The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-02
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

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mittee or Finance to-day heard Secretary sher
man on the funding eill He toek the position
ing bonds redeemable after five wears and payable
in twenty years from the date eS issue, AMI 10
bear interest Al rate not eyceczlng 81 per cent
tary Of the 1reasuy. He expressed the opinion
that the Tressury fusding certificates
Should be described as Treasury notes. can be
hoafed al 3 per cent. interest. without a change
in the House provision tor their redemption al
any tine after year frOri their respective dates
oi issEe.
Ax IMPORTANT BILL.
The R1lI repOrted to tie Senate to-day, by Mr..
JohE~1n fr,Ta the Select Committee, on che sub
beet -sf pie1rro pneumonia aud other contagious
diseases of domestic animals was ordered printed
an& recoHmitted to TIE Committee Tse bill pro,
vsaes for the organization Of Bureau of Animal
Industry in the Department of Agriculture. IL
sHthorzes the Cor missioner of Agrsculture To
appoint Chief of the Bureau, who Is 10 be Il
competent Veterinary Surgeon, approved by the
National Board of Health. and wkese duty viii
6e toiuveStigate aCd report the value OF domestic
.anirnalS aud causes of contagious disease among
theIa. and TO provide for the prevention and cure
TIE Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized
bS- the bill to purchase aud slaughter diseased
animals, proyiaed the sum paid Tor them snail III
not exceed two-thirds of the market value OF
healthy animals Two hundred thousand dollars
Appropriated to meet the expenses incurred
carrying out the provisions q the act
RESIGxATIoS or JUSTICE swAYSE.
Assistant justice swayne, Of the United states
President se-day.
LARGE INCREASE.
For the six months which ended on December
"a. $50. there were l3l 900 more immigrants ar
rived in the United States than during the same
period the previous year.
THE PANAMA CANAL SCHEME.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs had
another hearing this morning, and the subject of
the Inter Oceanie Canal, and the Monroe Doctrine
and was addressed by ;. L. Phelps. representa-
tive OF the Nicaragua Canal Company. The point
Ol from lnS;t" 's Of oreisn mower
gaining a fOOthOld on the American continent
Mr.. Phelps said it would be desirable for the
eFernInent TO become a subscriber at once for
one half of the capital stock, so as TO be able
zlwgys 10 maintain control OF il.
NR. DAWES SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT SECRETARY
scHCRZ
wAsarSGToS. Jan. So-As member of the Sen
ate select Committee. charged with inquiry con
cerning the removal OF the Ponca Indians TO In
dian Territory. was present at the meeting held
Stickney and Allen members of the Ponca Com
missiou appointed by the President The report
OF, the proceedings published this morning df IS
not accurately represent either the substance or
Significance of the testimony given on that oc-
cssion, accord. 10 nay remembrance of what oc-
% tbe authority of the Cca Committee. These
gentlemen we're called before the Com mittee,
as / understand. at the suggestion
OF the Secretary Of the Interior. who was present
with his Private Secretary, and was allowed TO
mittee The Secretary brought with him manu-
script copies OF the report made by the Commits
sion to the President. and OF the evidence taken
such, which reports and evidence are not IN the
possession OF the Senate or the Committee. When
allowed to see these papers from which he
read aud asked questions, he refused to
hands. while Mr.. Allen Was being examined
bstt two members OF the Committee being pres
IEe9eatedty protested 81 c against the unfair ta
yainst having his answers as to the authen-
1and Significance Of certain selected portions
Iff report and the testimony presented ont Of
irTelaiiOn to the whole taken a cOntradic-
pe,5n or impeachment OF his Judgment, in view of
al the information obtained by him as a member
1 OF the Commission Mr.. Allen was not under
stood by me 70 eritie1se any portion OF
fl,e report as sunfortunately wortied" but
when The Secretary ot the Interior read certain
portion Of the report giving it his own gloss, and
questioned Mr.. Allen about its meaning. he said
that II he had written that portion OF the report
he might have worded it differently, but did not
himself understand. as written. to have the sig
, nihcance which the Secretary attached to it.
Subsequently, when the newspaper copy q the
report was handed to Allen he discovered and
pointed out that the Secretary had. in
the paragraph, which was essential 10 right
understanding OF the remainder, and plainly
nificanee an that esfTe to add is that the
whole proceeding was something entirely outside
OF all my previous experience Of the conduct of
Congressional Committee Investigations, or Of
= the tolerated treatment OF witnesses
The inaugural bali promises to be a grand sue
cess. and every endeavOr is being made make
II the most elaborate occasion OF the kind in the
history of the country. In view of the expense
= tickets win be Issued excepting to president
elect Garfield and his family. The work on the
-decoratiOn ot fehllsHNahia avenue VIII oe com
menced at once The escort of the President
elect viii consist of about 600 militia and four
teen companies OF regular troops and marines.
Previous TO the ball reception will be held in
the Museum Building " General and Mrs. Gar
field President and Mrs Hayes and General and
vited to take part In the reception. and il is
thought from assurances received by the Commit
he Grand Marshal OF the parade and will make
presentations at the reception. The Correspond
ing Secretary OF the Committee. Assistant Adju-
OF orders for tickets from persons outside Of the
city.
REGARDING THE ELECTION OF NATIONAL
BANK DIRECTORS
The bin introduced i'm the House to-day by
b1ckner 70 amend 1he revised
National Banks. provides that two members of
ahe same business eopartnership shall be elegible
as Directors of the same National Bank. That no
EnOuey broker. or private banker or Director in
any private banking honse or savings institution
sEall serve as a Director of a National Bank To-
oeted IN the same e1ty or town, and further that
Wcen any National Hank Director ceases to own
ter shares Of It's stock OF otherwise becomes dis
q0tided. he shall at once yacate his otiiee Di-
re5sor-
THE ANIMAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
PATENTS.
Tn Commissioner of Patents to day submitted
% CQGgress his ANNUAL report of the operations
the RA.ent Office during che year which ended on
DeceIB0er 81 1881. FrOR detailed statements of
the reres pts aud expenditx res submitted it ap-
pears tkRt there was received during the year for
patents, copies of records or drawings and from
other soa-ces, an aggregateof S749, 6S5 TOtxl ex-
pended dls-ing the year, SSsS S65; leaving q bal
= ance of 40 $40. On January !, 1850. there re-
mained g. 20 s6 to the creczf OF the patent fund
which. adfs1 10 the surplus Cd 1870. makes the
amount 70 TIE credit of the patent fund JzRn-
y arv 4, 1881. a16S3l ,626.
WAR CLAIMS.
frhe House committee on Wa Claims agreed
s0Iay 20 report SavOrably 10 the HeGIse bill pro-
S1ing for the allowance OF certain claims
f2vsrably passed. zpon and reported by the ac-
eoEsuing officer ~ the Treasury Department
Dae Aundred ami twenty six claimants are re-
rTessnted ia the b11i. the majority OF them from
the Ssstes OF kent1e<T, Tennessee sn6 Nest Nir-
GINA The claims Fazy In amount from A.. 600 TO
$40 an6 aggregate between goo 900 and $500. 600
THE SATIOHAL BANKS.
The Comptroller Of the Currency has to-day com
pl.ted an abstract of the National Banks, showing
thfi condition on December 81 1889. The abstract
shows increase in loans of $40 600 900 since Oc-
tCber /. TIE Individual deposits are 81 O05 O0O 600
being All incres<e Of sl32 90 coo which is Offset by
the increase In exchanges for the Clearing House
OF Sos 900 0OJ the increase being chiefly f. the
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