Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-26
WASHINGTON.
Tho Gale OF Reminding Certificates
Rapidly Combinations
cabinet Meeting, in which Inn
pOrtant Questions are Dis
cussed.

Cabinet Meeting, in which Inn
pOrtant Questions are Dis
cussed.
WARRINGTON, April 25.-The army bill
passed the senate-yeas, Al; nays, 80. 1t
was a strict party vote.
REFUNDING CERTIFICATES.
The treasury department states that the
sale of refunding certificates is rapidly in
creasing. The department expresses much
surprise that the postmasiers in the leading
cities do not show more energy and success
In these sales.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate confirmed Edwin W. Keightly,
of Michigan, third auditor of the treasury,
and w. w. Elwell Goldsboro, of Baltimore,
United States consul at Amery.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
The house committee on judiciary have
recommended that section 5544 of the revised
statutes be amended to read as follows: eff
two or more persons conspire to commit any
offense against the United States, In any
manner, for any purpose, and one or more of
such parties do any act to effect the object of
the conspiracy, all the parties to such con-
spiracy shall be liable to a penalty of not
more than ten thousand dollars, or imprison-
ment for not more than two years, or both
fine and Imprisonment, In the discretion OF
the court."
CABINET MEETING.
The session of the cabinet to-day was a
full one and quite protracted, considerable
important business being brought before it.
The subj aet of the alleged contemplated in
vaslon of the Indian Territory, under the
guIse of settlement, was the leading topic.
1t appears that CLAIM has been set up that,
by the sale of certain Indian lands to the
government, such lands have become the
property of the United States, as other pub
lie lands, and like them are open to settle
ment under the homestead and presumption
acts, and that a company or companies have
already been formed for the purpose of set
Element on portions of the land in question.
A different view of the law was. however,
taken by the President and his advisers.
The allegation. thatunder arecent act of con-
gress the requirements In relation to Eads's
jetty system were reduced not only as to depth
and width, but also as to length of channel,
SO as to apply only to the length of the Jet
ties instead of to the length of the obstruc-
tons, distance Of about two instead of
twelve miles, was considered, and the attor-
ney general gave his opinion that the law re-
qured the depth to be maintained for q long
or distance.
Expenditures under the river and harbor
bill were also considered. Secretary Sher-
man called attention to the extraordinary de-
mands on the treasury at the present time,
growing out OF the process of refunding the
public debt, and other causes, and urged that
there be delay in drawing upon the treasury
at the present time. He thought that by the
end Of August the treasury would be In a
condition to make disbursements on account
of rivers and harbors.
Considerable routine business was also dis
posed of.
CONCERNING THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
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following letter was written this afternoon
by the secretary of the interior department:
DEPARTMENT OF TIE INTERIOR.
WASHINGTON, d. C., April %.
To the Commissioner of Indian Affairs:
SIR am in receipt of the papers accom-
panying your letter of the fifteenth instant,
and further reference of the twenty-frst in
| slant, respecting an anticipated attempt by
citizens of the United States to possess them
selves, under the guise of settlement of
portion of the Indian Territory, embracing
lands acquired by the treaties of 1866 with
the various Indian nation or tribes in
that Territory, and held for Indian
| purposes, according to the common under
| standing Of the objects of said treaties.
Among these papers are communications
from the Cherokee and Creek del agations, in
| closing printed copy of q letter from Au-
| Rustus Albert, of Baltimore, Maryland, to Z.
| G. Boudinot, Cherokee Indian now IN this
| city, ard of his reply thereto, dated the tbir-
| ty-hrst ultimo, stating In effect that these
lands are part of the public lands of the
United States, and, as such, are subject to
settlement, excepting such portions as have
actually been appropriated to the use of the
| Indian tribes located thereon. Certain news
paper articles are also inclOsed, conveying in
| timations of an organized movement during
| the coming month to take possession of these
| lands, on the theory that they are, In con-
tam nj afIOn of lpu frnn and IN caffln-
ment as public lands of the United States.
| By the intercourse act of May 30, 1884, this
| tract of territory, with others, was declared
| Indian country, and for its government
the basis was created of the present
intercourse laws, as embodied in
2I57 Since that period, although the
boundary of the Indian country has been va
| ried under the operation of numerous laws
| the whole Indian Territory has been regarded
| as Indian country, subject to no State or Ter.
ritorial laws, and excepted from judicial pro-
| cess, except under special enactmeDts pro-
viding for limited and restricted jurisdic-
ton for the purposes for which it has been
by section $50 of the revised statutes, at.
tached TO the western district of Arkansas
| None of the land laws or general laws of the
| United States have been extended to any par
of the Indian Territory, except as to crimes
and punishments, ana other provisions regu.
lated by the intercourse acts. This being
the condition of things, il is clear that M
authorized settlement could be made by any
person in the territory except under the pro
visions of the intercourse laws, such person
having first obtained the permission provided
for In these statutes. It may be further
stated that no part of said territory remains
from the appropriation eitherto direct trus
| assumed by treaty or by reservation TO
tribes therein under executive orders, ex
| cart that norton etIli claimed hv State n
Texas and lying between Red river and tn
North fork of the same. [See various trea
ties, agreements and executive orders from
1866 to the present time. By section 2l4
of the revised statutes authority is expressl
granted 10 the officers of the Indian depart
ment to remove from the Indian Territory al
, | persons found therein contrary to law, an
the President is authorized to direct tn
military forces to be employed In such re
moval. You are instructed to furnish cop
OF this communication to the RESPECTIVE
Cherokee and Creek delegations, and to di
rect the agents and officers of the 1ndia
J service to use their utmost vigilance in tn
removal OF such unauthorized persons a
may attempt to appropriate by settlement
any OF the lands aforesaid, and make promp
report OF any and all such cases of attempte
trespass for the information of this depart
ment. Very respectfully,
: A Small but Costly Fire In Chicago
CHICAGO, April ga fire broke out i
, No. 2l4 kenzie street, at about seven o'cloc
this evening, and for over three hours tn
! flames were actively destroying the propert
In that vicinity, being assisted 10y the pecu
llarly intammable character of the content
OF the buildings. Nos. GA to 2lS were com
pietely Quilted, the loss on the buildings belp
$2f ,6OO, and the insurance as follows: In
; perlal and Northern, $4,000; Hartford fire