Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Proceeds Of the Sale Of
Sioux Ponies Still UnaC-
counted For.
The Allotment of Winnebago
Lands Among Members
Of the Tribe.
Senator Logan's New Army
Bill and It's Principal
Features.
Lively Discussion ON Tariff In Both
Houses.
Lively Discussion ON Tariff In Both
Houses.
CAPITAL NOTES,
Special Dispatches to THB BKK.
wINNEBLao LANDS.


Special Dispatches to TBB BKs
wINNEBkao LANDS.
WASHINGTON, January 20. - The
secretary of the interior has decided
that under the law regulating allot,
ment of lands to Winnebago Indians
In Nebraska, every Indian woman
married to an alien white man and
having children by him must be re.
garded as the head of the family and
Is therefore entitled to an allotment
of eighty acres Of land.
A bill was introduced In the house
to give the widow Of DeLong PEN
sing of $50 per month.
SENATOR LoaAN's ARMY BILL
provides that the number of enlisted
men In the army, including the engi-
neer battalion of 500 men, hospital
stewards aud 1000 Indian scouts,
shall not exceed 80, 1000, increases the
pay Of privates from $13 to SIG per
month and non. commissioned officers
and subalterns in proportion, allows
commissioned officers to employ prl-
Yates as servants, first obtaining
their consent and the consent of the
commanding officer; provides the pay
of privates In such case be deducted
from the pay of officer; and the follow
Ing provision relative to s.aff duty In
Washington: "No officer shall remain
absent from his regiment on duty at
Washington or on staff of major gem
eral or brlgadier general for a longer
period than three years, at any time;
provided. this provision shall not ap.
ply to officers on the staff of the COM
manding general of the army"
ARMY TRANSPORTATION.
The following provision Of the house
army bill was stricken out: "That for
the better accomplishment of the
objects of the acts authorizing the
construction of railroads herein re-
ferred to, and the better to secure to
the government the use and benefit Of
the same all acts authorizing the
building and construction of those
railroads which have received In addi.
tion to land grants, government aid
by loan or guarantee bonds by the
United States, and all other acts, part
of acts and provisions having relation
thereto are hereby 80 altered, amended
and modified that hereafter the com
pensation had or allowed for carrying
or transportation the property OF
troops of the United States by ruct
railroad companies or their assigns OF
successors, shall not exceed fifty pei
cent of the amount paid by private
parties for the same kind of service. y
BUYING IMPORTANT PAPERS.
Congress is asked to vote 800, ,00C
for the Rocheambesu papers referring
to French troops in the American war
of independence. The papers include
l52 letters from Washington to Ro.
cheambeau.
Eight thousand dollars is asked for
ex-senator Carpenters collection of
supreme court decisions and briefs.
NEW TREATY WITH GERMANY.
The substitute introduced in the
house for the resolution proposing
formal termination of the existence of
the treaty between the United States
and the North German Union requests
the president to take the necessary
steps towards negotiating new treaty
with the Germany empire for the pur.
pose of securing more liberal and just
provisions respecting the rights OF
citizens, native born or naturalized, Of
the United States and the German
empire.
Twelve thousand dollars are recon.
mended to be- appropriated for the
house In which Lincoln died.
SIOUX PONIES.
Red Cloud in an interview to-day
with the secretary Of the interior and
commissioner of Indian affairs, de-
manded restoration OF HIS horses oi
cash. The commissioner of Indian
affairs remarked that the whole mum.
Der Of horses taken from the Sioux
up to date WIS ,000, which were sold
for SIS, 400, and that the war depart
mem could not satisfactorily account
for the proceeds of these sales.
"This faot," said Price, ironically
"were strong arguments in favor oi
transferring the Indians from the in
terror department to the war depart
ment." Red Cloud then said, 81
want new agent. McGillicuddy il
a bad man, he is quarrelsome ant
calls US bad names. He says we ars
old women. He steals our supplies
You do not make him give vouchers
for our supplies. You take his wore
and he steals from US.