The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-20

President, HAYES has approved the order
iisml~-ing Major Reno.
The House Committee on Indian Anair-
have agreed upon the terms ~ a bill 70 pro-
xide for the punishment Of crimes upon me
Indian reservations. II provides that inc
law. II the states and Territories In when
are located the reservations, relating 70 inc
crimes n murder. manslaughter- arson,
rape. burglary and robbery ~hail pe decmeu
ana taken 10 De- law. and in force within sueh
reservation. and United States District ana
territorial Courts within and for the re-
~.pectixe districts and Territories in which me
reservations may he located shall have oriyi-
nal jurisdiction over all such onenSss Mh's"
ma, be- committed within such reservations
In respect 10 all that portion OF the indian
Territory not set apart ~ occupied os
Cherokee. Creek. ChDctaw, shicka~aw ana
seminole tribes. the provisions q the laws
~ the state 81 Kansas relating 70 the crimes
mentioned shall be deemed and akent 70 D.
Law and in force therein. and the United
S,a,,~ District Court for the Western Dis
rrier ~ Kansas. Al Fort Scott shall have ex-
elusive original Jurisdiction over all such
orsnSes arising in aid portion Of the Indian
Territory.
Reprcsentative Fort Of Illinois has intro
duced 4 bill 10 place on the free lit All
soda-a~h and impure carbonate OF soda I'M
married. "a be used in the manufacture Of pa
per. a. Glass. or u cloths or fabrics COM
po-ed wholly or in part Of WOOL and TO r.
duce the import duty % prinfing paper used
for hook. pamphlets, magazines n news
paper i,
James W. clayton. for "A years Clerk IN
the HOUSE " Representatives, and Tor two
wears past occupying the same position ~
the United states senate. died az Baltimore
on the >th.
The deficiencies in the annual appropria'
fion- fort the various departments OF the COY
eminent for which deficiency appropriation
bill. arr asked. aggregate -, ..s-asS. ant
include the following a. principal Items
For me star service Of the Post -of1re lie
parrmenf. Sa.OOc,noo: for payment =
claims certified to Dy the Treasury Depart
/. menr. sSp4.561: deficiency in estimate
I included in the regular annual letter 81 70
secretary II the Treasury >l.ioS- .3s.'5; ds
: 6ciencv ii public printing, A5o,ool; def
, clturt III lut dfpt'li ATTN
Y Of the United states Courts, >szsa,u"' e~i
mate~ from The Secretary ~ the Treasury =
amounts refunded in customs cases, $3.50
90: deficiency in The Postal Service, >.ps
sis: Indian service. $4,000; Railway ~
\ service, So 90.
The. House Committee on Public Lan'
: have agreed 10 make favorable Feport>totl
~ House upon Mr.. Ryan's BILL authorizii
Z, the secretary offhe Interior t. eertify scho
n lands 10 the state u Kansas; and upon n
Davis bill. 70 declare forfeited q me In
= ca states lands granted 10 the state 81 III
II. sanri'in Aid ~ the construction and exile
~ sion II the Iron Mountain Railroad from
" lot Knob. ~ act 81 Congress- approved "
- 4. 1~6.
81 The House Commences Committee NJ
agreed not a. report The Reagan Interest
Commerce bill.
NJ The House Committee on Appropriate
~ have decided 10 frame a general deneief
Z = bill 10 cover several Deficiencies in yaris
OF departments u the Indian service. whl
III appear most urrentlyto demand attention