, 1876-02-29


t!ons Of humanity Ind JuE.icr aId Il. bcnriiraEcn
eoald ho those OILY Win lad ,,..eTrd from wound. CT
msnt md ia pnsnhcr NJ frSe il 40 " rm,i tst ii,o
Treasury viii bo taxed to very trivial amount ly tl
passage IT the ill., The cu,nmtatvuer Of pens,ons
eons atrickcn from te rails under tho rtogs!opR Of
the act Of 1861 was ILL., This unber At I'D ter year
Ia $4A6It but IN reality not more than baf Df this
number now 1nrvive ii the mortality among tLem IL
constantly increstinv with ihrir ncftasug axc eotLat
It my bo tafeiy ASSUMED hst the probable chsrue Gu
rnox1,rneMEN ucsr 1oog orr ron rirMsELvEs,
The liouse Committee On Indian Affairs has
decided that Congrcss should not pay any Of tho
claims for Indian deprcdat!ons upon white
settlers. The Senate. ii = case ~ strong aa uny
that ever waa before tho House Committee, LAS
taken tho zane position. The Senase Commit
tae, In ita final report upon this subject matter
In substance Bays:
Tle petitioner alleges TINT he v+a .s stockra,se,,
In Quo Of the frontier counties Of Te.us aud that ke
haa nutered much from depr~datlons by 1narautliDg
I. nns q eo Gosnsne apta. n ahaae' a ss ,so I'm ~
va!us to A. and uion one occ1Flon attacking hs
this tut.nR t; R ~ ~ @ AnrGs '5 ~ % ~s; snu
soma enl Or avo ysar, o scen1 I'm lin to srsa, a3-
70 his wfc a. III efforts to recover ard Es.ore to ts
$6Io3. ~
IAs elhTn VA rrestniea TO ~ commissioner OF
serving iavorsb;e consideration, md Fecom1ntnded
thst u 70 rreseht@eu @ 70 Consresa. ~ taa cae eonrs
9es ] nsopsr T @ % IL lis aud
a. nke enlfns, tnss "a sae ~ tae f"eaes
ot sIea'y snnmt,oa OF apecaat oongan on .te raa.
OF ine government. I1e doFe1ulnens eannot ah1
on8ht nnl 70 oesoe sne lAufer .! .na tes Ana pioE
erty Of tgsc wig chooae 70 undesake tue hatafs OF
fon.es ,c; a s H. r'aat aIa ~ Iopea LOT te
70 e19ra ~ teo e'1ataS ~ 9el ro~sr aof
tao protection Of het etIens against indlan 'neaT.
q " iue M n,u ngs IT, a1 o npt H. g @
therefo1o, roecs ths els! o he ret!t!oner as I'LL
they may be discharged from ts further cons,era-
tofl. aud TINT tho bill accompanying the petition 10
indefinitely postponed.
This sottleo theae questions for this Congsese.
Meanwhile the cotton.sa1 raidors are pounding
st the Treasury door.
ri1E HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Tho following is the text Of tho bill fsyorabiy
reported By Tho Committee on waya and Mcaus
to carry into effect convention between tho
United ssatcs Of America and His MaJcntY tho
Kipg of tho Hawaiian islands. signod on tho
3Otl1 day OF January, 1876. It Is made srecial
order for March 2: =.
he ,t enacted, It,, That whenever tho rrcadent Of
That lis Iegisl.turs Il tho Iava.ian Isiands have
pissed lnTs on tlrr p.rt 10 gtse f effect to hn pro
ssioha Q! ne eonveh9n oe'HSen M 1he gtaa @ hss
snn ~ w. ~ & .. ~ 1smu. g LIZ - T. hsts
S ~ ~ sre ~ n,c.,uat}on ae.iornu ths H.
has such evidences; aud ihercupon, fron lie date Q!
sch proclamation thu following arclns, being Tho
growth md Eanuf.csuEe Or produce Of tho AaKslsa.
iaanaA, 1.HM Atto"'sogs So% @ uss st o. oananasi
hats: veRcssnte:; osio1 snu unaIaes ntsaerFea sna
4.
and III other untenned sugar. meanjnG lcrer, tho
grades Of sugar heretofore commonly imported from
tho Hawaiian 1siandht anh nov Known In tho markets
Of SAY fF.nesso ana po.and a. sanaseh s Island
MFups 2, , H,ei1o 1o aha .ooaes ~
~ ";;x ~ onv az tn Ill. eamrcntan m. es. n
fo.en. ~ VISA - -
EFFECTS or n,xa nc1E.
There sec,ne to ho no limit to swlnd1inE in tho
Investigating Committee shows that thero has
bven little Ii{crenco between tho administratlon
Of tho old Board Of Public WorAa aud Tho new
Commissioners 4 streak Of addition, division.
efcss hna sncccodcd in finding out tbat, after
al tho debt created by the old Board Of Public
Works does exceed a20, 600, 900, although tho Inv
prcBcribcs that 1t should mover DO grentcr than
be. 900 D00 Yet that Doard Aud local puh1Ic
opiulon sought to oatzacizo those who maintain.
cd that the debt bal paesed beYond the latter
limit. And now claims nro being presented to
Coperese for the damages which tts ornamental
| Government did willis creating this moustrous
dobt. III. Cato las introduced bill
| for tho equalization md settlement
| Of all claims for dsnagea sustained by
| rcnsop OF public improvements epl tepairs 10
tho District Of Columbia. 1t proyidoe that tho
commissioners for tho government OF tho Dis
| trict OF Columbia 10 authorized. empowered. and
direolcd to rocoiyo aud examine ait claims Tor
! dnnages resulting 10 p,iya,e property within tho
| mcuts or rcpnits made by the legal anthoritica
since tho year.1s71, upon the presentation OF the
| avorp application OF tle owner Of owners pf tho
nronerty 10 Claimed 70 be dauloccd,
7nEAsuny anADs.
Therc soems TO DO no limit to tho Ingenious
| schemcs for donlctiup the Tteas1,fY The pc,,-
sion roll OF the eo!jcra and sailors of tho last
War fooss up ISL, coo 600 annually, including tho
a3, 600, 900 which it coats tho Government to dis
! bu,ao tLat eum. Aud now all who participated
10 &ny OF tho fence-cornsr rows Of our history
arc 10 be placed upon tic ponsiou.rolis.
Eycn Economy Williams, --Two.antl-a-hals-