The American citizen., 1889-03-01


The quarrel between Indian Commits
sioner Oberly and Secretary Villas was be-
fore the Senate Committee on Indian At
fairs recently when much of the corre-
spondence was submitted.
The House Committee on Appropriations
has decided to report substitute for the
Cowles Internal Revenue bill, proposing
the entire repeal Of the tobacco tax, but
omitting the ''moonshine" sections of the
Cowles bill.
Ex-SECRETARY WILLIAM WINDOW re-
fuses to either affirm or deny the report
that he had been offered the Secretary
ship Of the Treasury by General Harrison.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD was summoned
hastily to Cazenovia, n. Y, on the 18th by
a dispatch announcing that lsVenerable
father was dying from a stroke of paral-
ysis.
Mr. CALL has introduced an amendment
to the Army Appropriation bill fixing the
number Of paymasters with the rank or
Major at forty and providing for monthly
payments.
SECRETARY Villas has decided in test
cases that Sioux scrip locations on public
lands not made for the benefit Of the
Indians are invalid. Large quantities of
lands adjacent to towns in Montana, Min
SECRETARY ENDICOTT disapproves the
site selected by Generals Schofeld,
Brooks and Crook for the new Fort Omaha
in Nebraska and recommends the purchase
OF a site farther away from Omaha.
The Court of Claims has given judg-
ment for ST, O02 SIT in favor of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company in its suit
against the United States for withheld
dividends.
THE House Committee on Indian Affairs
has agreed to report favorably without
amendment the Senate bill providing for
the cession Of Creek indian lands to the
Government.
The Senate on the 18th, after sending q
request to the House to return the Direct Ta1
bill took up Senator Palmers concurrent reso
luton thanking the Governor and people Q
Michigan for the statue Of Lewis Cass. Afte
euloges OF General Cass by several Senator
the resolutions were adopted unanimously
The credentials OF Senator ColQuitt for his nev
term were presented and filed. and Senate
Cullom, from the Committee on Territories
reported the House Oklahoma bill
minority report was submitted by Ser
Ators Butler and Platt. The Senate the
resumed consideration OF the Texas Electio
resolution, and Senator Coke concluded his RI
marks. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bi
was reported and the bill TO provide for takin
Snc eleventh census passed AtteT tranSac
ing routine and unimportant business the HouS
took up the California election contest OF Su
livan against FELTON,. Filibustering immed
Ately commenced and pending efforts TO secuI
quorum the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th the credential
Of Senators Berry and Harris were preSente
md fled Senator Hoar, from the Committt
on Elections, reported several resolutions c
be laid on the tablet for general inquiry in
recent elections in Louisiana and other Stat
and an original resolution making an investig
tion Of elections TO the Fifty first Congress
report in December. Senator salisbury. for Il
minority, dissented. The Senate then consi
cred Senator Vests motion 10 reconsider Il
vote on the conference report on the Direct II
bill. which did not prevail, and the Sund
Civil bill was considered until adjournment
The House took up the Post-ofice Appropr
tion bill but IL was laid aside to receive the &C
ference report on the Direct Tax bill A dea
lock ensued and the report was temporar
withdrawn. An evening session was held
considering business reported by the Comm
Tee on Indian Affairs
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland we
entertained at dinner on the night of Z
18th by Secretary Of the Interior and MI
Villas The occasion marked the last
the handsome series OF Cabinet dinners
The present season.