The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESSIONAL AND WASHINGTON NOTES.

the friends of tariff reform The votes were
close and neither party can claim victory,
the questions at issue not being decided. On
MOI day, Mr.. Townkhend, of Illinois, intro
duced, so quietly as not TO attract the attention
OF he members of the ways and means COM
mittee, a bill placing salt, printing paper,
printing type, and the chemicals and maierl-
AIS used in the manufacture OF paper on ne
free list and had il referred to the committee
on revision of the laws, of which he is mem
Der. This was in a line with the action OF
number of free traders some weeks since, when
they attempted to refer bills reducing the tarIh
and internal revenue taxes which, under the
rules aud practice OF the House, shOuln De re-
ferred to the ways and means committee 10
minor committees from whom they antici
pated reports upon them. These efforts were
inspired by their desire TO secure some action
90 the tariff, and their knowledge OF the re-
luctance of the ways and means cont 1ttee To
report tariff and Internal revenue oliis
Tuesday morning. Garfield and Conger
tried to reverse this action ana have the OIL
referred TO the ways and means committee on
"A motion TO amendshe journal, ana were
yosed down by us TO liz, Dut had four major
Ity on q motion to reconsider. Inc matter
was left there and wrangled over all the rest OF
fhe day TownShend branded Garfield and
Tom Reed, OF Maine, both as as liars, and the
discussion was very heated at times. On
"Wednesday the House ended the contest over
the tariff bill of Mr.. Townshend, and it was
referred 10 the committee on ways and means
Al is De ieved that the committee Will not
pigeon hole the bill,
The senate on Thursday, in executive
sion, rejected the nomination OF Captain
James T. Jouett, of The navy, Tor promotion 10
the grade OF commodore
The senate passed a number of pension bills
ON II ursday and also the much discussed
bill To Incorporate the National Educational
association, and adjourned until Monday.
It is said in Washington that Minister sew
ard 8 treaty with the Chinese GovernnIe 1t was
received by the department OF state some
time az >, but that it is unsatisfactory and will
not be presented To the Senate. Asany rate, MI.
Angel mas been nominated Tor minister TO
China, with two commissioners TO negotiate
treaty:
alleged agreement regarding the removal of
the Poncas was signed positively declares that
their understanding was that they were TO De
removed to the Omaha reservation, not To the
Indian Territory.
The sec etary of war has sent a communica-
ton to Congress-, in com pllance with the re-
quest for Information concerning the East
river bridge.
In the House on Saturday MIR. Hutchins
made al unvailing attempt tn have the ways
and means comInittee instructed to report
back the bills reierr-d TO IT. The consular and
Mr. Blac burn opposed the whole diplomatic
feature of 1t and Messrs blount, Robson and
Monroe replyed TO him.
Mr.. w. II. Channing of Providence, a son of
the celebrated DIR. Charming, appeared before
the Canal committee OF the House on saturday
TO advocate his plan of ship railway across
The senate Appropriations committee has
agreed substan TALLY 10 the immediate
deficiency bi | as 1t came from the House.
verbal change being made In the clause re-
lating to msrshals in order TO make 1t literally
comply with the terms of the constitution.
Senator Thurman taken III curing his
speech TO the Senate on Monday, on the
Geneva award bill He was fdced TO stop
speaking but nothing very serious was appre-
hended by his friends.
Another huge batch of new bills was intro
duced Into the Lower House on Monday.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Secretary sherman expects to have reduced
the public debt this month UU0,UOO or $780,
90.
Louisiana representatives have ordered large
quantities of the Life of General HaLcock
for circulation in the South.
yirginians doubt whether the State will
cede 10 the Federal Government Jurl-dlction
over the site of the proposed battle-ground al
Yorktown.
the Ute settlement, and say that the Indians
have proved themselves to be the best diplo-
mats In the matter.
