The silver star., 1900-06-15
rEMS OF INTEREST
FROM WASHINGTON.

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more complete and elegant in every
way than those presided over by Mrs.
Sherman. Her wide acquaintance
among the Oldest Washington families
always made the assemblnges under
the Sherman roof gatherings of unu
sual pleasure from local standpoint.
The report of the House committee on
military affairs, which conducted an
exhaustive investigation of the Coe,ir
dAlene labor agitation and it's excit
ing incidents. was submitted Tuesday.
having been first approved by major
ity vote of the committee. The report
says: First, the governor of Idaho. in
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
or public business and the reign of law
lessness is in fair way to be adjusted.
The citizens of Idaho are to he con
graduated upon the removal of dan
gerous cancer that has long threatened
the peace and order of the state. Bet
ter ideas prevail as to tho rights and
duties of men in relation to the pres
ervatiOn of society, and this improved
condition of affairs is in n great meas
ure due to the conduct Of the COVER
nor OF that state. Second, the conduct
of the military In the trying hours frem
May Ind 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.
tall the various meetings of the Miners
Union the day before and on the day
the Bunker Hill mill was blown up
with dynamite. the distribution Of fire
arms and masks and the march on the
mill. This" 1t says. "was accom-
plished with military precision under
direct command of leaders and with.
out delay, from which fact and from
the evidence ndduced at the Corcorar
trial 1t was found that there existed
In the mining district of the Coeur
dAlene widespread, deep-seated
and thoroughly organized conspiracy"
The report states tha. the district had
been In u state of insurrection since
1892. and the condition In 1899 culmi-
mated in the violent state of insurrec-
tion and riot. The Legislature coulI
not have been convened to meet the
emergency and the committee holds
that under the circumstances the gov
ernOr was warranted In calling on the
President for troops" AS to the Pres
idents course the report says: 1T is
conceded on all sides that the President
of the United States was justified In
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 800
citizens. None OF the charges pending
again the United States army and It's
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 net solely within the con-
stitutiOn and not encrOnch In the dis
tinct sphere of the civil authorities"
Congregational Appropriations.
A carefully prepared statement on
the appropriations Of the session has
been made by Senator Allison. chair
man of the Senate committee Oh ap-
preparations. and Chairman Cannon Of
the House committee on apprOpria-
tions. In accordance with custom. The
staement says:
"Thc appropriations made by the
first session of the Fifty-first Congress
amount to 500. 9.720.iT6 This sum In.
cludes $13I,247,155. estimated to bc
on account of or incident to the late
war with Spain. md delucting IL. the
remaining amount. $57S. ASSET. rep
resents the ordinary appropriations
made for the support OF the govern.
ment during the season.
ut Will be observed that after de.
ducting 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 SapnIsl
war; the appropriations for the five
fiscal years-lncludIng the two lmme-
diately preceding the war-arc ns fol-
lows:
1897 ................... $515. .S45. los
1S!DS ......... 52S. I35OIo
lSHD I3S, I3l.tSS
1000 .................. 5.I. ,StI
lWl 0IS.lSs.j.l
"'rhls shows nn apparent excess In
the ordinary appropriations ut this
session for the fiscal year 1901 OF
$40, 747 ,2i2 over the appropriations
for the fiscal year 1898. which Immc-
dlntcly preceded the Spanish war. The
chief increases In ordinary expenses
for 1901 over those for 1SOS nrp:
"lncrcnsc OF the navy. $7.OS1.0iG
pensions. S3.DSI. $50: postal service. OK.
elusive of newly acquired territory.
SIT $50 ghhl. tNgatftlt XII nm NM