, 1878-05-31
Telegraphic Summary.

NEW YoRK, May 2S.-The Pacific Mail
company's annual election takes place to-
morrow. The latest rumors this after
noon were that the Hart party wOHld car
~ the el ection, and that Capt. David Bah
cock. who was the first captain of the
clipper Young America, and now man
ager of the Stonington line Of steamships,
will be elected to the presidency.
The L. :. Senate passed without amend
ment The House bill to prohibit further re-
tircment of U. S. legal tender notes; yeas
II, nays Is.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.--In committee
of the who the amendment to the army
appropriation bill transferring the man
agcllcnt of the Indian Affairs from the
Interior to the War department was
adopted, ll3 to 107
The vote by which the House to-day
negativCd the action of the committee Of
the whole and restored to the army APP
preparation bill the clause reducing he
army to 20. 900 men, was surprise to both
parties. 1t resulted from the temporary
absence OF tour or five Republicans who
had left the capital without pairing, not
anticipating that the bill would soon be re-
ported to the house ior final action. An
amendment providing for the transfer OF
the Indian management to the war de-
partment, which was adopted after q re-
markably short discussion. received the
votes of nearly all OF the Democrats, in
cuding Wigginton, and was opposed by
all but halt u dozen Republicans, Page be-
ing one of the exceptions.
A bill introduced in the House to-day
by the Chairman of the Indian Affairs
Committee, and which was prepared by
the Indian Bureau, provides for the con-
solidation OF all the Indians in Oregon
and Washington Territory upon five res
ervations. lhe Warm Spring and uma-
tilla Indians by this plan are to be taken
to the Yakima reservation at an estimated
cost of $35. 900, and the effect OF releasing
723. 600 acres Of land to settlement. Thir-
teen reservations in Washington, COM
prising 334, 600 acres, exclusive oil the
Colvile reservation, will be reduced to
three, namely, Neah bay, Puyallup and
Colville, At an estimated cost OF 100000.
SietZ and other Oregon Indians. will 6e
placed on the Grand Ronue reservation.
The dozen or more tribes now Oh the Col
vile reservation. together with all tribes
now In the Western part of Washington
Terr tory, will be restricted to the COM
pantivcly small area of SOC, 600 acres, and
the rest u this enormous reservation,
which comprises 81, SOU, 900 acres, will be
thrown open for settlement. Tile bill pro-
vidcs tor release in other parts of the
United States Of about -, 900, ,0OO acres in
addition to the ZOO, coo above indicated.
No changes are proposed concerning res
ervatiOms IN California.
The Senate concurrent resolution pro-
posing adjournment Oh june 10th, viii
come up for action by the House next
Wednesday, and the Democrats intend to
caucus Oh the subject tomorrow evening.
A determination will probably be reached
to again postpone action upon the resoIu-
ton.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 27.-It is ru-
mord that the Russian Imperial Bank Is
so heavily Indebted that the Government
dare not continue the publication of week
ly returns. The banks affairs are IN al
most helpless condition. The continued
issue Of paper money to cover deficits
will be necessary If the bank is To so on.