Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04

O9l 1860, I05: less reserve fund and cash items
available for the reduction of the debt $780,
99,4 total debt less available cash items,
81 .295, 4, PSI: net cash in treasury $50, S42,-
so; debt, less cash in treasury January |,
lSSS, 81, ,225, 593, ,412 debt less cash in treasury
December, 1851 Sl,2i0, lS3,052; decrease of
debt during the month Sl4, 4,5sI go. decrease
of debt, since June 80, lSs1, S53, s3O,335.
Cash III treasury available for reduction of
the public debt S295. .9lg, 424: reserve fund
SlOO00O0OO; unavailable for reduction of debt
S2i,3S3,2s9 certificates held as cash S3i 40
9j4: net cash balance on hand 500, 9,S42, SO.
Total cash in treasury as shown by the treas
urer's general account s52i 6i5, ,J56.
The Red River Controversy.
WAsuiNGToN, Jan. 3.-'The president has
issued the following proclamation
Whereas, The title 30 all that territory
lying between the north and south forks of
the Red river and the Tooth degree of longi-
tude and the jurisdiction over the same is
vested in the United States, 1t being part of
the Indian territory, as shown by surveys
and Investigation made on behalf of the
United States, which territory the State of
Texas also claims title to and jurisdiction
over; and,
Whereas Said conflicting claims grow out
of a controversy existing between the United
States and the state of Texas as to the point
February 22, 1919. between the United States
and Spain fixing the boundary line between
the two countres and,
., whereas, LhG eoil5hissloher % s, appoahteu @ on
Innnp"rv p a issS nntbor;,ino tbe nnnointment
of IA commission by the president to mark
boundary lines between portion of the In
dlan territory ana thc state OF ieNas, III con
itoa w. th " stnta nf Tanns ho,,o nv tboi
report, determined that the south fork is the
true Red river designated in the treaty, the
commissioners appointed on the part OF said
state refusing 10 concur IN SAID report
Now, therefore, !, Grover Cleveland, pres
ldent OF the United States, DO hereby ad-
monish ana warn all persons, whether claim
ing TO act as ofllccrS OF the county OF Greer
IN the state or IeXaS or otherWiSc, against
selling or dlsposlng OF or attempting 10 sell
| or dispose OF any OF sad lands, or IRON eXcr-
cising or attempting to exercise any authority
| over said lands, and also warn and admoDish
| all persons against purchasing any part of
said territory from any person or persons
| WhonsoeVer.
In witness Whereo1 nave hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United
States TO be alnXeu. Done NJ thc citS OF
washington thls SUN uay OF Deccmocr, IN
the year OF our Lord 1877, and OF the lnde-
pendence OF the United States the one
hundred and twelfth;
GROVER CLEVELAND.
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| WASHINGTON, JAN o.-ochator Aldrlch,
chairman of the senate committee on rules,
| has prepared resolution which he will offer
| in n fov, dave and osl, to bovo roferrod to bis
,a,,,,t,
coniihitIee, proposing certain amendments ia
the rules governing eXective sessions. He
| proposes, in regard to nominations, that
| reference to a committee report of the com
mittoo ,,horo f,voroh,a ~ adverse and tho
| hiv''' " ~ "n ~ ".,o WV
| "o'ioi' VI 'iie SENATE 'naii pe 'cS"'ueu ~
| Secrets and with respect to other matters
| treaties, etc--that the subject of debate, and
| the action OF the senate, shall not be so re-
| garded as a secret unless by resolution an in
| junction OF secrecy be placed upon such sub
| 1ect or such action. This, in erect, should
| the resolution be adopted, will make public
| portions OF the senate journal as are not COW
| cred by the special injunction of secrecy,
| but will reserve to senator's the privi-
| lege of discussing and voting upon
| all executive matters with their present
| freedom from public observation and knowl
edge. The existing rules are based upon the
theory that it is necessary to keep every
| thing secret because half dozen times, per-
| haps, in the session, subjects come up which
| should not be publicly mentioned. Senator
| Aldrch favored the opposite theory that
! everything should be public except when
there is some Affirmative reason Tor secrecy
The unfinished business of the senate is
| tHe blalf Educational Dill Wilcn comes up TO-
| morrow. IT is expected 1t Will be in
| formally laid aside to give Senator Sherman
| an opportunity to make speech upon the
! presidents message and that it will be again
| informally laid aside on Thursday to afford
Senator Voorhees, in opportunity TO make Il
| Senator MITCHELL. has given notice of his
| purpose to saddress the senate tomorrow
upon his resolution providing for a commits
SION 20 select sue lor y navil s.ation On the
laclnc coast, II IS llossl9ie tuaL M lue sl,e'ches
oI W HShHorS ouciil'ah 'hu Uo,hccs Hi'S pe
inc pcSlhnths on u loiis I'Irl,i ueputc, ,,.
! opeahcI NsrilSle was Justly c!,saScu .nls
morning IN hhlshlhE ms cohnhlIIte asslsh-
| tically completed and will, in all probability,
De alnounccd rs soon as the mouse assemblies
, W i1uL ,oH, s,tio ,t 10 " p'saioiti.S p ~ a PVeS
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