The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-03-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

wAsIIrvGTox Feb 2a-Thc chair laid before
the senate a memorial! from the Legislature OF
Wisconsin urging the placing of Gen. Grant on
the retired list 81 the army.
Mr. IInar, from tGe committee On privileges
and elections, submitted n writ.ca report re-
gardiny the dual sets OF credci;; ia- OF Mr. ALI
sons election. The substance # the report. Mr.
Hoar said. was that Mr.. Allison apIrarcl to lie
elected in either event. and it was no; probable
to inquire If the election was tina, which took
place the second Tuesday after the temporary
organization of the legislature or the second
Tuesday after the permanent orcanizition. aui
IL |; were necessary to s.etermnr that question.
il was for the Forty ninth and not til, Forty
eighth congress to determine. Mr.. Hear added
o! course there was no doubt whatever Of Mr.
Ailison's eltc. ion
MIR. Dawes ASKED and YVES granted unanimous
consent 10 take M the bill heretofore introduced
by him to authorize the president to negotiate
for the purchase OF the remaining rights of tue
Seminole, Creek and Cherokee nations OF Ia
dams to
THE OKLAHOMA LANDS.
In less than five minutes the bill read and
passed. Ii now goes To the house for action in
that body. The naval appropriation bill was
laid before the senate and referred to the COM
mittce on appropriations Pension bills upon
the calendar. and favorably reported. were dis
posed OF.
Mr. Buckner called up the senate bill author
izing the Commercial National bank Of Chicago
to increase it, capital stock to s20O.OOO.
In opposing the bill. MIR. Weller attacked the
national banking system. declaring it was the
duty OF every patrtQi n Ei,.a l. rtcIth TiOw
Inc oiii iasscd. M,
c,riu.r ani Son, oy ,,,,,r ~ IT'S I'LL
and Turner i;a. j against the decision. the chair
was sustained by vote Of 100 to 35; so the
nennepin Canal clause Is eliminated from the
bill.
SENATE-A conference report WAS made on
the army appropriation bill. debate arose, In
which several Republican senators severely critf-
cised the action III the president IN the case OF
the Swain court martial. calling IL very UNJUST
The legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was considered
The same bill made appropriations as fol-
lows for Dakota, which were passed:
For salary ~ governor - 90 GOO
Chief justice and fivc associate judges, 5000
each. ..................... ................
Secretary ................. ............... 1880
For legislative expenses, postage. station
cry. etc -....:............: 1000
For contingent expenses, to be expended
The following clause had been passed by
A. ho,,.o and str.ck ont nv the senat. com
,n;,, &c.. The scr,te adontcd the crosnre.
The legislature OF Dakota may divide said ter
ritory into as MANY council and representative
districts as they desire which districts shall be
a nearly euual as practicab,e taking into con-
Alteration populat :on except Indians not taxed;
provided. that the number Of counsel districts
exceed twentV-lOuT
representative districts shall not exceed forty
eight
,,.,,s. MN. .s .o s,oo ooo ,,,,,,,
HousE-blils passed LOT TiVVVVo pubic
building at La Crosse and xlU.OOO to pay citt-
xsns for supplies furnished Indians in Mime.
cot, no, ,vecn 1890 and 1852 The river and
-, IN, -. .ors,d.r.d A, ~.
"s'"o' c"A ss = s,,,
opponents OF the measure began 10 n"ouster.
midnight.
WASHINGTON Special Telegram Feb cJ-The
cl.i,u of Nathan Mvrick NJ St Paul and others
io' tnc loss VI MONEY iv' .o,"s so.u W ."s
Jus. oeio'e .nc 'u' oic"H III .oo-, ~ With ..'o
ino'ans cou'" no. i~S' oeeaue. '.eiI ""n" ,s,
were CUT on pasSco 'ne nous, 'ouAs. nc o'''
c''kn,a. ls'a ~ ."e se"..e ~" T,. s
ing ~ IN, ~, ro,,,,n, ,h., tho .s,.rs,.r.
~ '.,.r shan,a .,,nroxe tho s,nonnt M coods soS
o. ,h. Trdian. ami nav the claims ~ they .g-
srerated less than 81 90 900 and nothing should
h. Maid in excess OF that amount The story of
the claim Is that in the summer OF s,o certain
Inc Yellow Medicine and Redwood acen-
cics in Mjnuesota for the purpose Of
receiving their annuitics which they had been
the first of July. The money for the payments
did not come at the usual time. The Indians
waited until their supplies were exhausted, and
also those of the government at that point.
Certain licensed traders among them Mr. NV.
rick by the advice Of the Indian agent, Maj.
uaipIaith, iuInIshcu surp'es' " ny on,s neas-
ure OF preventing an outoreak, until their stores
VIZ US ,,,', iaI ,or Rcsore The
money arrived. the ont break occurred. The In.
dians goaded to desperation by hunger. COM
mitted atrocities for which they we're punished
IN part by the coniiscatioh OF moneys que mem n,
n ihc y, shs annnities was Stained.
The means from which they could have paid 10,
the supplies furnished them on the credit Of
future annuities was wholly taken from them
Myrlck mas Deen pressing this c'sam 'o' 'e'