Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-17
THE CHR1sT1ANcY DIVORCE.
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS,

- PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The Senate COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
agreed to report with recommendation for
passage of House bill appropriating $15O,O0O
for the erection of a government building at
Pittsburg. The committee also decided to
recommend for passage the bill introduced
by Senator Davis of Illinois, appropriating
100000 to commence the construction of
public building at Peoria.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Secretary Schurz
was before the Senate committee On removal
of the Cheyennes and Poncas for an hour and
half to-day, and a general discussion took
place relative to the policy OF removing In
dians from the Indian territory. The secre-
tary admitted that injustice had been done
the Poncas by removing them from their re-
servation in Dakota, but believed they would
have become reconciled to the change before
now, if left undisturbed by outside influences,
exerted by parties who seemed disposed to
keep up spirit of discomfort among them. He
thought their return to Dakota would renew
the old hostility between them and the
Sioux and deprecated it for further reason
that it would weaken thehold of the govern
ment upon Indian territory by tending to
disintegration and by causing other tribes to
desire removal on similar grounds, although
no other Indians there have so strong
a claim for removal north as the Poncas,
not even the Cheyennes. The secretary also
set forth his conviction that the encroach-
ment of white men upon that territory could
not but be disastrous to all the Indians
there.
The Senate committee on Indian affairs
devoted long special session to peyfecting
details of the bill to provide for attachment
of lands in severality to Indians on the vari-
GUS reservations throughout the country and
to extend over them the laws of the respect
i've States and Territories within which they
are now located. 1t is the intention of the
committee to complete the bill in time to
report it before congress adjourns with
view to bringing it forward for passage
early next session.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
A caucus of Democratic representatives
was held this evening for the purpose of in
ter-changing views apon the adjournment
question. Mr.. Steele presided. Upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Springer. it was resolved, that in
the opinion of those present, the vote by
which the House to-day decided in favor of
adjournmant on the thirty-frst of May should
be teconsidered; that the question of ad-
joufnment should be postponed until the
important legislation now pending and the
necessary business of Congress has been dis
posed Of Speeches followed, deprecating
the movement for an early adjournment,
while the calendar of the House shows one
thousand bills, many of them of great i'm
portance to the country, awaiting action, and
the private calendar is crowded with bills
which demand some consideration. It was
also resolved that the political assessment
bill be called up in the House at an early
day and pressed to vote.
DISMISSED INDIAN AGENTS.
A report transmitted to Congress by the
secretary of the interior, concerning frauds
and corrupt practices of Indian agents, men
tions the names of eight removed or sus-
pended on account of frauds, corrupt prac-
tees, etc., namely: George w. Frost, at
the Grow agency, Montana; w. II. Daniel
son, at the Fort Hall agency, Idaho; F. s.
Godfray, agent at Mescaleros Apache agency,
New Mexico; A. w. Jones, at Quapaw
agency, Indian Territory. The others are
Livingston. Bridgeman, Whiteman and
Hart.
BREADsTUFFs EXPORTS.
A statement issued by the chief of the bu
reau of statistics shows the total value of ex-
ports of domestic breadstuffs from the Unit
ed States during April was $21, ,679, ,115, and
during April of the previous year $14, ,168,-
$50. For the ten months ended April Both
last, $207, ,306,615, and for the correspond
ing period of the previous year, $169, 9,0S7,-
266.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The President has approved the joint reso-
luton authorizing him to call an interna-
tional sanitary conference.
The court martial sentence of dismissal
found against Lieut.. j. Granville Gates
Twentieth infantry, has been approved.
Commissioner Raum leaves tonight for
Illinois on private business.
A letter has been sent to Senator Don
Cameron chairman of the National Repub-
licans of the Senate and House, asking that
seats be provided at Chicago for seventy six
women, citizens, delegates of State and
National Woman's Suffrage association. A
similar letter to the National Democratic
committee is in circulation on the Demo
cratic side of the House. 1t has been
signed, among others, by j. Proctor Knott,
Frank Hurd and f. II. Singleton, of Illinois.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Hon. VIM. Hunter
assistant secretary of State, suffered stroke
of apoplexy to-day. 1t is feared he will not
live through the night.
Rev. Clay McCauley, pastor of All Souls
church, has rendered his resignation. There
is strong feeling in the church to invite
Rev. Robert Collier, of New York, to as
sumo the pastorate.
The Congregational church was filed this
evening by public meeting in the interest
of Sunday observance. Justice Strong pre-
sided and President Hayes and many sena-
tors and representatives and prominent citi-
zens, occupied seats on the platform.