The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-07-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

abandon the feature OF the plan proposed
bv Attorney General Olney, that permit
ted reorganization OF the company, in
case it was not satisfied to continue on
the basis of the plan adopted.
The Attorney General has sent to the
Senate through the Secretary of the
Treasury a request for deficiency ap-
preparation OF 1925, 600 in lieu Of $4,000
asked for some time ago. This amount
will be used to meet the expenses in
Cured by the United States Marshals in
the arrest and punishment Of Coxeyites
in the West for stealing trains.
A request for troops subject to call has
been forwarded by Secretary Smith to
the Secretary OF War on the ground that
parties are preparing to overrun the
Blackfoot Indian reservation in Mon
tana. The communication inclOses re-
port of Indian Commissioner Browning,
stating that the Indian police force will
be unable to keep these parties from the
reservation, and recon- Aends that two
troops OF cavalry he furnished on the
the call of Agent Coe. The department.
has decided to allow NO prospecting on
the reservation.
KYLE of Mississippi is evidently not
accustomed to hearing discussions in
volving the expenditure OF vast sums OF
money. In the Mississippi Legislature
tine appropriation of $4,000 would be
called reckless extravaganza. COnse-
quently he has been greatly astonished
at the manner in which the Representa-
tives talk about this government indOrs-
ing Huntington's railroad bonds for
S134, OOO, 900. 100000 for the Nicara-
qua canal. millions for rivers and har-
bors and hundreds of thousands for pub
lie buildings. The other day, when the
House was considering an appropriation
bill carrying big SUM OF money for SUBJ
sidy to Southern railroad for carrying
the mail on fast train, he turned to one
of his colleagues and drawled out in his
dry way: "GolIy, these fellers talk
about dollars just as we do about goober
nuts down in our country"
The amended sugar schedule, which
will probably be offered when the tariff
bill is taken up in the Senate, has been
put in shape by Jones. 1t was accepted
bv all to whom it was shown except
Blanchard. The amendment as prepared
changes the date when the sugar sched-
uiiu-s! !. ~ &C irrttc effect from the LIST of
January to the time ", tho massage of
the bill, and provides for continuation
of part of the bounty for the present
year, giving nine-tenths OF cent bounty
per pound on sugar testing above 80 de-
grees by the polariscope and eight-tenths
on sugar testing below 90 degrees and
above so degrees. The Secretary of the
Treasury is also authorized to refrain
from imposing the additional duty of
one tenth OF a cent on sugar imported
from countries paving an export bounty
where it was demonstrated to his salts
faction the producer has not received
the bounty.
In coast and geodetic survey circles on
both coasts there are much interest and
feeling with regard to the war which is
being waged on Superintendent Menden--
hall bv various persons. Carlisle would
like to have Mendenhal's place in order
to give it to one of his friends. He has
been unable to do this. and has been an
moving him in various ways. Carlisle
appointed go many men over the Super
intendpnt's head that Mendenhall, VINO
found these appointments incompetent,
finally sent in his resignation to the
President in order that either he might
terminate his connection with the sur
yey or have it settled that he should have
some jurisdiction over his subordinates
in determining their fitness for Office.
Cleveland has been friendly to Menden-
hall, and has several times said he did
not intend to have him disturbed. 1t IS
thought that the President will decide
the matter in favor of Mendenhall.
The President has informed several
visitors recently that the delay by the
Senate in voting on the final passage OF
the tariff bill seems to have been unnec-
essarv, and that the bill should have
been sent over to the House certainly by
the middle of June. The recent inves-
tigation of the sugar scandal. he be-
lieves has in measure prevented prompt
action. and now that here is every indi-
cation that the bill will he reported to the
Senate and passed without further De,
Law. he thinks that the House Ways and
Means Committee, to which the measure
will he referred on reaching the house,
will appreciate the necessity OF quickly
disposing of it, and will make every Ell
fort to secure final agreement by the
conference committee. 1t is understood
that the President expects the bill to be
sent to him for, approval not later than
July Is. There are also Senators VINO
believe the bill will not be before the
conference committee until the latter
end of the month. There have been no
visits to the White House by any of the
managers of the bill in the Senate for
weeks, and no members OF the WAYS and
Means Committee or prominent Demo-
Gratis who have in charge the measure
on the House side have called to consult
with the President regarding the changes
made by the Senate Finance Committee.
Senator White expects to call up after
the passage of the tariff bill his measure
providing for the payment of the civil
war claims of California, Oregon and
Nevada. By the terms of the bill Cali
fornia will receive nearly $4,000, 600, Or
egon nearly s35C,000 and Nevada over
500. 900. These States are the only ones
having legitimate claims against the
government on this basis whose claims
have not been satisfactorily settled and
the amounts paid in full. John Mullan
has done considerable work in pushing
this claim, which he has undertaken,
among several others OF a similar nature
on behalf of different Pacific Coast
States. This work has been done under
contract. and in the case of the civil war
claims it is held that his contract no
longer holds good Mullan claims, how
ever. that he is entitled to a certain per-
centage of the amounts paid to Califor-
MIA. Acting in response to the agitation
of this question in California, it has been
sought to have clause inserted in the
bill providing that none Of the sums
shall be paid to Mullan. This was Ell
fected at the last Congress, and as re-
eult the bill failed Of passage. presuma-
bly because Mullan was able to prevent
II White saws the matter of determin-