Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-04
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TRUANT TPONCAs.-InfOTmatOn has been re-
ceived at the Indian office that 20 lodges Of
the POncaS have left their reservation. against
the orders OF their agent. Congress delays ap-
prOprlatlng money to remove the Indians to
heir promised reservation, and they go away
III disgust from their present unsatisfactory
quarters: Since no timely provision for their
removal has been made, the government must
Iced them for the whole year. 1t is believed
that they have gone to the Kaw reservation.
SAVING THE DoORKEEPER, BUT LOSING THE
HOUsE.-The republicans of the House have
subscribed to one hundred and fifty thousand
copies OF Mr. Frye'S speech delivered yester-
day.on the "herOic achievements" of the dem
OcratS Oh the soldiers roll of the House of
representatives: 1t is the belief even among
democrats that 1t Will materially jeOpardiZe
the reelection of Frank Jones OF New Hamp.
shire, Dean OF Massachusetts, and certainly
de1eat MacMahon OF Ohio, who hasa soldiers
national asylum in his district, from which he
port. The. long headed democrats say that
while Folks apOlOgiStS are trying to save
DO0rkeeper, they are losing the next House of
Representatives.
BILL FOR PROTECTION OF PATENT ATToR-
NEYs.-SenatOr Grover to-day introduced
bill for the better protection of patent attor-
neyS, which was referred to the judiciary
committee at his request 1t provides for re
pealing section 4S7 of the revised statutes and
requires all proceedings for suspension or dis
barment of any attorney or patent agent from
practice before any bureau or department OF
the government, to be commenced and deter
mined before the Attorney General, according
to the usual rules of law and judicial proceed.
mgs. In case any such head of bureau shall
dlsDar or suspend practicing attorney arbi-
trarily, he shall be subject to fine of not less
than $1,000 nor more than 5000, and shall be
imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than
six months nor more than two years; in the
discretion OF the court. The bill also provides
that all persons who have been heretofore dis
barred or suspended from practice as attor-
or before any other bureau or department of
the government, without charges having been
made, without due notice having been given
or without an opportunity given for defence
De10re competent tribunal, shall be restored
TO the roll OF patent agents or attorneys, and
are authorized to act with the full powers and
privileges from and after the passage of this
act.
WARNING TO BUSINESS MEN.-Two mer
chants in Missouri have been arrested by Sc
cret service operatives for issuing advertise.
Every person issuing any paper in the
semblance of United States or National Bank
note currency, is liable under the laws to be
prosecuted and to pay fine of 500 for every
derstoOd at all in the west and south where
merchants are constantly getting out adver-
tsements of this kind In the east tits better
understood, but still the practice continues to
some extent. Much of the paper issued in this
form has very little resemblance to bona
ed that persons who do pot handle much
money can be easily deceived by it. 1t is not,
OF course, thought that the advertisers have
any guilty intent, but their advertisements in
become an instrument of fraud.
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