At Shoals Ind, on Saturday, while two sons
of Lemuel Kelley were preparing raft OF SEW
logs they were struck by n falling tree. Inc
elder aged about 70 was ", Killed instantly a Inc
The visible supply of grain In the United
States and Canada on the dates named wa !:
March ~ a. su sas baslels 10 Febp1ary
%, 81, l53,UO0 bushels; February Il, oi,iZ'VVo
bushels.
A sensation was created In Madison, Ind,
sociefy by the arrest saturday OF samuel
w Keene dry goods merchant, on n warrant
sworn out by Miss Kate Lewis, daughter OF
Ed Ward Lewis, charging keene with DslnS the
ia Their OF her unborn Daoy.
Asau Indication of the business boom, 1t Is
stated that in the car sn ps In Ph1lsde phla,
Wilmington, Harrisburg ana ao Vicinity, ~ snere
receiving an average advance In wages Oh ABOUT
20 per cent as com Jared with the year 1873.
The Senate committee on appropriations has
practically completed consideration OF the
Immediate deficiency bill fhe cOlnm1ttee
agreed to recommend the addition of $3.50 500 to
facll tate the speedy complexion OF the new
STATE. war and navy department building.
At StockwelI, a town south of Lafayette, the
wind-st saturday morning blew down
fine barn belonging to henry we WeitzeM, In In
were killed, and the remaining one much
injured His farm implements and wagon
were broken TO pieces.
Saturday morning the United States shio
Constellation left the New YORK navy yard
amidst cheers aud music, with supplies Tor me
Comnodore Potter, of the Constellation, that
ne might land mis- cargo at either h1ngstOWn,
Queenstown or Galway.
The steamer City of Mexico, from which
General Grant was landed st Galveston, ar
rived at New Orleans in a disabled condition,
and was very nearly wrecked In the recent
storm. She is now on the dock. aud an at
tempt Is being made To conceal ner true con-
dition by both officers and consignees
There was an explosion of fire damp in the
CASTOR coal mines, near FairInont w. Va
saturday sam Stuck' coai a INNER b,,r ana
about the head and face James WaTk and
James Reese, who were driving the main head
ing when the explosion occurred, We're buried
under the coal.
Ii Is believed that Governor Blackburn will
not Int rfere in behaif OF Robert Al dersCn
and Charles Webster, who are sentenced 10 be
executed at Louisville, Ky, next FIR day. An
derson is con victed of killing his wife. and
Webster of having been an accom- pic OF
George Washington, VINO was hanged there
last spring for rape.
spencer Walker, High School boy IL years
ofaye committed suicide at his era ndnothers
rouse at Newton, Mass, on saturday, Dy
sbooting himself through the breast Jon the day
hefore he was examined for promotion; n +ving
an idea that he had failed 10 pass favOrably.
he came home and wrote note and lett IL In
his chamber, In which ne stated tnat no
couldn't live aud stand the disgrace. The
note was found in his room
A tremendous wind s'Orm set in at st. Louis
soon after midnight saturday morning, and
coutinued with varied severity. At O'CLOCK
in the morning the wind atfatned a velocity
OF ~ miles an hour, and at different times dur
ing the day Ii blew with great force. Very
Iit9e damage was done, however, chimneys,
shutters, fences signs, etc, peing ABOUT Ine
ometer was between ke0kuk ana Davenport,
Ia and the center of high barometer near
Dodge City. Kas. All telegraph lines west OF
st. Louis were Frustrated.
A legislative bill has been reported in Mas
sachuselts which provides that any person
nracttcing medicine or surgery without nav
inc received the degree OF doctor OF medicine
from a respectable Institution, empowered oy
snecial charter to grant the same, rhall be
nnnished by fine not exceeding soUO, ana that
snv person who shall practice, or public y
offer or advertise to practice, medicine, sur
gerry or without po Of ear9i nma
sxill and diligence, shall be punished Dy me
not exceeding $500.
A Santa Fe On. NJ. special says: Further
news from Melissa reports eight instead OF SIX
PERSONS killed by the Indians near santa Bar
nara The massacred party consisted OF san
les WOrtnlloW.