Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-06-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Senator Dolph has introduced joint
resolution allowing number OF settlers
titles to lands on the Umatilla reserva-
| ton.
The Navy Department has assigned
the Thetis, now at San Diego, CAL, to
the duty OF conducting surveys along the
Pacific Coast.
The Committee on Indian Affairs has
reported favorably Representative Ellis
bill extending the time OF the Umatilla
Ditch Company for three years.
The Banking and Currency Committee
has decided to lay aside till the tariff bill
| is disposed of the bill for the repeal OF
the tax on State bank circulation.
| 1t il understood the Senate Commerce
Committee has agreed to report unfavor-
ably the nomination of Scott Harrison,
brother of ex-President Harrison, to be
Surveyor OF Customs at Kansas City.
Senator Mitchell has secured an order
from the Postofice Department estab-
fishing tri-weekly mail from Halsey to
Brownsville on alternate days with the
mail that now reaches Brownsville from
Portland on the railroad.
In the Senate memorial from the
Legislature OF Idaho was read, praying
for dredging the Spokane river by the
Federal government as means of lower
| ing the level OF Ceur d'Alene Lake and
reclaiming submerged land.
/ A Cabinet officer has stated that the
contingency upon which the Secretary
of the Treasury could issue bonds with
out Congressional action was when the
gold reserve in the Treasury was invaded
to such point as in the judgment of
the Secretary to impair public confidence.
That point, he said, had almost, If not
quite, been reached.
i 1t is stated in official circles that there
is no probability of the international
monetary conference rec0nvening in the
spring, as was thought likely some time
i ago. At least the suggestion for it to re-
convene will not emanate from the
United States. This information has
been conveyed to the British government
by Secretary Gresham.
General Wheeler, Chairman OF the
Committee on Territories, has no hope
OF getting up the bill for the admission
OF New Mexico until after the tariff bill
is disposed of. Delegate Smith of Ari-
zona, whose bill for the admission of his
Territory has already passed the House,
says there is no doubt of favorable action
| in the Senate.
. 1t is said Cleveland has called for the
resignation of members OF the Utah
Commission with view to increasing
its efficiency. 1t is represented that
, there are conflicting interests among its
members, and that good government will
: be subserved by new deal. When the
> Democrats in Congress come to admit
Utah as State the commission will die
; natural death.
: In the Senate Allen, Populist of Ne
braska, called up his resolution directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to inform
the Senate from what source the gold
. coin OF this country outside the Federal
Treasury was increased to the amount OF
$8S, 900 900 during the fiscal year 1898,
as expressed in his recent report for that
year. Dolph joined with the Populist
Senator in expressing inability to COM
prehend the report OF the Secretary OF
, the Treasury, and the resolution of in
, quiry was adopted without dissent.
Senator Dolph has reported from the
Committee on Public Lands and secured
the passage of Senator Mitchell's bill to
, authorize patent to be issued to Will
.. lam Hendershott for donation claim in
Oregon. He has also secured the pas
sage OF the House bill to authorize proofs
in timber land entries to be made before
stead cases, and also of his bill to au-
thorize corrected patent to the Whee-
lock-Simmons donation claim in Hills
boro, Or, and to grant to the State 9
] tract of land for the Crater Lake Park.
The investigation OF the water re-
sources of the United States undertaken
by the geological survey has been prac.
, tically completed. The work was com.
menced in October, 1889. with the object
< of determining the quantity of water
available for the irrigation OF arid lands
of the West and for use as water power
/, Studies have been made of most of the
! drainage basins west of the Tooth merid
= ian, as well as several catchEents of the
:, East. Scientists have devoted largt
part of the time in the examination o
the "run. offs" of the Missouri, Arkan
e sas, Rio Grande and Snake rivers. Ge
] ologist Newell of the survey said in 81
r interview: "lt does not appear prob
y able that even 10 per cent OF the lane
0 now owned by the government can evel
be irrigated. In fact, there is not a suf
i ficient supply Of water to bring undel
d cultivation arid land equal to that which
II has passed into the hands of individual'
e and corporations. These are, however
e localities where thousands of acres cal
be proftably irrigated by the construc
r tion of dams and irrigating canals"
i Secretary Carlisle has received from
9 Acknowledgement Olney an opinion il
i which he holds that the Chinese exclu
i sion act and prior acts regarding tn
Q Chinese permit Chinese laborers comini
: or going to countries other than tn,
:. United States to pass in transit to tn
country OF destination through tn,
United States. This question was submit
. ted to the Attorney General some tim
ago by Secretary Carlisle, for the reason
that it is alleged that number of Chi
namen while in transit stop off at point
in this country and thereby gain admis
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