Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-12
The Indian Funds Investigation.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON TERRITORIES.

purposes 1t was decided by unanimous vote
that such jurisdiction could be exercised, but
the school and orphan funds. and not go gen.
orally into the various other general funds.
The charges relate principally to the school
anime witnesses as to the proposed change of
government for the Indian territory.
"a augustus bsrS ionl, printer and publisher OF
the people were opposed to the contemplated
division OF lands in severalty and the estab-
ilshment OF United States courts. They were
ton from Col. Boudinot, he replied that when
the Cherokee council refused to re- elect John
son as public printer and publisher of the
land division and federal courts were not
popular. The new organ is against both prop
ositiOns. A question of election coming up,
Col. Adair made the witness state that it was
but counted out.
Senator Patterson-"Getting pretty civilized
out that way. About time to let your folks in
d. NJ, Haley, of the Choctaw tribe, was
druggist He testified that he sold whisky on
a license from Gen. Sheridan, although he
got the authority from the Secretary of War,
through what is known as the intercourse law.
The present Investigation is to cover not
only the alleged frand crOOkedness, but all
questions relating to territorial management
and discipline, and it will be very prolonged.
THE SESSION OF THE CABINET today was
short and unimpOrtant. Secretaries Thomp-
son and Evarts and p. NJ G. Key were absent.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day were Senators Matthews, Burnside and
Kellogg, and Representatives Phillips, Viii
llamS of y. Y, Wait, Foster, Campbell and
Knapp.
SECRETARY EvARTS and Mrs. Evarts have
returned to the city with their son. William
NJ, ir., who is very i'll with consumption. He
had to be conveyed from the car to an ambu-
lance OF a Stretcher. There is but little hope
OF his recovery.
BUTLER CALLS BLAKBURN OUT.-There is a
good story told anent the spat between Gen
eral Butler and Representative JOeBlackburn
of Kentucky. in the debate on the election or a
doorkeeper 1t will be remembered these two
gentlemen had quite 4 sharp passage of words.
When Blackburn got through his reply to
and In rather sharp tone said:
Can L see you, Sir?''
Mr.. Blackburn -; -" Yes. sir; you cam
Mr.. Blackburn.-''N Now, or any other time
Mr. Butler Follow me, then
Mr. Blackburn followed the Massachusetts
general. who led him to the District of COlum-
bla committee room. After Blackburn had
entered, Butler locked the door, and without
placed his hand in his hip pocket and drew
therefrom bundle of papers and proceeded
70 argue with Blackburn ON the merits of the
washington III g, market m company question.
mittee, and is the author of the bill to recon
Hey the buildings to the District authorities.
Butter, on the other hand, is an attorney for
the market company. Blackburn says he eX-
pected by Buffers stern demeanOr that he
took him into the committee room, not to use
persuasion. but to meet him in a Sangainary
encounter, and that Butler chose the time he
did because his (BlackburnS) arm was done
up in sling.
AMONG the successful bidders for supplying
stationery to the Senate was Mr.. J. Bradley
Adams.
Gen. FITz JOHN PORTER has applied to the
President for the appointment of a board to
reconsider his case. with particular reference
to new testimony that could not be had in his
former trial. The President is now consider
ing what action he will take in the matter 1t
IS highly probable that board will be ordered
LOT this purpose, the report of which will be
advisory in this case, and the results Of its
hearing OF the testimony presented will be
duly considered by the President.
Col. j. r. O'BEIRNE left this morning for
Norfolk, where he goes to take charge of In
dian prisoners en- route from st. Augustine,
Fla, to their homes in the Indian territory.
lheSe prisoners, forty-one in number, belong
to the Cheyenne. ArapahO, Kiowa and Co
manche tribes, and have been held by the mil
itary authorities at Fort Marion for the last
four years.
ANNUITY FUND FOR ARMY OFFICERs-The
Senate committee on military affairs has
agreed to report bill which will permit Off
GERS of the army, by making deposits from
their monthly pay in the Treasury, to create
an annuity fund for the benefit of their heirs.
lhe Ofhcer can secure Just so much monthly
income for his widow and children as he
chooses to pay for during his life. The amount
ne must pay will be determined by survivor
n no nfnA hrya s.la,,y
elements which the science of insurance has
shown to pertain to the subject.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on public lands has
decided adversely on the bill to create the Of
flee of surveyor general of the United States.
and Will so report to the House.
MR.. ERNEST BRULAToUR, secretary to the
Franco American commission of treaty of
commerce, will organize in Washington a
committee similar to those already established
in Boston and Philadelphia
THE POSTAL COMMISSION and excursion
party from the United States, comprising Post.
master General Key and thirty four other per-
sons, arrived in Havana, Cuba, yesterday.
All we'll.
ATELEGRAPH BILL.-SenatOrJ Jones, OF Flor
ida, has drawn up a BILL which he will present
in the Senate next week, authorizing all rail-
road cOmpepies to construct, maintain and
operate lines OF eleSrapn over thelr roads, and
to connect with each other. A recent decision
of the Supreme Court affirmed the power of
Congress to regulate telegraph lines under the
commerce" clause of the Constitution. Sen
atOr Jones says, therefore, that he will bring
IN his bill because, if carried out, it will for.
ever break down the monopoly in telegraph
ing now practically existing in the United
States.
OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH FRANCE
A number of members Of Congress met at
WOrmley's hotel last night, including Repre-
SeRtativeS Monroe and Cox, of Ohio: Harrison
and Burchard, of Illinois, Chittenden and
Hewitt, OF New York Banks, Norcross, Morse
and CrapO, OF Massachusetts,; Clymer of
pennsylvania Dunnell, of Minnesota Tucker,
OF Virginia; and Senators Hili of Georgia !;
Eustis, OF Louisiana Butler of South Carolina !:
Jones, OF Florida, and others: The invitations
were extended to these gentlemen by Messrs.
Banks and Hewitt to hear the statement of NJ.
by calling Gen. Banks to the chair, who stated
that the object of nj. Chotteau's visit was to
procure an extension and permanent enlarge
ment OF the commercial relations between
France ana the United States. That gentle
man was member of the committee organ
lied in France for that purpose, asking the CO.
operation OF the citizens of the United States
Mr. ChOtteau then spoke at some length on
the advantages which would result from a
closer commercial relationship between
France and the United States. All the conclu-
sion OF his address, speeches were made by
Messrs Hewitt, Eustis, Hill, Cox of Ohio, and
Others-all In favor of making our commercial
relations with France more intimate.