Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-01
WASHINGTON.
THE INDT-iN APPROPRIATION BILL
COMPLETED BY TIE CONHITTEE.
"A Considerable Reduction From Last Year
The Northern Pacific Land Grant,
Statistics OF National rrogress---The
Garfield Fair.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

to-day on the Indian bill, and practically
completed it, though it is left open to be
discussed in full next Monday. After the
arrival Of the other members. Ben LIE
tevre, of Indiana, was the only Democrat
present: and the only Democratic member
OF tins committee i'll the city. There will
be some discussion then over the increase
Of $115,o00 over the sum appropriated for
the current year for Indian schools, and
there will be much discussion
OF this feature when the bill gets before
the house. The committee treated this
bill is 1t intends to treat every one of the
appropriation bills this winter. 1t cut
it down very extensively. The decrease
over the amount appropriated for the cur
rent year would have been S200,O 900 but for
the increase for education, and the increase
was barely carried in committee by one
vote. AS the bill stands now it calls for
$4,000 less than was appropriated for the
present year, and $1.3OS,779 less than the
estimates for next year. The cutting
down is in amounts heretofore allowed In
dian tribes where there was no compulsion
or treaty stipulation. For instance,a tribe of
Apaches in Arizona, which receives $685.
600 worth of supplies this year. is cut
down to 100000, which is small per
cent, but considerable amount in the ag-
gregate. This affects tribes all over the
Northwest. and in the reservations in the
| far west. Of course, no treaty stipula-
lions are disturbed by this reduction. This
iberality is intended as a sort of insurance
against depredations. and to keep these
tribes from breaking out and fighting
with an inconvenient unanimity all around.
The percent. is so small that it is thought
the original purpose will be
accomplished, and that at the same time
these Indians will do more to support
themselves than they have been doing.
While so much has been furnished, they
have been notified that they must do more
toward their own support.
Another change contemplated by the
bill is an increase in the number of special
agents from four to seven, and a decrease
in special inspectors from five to three.
The diplomatic appropriation bill will
be the next one taken up by the commit
tee.
The secretary of the interior has directed
the commissioner of the general land Office
to adopt the issue of land warrants
to the Northern Pacific railroad to the
changed location of the line. In construct
ing the line through Montana ithas been
deviated from a half-mile to mile and a
half from the location originally selected.
The change in location is so slight as to
make very little difference either to the
company or the settlers, but the construc-
ton trains are rapidly approaching region
where the road will be built at a distance
of thirty or forty miles from the original
location, and serious question regarding
the rights of the company will
be referred to the secretary for set
Element. If the road has any right to
the land grant at all at this late day, the
change OF the location of the line would
probably, under any strict construction of
the law. leave it without any land grant,
but as all laws have been interpreted lib
orally towards the company and strictly
against the public, it is not likely that the
company would run much risk if it turned
its road: around and ran down to the gulf
Of Mexico instead OF to the Pacific ocean.
Western Associated Press1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Nimmo, chief of
the bureau of statistics, giving a clergy
man some facts for Thanksgiving SER
mon, writes: "The corn crop this year is
estimated at 1,680,OOO,O0O bushels against
1,194 ,916, 900 bushels in 1881. The latest
estimate of the wheat crop of the season
Of 1882 is 5OO,OOO.O0o bushels, against
$50, 2S0,090 in 1881. The value Of do
nestle exports for the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1882, was $7S3, 239, 1872, as against
SSS2,925.947 during 1881, falling
off of $15O,6S6,215. This is due
almost entirely to the failure of the crops
of the country during the season of 1881,
the result attributable to drought and
other unfavorable meteorological infiu-
ences which prevailed so extensively
throughout the country during that season.
Imports during the fiscal year, 1874 ,639, :
574, larger than any previous year in the
history of the country. Number of tons
transported on fifteen leading railroads of
the United States the last fiscal year. &C.
663,l60 tons, as against St,199,344 tons
during the preceding fiscal year. Railroad
mileage of the United States on the 1st Of
January, 1882, was 1OS,413 miles. The
Western Union Telegraph company, which
owns the principal part of the telegraph
lines of the United States, increased its
number Of miles Of wire from 233,534 in
1880 to ga ,294 in 1882. The wires oper-
ated by that company would reach fifteen
| times around the world.
The attendance at the Garfield fair to-
day showed a slight increase over that CT
| the best previous day, but the rotunda and
old hall of representatives., in which it is
being held were not unconfortahly filed.
This being Knights Templar day. visiting
and local Knights attended in force after
the parade, which was the feature of the
| day. An exhibition was also given by Wis
ting and local bicycle riders.
At the union Thanksgiving service to-
day of the Methodist congregations in
| Metropolitan Memorial church, Rev. C.
Herbert Richardson, pastor Of McKendree
Methodist church. preached the sermon.
large part Of the sermon was vigorous
plea for the defendants in the star route
cases, and a sharp criticism of the method
of the government and prosecuting officers
to secure conviction.