Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-01-03

amount of ST. cO, 900 couldanot be provided
III November without making too large an
increase in the public debt, AS it was,
month. Interest viii take $1,000 co, %" or
more, out OF The treasury dan. l, so that
there is no prospect of a bond call before
February.
A REMARKABLE CANNON.
During the recent debate ON the navy
6lll, says a Washington telegram, Senator
e!deIt Of the skill exhibited BY some Of the
Of heavy ordnanc s.' lie lad d. BEEN etapa describ,
ing the way in which a gun about thirty
feet long .%'Qas constructed, and continued as
tollow IS, "Wisn that gun was built at the
undertook to ba .ance L on its %trunnion, it
took, as l ain Informed, 400 pounds on the
end Of that gun to make it ba ance. Asin
gle gun or two gunners with machinery
eoH!a not 10 b ralss that Sun to put i in line ~ .
the navy down to Annapolis" Senator
Morgan expressed his determination to in
qlire further into the fate OF this piece of
ordnance: lis recelit history, II unAvent-
tul, may be instructive.
LEASES OF lND1AN LANDS.
Senator Vests r.solut on for an investt-
companies Is be ieved in some quarters to
have been intended more tu compel some
Of the cattle COMPARES that succeeded IN
st. Louis cattle men in than to cause gen
eral Investigation. Senator Vest, when lie
Ouered lliS resolution said that q few years
a1go constituents of his tried to get a lease
and the secretary of the int.irlor refused to
approve It; but that since tileTf leases had
been made, and the secretary protected the
!'sseeS, thou :h without formally approving
tile leases. Since that time, however, Hun
yer and his partner have secured leases for
ao9nt a mlllI9n acres in q: different part Of
Indian Territory FROM that where they first
ator Dawes and other champions of the. ILL.,
dams have taken hold of the matter, and
the PROSPECT Is that after the holidays a
thorough Investigation will be made, which
T f;as a De a rs li a{';t to h Sca the St. W. Luis par
II supporting his resolution, to furnish
abundant information OF bribery and cor
ruption employed to procure leases.
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.
Dec. 22.-In the Senate, the bill provid-
Ing for the appointment Of a commission to
ed for the fifth time. 1t has not yet been
acted upon by the House. Mr.. Hale report
ed the House bill making temporary pro-
vision for the naval service, Which was 80
modified as to cover the remaining half Of
the fiscal year ending June so, 1888.
DEC. 2s-In the Senate the Naval APP
preparation, bili making Temporary provis-
III the form suggested by the Committee on
Appropriations. The House resolution pro-
,vldiny for a holiday recess was amended
BY substituting the oath for the goth as the
date when the recess should begin. A con-
current resolution was submitted by Mr..
Vest, providing that Congressional speeches
shall be printed as delivered. A memorial
from the joint commercial associations of
new orleans was presented, protesting
gains the ratification of the Spanish
PASSED. by tie Senate IS Regarded as j" con- ~
cession to the House. since it contains no
appropriation for guns and cruisers. and is
IN fact nearly identical with the bill which
the House sent to the Senate at the end Of
the last session and which was then de-
however, that the House will now be viii.
Ing to accept its W bill as returned to it
from the Senate. The House, tenacious Of
what It regards as It's prerogatives, Is jeal-
Gus OF the encroachment Of the Senate
mating Appropriation bills, and is inclined
to resist this enroachment by obstructive
tactics. ltseems inclined to let things drift
n to wait for the coming of a new order
OF things to shed light upon the situation.
DEC: 2.-The Senate, without a quorum.
Went into executive session almost lmmedi-
ately after the reading of the journal, and
awaited In solemn secret conclave the ac-
tion of the House on the amended naval
bill and Adjournment resolution. On being
notified OF the Houses action the Senate
opened Its doors and adjourned till Jan. i.
As the House took no action ON the Senate
amended naval appropriation bill, the ap-
Precipitation for the navy will lap OH and at
ter the S1st Of December. Just before the
adjournmenE OF the Senate, the Committee
ton,, reported favnrably the bill to restore
the balance of the Chinese indemnity fund
to. China.