Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-12-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Big Pension Bill ReporteC
From Committee,
THE BILL CARRIES $l4l, 1868, 1870
The House Passed the Bill With
out Amendment,
THE BILL CARRIES $l4l, 263, 1890

WASHINGTON, Dec, 1.-THE houst
passed the pension appropriation bill
without amendment and adjourned
until Monday. The amendments off
cred by Democrats to correct alleged
existing abuses were ruled out on the
point OF order that they were now
legislation.
AS passed, the bill reached Sal ,263,-
$50. The debaJe covered wide range
1t touched not only the question OF
our pension policy, but that OF civil
service reform and the receipts and
expenditures Of the treasury under the
Dingley law.
On the latter question Dlngley
made an important statement, in
which he expressed the opinion that
the receipts would equal the expendi-
lures before the close OF the present
fiscal year, and predicted surplus Of
$40, 100000 next year.
The delegation of four native Ha-
waiians, who have been in Washing
ton for the past few days, called on
the estate department and lwere
admitted TO an interview with Secre-
tary Sherman, The interview lasted
only lew minutes. They presented
a memorial represented to be in be.
half of 10000 native Hawaiians pro-
testing against annexation.
AFTER THE COAL DEALERS.
The attorney general directed
United States Attorney Foote, at
San Francisco, to file bill in equity
against the Coal Dealers Association
of California for violation of the anti
trust law of 1890.
IL is said the association is COM
posed of retail dealers ofSanFraDcisco
and has for its object the full local
control of the coal business The
constitution and bylaws which haYe
been under examination for some
time in the department Of justice are
said to disclose : the fact that the
members are being held under severe
penalties not to sell coal at less
price than is fixed by the association
and to otherwise observe all Of its
rules.
Wholesale dealers in Washington,
Oregon and British Columbia are said
to have entered into an agreement
with the association, on whom any
violation of the rules, including the
sale of coal under the card rates re-
ported to them, would be punished by
an increase in the wholesale rate TO
TO such offenders. OF 81 per ton, or re-
fusal to sell to them except at prices
charged consumers.
SEVERAL SPECIAL BILLS.
1t was stated Ia reliable quarters
about the house that Secretary Gage
had made his purpose known not 20
embody his financial views in one
comprehensive bill, but TO cover special
subjects in a number of special bills,
some of which would go before the
house committee on banking and cur
rency aud Others before the committee
on ways and means.
THE ANTI-SCALPlNG BILL.
The house committee on interstate
aud foreign commerce has set Satur-
day, Decembe- IS, for hearing the anti
scalping bill.
SALE LIKELY TO BE POSTPONED.
The attorney-general has taken
steps looking to the postponement Of
the sale of the Kansas Pacific. AS
soon as he received copy OF the SEN
ate resolution he telegraphed its sub
stance to Special Colonel Hoadley, at
New York, with a request That ne pre-
pare at once a motion, asking for n
postponement until about February
10. The attorney general today ex-
pressed no doubt that postponement
would be granted by the court on the
showing the government would be
able TO make.