, 1888-02-23
WAS HlNOTON NOTES.
INDIAN RESERVATIONS CONSOLIDATED

INDIAN RESERVATIONS CONSOLIDATED.
WAsnINuToS, Feb. 1.-THE President
has issued an order consolidating the Qnin-
afelt Indian agency in Washington terri
tory with the NIsqualIy and SEomish
agency in the same territory, to be known
ss the Puyallnp Agency, consolidated. Tie
salary OF the agent Is fixed ut Sl6O0 per an
mum.
rILoT BILL DEFEATED.
A bill to exempt American coastwise
sailing vessels piluted bv their licensed
masters, or by a United States pilot, from
obligation to pay state pilots for services
which are not actually rendered, was de.
frated by tie house committee ON iner.
chant marine and fisheries to-day. The
committee has given considerable attention
To the matte. and heard many persons who
were interested. The division wa so close
that an aye aid no vote was necessary
to determine the committees feeling.
Committee INCREASED
The subcommittee of the senate COM
inltee on post Office and post roads to which
postal telegraph bills have been referred,
has been Increased To live, and now con.
sists OF Senators Sawyer, Reagan, Blair
Salisbury and Mitchell. 1t has entered
upon its work and Is expected to present u
bill to the senate without much delay.
INTERESTING CASE.
The will of Mrs. Weltha A. Emmons was
filed to-day with IA petition asking tor pro-
bate. Tie will, IL Is expected, will he con.
tested and the question OF tile sanity ot
Mrs. Euimorls again disputed. An exam.
ination Of Mrs. Emmuns, brain, the Star
Tonight says. WAS made by direction Oi
Professor EInlnons. while his wile's body
WAS lying Ut tile house where she died. III
case the will is set aside. all Mrs, EmnlOns'
property, valued 10y her lawyer ut S45 OU0,
will go To Professor Ennuns. rs it. is not
known that she has any relatives who could
claim the PROPERTY.
NEW TARIFF BILL.
Chairman Mills now promises q tariff
bill within five days. 1t is understood that
ms u now stands it will put wool on the Tree
list aud reduce considerably the duties ON
wooden goods, especially the cheaper kinds
Ad valurein duties are 10 be substituted in
many cases for specific duties, ON the
ground that specific duties weigh heavily
upon the cheaper classes of goods, Luln ber
salt coal aud unuuber OF other articles sO
on the free list. Iron ore and steel rails
will not go untouched. 1t is believed lie
bill will provide for d reduction of about
twenty per cent. on sugar duties. internal
revenue tax on tobacco is to be reduced,
posslbl repealed and tax removed from
fruits and candies. The authors oi the blli
aim at u reduction In the revenue of be-
tween $40, ,00U 900 and $50 OOO,OO0.
AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
Eiastus Wynlan, IN RESPONSE to request
has written the editor oftne Toronto Mai
saying that he thinks the fisheries treaty
the best settlement OF All ugly quarrel. eau.
ada, in the long run, will not be loser.
The provisions ut the new treaty will TEND
to Increase intercourse between the coun.
tries. Continuing lie suys THE next
most vextd question to be adjusted is the
conflict now pending between the gr al
railway systems Of the two countries. The
success OF the new 500 route is SO intensi
lied that Canadian roads are free from the
exactiuns OF Interstate commerce ana this
freedom meant an enormous loss OF frei'bt
to every other railroad in the United States,
which is carrying produce from tho west to
the east, and nierchandise from the east to
the west. This conoitiou OF things serious.
ly threatens the repeal Of the bonding sys.
tenn, by which A uierican produce is con.
veyed through Canadian territory
without payment Of duty Oh its entrance
into the United States. This repeal would
mean simply ruin to Canadian roads as
without through business they could not
pay their fixed charges. 1t had been sug.
gested that CutterwOith might with pro-
priety Quit the clause referring the fisher
les, nov likely TO be settled by treaty, and
Substitute another clause which would in
Canada, creating provisions similar IN tina!
country to the operation of the inter state
act in this, 80 far II effects through ira fiic
in which alone the United States IL interest
ed. This movement would secure the sup
port of the vast railway interests threatened
vocacy OF that movement by English
owners Of Canadian railroad securities
whose interests at the present moment are
seriously iniperilled."
Trying to Adjust Matters.