The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-23
NATIONAL MATTERS.
Supreme Court Adjourns on Account Of
the Death of Mrs. MatJhews-WO-
man Suffrage Association Closes
Its Session Etc, Etc.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ~ pom mOuOus III
the Supreme,Court Of the United States, JUS
tice Miller, Acting Chief Justice made the
following announcement: The Court is in
Termed OF the death of the wife of Associ-
ate Justice Matthews. Though not unex-
pected the event was none the less one by
which the Court are all deeply affected, both
on account of our regard for the deceased
and our sympathy for our brother in his af
fiictien. We shall attend in body such fu-
neral ceremonies as may take place in this
city, and as further testimony OF the sense
of our common loss and our sympathy with
the family OF the deceased, this Court will
now adjourn until Monday next.
The Oregon Central Land Forfeiture bill,
the Senate anIe ndmeDts to which we're con-
Cured in by the House to-day is the first
forfeiture bil toaf has passed both houses of
the present Congress. 1t is substan tial y the
same as the bill originally prepared by the
Astoria Chamber of Commerce, with the
addition of an amendment offered in the
House by Mr.. George for the purpose OF
protecting settlers. 1t torfeits all unearned
lands between Forest Grove and Astoria
The Senate remained in secret session two
hours this afternoon discussing the Nicara-
guam treaty.
Senator Morgan finished his speech aud
Senator Edmunds consumed the remainder
of the session. Both gentlemen are in favor
of the treaty.
Representatives MutchlIer, Birksdale and
Lyman have been appointed a SUB CON-
mittee by the Chairman of the Committee
on the Roform of the Civil Service, to con-
slider Representative Tayl0r's bill to prevent
the discharge from Government employ of
any soldier or sailor or widow or dependent
relative OF any soldier or sailor without sufi
c1ent cause.
ID.
Cided to consider tomorrow the proposition
of Captain Eads to improve Galveston Har-
Dor at cost of s., $50, 600, with view to de-
termlne whether or not it may be added to
added to the regular River and Haroor Ap-
preparation bill. The proposition presented
in the committee to day, by Repre- sentative
Bayne, that the work should be let to the
lowest bidder was defeated.
The Secretary of War refused the request
Of Lieutenant Frederick Schwalka to bs al
lowed to withdraw his resignation. which
had been accepted TO take effect on the 3lst
inst, at the expiration OF a years leave of
absence granted him when he resigned.
The Treasury Department today pur
chased so. coo ounces of silver for delivery
at the New Orleans and Philadelphia
| mints.
at secret session of the Woman's S1f-
| frage Association to-day Mrs Blake, Chair
| man of the Committee on Plan Of Work,
u.
mending women of the several States D labor
| with their Legislatures for the passage of
suffrage avs and mark every member an tag
| onizlng laws In favor Of women, in order to
| oppose them. The work before Congress for
| the passage of the Sixteenth amendment is
| TO be continued. Women in the several
| States are also requested to oppose the re-
election of Senators and Representatives
| voting against woman Suffrage. The Vice
! Presidents Associations were requested to
| obtain, If possible, the passage of resol utions
! by their respective State Legislatures recon-
mending to Congress the adoption of the
| Sixteenth amendment The question of
| municipal suffrage was discussed at some
| length. 1t was stated that school suffrage
| had been granted in twelve States. The
| resolution which caused such warm discus
sion at yesterdays public session. was in
/ formally laid aside until the next annual
meeting At the public meeting this after
noon. addresses were made by Mrs ID ggs,
| of Kansas; Clara B. Colley, of Arkansas;
! DR.. Alice B. Stockhsm, of Chicago,
and reports were made by Matilda
| HindmaD, of Pittsburg; DR.. II. B. Chaplin,
] Mrs. Shsttuck and Rev. Olympia Brown. At
the evening session addresses were made by
! Laura Deforce Gordon, of California; Matil-
| da JOslyn Gage and Susan B. Anthony. The
association closed its seventeenth annual
| session with an able speech by its President,
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
In order to obtain a clear title to certain
property here. t. J. Fisher, real estate
! dealer, has fled q bill against William
Sharon and Sarah Althea Hill. other wise
Sharon, asking decree establishing that by
conveyance from John B. Alley and wife
! Sharon acquired no beneficial interest IN
certain lots of ground, and that no
right Of dover is accepted to said Sarah
Althea and that she be enjoined from set
ting up right of dover in the lots, the title
to which was in John B. Alley, and was con.
veyed to Sharon, and by him to plaintiff.
He further AYERS that the defendant Sarah
| Althea Hill, claimed to be the wife OF
Sharon, and in December last a decision
was made in San Francisco declaring she
was the wife Of Sharon, and by reason oil
such decree she has an apparent right OF
/ dover.
The electoral returns of all the States are
now in, both by mail and messenger.