Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-22

pension attorneys say this viii be great
hardship TO them, as Il viii allow an spph'
cant to place bis case In the hands o.
an attorney or agent and, when
the caseis ready for adjuicaton to
discharge the attorney or agent without
cause, TINS cutting them out of their fee.
Heretofore the agent could not be dis
charged without q cause. The Commits
sioner of Pensions and other officers in the
Interior Department are being examined by
the committee. The issue seems to be the
transfer by Colonel N. w. Fitzgerald OF 3
large pension business to George Z. Lemon.
Under the decision cited Fitzgerald may, by
the consent Of his former clients resume
He win Disproys the Bribery Charges.
ia Blair, Secretary of the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock Company, of Kansas, was
examined by the Senate Committee on In,
dian Affairs this morAing. He explained
the details of the business transactions and
management of the company and dis
claimed anything improper IN the securing
of leases of Indian lands. Tomorrow ne
will submit to the committe an itemized
statement of the compsnys accounts, in
tended to disproye the charges of bribery
preferred in procuring leases.
Captain Davis Given job.
Captain George w. Davis, q. s. A., has
been appointed electoral messenger to pro.
ceed to Iowa to get the electoral vote OF
that State, which is missing.
OniciaI Orders to Expel the Invaders.
WASHINGTON, January 2e-FolloWing
are the official instructions sent from the
War Department to General Anger yester-
day regarding the course to be
psued with the Oklahoma in
vadsrs: To Brigsdier General
Auger, Fort Leayenworth, Ksnsas-In
accordance with instructions from the SEQ
retary of War, the Lieutenant General
directs that you be informed that the PreSt'
dents order for the removal from the Indian
Territory Of the intrude,s therein is to be
enforced. 1t is hoped it may be done with
out armed conflict. but the responsibility for
anv bloodshed must rest upon those who do
not accept the warning Of the proclamation
of the President on July lst 1894, aud
attempt with arms to resist the troops
ordered TO compel their removal. In
order that the mischievous influence OF the
leaders of The present intrusion to lncite
conflict NAV be reduced as much as posi-.
ble the military force should be increased
so that all iutruders may see the hopeless
ness of resistance The Lieutenant General,
therefore. directs you will Immediately rein
force Colonel Hatch By the remaining COM
panies of the Ninth Cavalry and also send
him reinforcements from the Tenth, Twen-
tieth and Twenty-second Infantry until the
force be now has in hand shall be increased
bv eight hundred additional men. Ac-
knowledge receipt.
Signed K. Z. DRUM,
Adjutant General
In the House.
Mr.. Kelley, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported bill to authorize the
establishment of export tobacco manutact-
urers and allowing drawbacks on imported
articles used in the manufacturing of en-
ported tobacco. To Committe of the Whole.
The report accompanying the bill states
that for many years a large business has
been done in the exploration of manutact-
ured tobacco, and that at this time more than
10000, geo pounds per annum Of tobacco
manufactured in the United States Is eX-
ported for consumption in foreign countries.
In the course OF manEfs ot"-' = . AZ - .,.,.o
Iarge Quantities of sugar, heOs'ce' p5S.e, s
aESe -, - F-l:anos ara used on
which the custom duties or internal revenue
taxes are levied and collected BY the United
States. The duties and taxes add so ma
ter;sIlv IN the cost of manufacture that
the American manufacturers of tobacco
for export find themselves at grea'
disadvantage in foreign markets IN
competition with manufacturers OF Other
countries. The committee thinks 1t will ot
wise TO relieve the American manufacturer
tobacco exported to foreign countries from
this burden, as a means of stimulating anC
increasing our foreign trade in this impor
tant article of manufacture.
Mr.. Dibrell, from the Committee on Ag
riculture, reported the Agriculture Apprc
priatiou bill. 1t went to the Committee 0
| the Whole.
The House then went in Committee Q
the Whole, Mr. Wellbarry in the Chair, o
the Indian Appropriation bill.
| In the Senate,
J \ resolution was agreed to calling on tn
Secretary Of the Treasury for any turtle
correspondence in his department relating
the collection or postponement OF the tax o
distilled spirits. The Chair laid before IN
| Senms Mr.. Plumb's resolution ofere
Yesterday requesting ln6 President to al
wise the Senate as to his views on the pre-
ert status Of the lands known as the Okla
hOma lands. Owing to Mr.. Plumbs al
.ence Mr.. Ingalls, wished it to 60 over ii
tomorrow. Mr. Vest offered a subStitut
ior lbe resolution providing that the Secre
tary Of the Interior shall communicate wit
the authorities of the Creek and SemlnoI
nations of Indians to ascertain upon wha
terms they will convey to the Unite
States all their right to the Oklohom
lands. Mr.. Conger said when tn
matter should come up for consideration D
would move to refer it 10 the Committee o
Indian Affairs. Mr.. Dawes saw no use i
that, as that committee had alrezdy repOte
on the subject and the Senate had sdopte
the report. He thought some good woul
result from giving the President an oppoi
tunity of procialming again the position
which under his oath Of office he feels con
PEELED TO aSsume-namely, that bis settler
on the lands in question are there in viOls
ton of the law. Mr.. Vest said that earl
action on the subject was desirable, as it ha
been stated in the press that United State
troops were prevented only by high waite
from having a conflict with the people wh
had gone to the land. The matter the
went over till tomorrow. The Senate the
proceeded to the consideration Of bills upo
| the calendar.
TooKE VERIFYING,
| a Bank Cashier Who Left Nothing But tn