The Springfield herald., 1900-06-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM WASHINGTON.


more complete and elegant in every
way than those presided over by Mis-
sherman. Her wide acquaintance
among the oldest Washington iaihllies
always made the assemblages under
the Sherman roof gatherings of unu-
sual pleasure from II local standpoint
The report of the House committee Oh
military affairs, which conducted an
exhaustive investigation of the Coeur
d'Alene labor agitation ana lis eNcit
ing incidents, was submitted lncsday,
having been first approved by II major
ity vote Of the committee. The report
saws: First, the governor OF Idaho, III
his efforts to establish order and en-
force the laws of the state, Is to be
commended for his courage and fear
lessness The blind hatred excited by
the mob. the consequent disturbance
of public business and the reign of law
lessness is in n fair way to be adjusted.
The citizens of Idaho are to he con
graduated upon the removal OF II dan
gerous cancer that has long threatened
the peace and order of the state. Bet
ter ideas prevail as to the rights and
duties of men in relation to the pres
ervation of society, and this improved
condition of affairs is in great meas
nor of that state Second, the conduct
of the military in the trying hours from
May 2nd to the present. amid the dis
turbing elements of the Occur d'Alenes.
when fierce passions famed un-
checked, when no hand was raised to
stay the dynamiter and the murderer.
where the mob had been supreme, Is a
matter of earnest congratulation to the
| country" The report takes up in de.
tail the various meetings of the Miners
Union the day before and on the day
the Bunker Hi mill was blown up
with dynamite the distribution of fire
arms and masks and the march on the
mill. This" it says, was accom-
plIshed with military precision under
direct command of leaders and with
out delay. from which fact and from
the evidence adduced at the Corcoran
trial it was found that there existed
in the mining district of the Coeur
dAleue widespread. deep-seateG
and thoroughly organized conspiracy.
The report states that the district had
been in state of insurrecuon since
| 1892. and the condition in 1899 culini-
| mated in the violent state of insurrec-
tion and riot. The Legislature corll
not have been convened to meet the
| emergency and the committee holds
crnor was warranted in calling on the
President for troops AS TO the Pros
| ident's course the report says: 1t Is
| conceded on all sides that the President
| of the United States was justified i'll
| sending troops TO Shoshone county.
| Idaho, in response to the application
| of the governor The United States
troops have now gone into garrison
eight miles from the scene and they
are retained at the request of the gov
ernor. supported by petition OF l.5oo
citizens None of the charges pending
again the United States army and its
officers in Idaho as set forth In the va
rious paragraphs of the resolution have
been sustained by the testimony. Pres
| ident Mckinley and the War Depart
| ment exercised every precaution that
the military act solely within the CON
| stitution and not encroach in the dis
tinct sphere of the civil authorities
Congressional Appropriations.
A carefully prepared statement on
the appropriations of the session has
been made by Senator Allison, chair
man of the Senate committee on ap-
preparations, and Chairman Cannon of
the House committee on appropria-
tions. in accordance with custom. The
statement says:
THE appropriations made by the
first session of the Fifty-iirst Congress
amount to S7O9. .729.476. This sum in
cludes S131, ,24T .l55. estimated to be
on account of or incident TO the late
war with Spain. and deductinG it. the
remaining amount, S5IS, S,iSS,32l. rep
resents the ordinary appropriations
made for the support of the govern
| ment during the season.
"It will be observed that after de-
Quoting the amounts estimated to
have been appropriated on account OF
or incident to the war with Spain for
the ensuing. the current and the last
fiscal years (Which cover the period
since the beginning of the Sapnish
war the appropriations for the five
fiscal years-including the two imme-
diately preceding the war-are as fol
lows:
1897 -S3l3' $40, Us
1895 Observation-Disclosures. 52S. T35. .07S
lS93 -.....-. .'-.-'--...-. 90 iol'os.
1900 Observation-Disclosures. 55i.2IS, SCI
1901 ........... 5TS,iS2, ,32l
This shows an apparent excess in
the ordinary appropriations mt this
session for the fiscal year 1901 OF
$40. T4I.242 over the appropriations
for the fiscal year 1898. which imme-
/ dlatelS preceded llc SUanlsH NaT. lHe
chief increases In ordinary expenses
for 1901 over those for 1888 are:
Increase of the navy. SI0Sl,9i6;
pensions. S3.9S1 $50; postal service. eN,
elusive of newly acquired territory,
SlT.TS2, 800; twelfth census, S9,OoO,oOO;
permanent appropriations including
100000 for requirements of
sinking fund and 100000 for re-
demption of national bank notes.. ST.,
1900. The total Of these Increases
is $50 0.2O2. .S26.
THE approximate amounts. as near.