The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-21
MOSCOW WILL
Get MONEY
Sunday Civil Bill Includes Item
of $4,000 for Build.
ing Site

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O-The COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
has included in the sundry civil bill an
item of $4,000 for the purpose Of pro-
curing a site for the new public build
ing at Moscow. This bill has been in
troduced in the house, and there is no
question of it's passage at the present
session. This fact insures the erection
of a court house and postoffice at Mos
COW. Congressman French has worked
for this ever since he entered congress,
and naturally feels highly elated over
this success.
A bill was introduced in the senate
last week by Senator Hepburn, author
izing asd directing the secretary of the
interior to sell or dispose of any unal-
lotted lands in the Fort Hall reserva-
ton. In order to enable the secretary
sum of $4,000 is appropriated. The
bill provides that all trails and well
known and recognized wagon roads
that are now in constant use. shall be
left open for travel. and that passage
along them shall be free and unob-
structed. Probably the most import
ant part of the bill is the section pro-
viding that the proceeds. arising from
the sale and disposition of the lands
shall be deposited in the treasury of
the United States to the credit of the
Indians belonging and having tribal
;-1> uah s0f,
and that it shall be expended for their
benefit, under the direction of the Sec
retary of the interior, in the construc-
ton, completion, and maintenance of
irrigation bitches, purcrase of awgons,
horses, farm implements, and other
necessary and useful articles that may
be deemed best to promote their well
fare and aid them in the adoption of
civilized pursuits and in improving and
building homes for them on their allot
ments. The bill further provides that
a portion of the proceeds of the sale of
these lands may be paid to the Indians
in cash, per capita, if in the opinion OF
the secretary of the interior such pay
ment will tend TO promote their in
terest.
BY unanimous consent Representa-
tive French has procured the passage
of a bill permitting the Spokane and
International Railroad company to con-
struct bridges across the Pend dOreille
and Kootenai rivers. The proposed
railroad will run from Spokane to the
Canadian boundary.
b Only short time now remains be-
fore the fourth of March, and both
houses of congress are away behind
with work that should have been done
| before the close of the session. Pro-
gress has lately been made, but the
outlook is for the hurried passing OF
! the big appropriation bills with bu,
| little consideration. and adjournment
| with nothing else accomplished. Scan'
| Justice is likely to be done to the navy
and the rivers and harbors. A SHARP
axe is out in the interest of economy
and the program for the guiding up OF
| the navy is likely to be interfered with
There IS no time now to give these inn
portant subjects the considerat ton tha'
is due them. So fany days have beer
spent in discussion over the admission
of territories, and the great question o.
railroad rates has been dragged out tt
such a length that congress now hnd'
J it succeeds in settling the appropriation
! bills it will be doing about as much a!
is expected under the circumstances.