Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-28
WASHINGTON.
AN ALLEGED SECRET TREATY WITH
THE APACHE INDIANS.
The Shipping Bill to Come Up Soon What
the Bonded Whisky Men Hope FOr-Sert-
0ws Ch0rges AgGinst Gen. Dan,Out, Su-
DeFgisin0 Inspector of Steamboats,.
Lspecisl TeIogram to the Globe.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--Mr. Springer will
introduce tomorrow q resolution asking
the president, if not incompatible with
public interests, for all information re-
gardiDg Crooks expedition into Mexico
last year, and correspondence, if any, be-
tween our own and tho Mexican govern
ment IN regard to it. Gen. Crook stated
il his report last fall that in pre-
vious campaign against the Apaehes,
he was on tho point Of administering
severe ha-tisenent On them when he was
stopped b. she negotiation of treaty
with the a. 9hes, in accordance with
which they we ont on reservation close
TO the Mexican frontier. The provision
of thai treaty he had never succeeded in
learning, but tas Apaches understood that
the American government agreed not to
interfere with tbeir raids into Mexico. pro-
yid5d they made no raids into our own ter
rirory. Mr.. Springer5 resolution will in
clude a request for Information about this
alleged misunderstanding with the
Apaches.
BONDED WHISKY.
All that the friends Of the bonded whis-
Ky extension bill nov ask or hope for is
that the committee on ways and means
shall report tho bill so the house without
any recommendation. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that majority of the committee
are opposed to extending the bonded
period, and while it would be better to
have report, the principal object is to get
Of 4,o4 ,
may be freely discussed. Its patrons
have hope that the house will be per-
suaded that the relief desired by those who
would or have Hens on whisky in bond
ought TO begranted for the benefit of the
general public as we'll as of the interests
directly involved.
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
The hearing of oral arguments against
Interstate commerce legislation has been
closed by order of the house commerce
committee, and in answer to numerous
applications from attorneys OF railroad
corporations for hearing, notices have
been sent that they may file
written arguments. The committee will
now proceed to hear persons
who wish to say something on the other
side of the question.
FORFEITED LAND GRANTS.
The public lands committee is working
almost day and night to get into proper
shape their bills for the forfeiture of rail
road land grants. Yesterday they spent
four hours hearing eguments on the On
~ hot
they find this case presents tho most
knotty problems of law that they have had
to deal with. 1t is probable that the COM
mitttee will recommend the forfeiture Of
the grant and leave settlers to establish
their rights in the courts.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
After q few hundred bills and resolu-
tions have oeen introduced tomorrow the
house will taSe up the shipping bill unless
its attention should be diverted by soma
proposition not now anticipated. A ma
jority of the shipping committees of
both houses are not in favor of free ships,
and it Is probable that wha5ever legisla-
ton may emanats from these committees
will be directed to other propositions for
the benefit OF American shipping interest.
GOING To DEFEND HIMSELF.
Gen. Dumont, supervising inspector
general of the steamboat service, is pre-
pairing reply to the charges of Mr..
Tower, late inspector at New York,
of inoompetency and mismanagement.
1t is said at the treasury that some of the
charges against Gen. Dumont were in
vestigated long ago and proven to be with
out foundation, and others are scarcely
worth considering. The cause of the at
tack on Gen. Dumont is to be found in
the fact that Mr.. Tower was dismissed
from Office by the secretary of the treas
ury by the advice of Dumont, upon clear
proof that he had not properly discharged
the duties of his Office, and had been
grossly, persistently and impertin
insubordinate.
Western Associated Press 4
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The two or three
appropriation bills promised three weeks
ago have not yet made their appearance
in the house, ia fact, are not yet out of the
hands of the sub committee of the COM
mittee on appropriations.
The shipping bill, recently reported
from the selec. committee on shipping, is
perhaps the most important measure be-
fore the house, aud it is expected q motion
will be made by Mr.. SIocum tomorrow to
proceed with its consideration in commit
Zee Of the whole.
The reports from the committee on ac-
counts, IL relation to the removal of en-
ployes of the house at the close of the last
congress-, are expected to be made on Wed
nesdsy.
The Fitz John Porter discussion will be
resumed on Friday.
The Northern Pacific railroad peo-
pie will be heard in
defense OF their land grants by the
house coamittes On public lands on
Tuesday and the same day the committee
will be addressed by Judge Dillon of the
Union Pacific, and othegs, in opposition TO
the proposition to compel the road to pay
the cost of surveying and Selecting lands.
thus making lands taxable by the state.
NEW HOMESTEAD ACT,
The senate committee on public lands
will probably recommend a number of
radical changes in the homestead law.
Among them, it is proposed to give
Homestead claimant ore voor fro,o az