The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-15
Washington Notes.
THE INDIAN LAND LEASES.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Capt. Soloman
Tuttle and j. w. Hamilton, of Kansas,
members OF the Cherokee Strip Live
Stock association, were examined by the
senate committee on Indian affairs to-
day. 1t was found that the association
held about 600O,000 acres rented from
the Cherokees at 2 cents per acre, aud
that tne sub-lessees paid "a cents per
acre.
Senator Harrison asked what use was
made of the surplus.
Senator Ingalls, objected, on tho
gruud that this was inquiring into the
private business of the witnesses. He
would not object, he said, to All inquiry
| as to whether any portion of the surplus
was paid in securing the lease.
Senator Harrison maintained that his
inquiry was necessary to deyelOpe the
facts in tho case.
The committee went into secret ses-
sion to consider the scope of further in
vestigation.
WAS HIS TESTIMONY LESS TRUE?
In the Swain court martial, the court
ruled out the testimony of Witness
Deakers, upon the ground OF his want OF
belief in the existence Of q supreme
being.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
John w. Morton, surveyor of customs
at San Francisco; T. f.. johnson, col
lector OF custom at Savannah, Georgia.
Rear Adniirals in the Navy: ). L.
Quakenbush, Earl English and j. II.
Upshur; IL, NJ. Dennison, to be pay di-
rector in the navy; w. s. Schley, to be
chief of the bureau of equipment and
recruiting in the navy.
COMMENDABLE CHARITY.
Paymaster William Ill. SmyJb, who
left Savannah on a spree with govern
ment money in his possession, Today
rendered his resignation, which the
president accepted.
MIR. PALMER's PET PROTECTIVE PLAN.
Senator Palmer to-day introduced
bill to prevent the Introduction
and diffusion of contagious and infec-
| tious diseases and to promote the gem
eral sanitary welfare of the people. 1t
provides TO. the establishment III the
treasury department of bureau OF
public health, to be charged with the
execution of all laws relative to quaran-
| tine and public health. The chief OF
this bureau shall be called the commits
sioner of public health, and he shall re-
ceive salary of "a 800 per annum: The
commissioner shall appoint seven SUI
perintendents, who shall have charge
of external and internal quaran-
tine, embracing both infected per.
sons and infected or. adulterated
|
annual salary OF each superintendent
shall be $4,000. The commissioner or
public health shall design a code OF reg
| ulatiOns for the conduct OF external ana
internal quarantine for the United
States. These regulations shall aim at
the protection of the people against con-
tagiOus and infectious diseases, and
against adulterated goods. The COM
missioner shall also appoint an 1nSpoc-
tor OF ventilation, drainage and plumb
ing, at a salary of $4,000, whose duty II
shall be TO see that all public buildings
| are constructed in accordance Win
the code of regulations prepared by h1m
on those subjects. He shall also APP
point public analysist, ut the same
salarv, who shall make all chemlchal
ANALYSIS and micrOscOpicai eXam1na-
tons submitted to him by the commits
sioner of public health. The commits
siOner of public health, with the sur
geons- general of the army, and the navy
and the marine hospital service and the
commissioner of educa ton and the
commissioner of agriculture, respec-
tons for the better sanitation of the
army and the navy, all
merchant vessels sailing under
the flag of the United States,
| all schools within the jurisdiction OF
the United States, and all animals in
transit rom STATE 10 StaI6. IN COnJunC-
lion with the American Medical assOcia-
ton the commissioner of public health
shall prepare code of regulation for the
practice Of pnysic, surgery. and mid
wifery in any place within the jurisdic-
ton Of the United States. All goods de-
siguod for foods or drink of man for
wearing apparel, or furniture, or {,
ration Of .habitati6n, so pors-
oned by adulteration as to
be dangerous to human life or health,
are declared to be contraband of COM
MERGE anywhere within the United
States, and may be seized and de-
stroyed. Gu application nj the commits
sioner, the president shall detail sur
geons of the army or navy for the in
vestigation of special diseases during an
invasion by an epidemic disease. The
commissioner may employ competent
doctors to aid the superintend-
ents. Such doctors shall receive
$40 per day and expenses.
| Weekly bulletins, containing useful san
itary information, shall be sent, free, to
different parts OF the country. A PEN
atty fromsl0O to $1,000, or imprison-
ment from thirty days to
one year is provided for the
4 violation of the act or the regulations