Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-04-09
OREGON IN CONGRESS.



yorable action on some OF them, and
expects that those which were favorably
reported in the last congress will receive
early consideration in this congress.
One bill appropriates $3.50, 900 for the
public building at Portland, and fixes
that sum, with what has heretofore
been appropriated, as the limit OF the
cost Of the building. This will bring
the total cost Of the building to 81 ,000,-
900. The bill provides that when the
building is completed it shall be used
az a custom house, for appraisers stores,
courtrooms, signal service offices and
for the United States surveyor-ge general.
Anoter bill fixes the boundary OF the
Warm Springs Indian reservation on
the northern side. 1t provides that
the boundary shall be the same as de-
fined in the treaty Of 1855, and as found
by Commissioners Fullerton, Dufur
and Payne in 1901.
Other bills introduced by the Oregon
senator are as follows:
Admitting veterans OF Indian wars
to the soldiers homes; removing the
charge Of desertion from the name OF
James X. Parker; TO reimburse the
states of Oregon, California and Ne
vada for money expended in the rebel
lion, Of which amount Oregon would
receive $305, ,9l5; providing for quar-
antine station at Astoria, and appropri-
atlng $50, 900 for the same; to establish
an assay Office at Baker City; directing
the accounting officers OF the treasury
TO allow Oryille T. Porter for all sums
stolen or appropriated by his deputy
| while Porter was marshal for Alaska;
to pay William A. Starkweather $2, ITO,
the amonnt paid by him for clerk hire
while he was register Of the land Office
at Oregon City; to pay Peter Grant
Stewart, Of Gervais, $1,000 for land
/ taken by the government at the mouth
OF the Columbia river IN 1859; to pay
| II. w. shipley 81, 4S7 for work done by
him in excess Of his contract in con-
structing buildings at the Nez Perce
agency, in Idaho; to pay Avery ID. Bah
cock and wife 81, 900 for the use and
occupation of their land by the govern
ment; to pay d. j. Holmes, of Port
land, 1896 for money expended by him
on claim from which he was ousted
when it was found the land he occupied
was in the Warm Springs reservation;
to pay John w. Lewis $521 balance
due him as salary as register of the land
Office at The Dalles; to pension George
Hughes of Portland, at $50 per month;
to pay John Campbell 81, 1876 for prop
erty taken during the war,
Senator Mcbride has introduced a
bill making Colonel George II. Men
dell, late of the corps of engineers, a
brigadier- general on the retired list.
He recites in the bill the good work
that Colonel Mendell has performed,
and points out that when General Casey
retired Colonel Mendell was next in
line for promotion, but that another
was made brigadier-general instead.
Another bill by Senator Mcbride al
lows persons making claims upon pub
lie lands to make proofs before any Off
Ger qualified TO administer oaths il
homestead cases, whether the lands are
in the county or not. At present tn,
making of such proofs must be before
an officer in the county where the lane
is situated.
Another bill applicable to all publ,
land states the law to settle accounts
between the United States and Missis
, sippi, which allowed for school pur
: poses all lands embraced in reservation
which would have have been numbere,
; 10 and SO. The states are to be al
lowed $l,25 per acre for the loss o
such lands.
Representative Ellis has introduce,
bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicat
, ing. liquors in the capitol building
, This bill was passed by the house a
D the last session OF congress, and was re
ported in the senate, No one, wit
very few exceptions. wanted it passed
but men did not want to go on recor
as opposing it. The bill might hav
passed the senate if it ever came to
vote, but Senator Hill, of New York
would never allow it to reach tina
stage. He was always ready to talk
= to death whenever it appeared. MI
Ellis may push it along, and it will n
doubt pass the house if it ever comes
vote again.
= All members Of the Oregon delegs
tion indorsed Binger Hermann for con
> missioner of the general land Office
His successor, Mr.. Tongue, and otht
members of the delegation called pc
:, sonally upon the president and urge
. his appointment. Mr.. Ellis wer
: among the members of the house, an
! especially those from the West, and g
y their signature to paper in whic
Hermann was indorsed for the place @
> the ground that it would be to the il
II terest of the West.
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