The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-06-23
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

AssS Oau W uIu8RR1Vve toS tbe8ty n93Os
tofore made with the Southern Ute In.
dams for their removal TO Utah and
providing Tor settling them on lands un-
der the seyeralty oct has been passed by
the House.
The House COMMITTEES on Banking
and Currency has decided to choose .
subcommittee Of i've by the usual method
Of ballot TO prepare another bill. The
committee will report its measure 70 the
House not later than June n. II may
prove that this will be . scheme for .
national currency.
The incident growing out Of the pull.
ing down Of the United States dag from
the United States Consulate ct St.
Thomas on the Queens birthday has
been satisfactorily closed by an expIana-
ton TO the Department OF State that the
perpetrators 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 tn.
case In his possession. Mr.. UhI prom
ised him the United States government
would push the matter and do all in it,
power TO release Kisminski.
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 1t Eastern insti-
tutions has done more harm than good.
His observation in the Western country
has shown him that the woman grsdu-
ates Of these schools consider themselves
superior TO their Indian associates and
turn their attention to miners and die
solute white men OF the Indian country
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senator Squire Of Washington has in.
troduced bill for free coinage OF silver.
II provides thst the owner OF silver bull
ION may deposit At the minte. 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 ~ seignioraRe as . 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 a 900 ,00o each
month. When the aggregate amount Of
money 10 he country reaches ~ per
aP,M ,ul'ne' s'ise, en- eplnAee shAli oe dis-
eonuhued; Ahu than pe resumed when
'.'s oefo. .hAt inquire. rUvision 10
mace Iot coming silver hsu-doiiars Of
the p'efens eiAe ana maintaining their
pAf't! ia uie same manner ae other Sill
Ser' me! also are made iegal tender.
The Western members OF the House
have held A caucus 10 man ont n cam.
paign on the irrigation Question. and
have resolved TO stare no lats,r n secnra
action by this Congress. REPRESENTATIVE
OF thirteen Western States and Terrific
rier. including members of All narties-
met here the other day. Mr.. Gveet
who called the meeting. Was elected
Chairman. and the matter VAS thor
ouyhly discussed In Accordance with
instruc,ioas Of the meeting a committee,
consis,;ny al Renrrsen,atiyes Sweet.
Coffern Of wyoming and BAKER of Kan
sas called ON speaker Crisp TO ask that
the COMMITTEE on Rules set apart three
d.vs for the consideration of n hill. which
r. IN he agreed unon hy Western men,
The Speaker suryeeted that = resolution
he introduced in The regular order. and
asked 10 have comics Of The bill Submit
ted hui made no promise,
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H.. C,na;,,.s m Cn,mna,oa an
pointed to frame . Nicaragua canal plan
that the members feel justified in pre-
dieting that the measure will be prepared
within . week. Several points were
agreed upon. Although Bryan's scheme
for . currency issue to construct the ca
nal found come favor, il Was finally
abandoned, and Morgan'e plan will fur
nish the foundation for the bill, which
provides for the usual method OF raising
funds by means OF . bond issue. 1t lie
practically decided that the governments
share OF the bonds shall be go, 00o, 600.
The members agree to insert in the bill
. proviso that the canal company must
at some early date probably January l,
1880 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 present
company, but the latter's affairs must
I've 20 arranged that the government will
find no complications on its hands. Thit
will he made the first condition Of gov
eminent control.
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