The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-04-28
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

l.ePeeuuk LIE ctSuo D4uk LAX, out pro
hibiting the issuing Of money by State
banking Institutions or other corpora
tons except national banks.
The Navy Department has Just pub.
lished the reprimand in the case OF Cap.
tain +. N. Shepard, who was convicted
OF writing . letter rejecting upon Cap.
tain Bunce. The Secretary deems the
publication OF the findings and sentence
Of the court and the action Of the de.
partmeDt thereon in general orders 10 be
SUFFICIENT compliance with the require.
ments Of the sentence that he he pub.
licly reprimanded.
Secretary Gresham has proposed TO the
government Of Chill the establishment
Of . new commission TO consider the
claims which failed through lack OF time
10 he adjudicated by the late commits.
sion. An intimation has been received
that Chill would agree TO such q promo.
sition. 1t is understood the Chilisn gov.
eminent IL anxious TO promptly settle
the remaining claims rather than TO per.
init their continued yexatiOus existence,
Superintendent Stump OF the immi.
grafton bureau with the approval OF Sec.
Rotary Carlisle has issued an important
Circular Of instructions TO commissioner
oil immigration, collectors Of customs
and Immigration inspectors. which ex.
tends all the prohibitiye and Inspection
features oil the present regulations relat.
ing 10 transoceanic immigration TO per.
sons arriving in the United States by
water from Canada, Newfoundland and
Mexico.
Legislation lie probable during the
present Congress looking TO the abolition
of the Office Of Collector Of Customs At Z
number Of smaller ports. transferring
the business to larger Offices. Among
the places named are Humboldt and Eu-
reka, Cal. and Coos Bay and Yaquins,
Or. Secretary Iiamblin concurs in the
proposed changes. The Assistant Sec
retary favors a more comprehensive
measure consolidating some districts in
the interest Of economy.
Mallory has reported from the Com
mittee on Commerce n bill TO place on
waiting orders or permanently remove
from the active list officers OF the rev.
enue cutter service who become incapac-
itated by reason OF infirmities. age or
physical or mental disability TO eff
ciently perform duties of their Office.
! Vacancies in the active list occasionei
by regular incapacitated officers will he
filled by promotion in order OF seniority
after . written examination as to profess
sional qualifications.
Another international monetary con.
4 ference, this time perhaps to be held in
the City OF Mexico, is among the proba
1 biliiies. The government through its
diplomatic representatives is quietly
! pressing upon the attention OF the pow
err the feasibility of again undertaking
AN adjustment OF the monetary question,
and the time is believed ripe for further
efforts in that direction. Minister Ro-
nero has already suggested the matter
TO our government in way that does
not al the moment require o direct re-
Spouse. and the President is considering
II carefully. for undoubtedly the success
OF the undertaking will depend in large
measure upon the SUP port Of the United
States. The adhesion Of Great Britain,
too, Is OF first Importance, and the re-
| port that she will limit her representa-
tives TO tina, Of India hardly realizes the
hopes OF the projectors, though il may
not defeat the meeting.
Census officials are confident that q
thoroughly satisfactory adjustment OF
the work OF the eleventh census will re-
suit in the carrying into effect Of the
bill. which has just passed Congress,
providing for an extension OF time for
the completion OF work till March next
Superintendent OF Census Wright SAYS
THE extension of time is for the pur-
pose Of allowing proof reading to be
done. To those most familiar with CEN
sus volumes the statements that the CEN
sus reports are being doctored are alb
surd. The reports are being brought
out in all the integrity Of Mr.. Porter's
plans. Wherever matter has been or
will he eliminated il is or will be because
in accordance with his approved ideas.
No facts collected for the eleventh CEN
sus have been in any way suppressed or
changed. As the Superintendent oriyi-
nally declared officially that il WAS TO lie
a purely statistical census. the present
administration is trying 10 conform to
that declaration"
The notifications which have been
made in the Behring Sea hill have robbed
that measure OF the features which were
most obnoxious to our government, and
il is believed that il the act is thorough
Iy administered there will he little OPP
portunity for pelagic sealing in the closed
season. As IL now stands the result Of
the Paris arbitration was published in
the British Columbian newspapers last
fall, and il would be a difficult task for
the owners and masters Of any sealing
craft TO convince an impartial Judge that
they were not aware of the provisions Of
the award, and until they could estab.
lish such ignorance their vessels and
cargoes are no longer FREE from forfeit
urc. The opportunities to plead ignor.
ance are expected to be very few, as il is
reported that the customs officers at
Victoria notified all Of the sealers clear
ing from that port since the beginning
Of the year Of the provisions Of the
award, and warned their masters OF the
danger OF seizure.
Senator Morgan, Chairman Of the Sen.
ate Committee on Foreign Relations, has
reported favorably bill intended a. a
committee substitute for the Nicaragua
canal bill heretofore introduced by him.
The bill differs in some respects from the
original measure. 1t contemplates full
cooperation on the part Of the United
States in the work Of the Nicaragua
Mercantile Company. All stocks, bonds
and bond obligations and liabilities OF
the company are to be Cancelled to sat
isfy debts and enable the company 10
take care Of its stocks and bond ohliga-
tons. An issue of $40, 0O0, 900 of non.
assessable stock OF par is to be issued.
The Secretary Of the Treasury lie to con-
troll the retirement Of obligations and
the sale of the new stock. The bill orig
inally introduced provided for the inn.
mediate issuance Of only 81 200. 200 Of
bonds, which the new bill increases 10
&2.ooo, 600. On the liquidation Of ex.
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