The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-31
NATIONAL NOTES.
Treasury Corference-Edmunds' Nicaragua
treaty Vote-senatOr Fairs Letter
to IT, Silver Convention
TeileI's and Other
Testimony.

WAShlN6kOEr jan. 0U.-A conference was
held n the Treasury Department yesterday
on the general question OF the business pros.
poets of the country, as affected by the al
legged deprecstion OF silver. There were prss-
ent Secretary McC0lloch, Treasurer Wyman,
Assistant Treasurer Acton, of New York;
Messrs. William Dowd, George S. Coe and
Vermily ca banker of New York. The Sec
retsry said, in referring to the conference,
that the views of all were in harmony on
the general question thstlState and National
finances do not call for any change in the
present policy OF toe administration. There
was 10 cause. be said, to apDrehend
any interruption In the general business pros
perity OF the country, nor anything TO JUS
tlfv depreciation il value Of silver coin
BE fore The vote on the ratification Of the
Nicarsgusn treaty wss announced yesterday,
Senator Edmunds changed from the sffirma-
tive 20 the negative, In order 20 be in posi-
tlon to enter a motion for reconsideration,
which motion De mas since entered
Senator Fair today sent the following tel
egram IN RESPONSE to an invitation to attend
the Silver Convention at Carson City:
WAsHISGT0N, Jan. 80.
To Hon. Rotert Briggs Chairman, Carson City.
New.
Your invitation to attend the silver convention
at Carson just received, and regret my inability
to respond in person. Please extend TO the con
venti0n assurance of my hearty sympathy in the
movement. Let the friends of silver stand united
firm and true and our silver the saviour of the
National Treasury in time OF need will again take
Its Just aud eQ 1al rank with gold In the CONNER
cial markets or The world. JAMES @. FAIR.
Secretary Teller was again be ore the
House Committee on payment of pensions,
bounty and back pay, to testify in rel alton
to bis alleged connection with the transfer
OF the pension claim business of n. W. Fitz
gerald to George E Lemon, another pension
claim agent. His testimC ny was ia most
part merely repetition Of that given yes.
terdsy.
After Teller had concluded Msssrs Star
key, Forshey and Windsor. of Washington
County. OhiQ, were examined relative }
the seton = sc Ps1sien Examiners il
Ohio st the O1sober elections. Starkey aud
Forshey testified that Special Examiner
Winthrop and other Republicans told them
If they wanted to secnre pensions they ~ ust
vote the Republican ticket, and that fifteen
or twenty votes we're influenced in this way.
IN response 10 the Senate resolution call
ing for Information in respect to the pro.
posed opening of the Oklahoma lands TO
settlement, the Secretary OF the Interior
SAYS, while The lands retain their present
status they Will continue to be a source OF
trouble. He can no good reason why
immense tracts OF unOccupied lands shall
be held for the Indians 10 rosm over, ss they
are desirable for settlement; but until the
existing state Of affairs has been changed by
an agreement with the Indians the integrity
OF the treaties should be maintained. Me
MORALS from the Indians protesting against
the opening of the lands u settlement sc-
company the communication.
The President has appointed John Chsrl-
ten a member of the Board of Indian Com
mlssiouers, vice Agnew deceased.
To day while the Honse was considering a
private bill for the payment of an Indian
depreciation claim, the whole subject of pay
merits OF that character was briefly dis
cu.Sed
Mr.. Holman took the position that the
Government should only be held liable
where there were treaty funds belonging To
the Indians from which payment could be
made.
Mr.. George, OF Oregon, contended tha. this
was narrow view and made an extended
srgument in favor Of the position that the
Governments liability, even IN case there
are no treaty funds due the Indians. Mr..
George cited precedentE and argued that
the whole theory and practice Of legislation
or this subject had committed the Govern
ment TO the ultimate payment Of Indian
depreciation claims N said that for yesrs
Eastern representatives had voted money
from the Treasury in the payment OF claims
of that character along their own border
and in view Of that historical fact he re-
gsrded it as unjust, now that the depreds
tion border is sremeve from their immediate
vicinity, TO deny through their more numer-
ous representation the modern claims Of the
Western section.