The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-20
TEEGRAPHlC DISPTCHES.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Extra Session Problem.


WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Judging from
the expressions of the members of congress,
when speaking for themselves alone, and to
some extent from the course of events last
week, and extra session congress is no long
er probable, but may be possible, as ex-
pressions of fear or convictions are heard on
all hands that some party or faction, not
including the persons speaking, would well
come an extra session; and it is conceded
everywhere that the condition of public
business is such that the purpose, if enter
tanned may be effected, and perhaps without
disclosure of the responsibility therefor
any quarter. Even if every one be credited
with the straightforward purpose of work
ing to secure the ia sage of the appropria-
tion bills before the 4th of March, the fact
remains that under the long existing rules
of the house the roads to entangieine are
many and short, while the ways to the
solution of possible parliamentary difficult
ties arc few and involved. Five of the
most important appropriation bills are yet
to &,e actst upon by the house, and these,
in addition to the ppstotiice bill, must yet
be considered 10y the senate committee ON
appropriations.
fhs Indian Appropriation Bill.
WAsHlNGroN, Feb. l5.-The Indian ap-
propri .ti"n bill as reported to the senate in
crsascs the house bill $l52, 200. The COM
nittee has struck out all provisions for the
payment Of private claims growing out of
INDIAN depredations, but has substituted
general provision requiring the secretary of
the interior to report at the next session all
claims of this nature, together with such in
formation regarding them may have been
gathered by agents of the department. The
bill contains a new provision, as follows:
$50 supply food and other necessities of
life in cases of distress among Indians Enot
having treaty funds, arising from emergen-
cies not foreseen or otherwise provided for,
to be used at the discretion of the president.
81, GOO" The provision for the Indian
school at Santa Fe is stricken out. A new
provision Is inserted for the establishment
ofs school in Colorado for Utes. Ten thou
sand dollars is appropriated for the con-
struction of an Indian school at Albuquer-
que. The feature of the house bill prohib
iting, under heavy penalties, the sale of fire
arms to Indians, that amending the statutes
relating to selling spirituous liquors to In-
dians, that authorizing the president to open
negotiations with the Creeks, Seminoles and
Cherokees, for the purpose of opening up
and settling the Oklahoma country, and
that which subjects Indians charged With
the commission # crimes against. person or
propssSy to the laws of the territory where
the act Is alleged to have been committed,
are stricken out.
Randalls Plan Adopted
WAsHrNGToN, Feb. l6.-At meeting of
the house committee on appropriations TO-
night, for consideration of the naval appro-
priation bill, Raudalps proposition to in
crease the navy was adopted with amend
mont. The amendments provide that the
board to consider designs shall consist of
three civilians, one line officer over the rank
of captain, naval constructor, naval engi-
neer, and secretary of the navy; that
awards for designs of vessels shall be limited
to $40, 900 and S., ,OOo; that there shall be
but four different kinds of vessels. and that
the report of the board shall be submitted
to fife president before the first Monday in
December, aud he in turn shall transmit it
to congress. The naval appropriation bill
will be completed in the morning and re-
ported to tho house.