The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-28

set 10 work to get up information relat-
ing to the Senate bill, part of which is
for the use of Senators in attacking it
between January I'd and Dist, and part
Tor the House little later on.
PREPARATIONS ARE ACTIVE
for determined fight on the bill in the
Senate with the limited time for de-
bate. Some Democratic Senatore are
sanguine to think they can defeat the
bill in the Senate by square vote.
This hope is not very generally enter
tanned, and Democrats in the House
expect certainly to debate the bill
there. No meeting has been held to
consider the policy to be followed ex-
cept that Informally Democrats have
come to an understanding that when
the bill comes to the House they will
have to discuss it.
THE INAUGURAL.
Chairman Britain, of the inaugural
committee, says it is practically deter
mined to have no carriages on the oc-
casion except those for the incoming
President and new Vice-President and
the joint Congressional committee.
John Dougherty, secretary of the mott
fication committee, which informed
General Harrison and Mr.. Morton of
their nomination, has written here that
at least one half of the forty-seven
members of the committee will be at
the inauguration, and they would like
place in the line reserved for their
carriages.
Britain says that on account of the
great length of the parade, il will be
impracticable to allow members of the
committee to ride in the procession,
and also that no place in the line can
be given to persons until about week
before the 4th of March, when the mar
shall will make the assignment of posi-
tons to the various organizations that
will be represented.
COWBOYS.
Word from Colorado was received
that 100 cowboys and band will take
part in the parade. They will be
dressed in the characteristic style of the
plains, and will travel under the name
of the Harrison and Morton Club of
Marching Cowboys"
BIDS OPENED.
Bids were opened at the Navy Depart
ment for machinery and tools for Mare
Island California; navy yard, under
the appropriation of 500. 900, for the
purpose of fitting the yard for the re-
pair of slow ships. There were fortv-
eight items, the principal one being a
set of bending rolls, for which nails and |
tool of the works were made. The
lowest bid was $42 900.
DECISION.
The Secretary of the Interior, to-day,
rendered decision in the case of the
State of Oregon VS.. the United States,
in which is involved about $3.50 acres
of land in LakeView Land District, com.
land district No. 5. 1t appears
from the records, that these lands
were really high and dry. An investi-.
CATION was ordered and Special Agent
Shackelford was directed to make per-
sonal examination. His report shows
that of 10000 acres, comprising the list
of No. 5, over 81 900 acres can be classed
as swamp, and that of this latter
amount over 10000 acres are situated
on hills or steep mountains or sage
brush deserts. This report was duly
verified, and oral hearing ordered, in
which the State was represented by
council. The Secretary reviews in detail
the evidence and law applicable to
the case, and finds that the csrti6cation
by Secretary Teller was procured by
fraud, and that had he (Teller) known
the facts in the case as they have been
developed, this certifcation would
never have been made. The Secretary
directs the commissioner of the general
land Office to prepare another list,
which shall contain the lands shown
to be swamp. AS to the other lands
and such lands as are to be found not
swamp, all are ordered to be restored
to the public domain, subject to any
right attached to them under the laws.
ANNUAL REPORT.
W. l.. Trenholm, commissioner of
the Freedmans Savings and Trust
Company, has made his annual report
for the year ending Deem Der Sd. 1t
shows receipts of the trust to have been
cash balance of IS ,067. During the year
twelve claims were paid, amounting to
50 .007.
INDIAN CLAIMS.
Senator Mitchell has bill which he
intends to propose by request, as a
substitute for the bill now before the
Senate committee on Indiln affairs. to
proyide for the adjudication and pay
ment OF claims arising from Indian de-
predations. The Court of Claims has
given jurisdiction by its provisions, to
finally adjudicate upon three classes of
claims. The frst-For property taken
by Indians. Second-For the property
OF Indians under protection OF treaty
with the United States taken by white
men or Indians. Third-Ali offsets and
counterciaims to either of the proceed
ing classes, and all limitations as to
time and manner OF presentation OF