National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-19
CHIPS AND SPLINTS.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL PASSED.
How Much is Approprlated-The Amendments
The Naval Bill Reported to the House
Doings In tho Congressional COM
mlttces and Departments.

| Wallace w. Bnirick has been appointed Internal
revenue gauger for the twcnty-eighth district Of
| New York.
The Comptroller of Currency has authorized the
| First National Bank Of Dcton Tex, to begin bus-
ness with n capital Of $4,000.
l. The Window investigating committee will to-
| day examine Or. Rush. secretary of the National
| Distillors' and Liquor Dealers Association
Ex-senator Robert H. Strahan, of New York,
who has been mentioned for appointment 10 ono
| Of the custom house places, paid visit to the
| White House on Saturday
| The House OF Representatives passed n meritori'
ous bill on Friday last, which will aiIectone Of the
most popular officers Of the House, increasing the
salary OF the cashier to $1,000 per annum.
The first subcommittee Of the House Committee
| on Elections on Saturday heard concluding argu.
mcns in the contested election case of Strobach
| against Herbert igOm the second district OF Ala.
| bama.
In response to the request of the Presbyterian
Doaul Of Missions the Secretary Of State tele-
grnphed u the officers of that body that the entire
| American fleet In European waters had been or.
dcred to Cairo to protect American citizens ana
missionaries.
At the request of the Second Comptroller of the
| Treasury, the Solicitor has ordered the United
States district attorney OF Massachusetts, to bring
| suit OH the bonds of J. C. B,idgman, ex- United
| States Indian agent ut Green Bay, Wis, IN the
sum OF s25o0oo for mlsapplying funds, and for
| other grave Irregularities
There is to be another caucus of Republican
| Representatives tomorrow evening to consider
further the Internal revenue bill, and to decide
| what other measures shall be brought TO vote et
this session. On Tuesday the bill to provide ad'
diionnl accommodations for the Library OF Con
| grcss Is to be considered, and IL practicable
| passed, Chairman Kelley having consented not to
Interfere with 1t by calling up the Internal reve-
| nue bill.
The present indications nro that Congress will
not be able to complete its labors before the mid
die Of july and probably not so early as that. 1t
| Is therefore improbable that tho President will be
a1g 4 ntN ttutss
| Congress adJourns Even then 1t Is understood
| his absence viii not be extended beyond week
Dental residence ut the soldiers Home be put in
| readiness for occupancy, should inc warm
weather continue he will take up his abode there
the latter part of this month or early III the next,
The Secretary of State has written reply TO a
letter urging him to attend TO the claim OF A. S.
L. Foulkes. of Philadelphia who demands $4,000
damages from the American goyernment.
Foukes was employed last year by william l..
| Adams of Camden, n. j.. to snnerintend the Dig
glng Of guNno the Island of Arenas, in tho Gulf
| OF Mexico. A Mexican man -of-war went TO the
| Island and the crew lowered tho American flag
which Foulkes'S workmcn had reared. The
| Americans were taken prisoners to Cnnlpcche,
where they were kept in durance three days and
| then dismissed. Mr.. Frclinghuysen says that tho
| fnCts DO not warrant Il claim upon Mexico
The River and Harbor bill was passed in the
House eSaturday-yeas, 110; nays AZ. Mr. springer's
motion to strike out the clause appropriatns
$4,000 for tho construction Of reservoirs ut tho
hcndwaters OF the MISSISSIPPI was lOSt-ll 10 lO1
| The clause was however, amended, on molion Of
Mr. Sparks Ns to provide that the $500 900 shall
| be used selely for the improvement of the Msss-
sppi River md its tributaries, and no part with
| n view to the improvement of private property.
An amendment % increase the appropriation Tor
the Improvement of the Mississippi from SSO0OO0
to 81 100000, and another to reduce 1t to s700OOO
were rejected. An ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So 900
for the Improvement of the Monongahela River in
West Virginia, was adopted, ns was also an amend
| ment directing the Secretary of War to carry on
the works contemplated in the bill by contract
when not detrimental to the interests of tho Coy
| ernment.
The Secretary Of the Interior has rendered de-
cision respecting the validity of contract in
volvlng the operation of certain coal mines in tho
Choctaw Nation by a company of citizens of the
United States, royalties being paid 10 the Choctaw
government and also to Individual Indian owners
of the mines Upon DISPUTE respecting the
ownership Of the mines verdict was rendered In
the Choctaw courts In favor of Anna O.. Ream
Chickasaw by birth, but by residence and the laws
of the tribe entitled to Choctaw citizenship.
| After such verdict, and without waiting for final
judgment, the Choctaw supreme Court Is 'ued Its
writ of certiorari and made decree affecting to
reverse the Judgment of the lower court, aud de-
caring against the right of Mrs. Ream. Secretary
Teller declined to approve the contract offered by
the alleged owners under this decision, and holds
that in a matter coniled to his discretion by law
he has right to look into the whole case so far as
relates to the regularity and proper Jurisdiction OF
the proceedings and to determine ior himself SS
party to manifest injustice where on the fnce OF
the papers, 1t Is shown thnt the Indian tribunal Of
|
holds that In such case he may disregard the de-
cision as coram non judice, ana accordingly de-
clnes to approve any contract in which the right
of Mrs. RGam TO her share of the royalties is de-
MED.
The House Committee on Appropriations Satur-
day directed Mr.. Robson, chairman Of the sub
committee in charge of the naval appropriation
BILL to report that measure to the House for print
| ing and rccOmmttal, which he did in tho after
| noon. The bill Ns agreed unon by the full com
mittee approprates S15,3jl ,996, of which the fol-
lowing are the principal items ForpAy oftheNavy,
active list s0H $50; for pay Of the Navy, retired
list, SG97,925; for the ray OF the Navy petty
officers, soamGn, &c. $3.50 III all S2,iOOO00; for
contingent expenses of the Navy, 100000; Bureau
OF Navigation, 100000; experimenting IN Lighting
| vessels of war by electricity, 5000; Bureau Of
| Ordnance, s25O0O0, of which amount 100000 Is to
be expended for steel rled breech loading guns
| with Carrlnges and ammunition; Bureau of Equip
| ment and Recruiting. S7O1,OO0; Bureau of Yards
| aud Docks $4,000; Bureau of Medicine and
| Surgery, si22 900; Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing 81 $4,000; Bureau Of Construction and
| Repair, 81 lT70.O0); Bureau Of Steam Engineering,
81 900 900 OF which 81 100000 is to be applied in
| building and fitting the tlrrcts and piot-hOuse
| of the iron clad steamer Mantonomnh, In launch =
ing to the best advantage the monitors MOnad-
mock, Puritan, Amphitritc, and Terror, and in
completing the engines and machinery of snch
two of the last named vessels Us the Secretary of
the Navy may think most expedient and best for
| the interest Of the servicc Naval Academy, $751;
OlS; Marine Corps, s29,6l6 The legislation which
| Mr.. Robson embodied In his dran of the bill was
adopted