Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-02-28
GENERAL NEWS.
WASHINGTON NOTES. i,


The Indian Appropriation Bill as report
ed to the Senate increases the House bill
1852 600. The committee has struck out all
provisions for the payment Of private
claims growing out Of Indian depredatlOns,
but has substituted a general provision re-
curing the Secretary of the Interior TO re-
port, at next session, all claims OF this IA
ture, together with such information re-
garding them as may have been gathered
By agents. The department bill contains
new provisions as follows: To supply fOOd
and other necessities of life in cases of dis
tress among Indians not having treaty
funds arising from emergencies not
fOreseen or otherwise provided
for, to be used at the discretion OF
the President, S25, 600. The feature Of the
House bill prohibiting, under heavy penal
ties the sale of ire arms to Indians, that
amending the statutes in relation to selling
spirituous liquors 70 Indians, that author
king the President TO open negotiations
with the Creeks, SsminOles and CherOkeeS
for the purchase and opening to settlement
of the Oklahoma country, and that which
subjects Indians charged with crimes against
persons or property to the laws Of the Ter
ritOry where the act is alleged to have been
committed, are stricken out.
On July 4, 1865, Capt. VIM. HargTaVe, of
Gen. StOnenan's staff, was proceeding with
others in an ambulance to headquarters, at
Knoxville, in honor Of the day. The team
ambulance, with the occupants down an
en- bankment, and HargraVe sustained an
injury, resulting in disability, for which ne
asked pension. The Pension Bureau de-
eided against him on the ground that the
injury was not received in the line OF duty,
but the Assistant Secretary of the Interior
has decided that Hargrave should receive
a pension, for the reason that any soldier,
in going to or from social gatherings, reli-
giOus meetings, or places Of amusement,
with the assent Of his superior officer, does
not thereby place himself outside the line OF
duty.
The passage of the House Foreign Con-
tact Labor bill as amended in the Senate
makes it unlawful TOR any person, company,
partnership or corporation, in any manner
whatsoever, to prepay transportation, or IN
any way assist or encourage the impOrta-
ton or emigration of any alien or aliens,
any foreigner or foreigners INTO the United
States, its Territories or the District Of Co
lumbia, under contract or agreement, parole
or special expressed or implied, made pre-
ViOus to importation or emigration, for
such alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners,
to perform labor or service of any kind in
the United States, its Territories or the Dis
tricG of Columbia.
The passage Of the House Foreign Con
tract Lab Or bill as amended in the Senate
makesit unlawful for any person, company,
partnership or corporation, IN any manner
any way assist or encourage the impOrta-
ton or emigration Of any alien or aliens,
any foreigner or foreigners into the United
States, its Territories or the District of Co
lumbia, under contract or agreement, parole
or special, expressed or implied, made pre-
vious to importation or emigration, for such
alien or aliens, foreigner or foreigners to
perform labor or service of any kind in the
United States, its Territories or the District
of Columbia.
The President transmitted to Congress
the report of the South American Commits
sion, forwarded from Havana, containing
suggestions as to the removal of the Obsta-
Cles to commerce found in the unnecessary
detention of vessels at quarantine. 1t con-
cludes: IF our commercial relations with
Central and South American State are to be
extended to the fullest extent, it is obvious
that the port which naturally seeks an out
let down our greatest river must be freed
in sOmeWay from the stringent regulations,
which, we are informed in the past have
worked such disastrous results"
The bill reported to the Senate to enable
the President TO negotiate for the purchase
of the Oklahoma lands provides, among
other things, that any person who, without
the authority of the law, enters these lands,
shall be fined not more than $500, or impris-
Oned not more than one year, or both, for
the first offense, and fined 81 600 or impris-
Oned nor more than two years for each sub
seQuent Ohense. The bill also authorizes
the seizure of the outfits Of such persons.
The petition of the Democratic members
of the House urging President elect Cleve-
land to refrain from committing him elf In
regard to the coinage Of silver in his an
sugural address, at his request was mailed
to him.
Prominent members of Congress do not
think that there will be an extra session,
though such an event is possible, as there
are yet five appropriation bills to be acted
upon.