Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-20

dered lands to be expended under the direc
tion of the secretary of the interior in this
erection OF houses, purchases of harness
hoee~s, ezftte, fzrming implements, etc anf
\ in the erection OF school buildings, paymen
OF teachers, and for the subsistence OF schoo
teachers, when necessary. The commits
sion is directed, in cases where it is moi
thought advisable to reduce reservations, tC
! enter into agreements for a survey OF the
boundaries of the reservations, to extend
| public surveys over them, and to convey
| allotments in severalty. The commission il
also authorized to negotiate for the csssion
| OF entire reservations and the removal oi
the Indians TO other reservations, the sur
yeys and sales OF such reservations to be
made by the government, and the moneys TO
be expended for the Indians On the reseiva-
tions to which they may be removed. Pro-
vision is also made for allotments in sever
atty on their new reservations. The object
OF the bill, as explained by Secretary Kirk
wood, is to eventually make the Indians
self-supporting, to give them a full
title to their lands in severalty,
educate and civilize them. Another feature
of the bill is to provide by treaty for paying
the Indians within limited period after the
passage of the act, or after the sums shall
become payable, the principal of all trust
funds now held by the United States govern
ment for the Indians. And still another fea-
ture is the gradual reduction of the annual
appropriation by Congress for the support OF
the Indians until, in the near future-as the
Indians become self-supporting aPpro-
priations shall entirely cease. 1t is in full
accord with the recommendations of the sec
retary's annual report, and with the views of
the President upon Indian affairs as ex-
pressed in his message TO Congress.
Minor Mention.
In the Police Court, counsel Tor the defense
in the straw-bond Star-route cases not bein.
ready to proceed, the hearing was postponed
until tomorrow.
President Arthur and Murat Halstead,
editor of the Cincinnati Commercial, were
among the guests tonight at the dinner-party
given by Ex-Secretary Blaine.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
recommend that the government accept the
title to the lands known as Garrison HILL"
Erie, Pennsylvania, for establishing thereon
a home for INDECENT soldiers and sailors.
Senator Coke's bill to regulate Interstate
commerce and prohibit unjust discrimina-
tions by common carriers was taken up and
referred to a subcommittee, consisting of
Senators Coke, Miller N. y ] and Kellogg.
There ia some doubt as to the Presidents
signing the census deficiency bill, which has
been before him the past two days. The
President is desirous of making the bill
law, but is restrained by point raised in
objection thereto by the first comptroller.
The Senate Committee on Commerce have
agreed TO recommend the passage of McMil-
lan's bill to reduce the fees of inspectors for
examining and licensing masters, engineers,
mates and pilots of steam vessels to fifty
cents each, instead of So aad SO respect
lively, as authorized by the existing law.
The following postmasters were to-day con-
frmed by the Senate: Pennsylvania-W.F +.
Caller, Bradford; F. J. Burrows, Williams
port; A. T. Walton, Stroudsbnrg; George
Waynesboro; Illinois-M II. Rob
ertson, Sandwich; w. A. Jordan, Morris;
Horton, Fentonville; Ken
S. Clay, Paris.
Secretary Lincoln has taken up for consid-
sration the question of locating a pontoon
bridge at Dubuque, Iowa, and has received
several applications to approve the selection
If the site Immediately adjoining the present
railroad bridge which crosses the Mississippi
liver at that city. The construction of the |
bridge was authorized by Congress in 1875 |