Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-19


gress their salaries lost by the Sill.
colt defalcation. 1t charges the in
vsstigating committee with the
duty Of transferring the assets OF the
office to the United States treasurer,
who shall be entrusted with the
disbursement Of the same. Any
private deposits Of members found
In the safe are 10 be held by the
Treasurer subject TO disposition by
the court Of claims.
THE TARIFF BILL
introduced in the House today by
Representative DOckery includes
those sectious Of the Mills bill
relating TO timber and wood, wool
and woollen fabrics, carpets and
clothing.
NATIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM.
A bill containing The outlines Of
4 national school system was intro
duced today by IDgalls. Itprovides
for the appointment Of a national
board OF education, consisting Of one
IN, mber from each State ard Terri
tory and the District Of Columbia,
who shall have charge Of all the
machinery Of the school system,
districts Of which shall he estab-
lished wherever the parents II
twenty-five children ask for the al
pOintment Of a teacher. All instruc-
tons shall be in English.
JUDGE BRFwFR.
The negative vote on Judge
Brewers confirmation was said TO
have been cast by Blair, Wilson
(lowa), Colguitt, Allison, Chandler
and Pettigrew. Senator Edmuuds,
Il sssid, declined 10 vote.
MILITARY ORpEK or AMERICA.
Representative Wheeler Of Ala
bams today introduced a bill TO in
corporate the Military Order Of
America. The bill proposes the in
corporation Of n society which was
10 bring together fraternal and
beneiicent association, non sec
tartan and nOu-pOlitical, between
those who wero engaged in the war
Of the rebellion. The order Is TO
have building in Washington, 10
be used as n memorial building, mil
itary and naval museumandli library,
wherein will 10 depOsilsd copies Of
all government publications. Pro
vision will be maize for the inter
ment in the court Of this building Of
the mortal remains Of the great COM
maudeT, Grant, and the erection Of
n suitable monument to his memory,
and 10 all other soldiers, sailors and
marines who served during the war.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The following appointments were
confirmed by the Senate today:
William Walter Phelps, minister to
Germany: Thomas II. Anderson,
Ohio, Minister TO Bolivia; Frederick
Douglass. Minister 10 Hayti; &.
LOudon SnOwden, Pennsylvania,
minister TO Greece; Frank w. Pal
mer, Illinois, public printer, and a
number Of cOnsuls. including Warn
er u. Sutton at NuevO Laredo, and
Archibald J. SAMPSON, OF Colorado,
at Faso Del Norte.
RErREsENTATIvE sTRINGER's ELL
For the organization aud admission
into the Union Of Columbia pro-
vidcs the necessary machinery TO
enable the five civilized tribes in |
Indian Territory to form n constitu-
ton and be admitted into the Union
as n State.
Representative Hansbrough, Of
North Dakota, today introduced n
bill amendatOry TO the act admitting
the new States, which provides for
specific grants Of lands for cduCa-
tional purposes and public building;
TO the new States.
CHIEFS OF TIE SIOUX NATION.
Leading chiefs of the Sioux IA
ton had n conference today with
Noble in the presence Of
members Of the Sioux Commission,
Indian bureau officials and several
western senators. The Indians asked
for q re-survey Of one Of the bound
arr lines Of the reservation, and
that they be compensated for ponies
appropriated by the United States
troops in 1855. They also asked for
more schools and that Indians he
employed in positions about the RS
ervation when practicable.
SUBSIDIZED RAILROADS.
Increased appropriations were
asked for the buildings at Los
Angeles and Sacramento.
The number Of bids introduced
under the call was 1854. Many Of
these are duplicates, If not In Ian
guage Mt least in the subject matter
Of their provisions
The death Of James Laini. Neb-
raska. 8. 5. Cox, y. w. Nutting, |
and II. w. Townshend, Illinois,
were announced 10 the House,
which, rs a mark Of respect to the
memory Of the deceased, adjourned |
until Friday.
Attorney-Gentral Miller today APP |
pointed Charles ii. Aldrich, Of Chi
cago, special assistant attorney for |
the DEPARTMENT Of Justice, TO have
charge of suits 10 lie instituted |
against n number Of subsidized rail-
road companies for failure to COM
ply with the requirements in respect
TO the maintenance Of separate tele-
graph lines and other features.
shop-iiftinG.