Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
NEWS OF THE DAY,
Ne,ys from Waszaisgton.

The wife of Congressman Singleton of
Mississippi is dying.
John w. Dorsey, indicted for conspiracy
in the star route cases gave Sl0,OO0 bail.
6 The president is to be absent from Wash
ington until June 5, spending most of the
time in New York.
Secretary Folger on Monday, issued a call
for S15, 600 600 continued per cent. bonds,
to mature some time i'll August.
The little Christian church in Washington
where President Garfield worshipped is being
removed to make room for the memorial
church.
In spite of contradictory assertions in the
Washington dispatches, the house judiciary
committee has agreed upon report against
declaring the forfeiture of the Northern Pa
citic land grant.
Jacob R. Shipherd has bid good bye to the
capitol in disgust He preached at Falls
church last Sunday, without any allusion to
his case. 1t is said that the sermon, on the
contrary was full of power and evangelical.
On the passage ofthe per cent. bill all the
Easterns enators efcept Hale of Maine, and all
the Middle State senators except Cameron of
Pennsylvania voted no. The two exceptions
were recorded in the affirmative. Mr.. Miller
of New York veted no, and Mr.. Lapham, who
| was in the cloak room smoking did not come
out to vote either way. The absentees num-
Der thirty-seven.
Delegate Maginnis of Montana will en-
deavor, as soon as the present deadlock in
| the house is over, to have taken from the
speakers table and passed the bill to ratify
| the agreement made between the government
and the Crow Indians, to give the Northern
| Pacific railroad company the right of way
| through the territory of the Crow nation.
| The bill has passed the senate.
The title to the Freedman's bank proper
| ty having been examined and accepted by
| the government, the deed has been signed
by Comotroller Knox. The amount to be
paid by the United States is $3.50, 900. in
anticipation of this purpose arrangements
have been made for the payment of divi-
dend, and Comptroller Knox has issued a
| circular announcing that dividend of Is
per cent. will be paid on or about the 1st OF
June next.
| 1t is stated by the Washington specials as
a fact that the president has agreed with
himself as to the following members of the
| tariff commissions: William A. Wheeler,
| New York, president; Harry Oliver, Penn
sylvania; John L. Hayes, Massachusetts;
Alexander Mitchell, Wisconsin; Garland
and Porter of Illinois. Hayes and Garland
are interested in the wool-growing industry,
Mitchell in railroading, Oliver in the steel
trade, Porter is the census bureau statistician,
and Wheeleris ex-vice president ofthe Unit
ed States.
Bishop Whipple of Minnesota writes to tho
Indian commissioners as follows: see in
the paper to-day a letter addressed to you by
Gen. Sibley and others on behalf of the Chip
pewas. l honestly believe that the state
ments made deserve your earnest attention
The Chippewas have their present lands un
der the guarantee of the government. They
are poor, have always been our friends, anC
have received far less aid than Indians who
have been our enemies. A visit to Washing
ton of the chiefs, possibly commission o
of those i'll whom they have confidence, viii
settle the whole question. Believing thai
you desire their welfare, I do ask you tt
spare us the possibility of another disturb
ance, which may be perilous, and will be ia
tai to the Indians.