The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08
RESUME OF THE WEEKS NEWS.
CONG EssrosAI AND WASHINGTON NOTES

INGALLS, and Dawes. The consideration of the
Indian appropriation blu was continued, and
the amend ment restoring the provision for the
Rnard of Indian Commissioners was agreed TO.
In the House resolutions were reported and
ordsrse ao secure for the sutierers
by the Fortune Bay outrage and for the early
abrogalion OF the fishery treaty OF iSn. Inc Inc
considered in Committee of the Who 9, ana an
evening session was held to discuss the Dill 10
astablisu municipal code for the District |
The Communities to investigate the author
ship of the Springer anonymous letter began
its sessions Wednesday.
The senate on Thursday refused to make |
any appropriation for an 1nternational SAM
amend ment TO the bill to authorize retired |
list for non commissioned officers, providlnS
that the PresdeaS s Wst PPnt was sscusse6
Mr.. HOsr being among those VINO oppo Ell IL.
The Indian appropriation Dill was passeu % ,ha
several amendments and the report OF the |
Conference Committee on the immaculate |
cefciency bill was agreed to.
report and TO the eenate amendments TO the |
post route BILL A bill permitting the names
OF vessels to De cnangea ~ns an th discnssion
of the bill to amend the internal revenue laws,
to which large number OF amendments were
offered. There was an evening session, AT
which the bill TO Greats a court of pensions
cancns of Democratic Senators considered
Mr. Morgan's bill for the punishment OF
limited States officers who shall attempt u act
as electors, and also the question OF adoptinga
Joint resolution to govern the electoral count
MI Sprlnger and Mr.. Finley made state
ments on Thursday before the Committee In
vestigating the authorship OF the anonymous
The Ways and Means Committee adopted,
on Mr.. Gibsons motion, resolution dec, h.1 ~
that Mr.. Wood, In presenting the Hurd 6iI TO
the Commit ee. acted In accordance WITH the
wishes of the members of tue sub committee.
The Committee also adopted a bill imposing
duty OF 81 per cent ad valorem on hoop iron;
Washington special says that Hendricks
and BayRrd are the favorites OF tennessee
Damocrats and that Tilden is the last In the
IL ia authoritatively announced that the
local authorities In Costa RIGA assisted the
commando of the Kearsargs and Adams In
establishing naval stations on ..'e ar sssd tho
West Point question, and passed the Naval
appropri ition bill. Mr. Vance began speech
In very plain English on the sponord-heiioss
In the House Mr.. King gave notice that he
would cali no tue Monroe doctrine resolution
on Wednesday, and II Is believed that the res
olutlon for the abrogation OF the Gay Bull
wer treaty, presented by Mr. Cox for the For,
in connection with Mr.. Kings resolution.
Ex-senator James A. BayaId, father OF the
ZONES. to whom General Dix sent his famous
ssshoot him on The spot" message and Co onel
Joseph segar, a Spanish Claims Commission
The T.riff sub Committee of the Ways and
Means Committee has decided to report a
general bill, substantially the same as that
originally presented by Mr.. Tucker
Postmaster General Key has been offered,
and hss accepted, the vacant united STATES
Nj K ng made fresh charges of trickery
against Mr.. Acklen, on Friday, In the judi
The House. on Saturday, further discussed
aSd a ans %r Garsid made lad
ment of his position on the wood pulp CUES
ton, denying that he had prevented the House
from being al owed a chance TO vote on the
subject. .,,,,.. .,
discussion In the senate on Monuay' NO con-
clusiOn reached.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Major General Samuel p. Heintzelman died
in Washington Saturday morning.
The subm arine telegraph cable from Singa-
pore to the PHILIPPINE Islands has been laid.
The number of hogs packed In Chicago, from
March to date Is 6o6,OOO against Soz,UoO ior the
same period year ago.
