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amounts to 100000, and is constantly drained
on by claimants.

on by CLAIMANTS.
IMPORTING VOTERS.
Before the exodus committee to-day Hughes
East, of Indianapolis, identified papers writ
ten by himself and subscribed to by two col
ored emigrants from North Carolina, stating
that the latter were induced to come to Indi-
ana by Republicans, Perry and Williams. the
North Carolina agitators, who told them Indi-
ana WAS Democratic State and they wanted
emigrants to vote the Republican ticket, be-
cause the Democrats were using the offices for
fraud and corruption. Perry, IN particular,
said, we wan. no Democratic negroes none but
strong hearted Republicans, to go to Indiana.
East testified further, that in conversation
with these and several other emigrants they all
expressed a desire to return to North Carolina.
Gen. L.. u. Manson, q prominent Democrat
from Indianapolis and state auditor of Indi-
ana, was the next witness. He testified that
some CT the colored emigrants in Indianapolis
seem to think that the Democratic State Of
hcials have fund which they can and will use
to send emigrauts back to North Carolina SO
as to get their votes out of the State. On the
subject of labor demand, he said there was an
abundance of undeveloped agricultural and
mining resources in the State, but to develop
these both additional capital and labor were
needed. and not paupers, such as had been
dumped into the State from North Carolina.
STANDING BEAR AND BRIGHT EYES.
Standing Bear, the Ponca chief, to-day con-
cluded his story of the injustice done his peo-
pie, and tomorrow Bright Eyes will be heard.
SUNDAY PARADEs AND MUSIC.
Representative Speer's bill prohibiting dress
parades and the playing of military bands On
Sabhaths will be reported adversely.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
The committee agreed to report favorably
Representative Cox's resolution providing for
the enforcement of the eight hour lava full
days pay for eight hours labor.
CURTIN vs. YocUM.
The House committee on elections adopted a
majority report in the case of Curtin vs..
Yocum, of Pennsylvania, which favors sending
the matter back to the people of the district
for new election. The committee also voted
to allow minority report of the sub-commit-
tee, in favor of Yocum, the sitting member, to
accompany the report Of the committee.
TEXAS PACIFIC EXTENSION.
The bill introduced by Senator Garland pro-
poses to extend the time for the completion of
the Texas Pacific railway ten years.
INDIAN DEFICIENCY BILL.
nc ou aPpioPA1otiouS LAS oSltSo
to report . deficiency appropriation of 1886, 900
for the support of certain Indian tribes for the
year ending June 30th
CONFIRMED AND REJECTED.
The Senate confirmed Geo. Walker, of New
York, consul general Of the United States at
Paris; james @. Howard, of New York.
appraiser of merchandise at New York;
G. l.. Holstein, of Indiana, attorney of the
United States for the district of Indiana; Jas.
M. Howorth, of Kansas, Indian inspector; Jas.
E. Spencer, of New York, agent for the Indians
of Nevada agency; John Huston, postmaster at
Millersburg Ohio. The Senate rejected the
nominations IF supervisors of the census as
follows: Harrison Reed, for the district of
Florida and William j. Patton, for the second
district of Arkansas.
WANT TO SHIFT THE JOB.
The select committee of the House upon
the alcoholic liquor traffic instructed Repre-
sentative Brewer to report bill to the House
providing for the appointment Of a committee
Of ten members to investigate the subject, to
serve without pay and to be selected irrespect-
i've of their views on the liquor traffic. The
bill also appropriates $4,000 for expenses Of
the committee.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the National Democratic COM
inittee has been called here for Monday, Febru-
airy 23d, for the purpose of fixing the time and
place of holding the next Democratic national
convention.