The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-02
WASHINGTON.
The Exodus Inquest.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Sheriff Lehman Of
Greencastle. Ind, testified before the Senate
exodus committee, to-day, that he had an in
terview with colored man named Heath, who
told him that he Heath) was trying to find
locations for colored emigrants, and that his
object was, in the first place, to get to Kansas,
but at Washington, Mr. Adams, the secretary
of the Emigrant Aid Society, asked him to
stop at Indianapolis. He had letters to Judge
Martindale end Col. Holloway prominent In
diana Republicans. Heath told witness that
one reason for the colored people leaving North
Carolina was to better their condition, and an
other reason was that their friends in Wash
ington desired as many of them as possible to
get out of North Carolina and into Indiana be-
fore the census was taken, about May LIST, so as
to decrease the representation of North Caro-
lima and increase that of Indiana. lie said
the Republicans had proposed to pay half the
expenses OF the trip.
The Indian Appropriation Bill
The House com nttee on aapproplriiaa,tlons
agreed upon the Indian appropriation Dill and
will report to the House at the earliest oppor-
tunity The bill appropriates in the aggregate
S4 493 645 which is $219,553 less than last year
The House committee on post-ottices Will IN
yite Gen. Beauregard to come before them and
give evidence on the lottery question at an
early date.
The Garrahan Claim.
Secretary Schurz has finally squelched the
long talked of claim of Billy McGarraham by
issuing land patent to the New Idria Mining
Company for the land on which their quick
silver claim is located. The controversy has
lasted over twenty years, and it has been be-
fore Congress since 1868, with a powerful lob
by on each side.
The New England Supervisors.
The Senate census committee will report
fayorably on the nominations for Supervisors
in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and
L. ~,oI ol4 ,1rrl,
there may be a little opposition in the New
Hampshire case.
The Ute Investigation.
Gov. Pitkin of Colorado completed his testi-
mony before the House Indian committee to-
day 1t related to the fires set and depreda-
tions committed by the Indians in South
western Colorado aud to Injurious effects upon
the mining settlements along the borders Of
the reservation occasioned by the changed
relations between the whites and Indians since
the recent outbreak. He was also examined
as to the character of the late Agent Meeker.
In reply to inquiries Gov. Pitkln said he
favored giving lands in severalty to the In
dams in Eastern Utah, throwing open the
Colorado reservation to the settlement by the
whites and giving the Indians everything
realized from the sale OF lands of their reser-
walton unless some satisfactory sum could be
agreed upon to be paid them by the govern
ment for REIMBURSEMENT of their rights to the
reservation.
Major Thompson. timber agent of the
government, followed Gov Pitkin and in his
opening testimony gave an account OF the fires
started by the Utes i'll Northwestern Colorado
last May and June.
The committee decided to go on with the
Treasury Statistics.
Statement of United States currency out
standing this date: Old demand notes, sol,
$40: legal-tender notes. all issues 1916 6Sl ,016;
one-year notes of 1863 SAT ,525: two-year notes
of 1868, $13650; two-year coupon notes OF 1865,
| 1913, $50; compound interest notes. $3.50, 4S0;
fractional currency, all issues, S15, 76S 73420
| total 1852, 746, 095.29. The comptroller OF the
| currency reports the increase of national bank
notes during January to be $1,344, 573, leaving
| the amount outstanding Feb. l, S342, 304, 7o9.
| not including the circulation Of national gold
| banks, which is 1,426, 120. During the
| month of January there has been deposited
So 581 500 of legal tender notes for the purpose
| of retiring the national bank circulation. The
| amount of national bank notes retired by the
deposit of legal tender notes is 240 1857, leaving
$167O6, $40 legal tender notes on deposit for the
purpose of retiring the circulation, and show
| ing a decrease during January OF such deposits
| of 49, ,613.
The Battle of Bennington.
| The Yorktown select committee considered
a petition asking aid to erect at Bennington,
| VT, battle monument in commemoration OF
John Stark'S victory over the British under
Gen. Baum the 10th of August 1777. The
petition was referred to subcommittee, with
instructions to report as soon as practicable.
The States of New Hampshire Vermont and
Massachusetts, who furnished troops for the
memorable occasion it is proposed to com
memorate, have appropriated $27 800, which
sum has been further increased by subscrip-
lions to about SAC, 900, and the petitioners seek
to obtain from Congress national recognition
and an appropriation of $4,000.
The Sugar Question
The hearing on the sugar question before
the committee ON ways and means was opened
by Thos. A. Havemeyer of New York in an
argument against the memorial on which the
committee is acting, praying for uniform
rate of duty on all refining sugars up to Mo-
49, Mr.. Havemeyer denied the assertion of
Mr. Searles, who opened the discussion, to the
effect that he (Searle) represented majority
of the refining and importing interests.
The Charges Against Ex-Comnissloner
Hayt.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.
The committee investigating charges against
ex-Commissioner Indian affairs Hayt will
probably conclude work tomorrow.
Secretary Schurz said tonight that the re-
port of the committee will be submitted to the
board of Indian commissioners at the meeting
in New York Tuesday next. 1t is not yet
determined who will succeed Hayt as COM
missioner.