The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-07
Washington News Notes
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WASHINGTON, Feb, G.--The president has
withdrawn the proposed treaty with Mex
co providing for the retral of the We'll
and La Abra claims.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The house commerce committee has praC :
tiCally completed the river and harbor bill
though some mat ers of detail and arrange
ment remain, aud tho items Tor the
Mississippi river will not be finally
fixed in the bill IN advance of the receirt
reports OF the special Mississippi river com
mittee. The commerce committee has
carefully examined each of the ninety items
objected to in the report of the secretary of
war concerning last years river and harbor
bill, and in some cases has recommended
appropriations for the same objects,
Tie committee do not make any
recommendation for beginning new works.
but all for money to carry forward improve.
ment on which the government has already
expended large sums as for instance, ut
the hsrbors at Baltimore, Savannah,
Galveston, Oakland, and such other
points as apper from ENGINEERS reports de-
mand appropriations. With the execution
of the Mississippi improvements, the
amount recommended does not exceed 70
per cent. of the engineers estimates. The
whole amount called for in the bill will he
about S6,ON,OOO exclusive of the Mississippi
river appropriation.
The house committee on military officers
has practically agreed on the terms of tho
bill to place General Grant on the retired
list with the rank Of general. The chair
man has been7nstructed toprepare a report
In favor OF the bill to be submitted to the
committee THURSDAY. A minority report
will nrOhAhlU ha eit~npl 81
members.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Secretary Lincoln has furnished the see.
rotary OF the Interior with copies of
kilograms from General Pope, describing
preparations made by the military TO Sc.
cure Oklahoma lands from intrusion.
General Pope says he does not expect
iorcible resistance; but, in any event he
is prepared to enforce the removal
of the raiders. kilograms received
at the Indian bureau indicate
that strenuous efforts are making on the
part OF the military to eject all hai.breeds,
buffalo hunters and Canadian indians from
the TT. Peck, Montana, Indian reservation,
Haskell, OF kansas. introduced a bill in
The house to-day relative to the invasion of
the Indian Territory, proposing
an amendment OF the Revised
~ ~ w DEJNluG for
the imprisonment for two years at hard In.
Dor OF any person convicted of invasion
with provision against ils application IN
emisrants peaceably passing through the
territory.
THE LAY OF TIRE LABoRER.
The senate subcommittee on education
and LABOR begun taking testimony concern.
ing the relations between labor and capital
aud the condition Of the laboriug classes
The only witness examined was Robert u
layton, grand secretary of the Knights of
Honor, an organization embracing, he said
ohOOo members, and having branches all
over this country and Cauada. All who
are or have ever been wage workersn are
eligible for membership, and none are ey.
Guided except lawyers, bankers and swind
lers. Mr.. Layton did not conclude his tes-
timony. The condition and grievances If
the WORKING women will be inquired into
by this committee.
Secretary Chandler informed thc cnn,.
mittee ON naval affairs that, in his ipd~.
ment, nothing at Annapolis acaIcmv
demands the attention OF cor.
Sress, lie had no official information nj
ANY trouble. The resolution of inouirv
'hereupon was tabled for the present.