Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-10
The Land Leases and 100000 Cor
rupiOn in Indian Territory.
Important Proceedings in Both
Houses of Congress.
Hill Reports Favorably the Postal
Telegraph Bill.
HopkinsW Wishes Live Stock Trans
portation Investigated.
And o Committee to Investigate
the Association of Eveners."
The Housc Favors Public Buildings
for Keokuk and Waco.
The Housc Favors Public Buildings
for Keokuk and Waco.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The committee
on Indian affairs has authorized Con.
gresham PEBBLE, chairman of the sub
committee on Indian territory land leases,
to report a resolution to the house au
thorizing the investigation of large leases
of land in the Indian territory, and of
the alleged improper distribution of the
$500, 900 appropriated by the last con
gress for the Indians of that territory.
The full committee will doubtless report
the resolution to the house, and it will
be adopted, as will anything that looks
toward investigation.
MILWAUKEE ROAD MATTERS.
Special Dispatch to THE BEE.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-John w. Carr,
of Milwaukee, attorney for the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul road, is here,
locking after the bill granting that road
the right of way through the Sioux reser-
walton in Dakota, and other Legislation
affecting the road.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL.
Special Dispatch to THE BKK.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Secretary
Wright, of the Mississippi river conven'
ton, is a good deal puzzled just now to
know what ought to be done in regard to
the Hennepin canal. He has been APP.
pealed to by the friends of the canal, es.
pecially Iowa members, to go before the
river and harbor committee and urge the
insertion of q clause in the river and har-
Dor bill appropriating $500, 900 for the
Hennepin canal. They say frankly that
the Hennepin canal bill, as reportedfrom
the committee on railways and canals,
appropriating 81, 900, 900 for the Henne.
PIN canal, is so far down on the calendar
that there is 10 hope of reaching it this
session, and SO the only hope the canal
has is to get it into the river and harbol
bill. The members of the committee in
sist that they have no power to insert
canal appropriations in the river and har
Dor bill, and that if they open The doors
to one canal they must load down theil
bill with every canal in the country,
Wright is undecided whether it is hi,
duty under the resolutions of the con
~vention to go before the committee il
behalf of the Hennepin canal or not.
MAHoNE's ILLNESS.
Regular Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Senator Ma
hone left Washington for Petersburg thi
morning. The Star has a report of hi
condition which is worse than has beer
given out.
INSPECTION OF MEATS.
The senate committee on foreign rela
lations has agreed to report favorably
certain of the amendments to the bill t.
provide for the inspection of meats fol-
expectation, offered by Sherman q day
or two ago., together with an additions
amendment determined upon in commit
tee. The Sherman amendment wa
agreed upon to provide for the prohibi
ton of the importation of cattle infected
with contagious diseases, and for quarau
tine slaughter of diseased animals. The
amendment agreed upon in committee
in addition to the Sherman amendments
provides that whenever in the opinion O.
the president it shall be necessary fo
the protection of animals in the United
States against infectious or contagiou
diseases, he may by proclamation sus
pend the importation of all or any elias
of animals for a limited time, and ma.
change, modify, revoke or renew sucl
proclamation, as the public good may re
quire, and that during the time of sucl
suspension, the importation of any aucl
animal shall be unlawful.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
VIM. w. Rockhill, second secretary O
legation OF the United States to China.
Chas. T. Mccoy, register of the Ian
office, Aberdeen, Oak.
Robt. w. Wallace, postmaster at Fail
bury, Neb.