Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-24
GEN ERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.

PACIFIC RAILROADS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga bill was intro
duced in the House to-day by Representative
McLane to amend the sinking fund act of 1878.
1t provides that there shall be established a
sinking fund in the treasury of the United
States into which the Central Pacific road shs.
pay 81, 200. 900 per annum, and the Union Pa
cifc $3.50 900 yearly.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The House committee agreed to report favor
ably Representative Pounds bill for the relief
of certain bands of Chippewa Indians in Wis
oonsin.
The House select committee on Yorktown Gel
ebration agreed to report bill to the House
appropriating 100000 for the erection OF a
monument at Yorktown, and S2O,OO0 to meet
expenses of the proposed Yorktown celebra-
ton.
The Senate committee on territories unani-
mously agreed to report back the nomination
of Eiihu n. Murray, of Kentucky, to be gov
ernor of Utah, with the recommendation that
it be confirmed.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON, Ian. 23.-Mrs. Wallace, of
Indiana, Lucinda B. Chandler, of Pennsyl-
vania, Susan B. Anthony and other delegates
to the Womans' Suffrage association, made
arguments to-day before the Ssnate COM
mittees in1avor of the sixteenth amendment
| to the constitution, to enfranc hise women.
UTE INVESTIGATION.
Secretary Schurz says a certain degree of
secresy is necessary in the Ute investigation.
| but that Onrsy is no sense prisoner. In the
| opinion Of Ouray, as well as myself, several
things are to be accomplished by the present.
negotiations: Firstly, to have the treaty pro-
visions abou the surrender of offenders car
ried out so that participants in the White
River murder can be tried. Secondly, to maxi
such arrangements with the Utes as will avert
/ from them injuries that are threatened to he
| inflicted on them by the border population Il
Colorado and which certainly would come ii
| the present boundaries of the reservation were
prescribed. This accomplished, the present
difficulties will pass over without an Indian
war, which will be great benefit to the couI:
try generally.
RAID ON THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Informatio n has been received at the depart
ment of the interior that there is q movement
on foot to organize a band for the purpose OF
raidng the bands of Indians in the Indian
territory. The parties engaged in the work
have their Headquarters at Wichita, Kansas.
The subject was discussed at the meeting OF the
cabinet to-day, and it was decided to issue IN
structious to the government officials in that
section of the country to forward all lntorma-
ton procurable regarding the matter. The
war department will distribute troops so as to
suppress and check such movement soon Is
it is attempted.
INGALLS, INVESTIGATION.
The Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions resumed consideration of the ingalls, case
TODAY. J.V. Ad mire testified in substance, he
was nnfriendly to Ingalls, at the commencement
of the senatorial contest, but that afterwards
in view of party interests he gave him a luke
warm support. Admire also testified he told
Rayhill, member of the Kansas legislature,
that be Rayhil could get money for his vote
for senator, but on cross examination denied
any personal knowledge of the payment OF
any money by Ingalls, or any of bis friends for
corrupt purposes.
j. j. Barker testified he was at Topeka
during the Senatorial contest, that he was
Democrat. and that in an interview with Sena-
tor Ingalls, the Senator told him he wanted
some Democratic votes and wanted him bar
kerr to talk to five Democratic members whose
names were mentioned and that he saw these
members and told them that money was being
used in the Senatorial election,
and that they could get money for
their votes He was then shown two letters
written by himself to parties in Kansas. in
which he stated that Ingalls, had offered him
money with which to buy Democratic votes,
and was asked whether ingalls, had given to
him, or placed under his CONTROL any money tn
be used in securing his reelection "a Senator.
This question Barker declined to answer, but
afterwards in his cross examination the same
question was asked by Ingalls, counsel and he
then answered no. Adjourned.
NEGRO EXODUS.
The Senate committee on the negro exodus
continued day the examination of o. B.
Wall, of Washington, colored, and president of
the Emigrant Aid society, who. on cros.-exami-
nation, stated he knew nothing of his own
knowledge of the quality of the soil of North
Carolina, but believed the exodus to be spOnta-
neous. His information as to employment C.
ing readily found in Indiana for colored men
was obtained from circulars and letters of j.
81. Walker mail agent at Terre Haute, Ind.
James Z. fare, colored, a resident Of North
Carolina, gave a favorable account of the
condition and treatment of the colored race in
that State. The exodus, in bis opinion, was
not spontaneous, but the result of agitatlnu
aud that those emigrating were the less indus
trious-what might be termed the floating
class, who were duped by reports that they
would get sl.50 day in Indiana, together
with a new suit of clothes, and of some
sort as they passed through Washington. He
also expressed the opinion that the white Dem
ocrats of the South were better friends of the