Mr.. william 81 Vanderbilt, his wife, SON and
daughter sailed for Europe, on saturday, In
the steamship Britannia.
Crop reports from Alabama are TO the effect
that they are several weeks behind last year.
The weather is still unreasonable.
Alonzov. Ragsdale, of Bedford, Ind, was
a blaeRmaii Ii B. +. carter Of Mitchell.
Seventy houses burned at Radvonyst, Gov.
eminent of Tchermigof. and 49, at Nemero1,
less.
In the pigeon-shooting match at st. Louis
between Captain Bogardus and Fred Erb, the
former won, killing eighty-slx out Oh ~" oirus
TO Erb's eighty-three.
Coinage at the minis during April: Double
eagles, sl32OOOO; eagles Us dasloo; nan esg e
a23l7 500 silver dollars, $2,SOopO0; cents, s,zVo;
total coinage, 50, l3l 800
David Robb, wealthy farmer living near
Hszletoo Ind was robbed OF $3.50 Wednesday
night The money was stolen out OF room
in which Sc, eral persons were sleeping.
The visible supply of grain In the states and
Canada on the dates named was: April ~ oI,-
81 900 bushels Apt, L. Is oai oeo busR
els.
committee, headed by the Due De La
French Chamber of Deputies, has been formed
to raise a fund for the defense OF renglous no.
erty.
Keniucky saw there was q heavy frost Friday
night which destroyed much OF the early
vegetables and, II is feared, injured tne wheat
crop.
The cleariugs of the Chicago banks for the
past week foot up total of xSl Ol9 ,6SS4 AZ, being
more taaa sss sas IS MORE sRan last
week.
Emphatic denial is given the story that for
egn Jews are being expelled l1o tbe rssidence
of Jews in several provincial towns nave oeen
suspended.
Grants friends now claim All delegates to
the Chicago Convention, Blaine 333 and Sher-
2ss these totals Tag aggregaCte en sss
and there are only .2o i ' some Wild fi9nring
At Omaha, Neb., Saturday morning, fire
broke out in block of stores on nentn Tecs
on the North Side. The union faciuc 4 iocA
Building and contents are almost 10 al loss
Margaret Shal's boarding nous In Inc real az
was also destroyed. Loss estimated at s|oooo
more.
Colonel Thomas A. SCOTS physicians have
assnrsd MIN that the poss bic restoration or
his health, which has been ialuns aJ Srnr,
crab e time, depends upon entire Teiiei rom
the cares of the railroad presidency: ne nc
cordingly resigned Saturday, TO take enect
June lst-
Henry Long died at Corydon Ind, Saturday,
from wounds sustained In the encounter Win
Harrison County yigiant,1hs' nu msds a state
msnt that he killed Henriette In sell defense,
completely exonoratiDg MarKawKa OF any
erimtnality.
The sale OF the effects of the Jay Cooke es-
tate WAS continued in Philadelphia saturday
Lands TO the value OF stoa, and i % ComUany
were disposed Of the total numoer unso.o
real estate and securities remain on private
sale for ninety days.
FRIDAY evening James Johnson, living near
lone sboro, Ind, had his throat cut almost 81
Linn Miner Miner had but a Few hours pre-
viousy been adtudgtd insane, ana dlrrcteo 10
Ia removed TO the Asylum Tor the Insane.
Nj e was found dead In the WOODS nalI mile
Johns0p with his throat cut from ear 70 ear py
his own hand.
The sunday law In Louisville, KY IL Dsing
enforced 40 rigidiy that IL NUT soon become NJ
dead letter. for Ii will s1ect all casshs 80 IN
pIeasantly a. To create dfmann 10. I.s re-
"a o'clock tine polio went the grand ROUNDS
and took the names Of everybody 1ouno AT
-ork after midnight, including the eoitors,
reoorters com positors and pressnen OF morn
ing newspapers. newsDoys' hacKmen anu
1900 <naf efyoyfs are making to