Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-20
WASHINGTON.

The news OF the return OF Sitting Bull is
now discredited hy Government officers.
Senator Jones, o. Nevada, i said to have
resdy for delivery an shll-Chinosa speech.
Senator Hamlin reported ia favor of re-
strcsing Chinese immigration TO this coun-
try.
IT he House bill authorizing tho issue of
certificates OF deposit OF denominst ons OF
$40 10 aid Of the E9inpdigg sfthe public.
deb passed.
la Congress The House committee on Iu-
dian sGlrs reported iavorably to the trsrs-
fer Of ChiefJ Jjsepb and other Nez Perces to
the Indian Territory.
The president has approved the act Au-
ihcrizing the Secretary of War TO erect head
stones over the graves Of Union soldiers who
haYe been Inferred in private cemeteries.
"A special dispatch from Jefferson City
10 the Sedsha Democrat says there is little
doubt that the House VIII pass bill sub
hitting an amendment to the CO.. nstitution
prohibiting the manufacture and sale OF in
toxica,InG liquors.
/ Washington dispatch 20 our daily ex.
changes, OF the li'h, says; '!Ssnator Bruce,
ce'ored. Was called 10 the chair to-day, and
presiied over the Senate for po'tiou of the
afternoon. This is the. fi:st Time in the hie-
tory of the Government that colored man
has occupied the chair"
Secretary Sherman states the estimate
for expenditures for The next fiscal year
amounts to S2S4 5G2 4lo. The estim4t4d
receipts are: From Cutloms. $183 0O0 600.
from l1ternal revenue, Slr6 001 900, from
miscellaneous sources $lSi, 800 600. total,
Sl57, 900, ,00J; Leaving deficiency ol Sl7 ,062,
A9.
In the last ten years the payments fol-
pensions have aggregated tho enormous sum
% S29l 100000, an average exc eding $23
1 600 600, per annum. The Cnairman sl II e
Senate Committee on Pensions states tbs,
not less loan twenty per cent. Of the entire
pension l,st Is wrongiuly ard improperly
paid.
Iii 1t Is really true, Ms is rumored, that
he commonwealth of Virginia advanced
5 20 coo 10 the Federal government in 1890
80 ala in the construction Of the nstiona
capitol. and hiss never been REPAID, the re
turn of the loan nov with compound in
lerest would 20 along way towards liquida
iiug the heavy debt that state ia grooming
lnoder.
"A report was circulated at the Bast som'
days since that the British Government hst
pioqihited the importation OF live cattle from
ths United States. IL pr baby arose from
the fact that the CANADIAN Government had 4
proposition before il 10 preFen the impor
tatian OF live cattle from the United StAteS
into Canada. We're inclined Ia b liego thai
the report originated with ths Canadian OK
oorters OF catIle, who desired 10 have the
exclusive cattle trade of this continent w,tl
Great b iiAin Mt any rate, Canadian journals
chsreej that pluro pneumonia existed il
New tk and other States OF the Union
tnat getting TO the cara OF the B-itish MI
huritiss, ~ naturally caused iuves, gauoI
10 be made by the British Government AnC
the issual ce OF some precautionary direction
10 the officers having superintendence of tht
cartle received at Liverpool, Glasgow and
other ports:
At the request Of several leading cattle
dealers in thls State Gov. Cullom Telegraph
cd TO Presidenl Hayes Tuesday to the etfsc
that the cattle throughout the Northwes
we're never more healthy than at presen
: aud TO rtpresont tie tfct TO th" British Gov
srnmrht. Tne President replea that ful
statement OF he 'ai.e reports about The cat
ile diseAse mad been made L. the bntisi
Governmsnt, ahd thar the prospect Va
favorable. Latest aeeounts are TO the tii'e
that shipmen,s 10 Grest Bnfsin fton tn
Uni,ed Siates viii continue ~itaout intsr
rupuon. Chicago News.
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