The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-15
NATIONAL NOTES.
Another Chinese Admi sion Circular-Ex-
tention of Land Payments-Swaim
Court Martial-River and Har.
bor Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-the Secretary OF
the Treasury has issued a circular to Gus
toms officers restating and modifying for
their information the existing regulations
relating to the admission into the United
States of Chinese persons, other than Ia
bQrers, SO as TO be in accordance with the
recent decision of the Supreme Court in the
case of Chew Haong, plaintiff, in error to
the United States.
Senator Van Wyck has been in consulta-
tion with the Indian Bureau to obtain an
extention of time for the payment of the
annual instaIlment of the purchase money
due from settlers on the land of the Otoe
and Omaha Indians, in Nebraska and
Kansas. The extension is rendered
necessary by tire low price OF
experienced from the ravages of hog cholera.
As result of the conference, Senator Van
Wyck introduced a bill authorizing an ex-
tension of the time of payment within the
discretion OF the Secretary.
Ex-senator Window was the first witness
in the Swain case to-day. be testified that
he had vague recollection of having con-
versed with General vain the subject
o. copper mining stock, but did not think
he told General Swain in that conversation
that the stock wss not worth anything. THIS
question was asked in rebuttal of the state
ment by General Swain In bis examina-
ton that the copper stock transaction
fell through after conversation he
had with Window. in which he
(Svaim) got the impression that tue COM
Iany Was wild cat speculation aud th
stock worthless. Bateman was recalled az
the counsel for the prosecution sought
get from witness O statement OF the cIrcQDs-
sta mn vph hsrhT he kar laff nj
bat on objection of the defense the Courl
refused to allow the statement TO De made.
On cross examination OF the witness General
Grosvenor asked if it was not true that he
he'd employed as his attorney Mr.. Chandler,
who is acting as associate counsel for the
Government The Judge Advocate objected
and pending the consideration of the Obiec
ton the court adjourned.
The Committee on Rivers and Harbors
bas nearly completed its bill. No appro.
priation will be made for He'll Gate, N. Y,
the committee taking the ground that ali
the money asked for last year for completing
the work at that point was appropriated. The
appropriation for The Mississippi River isas
follows:
For reservoirs at the head waters, So, 900;
survey OF the entire river, SO, 900; removing
snags, $4,000; snag boats, $4,000; river
from st. Paul to Des Moines Rapids S20o, 900;
from Des Moines Rapids to the mouth OF the
the Illinois River, 5000, 900; from the Illi-
nois River to Cairo. S400 Geo. below Cairo,
81 100000. The other large appropriations
are: for the Missouri River $500, 900; OHIO,
$350000 for the entire river, with exception
the Falls at Louisville. tor which an appro
priation of S125, 900 is made; Charleston. s.
c. HaIbor, $l50,00O: Mobile Hsrbor $685.
600; Sabine Pass. Tex. sl25, 600; Cleveland
O., Harbor, 100000; Humboldt Bay, Gala !,
500, 600; Great Kanawha. SIS, 900; Cumber.
land River, sIOO, 600; Kentucky River. $780,
600; Hay Lake Channel, Mich, Sl25,000;
Illinois River. 100000: the Canal at Cas-
cades, Culumbis River Ore, Sl24, 900; Bal
timore Harbor, S75 900.
The committee decided to report the item
of providing an appropriation of S350,0OO
for the Hennepin Canal, with proviso that
the work be begun as soon as possible.
The committee will consider the proposed
appropriation for Galveston Hsrbor tc. nor.
row.