The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-10
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 100000 acres rented from
the Cherokees at 2 cents per acre, and
that the sub-lessees paid 2la cents per
acre.
Senator Harrison asked what uso was
made of the surplus.
Senator Ingalls, objected, on the
| groud that this was inquiriug into the
| private business of the witnesses. He
would not object, he said, TO an inquiry
as to whether any portion of the surplus
was paid in securing the lease.
Senator Harrison maintained that his
inquiry was necessary to develope the
facts in the case.
The committee went into secret ses-
sion to consider tho 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 supreme
being.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
John w. Morton, surveyor OF customs
at San Francisco; II. Il. Johnson, col
lector OF customs ut Savannah, Georgia.
Rear Admirals in the Navy: S. Z.
Quakenbush, Earl English and j. IL.
upshur; II. NJ. Dennison, to be pay di-
rector in the navy; w. $. Schley, to be
chief of tho bureau of equipment and
recruiting in the navy.
CoMhENDABLE CHARITY.
Paymaster William III. Smyth, who
left Savannah on spree with govern
ment money in his possession, TODAY
rendered his resignation, which the
president accepted.
hR, PALMER's PET PROTECTIVE PLAN.
Senator Palmer to-day introduced a
Dill to prevent the introd uction
and diffusion of contagious and infec-
uous diseases and to promote the gem
eral sanitary welfare OF the people. IL
provides fo' the establishments IN the
treasury department of bureau OF
public health, to be charged with the
execution OF all laws relative to quaran-
tine ana public health. Tho chief of
TINS bureau shall be called the commits
sloner OF public health, and he shall re-
celve salary of 81 500 per annum. The
commissioners shall appoint seven su.
perlntendents, who shall havo charge
OF external and internal quaran-
tine, embracing both infected por-
sons aud infected or adulterated
goods III their respective districts. The
annual salary OF each superintendent
shall be So 600. The commissioner of
public health shall design code of reg
ulations Tor the conduct of external and
internal quarantine for the United
States. These regulations shall aim at
lhe protection of the people against con-
taglous aud infectious diseases, and
against adulterated goods. The COM
missioner shall also appoint an inspec-
tor OF ventilation, drainage and plumb
ing, at 4 salary of $500, whose duty it
shall be to see that all public buildings
are constructed in accordance with
the code Of regulations prepared by him
on those subjects. He shall also ap-
polnta a public analysist, at the same
salary, who shall make all chemichal
analysis and microscopical examina-
tons submitted to him by tho commits
sioner of public health. The commis-
sioner of public health, with the sur
geons'general of the army, and the navy
ana tho marine hospital service and the
| commissioner of educate and the
commissioner of agriculture, respec-
lively, shall prepare code of regula-
tions for the better sanitation of the
army and the navy, all
merchant vessels sailing under
the ilag of tho United States,
all schools within the jurisdiction of
the United States, and all animals In
transit from state To state. In coniunc-
tion with the American Medical associa-
tion the commissioner of public health
shall prepare n code of regulation tor the
practice OF physic, surgery and mid
wifery In any place wi hin the iurisdic.
ton ofthe United States. All goods de.
signed for foods or drink of man, for
wearing spparel, or furniture, or deco
ration of ha6itation, so pois-
oned by adulterstion as TO
be dangerous 10 human life or health,
arc declared TO be contraband OF com.
inorce anywhere within the United
States. and may be seized and do
stroyed. On application at the commits.
sioner, the president shall detail SUR
geons OF the army or navy for the in
vestiration or special diseases during an
Invasion by an epidemic disease. The
commissioners may employ competent
doctors to aid tho superintend-
ents. Such doctors shall receive
$40 per day and expenses,
Weekly bulletins, containing useful san
itnry Information, shall he sent, free, to
different parts of the country. A pen
atty from 500 TO $1,000, or lmprlson-
hent from thirty days TO
one year Is provided for the