The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-20
NATIONAL NOTES.
The Cattle Trail BilI-Report of the Pub
lie Printer-CherOkee Indian
Lease, Etc

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The bill introduced
by Senator Coke to establish quaIantined
live stock trail, provides for the appointment
of three commissioners TO lay out and estab-
lish a public highway for the purpose OF
driving live stock to market or from one
place to another; and also to establish at
convenient points on this highway or trail
suitable quarsntined grazing ground whers
live stock may be held and grazsd for short
perio DIS during the drive. This tail shall be.
gin on the Red River, near ths l00th
degree of longitude, themes run
in northwesterly direction
through the Indian Territory, following
as far es practicable the Fort Griffin and
Dodge City trail to the southwestern corner
of Kansas, and thence over unapproprlSted
lands of the United States in northerly di-
rection to the boundary line between the
United States and Canada. The trail is not
TO exceed six miles in width, and the lsr-
antined grazing grounds shall not exceed
twelve miles square. Unapproprated pub
lie lands neeGe for the purpose OF the act
are to be Withdrawn FOR settlement and set
apart for the purposes OF the act for ten
years. The report OF the commissioners re
uuires the approval of the Secretary OF ne
Interior before the trail is established. Ten
thousand dollars are appropriated for the
purposes of the act
The Public Printer to-day transmitted to
the Senate his report for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1884. The report says that
printing by the order OF the Senate cost
SI49, l43 against S64, 464; and the House
printing S276,3 against $40, 267 for the
previous year On the p '0batle introduction
OF cholera inte this country and IFS rotation
to his office, the Public Printer says:
81 am advised that imported rags are largely
used by the contractor who SUPPLIES the paper.
The Treasury Department has issued an order
prohibiting the imports alton OF rage from cholera.
infected countries. II there be danger in the Use
of rags the mills it would seem that the disease
might be communicated in the paper dsily le
ceved at this Office. In view oil The infected ap-
prOach of cholera, and In the name of 2,3OO people
under nay charge, submit this as n proper ques-
tisn. for the:consideration Of Congress"
An appropriation of &, 675 900 is asked for
the coming fiscal year, sgainst s. 0i5, 900,
the estimate for the current fiscal year The
Public Printer says he has applied the spirit
of the civil service law in the management
of his Office rs far as be was aDle to, aud says
there is not a foreman or an assistant fore.
man in the Office who is not competent to do
the work OF his subordinates.
Dr.. Adair, OF the Indian Territory. a Cher
okee was examined by the Senate Commit
tee on Indian Affairs TO day. he said he
was President OF an association of Cherokees
formed for the purpose of taking lease OF
the vacant lands of the Cher0kees The asso-
ciation's agents we're authorized TO offer
$l25 coo for the lease. but Ii Was secared by
outsiders for 100000. The impression OF
the members of the native association was
thst money was used by their rivals. Cash
was O very rare commodity among the Cher.
okees before the lease was made. About the
time it was made, however, members of the
Council came to the witness store with $50
bills to be changed.
A life size portrait of the late President
Garfield has been purchased to be placed in
the room of the House Committee on Appr0-
pristions, of which committee ne was chair
man while member of the House.