Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-01-17
WASHINGTON.


For riding Lieutenant GreeIy's private
papers. Sergeant Holtnorth has been re-
Will probably BIZ dismissed
1t is expected that an onslaught will be
mage N Congress upon the Bureau of AMI
mai Industry when all additional a%pprOpri-
alton IS asked for it. NJ mbers who do not
believe much in pleuro- pneumonia and kin
dred diseases are decidedly opposed to the
bureau.
Adv.ces from China state that United
States Minister Young AMI Vincent Smith
called upon Viceroy Ii Hung Chang tine
other day and offered to contract for The
collection of the Government revenues and
to make all purchases for the Government
III consideration of the remuneration of s
per cent on the total amount Of the trans
actions. Declined.
Col Pike, II Of the attorneys who are
engaged in the effort to break up the sys-
tenn OF leasing Indian lands, says that it will
o. shown curing the progress Of the inves-
tlyatloi before the Senate Indian Affairs
G2mm ttee Thai tile interior Department at
washington was in ~ ring, that a regular
gang was formed, that all competition was
Shut out, and that the leases were fraudu-
ientlyl L. sued.
Mr.. Voorhees, bill amending the pension
laws provides til It all pensions which have
been or may be granted III consequence Of
Slau SA III AAtSlCtl 3S
l>6l, shall! commence from the date of death
or Il sabi.l ty because OF which the pension
lS-asked, and in the consideration of pen
sloh cases a sol, Ter or sailor Shall be pre-
snlned 10 ave been sound phys. cally at the
time If enlistment.
ish treaty on the sroulld hit Mr.. Cleveland
ought not 10 be hampe ed by a line OF poll
cy contained i'll commercial reaties ,i,ap-
peu out by the retiring Admins ration.
Inc proposed am 'ndment admitting t 10
Havana leaf free Of duty, wAch was in
te.!ae! 70 paclfy the t 'bacco manufl tur-
erS, VIII not help tle treaty, since SUCH a
revision would Mt once arolsa the bitter
hostility of the tobarcU-prOducers.
he -ulltlOis enforcing the recent decision
OF the AtMrney-G neral / rsfere ICE to the
relief OF the whisky mel were issued BY the
GQlnmissloner Of In. ernal R venue at
wa s .ington Tuesday; wit, the approval Of
imp TT mt a.neIdm mt 20 The existing regu-
lations consists in striking gu. the word.
"thh'. y days" in the expectation bonds and
suost tut ny such time, not to exceed seven
months, as may be reasonably reqnrel for
HeSpo ona Collectors are also requ red to
nave remained III warehouse more than
three years.
Representative Collins introduced a mo-
ton III the House to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution making the Senate
blll to establish Il uniform system OF bank
Henderson, Of Iowa, thought that the pass.
age OF The Lowell bill might save the coun-
try from disaster. Petitions in support Of
tile Dill were presented from tile business
men or 81. Louis, New York, and BaIti-
more. Mr.. Willis opposed the measure,
YIN That its passage would create 5000
fraud. Mr.. Collins def .nded the bill
against the attack of Mr.. Willis. His mo-
ton to suspend the rules and appoint a day
for Its consideration was, however, lost.
congressman manifest a disposition to
settle the Oklahoma question finally, either
by opening. the country or by adopting
from going there. A party of Senators
called upon President Arthur the other day
TO OBTAIN his views upon the subject. Mr.,
Arthur sail that in his opinion it Was right
that intruders should be kept out of the In
quar- country by force OF arms IL necessary.
oklahoma was a small tract Of a few hun
dred thousand arreS, surrounded OH all
SUES Dy lnd'an reservations. There waSnO
civil law there, and collisions would almost
inevitably occur between tile Indians and
whites. II the tract was to be opened to
settlement the way should be prepared by
the enactment OF proper laws.
THE BARTIIOLDI STATUE.
Representative Nutting, from the com.
mittee on library, has presented for print.
ing and lecoinmittal a favorable. report
on the joint resolution introduced by Mr..
Cox, Of New York, appropriating SlOO, QUO
to aid in the cnmpleti.m OF the pedestal for
t Wos st1t9e ,r Of Liberty il Enlig9!sning the
was a magh,6c'n mt gift frum the people Of
FRANCE t, orr whole people. and not to the
people of New York, and it DO :ongs to the
people as a nation. 1t would be arrogance
for the state of New York to pay for tho
pedes: al and claim the statue rs It's own.
The statue Is a nat onal symbol. It is
national property, and congress should, in
the opinion of your committee, finish what
has been be un so WELL"
EXPORTS Of B~I:EADsTuFFs.
The folloNins figures show the exports
Of brealstutfs for 1881, corresponding with
! 81: They show in a striking manner the
fall in the price Of wheat. We exported
10000 JO bushels more in 1854 than III 1889.
and got owe S4,' 90, 0oO less for it. The
flour shipments Are almost exactly tile am
n quality and more than "a, 100, 900 less 10
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