Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-24
tion of peace and good order and the
establishment OF a responsible, native
Independent government.
WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
Executive Actions, Committee.
and Departments.

and Departments.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Secretary
Villas states that Indian COMMISSIONS
Gregory has rendered his resignation
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Committee on Ways and Mean,
held a long meeting this morning, bu
failed to finally agree upon the Tariff
bill. The Republican members asked
that ten days of five hours each be SCI
for the purpose. The Democratic
members held that a shorter time
would suffice if evening sessions were
held for debate.
REDEEMING BONDS.
The Secretary of the Treasury al
noon opened the proposals for the
sale of bonds to the Government.
The total amount covered is 81, 1924.
600. Rates ranged: $107. .5O@$lO7 .581a
for registered 4 rs; $107. .70@$1O7. 7O7G
for coupon 41ss; $124.7O@$125. 73 fol
registered As, and $124.70@$125.5 so for
coupon As. This afternoon the fol-
lowing offers were accepted: 1000
coupon As at $l.25; 1000 coupon and
S., 600 registered As at 81. .247s; $15, ,O0O
coupons and $l5, 200 registered 4s at
$124.70; SIS 900 coupon and So ,OOO
registered As at $125. All other offers
were rejected.
FISHERIES TREATY DISCUSSED.
The Democratic Senators held a
caucus this morning to further discuss
the Fisheries treaty. 1t was pro-
posed, in case the Republicans
evinced willingness to Eatify the
treaty, to suggest that action be de-
layed until the fishermen should have
chance to test the new provisions in
actual practice, but to support the
treaty whenever it shall come up, and
if possible secure its immediate rati-
fication.
NEW BILLS.
Senator Brown to-day introduced a
bill intended as an amendment to the
Interstate Commerce law. 1t pro-
vides that any shipper who shall mis-
represent the character, weights or
value of his shipment with view Of
securing lower rates than charged
other shippers for like property, shall
be guilty OF misdemeanor and be pun
ished accordingly.
Senator Cullom introduced bill to-
day to amend the Immediate Trans
portation act and the General Reve.
nue. laws so as to allow the immediate
transportation of imported goods ia
cases where by reason OF inevitab e ac-
cident the consular invoices have not
been received with the goods, or
where the value is too small to justify
the expense of such an invoice.
A bill somewhat like that presented
by Belmont to execute certain treaty
stipulations prohibiting Chinese i'm
migration was introduced in the House
to-day by Morrow. of California.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The following combinations have
been made: Lieutenant Colonel G.
B. Comstock to b, Colonel; Major j.
A. Smith to be Lieutenant Colonel
Brigadier General George Crook to be
Major-General; Colonel j. r. Brooke
to be Brigadier- General u. H. Hubble
postmaster at Jefferson, Neb.
MILITARY ASSIGNMENT.
1t has been practically decided al
the War Department to assign Major
General Crook to the command of the
Division of the Missouri, with head
quarters at Chicago, and an order to
that fleet will probably be issued in a
day or two. 1t is said Major-General
Howard commanding the Division OF
the Pacific, desired to be transferred
to the Missouri, but it was found the
interest OF the service could be sub.
served better by retaining him at San
Francisco, and assigning the new
Major General to the Division OF the
Missouri.