The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-28
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 1910.

Evening Paragraphs
The House passed some eighty seven private
bills to-day.
The Senate were engaged on two or three, ono
of which was equivalent In the sum Of money
involved to the whole expenditures OF the Indian
department. being bill for the relief Of Dunson.
Schott & Co., who built and equipped navy for
the republic OF Texas, for payment OF which her
tariff revenues were pledged; but these revenues
having been absorbed by the federal government
in the act of annexation the claimants call upon
Congress for their money Hence the bill but az
II breaches the que stlon Of the assumption OF State
debts, although case stanoing entirely on another
basis than the debts of the other States, 1t 10
doubtful whether the bill Will pass, and probable
that it will be rejected.
Mr.. Badger has introduced resolution instruct
ing the appropriate committee 10 inquire into the
expediency OF repeating .ne EXISTING contlact WIN
the reports of the Senate Senators were not
pleased; and the fact ls, II Is impossible to please
Them, whether you report at all times exactly what
they say, or attempt to mend It, But, on the other
hand, il doe look ridiculous to whole broad
side OF two papers, at 81 50 per column each, taken
up in debate on private bull involving, perhaps.
q pension OF $96 year Butth papers adhere to
their compact and they are right to make ~
much OF il as possible Indeed, as the contract
stands they bound to report all that Is said in
debate, though it may be a dead waste OF time.
paper, and money. -
The present system will perhaps last through tho
sc ssI0n, and then it will stop.
In Executive session to-day. Col Duncan was
confirmed as Inspector General OF the Army, v,ce
Col Crophan, deceased. Col. Duncan has nobly
won his homo 9 in the war with Mexico; and long
may he live to wear them
We understand that General Houston ana
Horace Greeley addressed the people IN Temper
ance Hall to night. in favor Of total abstinence.
Tickets TO the inauguration ball. (whig orho-
dox,) ten dollars A lew more lett. we SMALL
perhaps, have no party ball, IN oPposiuon at hve
dollars. SIT will never do to give y up So
A delegation Of some fifteen Chippewa Indians
are on q tour from the Far West. They ask tor
piece Of land on which 70 settle. They visited the
Two houses to-day in full paint an feathers. We
learn, also, that they called upon the statue
OF Washington, in the Eastern Park that
they surrounded the statue, and smoked the nPe
OF ace in veneration OF the memory OF the Father
OF his country that the principal chief then pro-
scented the pipe to Washington, and addressed him,
Telling HIM that they loved his memory that they
had travelled long distance through his ccuotry,
and that his children were prosperous and happy,
and that the wild orator invoked the spirit OF
Washington In behalf Of the Chippewas, that
some return Of little piece OF land might be givea
10 them in consideration Of the millions OF acres
which the red men had gwen to their white
brethren. The pipe was then passed round again.
and the deputat,on respectfully withdrew; IN.
Dr. Douglass, the Commissioner OF ruono
Buildings, charges the public gardener win "ex-
ceedipg remissness, in the performance OF ms
duty The charge we inchne to think 10 uelust'
since the time that General Jackson was Pfesl-
dent James Msheg has been tho Pahlie &euee'O