Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-25
Capitol Notes,
PUBLIC LANDS.

PUBLIC LANDS
The Holman resolution, 1nQuiring as to the con
nlct OF legal opinion in regard to railroad land
grant patents, was this morning referred to q sub
committee OF the public lands committee to deter
mine Inc some questions of fact in the preamble.
The committee authorized favorable report on
the bill to authorize the Secretary OF the interior
to certify lands for agricultural college purposes
to the state OF Kansas.
PROPOSED WORLDS INDUSTRIAL AND COTTON EXPOSE
TON.
Senator Garland has introduced q bill in the
Senate to encourage the holding of a worlds in.
dustrial and cotton centennial In 1884 The pre.
amDle recites that 1t is desirable to celebrate the
one hundredth anniversary of the rst year OF per.
could be properly celebrated by a worlds cotton
exposition to be held in some city to be selected
t ahe Dill amtnSrzes the President to appoint
board OF management; also to appoint, on recon-
OF the OF states and territories
one commfssionerand one alternate from each state
ana territory. The city in which the exposition is
70 De held shall be selected by the National Cot
ton Planters association. No compensation is al
asked to extend any financial aid to the enter
prise: When the President shall be informed that
erected, he shall make proclamation setting forth
the time when the exposition shall open land shall
invite other nations to be represented. Washing
ton has been spoken Of as the most appropriate
place for holding the exposition, and some OF the
members Of Congress are In favor OF the selection
The Senate committee on agriculture to-day
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RED CLOUDS CLAIM.-In investigating the claim
made by Red Cloud for remuneration for ponies
taken from his tribe in 1876 by Gen. Crook. the
Auditor to inquire II any money realized from the
sale of the ponies was left in the Treasury There
and the Pine Ridge agency Cred Cio1d's). ana the
amount realized from their sale was $40 AIR So
This money was to be expended in cattle.
in place of the ponies. The accounts anSs''e Of
the ofhcer who had charge Of this matter
L Le set oe E B. Gibbs. 9Th infantry, show shat
the ponies from Dakota to st. Paul. MINI. where
they were sold. The accounts further show that
to the che of
amount remaining. some $4,000, there is no record
OF how 1t was spent, and the Third Auditor thus
having received any cattle, and the question now
to be determined is. what became OF the $4,000?
COMMISSION APPoINTED.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has designated C. C. Binkley, OF sher.
man. Texas; j. E. billiard, of kaufman, Texas, and
j. +. Smith, OF Fort Worth, Texas, a commission to
select site for the new public building at Dallas,
Texas.
ALABAMA CLAMs-The court of commissioners
OF Alabama claims met this morning, but no cases
were ready for trial. and the court adjourned till
to;morrew It Is understood that the court will
take some action then looking to expeditlng the
business OF the court
The ARGUMENT In the case Of Campbell and
Eslin was continued to-day before the Court OF
Claims. ana VIII be concluded tomorrow,
On THE FRAUD LIsT.-The Postmaster General
has directed that g. s. Mayo, Of Chicago. be
placed on the fraud list BE had advertised to
reply to letters sent to him containing money.
A DNsHB 10 rae MARQUIS OF LoRsl.-Gen. shsr.
man will give dinner in honor Of the Marquis OF
lorne on Sunday evening next There viii be 70
guests including the President, ex,Secretary
Blaine and Senator Anthony. Gen. Sherman was
entertained BY the MARQUEE OF Lorne while abroad
PERsosA1--General Grant Left Washington for
New York yesterday afternoon. Senators
ConoEer and Mcdonald are At Willarda-Repre-
sentative Hewitt is not regarded as dangerously
Tor several days yeS--AE Henry Randall Waite.
Of the Census Office, has an article on the Cor.
sese9 fol IN s saS u sns e.
Norris and W. A. Wimsatt, OF Washingt ton, We.S
registered at Jacksonville on Tuesday-Col J.
of several months, portion of which was passed
In Egypt
SILVER BULLION AND CoINAGE.-The New YORK
assay Office holds nearly half q million ounces OF
silver bullion. received from depositors In payment
Of charges for treatment OF bullion at that ONCE
About 100 GOO ounces have been transferred to the
Philadelph1a mint. and the superintendent there
has been authorized to use It In the coinage of
subsidiary silver, chiefly ten cent pieces The rest
OF the bullion at the New York assay Office viii
probably be used for the same purpose It is stated
at theTreasufy that this bullion can be so utilized
as it was not purchased for the coinage
Of standard dollars. Secretary Folger and the d.
OF s50,oo00O0 only applies TO the coinage
under the Joint resolution Of 1876 Tim
tting the coinage Of subsidiary silver In the re-
drmption OF fractional currency. The silver
bullion In the New York assay oise win be chiefly
coined into dimes, as there Is scarcity Of those
n md fOp
them Is increasing.
ORANGE CULTURE IN FLoRIDA.-The Polk county
Wiorida) Orange Grove Association met last even
ing at TimmS Hall-ME. G. s. Bundy in the
chair and II. =. Smith secretary. Col s. L Wales
reported the concession % the association OF 60O0
acres Of land In Florida The committee (fion.
James GndllAn, Judge Bundy and MI. Smith)
made report az 70 the satisfactory nature OF
their VISIT to Florida. The subscription books were
opened, and there were quite number OF shares
taken, giving the company much announcement
RA.es OF 1Hs TH.Rxo1EIE..Ihe following
of1cer to-day: IAN. 3Aeo: II am, 3k6o; SPIN,
SAS0 Maximum, -: minimum, R6o.