The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-14
. w ashington News Budget.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-TheP P esi-
dent to-day transmitted to Congress
the report Of the board of managers
of the Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition Of New o.
leans, and also q memorial of the
United States Commissioners to the
exposition requesting an additional
appropriation to extinguisn tie de-
fcit in its accounts, and asking au-
thority, to reopen the exhibition dur.
iug the winters of 1885 and 1885. TIE
President in tho message of trans.
initial says:
"A fai ure on the par: of the man
agement to carry out the original IN
tent in regard to the exposition might
reflect upon the honor IF the United
States government since twenty Jne
70, elgn nations aud 1orty-six S.at.s
and Territories have joiaed In the
enterprise through faith III the sane
ton of the. government. In view OF
this fact and in consideration Of the
value Of the exposition to the cause
Of. material progress and general
education, I respectfully submit the
report to Congress for Its favorable
consideration"
senator Miller. of California, from
the committee on foreign relations,
to-day reported an amendment to the
sundry, civil appropriation Till, to
appropriate. SIS, 200" to enable the
President to beseow. testimonials on.
those OFFICERS and>suhjscts Of the Rus
sian government who aided the sur.
vivors of the Jeannette'e x pedition, or.
who aided To- the search. of: the par
ties sent alter the: members OF the K
petition. This appropriation Was
also recommended for the purpose Of
enabling the President to convey. to
the goverument and people of Ru..
STA an expression Of the high appre-
citation In which the gOvernmentand
people of the United States hold the
humane services so rendered. =.
The house committee on foreign
affairs, to. which was referred the
various resolutions relative 70 the
recent dy Mantle explosions In Lon
don, to-day decided to report that it
was unbecoming the dignity Of the
house: of representatives TO assume
that American citizens. had been in
any way connected with the crime,
where no charge had been made,
and that the committee was unwil-
I,n~ IN ror,,osf onv, of7 cor IF tho unv
erDment to search for proof of guilt
where there was no charge.
The senate committee ON Indian
sf1alrs, which recently Investigated
the leasing of lands by Indians to
cattlemen will make a repOrtin u few
days. The committee will recon-
mend that q subcommittee be APP
pointed to visit the Indian Territory
andMont ,naduring the summer to in
vestigate the policy, of the Indians in
leasing lands. It will report that Of
ficials In the interior department, ex
cept certain Indian agents and ira
der, have not:been guilty Of improper
conduct IN connection with leases of
Indian lands. Tw" agents, Town
send and Pollock, it will say, inter.
rested themselves in leases while
government officials contrary to l,w.
In the Swain court martial to-day,
COUNSEL for Gen. Swan objected to
all the Colonies in court on the
ground OF infe.iOrity in rank. The
court overruled the Of jvction and the
accused pie AIDED mot guilty" to the
charges and specifications on which
the trial Is ordered and a'e in effect
that Swain drew more forage for
horses than he Was entitled to.
several witnesses were examined.
Their testimony showing that forage
on Swaim's %requisition Was sent 10
the stable where Bateman and Swain
had horse. Adjourned.
The senate confirmed Edward J.
Curtis secretary of the Territory of
Idaho.