Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

The Fish Commission has submitted
to the Senate report showing the re-
suits of fish planting in the Columbia
river and making recommendations for
the successful propagation OF salmon
and shad.
The monthly statement of the directors
OF the mint shows the total coinage of the
United States during May was SO, 100, 400,
of which IS, Ais, $50 was gold and 1915, 900
was silver. The silver coinage was en-
tirely of half dollars and quarters.
Commissioner Lamoreaux of the Gen
eral Land Office has submitted to Secre-
tary Smith a recommendation for au-
thority to prepare a proclamation for
the signature of the President restoring
to mineral location and entry all the
mineral lands in the Bohemia mining
district" within the limits of the Cascade
range and forest reserve in Oregon.
Colonel Fred G. Ainsworth, chief OF
records OF the pension division, indicted
for manslaughter on account of the Ford's
theater disaster last June in which more
than score of government clerks were
killed, is now free. Justice McComas OF
the Criminal Court ordered the indict-
ment quashed, because it did not show
the falling OF the building was due to
the personal neglect of Ainsworth.
The official report of the Naval Board
which conducted the recent trial of the
Columbia was submitted to Secretary
McAdoo. 1t makes it evident that the
Columbia is one of the finest vessels
afoat. On her way down the Delaware
she struck some drift logs, and as a re-
suit several of her plates were dented.
The ship has gone into the dock to per-
nit of examination. Mr.. McAdoo saws
that Captain Sumner was free from
blame as the vessel was in the hands of
a competent pilot and the damage was
trifling.
A. l.. Randall, Chairman of the Inter-
national Typographical Union Commit
tee on Government Ownership of Tele-
graphs, has written letter to Postmas-
ter-General Bissell, accusing him OF
never having read the postal telegraph
bill, on which he recently reported add
versely to Chairman Wise of the House
Committee on Commerce. Mr.. Randall
says Mr.. Bissell evidently took it for
granted the bill before him was the Wan
amaker bill of the Fifty-frst Congress.
He then calls attention to the govern
ment ownership OF telegraphs in other
countries, and asks; Are not the peO-
pie of this country as capable of con-
Quoting the government telegraph as
those OF European nations?" This is
followed up with this threat: 1.-THE In
ternational Typographical Union has
inaugurated this movement. 1t will do
its utmost to defeat any man found
working or voting against the great re-
form, regardless of party affiliations"
Delegate Joseph has introduced bill
for the irrigation of arid government
lands, which is of interest not only to
New Mexico, which he represents, but
to California and every other State where
there are arid lands. The bill provides
for the appointment OF an irrigation
commission to consist OF government en-
gineers to supervise the work. The Sec
rotary of the Interior is authorized to
have geological surveys made and maps
prepared for the use OF the commission.
Three per cent bonds are to be issued to
pay the expense of the work. When
ever a sufficient amount OF arid land has
been irrigated it is to be opened for set
Element and sold to heads of families at
10 per cent above the actual cost of rec
lamation. The bill also provides for the
sale of timber on the public domain in
square quarter sections to the highest
cash bidder. Irrigation experts who
have examined this bill think it is the
best scheme yet proposed for the recla-
nation of arid lands.
The Senate, Mills alone not voting,
has adopted resolution declaring the
United States will not interfere with the
affairs of the Hawaiian Islands, and the
United States will regard interference
by any foreign power as an unfriendly
act. The resolution adopted was intro
duced by Turpie, and reads as follows
Resolved by the Senate of the United
States that it belongs wholly to the people
of the Hawaiian Islands to establish and
maintain their own form OF government
and domestic policy that the United
States ought not in any way to interfere
Herewith, and the interference i'll the
political affairs OF those islands by any
other government will be regarded as an
act unfriendly to the United States.'
Mills of Texas explained that the resolu-
ton did not meet his approval, although
he would not vote against it. Believing
this government has Overthrown the ex-
listing government of Hawaii, he thought
it the duty of the United States to tear
down the oligarchy set up in its name.
The Senate Sugar Trust Investigating
Committee examined Senators Voorhees,,
Jones and Vest of the Finance Commit
tee in regard to the allegations concern
ing the efforts of the Sugar Trust to in
tuence legislation. They made general
denial of all the charges made of the ex-
ercise of influence by the Sugar Trust
and specifically contradicted the story
that Secretary Carlisle had made secret
visit to the committee and demanded
that the sugar interests be protected be-
cause of the Democratic party's indebt-
edness to the Sugar Trust. They agreed
that Mr.. Carlisle had never made such
visit to the committee, and stated that