Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-12
SITTING BULLS INDIANS MAKING Mo,

SITTING BULLS INDIANS MAKING MORE
TRoUBLE-The War department has no informa-
ton of the skirmish Of squad of Q. s. soldiers
from Fort Keogh with some Of Sitting Bulls
Indians, but the report agrees with the general
information In the possession of the department
1t is known that some Of Sitting Bull's Indians
are in want Of food, and will, as in the case
reported, make predatory raids south to get
snd his Iooas oa wit c nm a Is se on tne
gangs before they can do much damage
STANDING BEAR, the Ponca chief, to-day ap-
peared before the Senate select committee in
vestigating the Ponca question and completed
his testimony begun yesterday. He complained
OF the alleged deceit DractIced by the agents of
the government, who induced the Poncas to go
20 the 1e indian Teptory and also related in de-
In that territory and while endeaVOring to re-
turn to their homes on the Nfobrara- His testi-
tmony today and Yesterday was repetition of
statements heretofore frequently made by him
and that have been published throughout the
country. The committee meet again to-mor-
row and will then examine Bright Eyes, another
member OF the Ponca tribe of Indians.
Tue HOUSE COMMITTEES ON ELECTIONS adopted
to-day the majority report In the case of Curtin
agt. Yocum (Pa.), which favors sending the mat
ter back to the people Of the district for a new
election. The committee also voted to allow
the minority report of the subcommittee in
favor OF Yocum, the sitting member to be pre-
sented to the House to accompany the report of
the committee. The case Of Yeates agt. Martin
(N.C.) came up, and the committee sanctioned
the agreement entered into by the contestant
and contestee relative to the admission of GER
tam evidence.
THE REFUNDING QUEsTIoN.-The House COM
mittee of ways and means took up the refund
ing question this morning for final action. The
first vote taken was upon the rate of interest.
This was decided In favor OF 81 per cent. by
vote OF II to 2. The question of time was then
settled by the decisive vote of 12 to in favor of
a 20-40 bond. The interest on these bonds Is to
be paid quarterly, and they are to be used In
funding the tives and skies, amounting to about
$500 600. The committee decided also to re-
commend that authority be given to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to reissue two hundred
MILL million dollars OF four per cent notes-redem-
able at pleaSure-to assist the reduction of the
annual interest burden in the manner proposed
Dy Representative Kelley.
THE TENNESSEE MEMBERS of Congress are
working industriously towards raising the S. 900
for the purchase Of Clark Mills statue Of An
drew jackson. Col. Burch, secretary of the
senate, has been appointed to receive contribu-
tons, and the Tennessee members believe there
will be money enough raised in a short time to
purchase the statue and have 1t erected at
Nashville.
THE BILL TO EMPLOY ADDITIONAL CLERKS IN
PENSION CAsEs.-The Senate committee on an
preparations to-day agreed to recommend for
passage with amendment, the House bill au-
thoriZng the employment of additional clerks
in the Pension Office and In the offices of the
surgeon general and ad1utant general during
the remainder Of this fiscal year, to expedite the
settlement OF pension claims. The cOmmittees
amendments reduce the amount APPROPRIATED
for additional clerks in the Pension bureau from
S61 800 to $40, 900, and the amount for the war
department from $780, 900 to S32 2OO0-the larger
amounts having been originally intended to
provide for the employment Of the additional
force from the 1st OF January last. The COM
Of S4,s00 for the employment OF twelve addi-
uonal clerksup to July 1st In the Second Audi
tors Office to carry through the increased PEN
ton to the clerical force In the offices charged
with the preliminary examination OF such