State and IA. British
Asntsassadot arc pnrsnins negotiation
LOT ala sgr~~moni upon the regulation
20 t.,,,ce R-hfine sea. II 10 iinportaI
ths, these regulations rhah be a;n~el
apos, i,cic.c the oprning OF 'he sra'in
s,a~m, The iormalil'~s 80 b~ gon
tntoa.h h.r,seen the tso government
sIll ,,ossutne much time. The Nav
larpss,tact., IL experimenting some EN-
h.,rsssm~n, in supplying sufficient Yes
sri. 81 the small class required To do w
work Of pa,roliins the territory desis
mattel br the tribunal =; Paris. Whe
,r,pI n~osssAry 10 police Behrinr -
h.,,,r. the Treasury department had
l.e oall~,i upon lof revenue cutters 70 -
In the xoyk temporarily. They cann'
well hc .parci for permanent use IN 'l''
vurt. No active steps have a. vel nss
; taken .osari the preparation oil psu'
: feet.
SECRETARY Morton has expressed su
. ,,t.- al The utter mtsapprrhent'on Q
. ,hc cat, %. tho public Of his position
? ,x.,-a,,i 90 the agricultural expe1me'
. station. appropriations and oil the ~
:. ,i,c xl,,ch ipdu oil him 10 omit tbs su
: t,,o, ,bo estimates Of expense IN his q
9 ,,.,,m.n, for the ensuing fiscal year. J
n .,,d "A,am matter Of fact have TAX
,be nam. cour~e in this rcsp@'ct as
! .1,n,.i bv nav predecessor. tenei
. Ru,k and IA. understand from 'cor
!. William IilI. to HON Secretary kn
!. e,rrcs-.~i himself on the SUBJECT
n,,sci..-ly the same grounds. The rea
!. inc o, the sixth page OF my report !"
!. p,.sideu, shows clearly villa, the groun
e., nv action are. The TACT ~ PLAIN
any on. Who take. the pains 10 rev.
!. ,hc only official uttcrancc ! have 9
!. nr,.sssd on the subject, that no susse
4, ,;on Of the abolition ot State stat'
4 ~as suggested by me"
e, I, Ia generally agreed among Den
NJ cratic Senators tina, the financial q"
O. lion xill remain untouched IN toner
e, in the tariff bill IL disposed OF. \o
Ne hc,. .a;d that no effort whatever wo
he n. made To pre.s his silver hi'I unu'
IN .,;g 1. on, of the WAY. When reach
-. howcye,. he thought Il wou'h prove
ny ",l,,,,n at the problem. Bland also
N. ,,o,,,,cs. that he will not try to get
dy o., coinage M in the House till the
IL M hill i. pAssei. Carlisle's bond II
20 n,,,o.i,,op will probably give way 70
O.. .,,T as the latter IL considered MAJ
IL. ~ nrimary Importance, and its hecis
ire go ,,nt matter. in such condition
m lc issuance Of bonds unnecesss
nd r,,,h.,more. IL IL known that the FL
80 .nnr,ye of bonds and are prepa
90 vote Tor their issue against any
III. ~ho docs no, favor Tree silver. ~
'm, ,hsrc ne.,d bc no cause for surprise u
III ,al;nv M Of the bond proposition
II =. delay.d 50 long as TO render IL I'M
i,ic TO take il up at ALL
po. II ha. been decided to , increase sr"n
ar. whisky tax 10 cents q eal'on, "o h
ale S.n,. 70 81. TO he levied asalns. VIII
icaI In AZ we'll A. on, OF bond UPON,
This r..en,a,ion that this increase woa.a
Is Of ,,naue hardship tn the owners W vi
md. In hond Il was decided TO eA,e""
A, ,,ndeJ period from three 10 e,su. :,
and The tax on PLAYING 49," w.. rcduc,
the Fixed AZ q cents = pJ,,"J ,ax on
with cents and the con'en Pa ',s.csr,,rJ. n
oad. tumes and cos,neu'. ~ a. on cigars
.ted. crease was maze IN wy 10 ss n n per
'rror the increase on eiesa The comm
Had. was allowed 70 s' .. =, incomes
q 10 estimates hat .n..,J;v;da,s corpora
may Corporations anu ,.,a,y,dua,s) will