The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-30
Last Nights Dispatches.
WASHINGTON.

WASAl6 FGON.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 29.-The House
Committee on Judiciary has agreed upon
bill providing that the United States
Circuit Court of Iowa shall sit at the same
places that the District Court is held, and
uq ue and Keokuk.
The House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads to-day instructed their chairman to
report and urge the passage Of Mr.. Lane 8
bill to alter and amend the sinking fund
act approved May I, 1878, after agreeing
upon aniamendmeut extending the proVi-
slons of the act to all persons and corpora
tons into whose possession the Union and
central Pacific may come by purchase,
consolidation or otherwise.
The House Committee on Indian
Affairs to-day examined Governor Pitkin,
OF Colorado, on the Ute question. lie
stated that the indians had long been dis"
satisfied and chafed under the restrictions
OF the enforced influence of civilization
eXerted by the agency; that Jack and
other Indians had appealed to him to have
them relieved of the presence of Agent
Meeker; that they did not care for farm
ing, but preferred to lead nomadic life.
Governor Pitkin believed the Utes were
actuated by malicious intent in .the recent
Ute outbreak, aud desired, if possible, to
drive out the whites from Colorado.
The Senate rejected the nomination of
kutchlp, Collector of the Fond du Lac
district, every Republican present to-day
voting for confirmation and all the mega
tive votes being cast by Democrats. The
result was an adverse majority of four
The opposition to kutchin was based upon
the alleged undue violence of his partisan
ship and displayed in certain editorial
articles written and published bv him in
bis newspaper
The Sub Committee on Ways and
Means. which has had under considera-
ton the bill amending statutes relating
to bonded transportation. prepared by
Messrs, L, z. Letter, William Aldrich
and John q. Wilson, of Chicago, is dis
posed to report it favorably to the full
committee.
chased $4,000 ounces of fue silver for the
minte at Philadelphia, New Orleans and
San Francisco.
The excess OF exports over imports for
the twelve months ended Dec, 81, we're
$25l 900, 900
Commissioner Hayt was to-day re-
moved from office. Following is the
letter of Secretary 6chuz, making the
removal:
Sir: 1t has become my duty to inform
you that public interests demand a
change in the com mnlissionership OF Indian
affairs, and that your further services
in that office are dispensed with.
Very respectfully.
c. SCHURZ, Secretary.
1t was stated on the authority OF the
Committee of the Board oE ludian Com
mis~ioners. who have been Investigating
the charges against Hayt. diligently and
thoroughly, that 10 proof Of any dishon-
est act or coBusc;Ion viii, corrupt prgcti
oes on his part had beer found and that
the action Indicated by the Secretary was
for withholding important Information
from the department. On the other hauG,
it is qIlta as positively stated ny nthcr
parties. tina; while h. faces !rycib0e! in
the Teceat Investigation may .!ot have
been regarded a. suiicirut ground %
which 70 romoy1 tayt. they were of the
most damaging en- 4TActeT, and had Secre-
taTy ocbufz failed to genove him, other
charges Of still more serious nature
you'd have been preiered.