The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-10
treatment or their patient that Mr. Kerr is quiet ana
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

wAsHIsGroS. june ., 1s5&
INDIAN APYAIRs-oPxSING OF THE BLACK HILLS
TO EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT.
The House Committee Indian Affairs to-day
authorized Representative Page to report with
OF passage tho joint resolution intro
duccd by DELEGATE Steele, OF Wyoming, declaring
all the territory north the North Platte River and
east Of the SUBMITS Of tho Big Horn Mountains lcom
monty known the Black Hills country TO DO open
20 exploration and settlement Tho joint resolution
also declares that the intent and meaning OF the
treaty OF April -, 1865, Is that white not
excluded from travelling settling upon any por
ton OF Wyoming Territory not included within tho
boundaries OF the permanent Sioux reservation esab
shed by the second article OF that treaty Tho
mittce add privso that this shall construed
10 affect the right Of the Indians hunt the Black
Hills country.
AMENDMENTS TO THE STEAMBOAT BILL.
The changes proposed by the Senate Committee
Commerce. in the House Steamboat BILL reporte
from that committee by Mr. Dennis to-day, arc all
merely verbal except the iollowng:Ths word ''nitro
glycerine ia stricken from SECTIONS % and ~, which
rotate the mode OF packing, marking and shipping
dangerous articles Tho committee strike the
whole Of section S. which provides that pilots and
ginecrs OF all vessels who shall be licensed
such shall be considered officers Of said vessels sub
tho same privileges as other licensed officers
OF steam vessels, and that none but American
citizens shall be licensed pilots and engineers
Tho personal liability section is amended by the Senate
committee read iollows:- Whenever dam
nge sustained by any passenger his baggage from
explosion, fire. collision other cause the master ana
owner such vessel either OF then aud tho vessel
shall be liable to each and every person injured 70
the full amount Of damage II It happens
through any neglect failure TO comply with provis
ions OF this title through known defects imper
fiction Of the stcaming apparatus or Of tho hull
But II such explosion, hrc collision casualty shall
without tho fault prvity or knowledge Of owner
or owners the total liability oil such
respectively shall in case oxceod the amount
valuc his their interest in such vessel and rcighs
then pending aud any person sustaining loss injury
through the carelessness, negligence wlful mscon
duct OF any MASTER mate, engineer or pilot, or his
neglect or refusal obey the governing tho nav
CATION OF such steamers may such MASTER mate,
engineer or pilot damages any such In
jury caused by any such MASTER mate, engineer or
pilot aud such officer may also be imprisoned not cx
cecding three years"
THE RAILROAD COMBINATIONS
The House Committee on Commerce to-day decided
to commence Friday their investigation under the
resolution offered BY Mr. Wilson. Of Iowa. and adopted
by tho House Of May a. relative the
alleged combinations aud determinations by railroads
The investigation will be conducted BY the full
m,teo Friday and Saturday next but Will probably
be delegated thereafter TO q subcommittee.
THE BLAINE INQUIRY.
Matters OF interest in the House to-day prevented
meeting OF the SubJudiciary Committee.
J. B. Stewart Is here, and will be examined To-
morrow.