Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-04-18

IuO1lOW IuOIu1up III JOlub COulcE0uC0.
The senate committee, after a session of
an hour and a half this afternoon, reached
conclusions. Three propositions we're
agreed to. LIST. That the secretary of the
treasury shall buy 100000 ounces of
silver bullion monthly and issue notes in
payment for the same, notes to be re-
deemable in bullion or lawful money.
I'd. That national banks shall be al
lowed to issue notes to the full par value
of bonds deposited to secure their re-
demption, which would add 10 per cent
to the volume of national bank currency
Sd. That the hundred millions retained
in the treasury for the redemption of
treasury notes be put into circulation.
WASHINGTON April 12.-This after
noon seven senators-Hawley, Squire,
Allison, Hale, Gray. Gibson and Man.
!derson--sent congratulations and COM
plimentary messages to Henry NJ. Stan
ley, through Col. Geurand, Edison's
European partner. The messages we're
spoken into phonograph and will be
repeated to Stanley at a banquet to be
given him by Col. Geurand on his ar
rival in Paris. Without intending it to
be so it happens that four Of the senators
-Manderson, Hawley, Squire and Glib
son-are personally acquainted with the
great explorer. Col. Geurand by request
of President Harrison, reproduced at the
white house to-day, in the presence of
the president, Andrew Carnegie, VIM.
Garrison and Private Secretary Halford,
Gladstone's message recently sent to
New York, which the party greatly ap-
preciated.
BILLS PASSED.
[ The senate passed the following bills
to-day: The senate bill extending to
the states Of South and North Dakota,
Washington and Montana the benefits
of the act allowing to certain states five
per cent. of the public land; the senate
bill to amend an act of July 5, 1884, au-
thoriziag the construction of a bridge
across the Mississippi river at St. Paul,
MINI; the bill to amend and continue in
force an act of August 6, 1888, authoriz-
ing the construction of a bridge across
the Missouri river at Forest City, S. D.;
the senate bill to increase the efficiency
and reduce the expense of the signal
corps of the army. The bill transfers to
the department of agriculture the wealth.
er bureau, leaving the signal of the army
to remain in the war department. Sena-
tor Stockbridge's bill providing for sun
dry light houses and other aids to navi-
CATION was referred some time ago to the
treasury department by the committee
on commerce. The bill authorized the
establishment of fifteen different aids to
navigation and was sent by Secretary
Window to the light house board for
consideration. The board reported
through the secretary recommending an
appropriation for additional improve
ments on lakes Erie, Ontario, Huron,
Michigan and Superior. Following are
the recommendations for Sault river:
On the mainland on the west side of
Round island, to aid boats to run clear
of the flats below Iroquois, a
set Of range lights, $4,000.
Lake Superior-at Eagle harbor a
fog whistle, $500 at Chequamegon
Point light, steam fog signal and bells,
$l5,5OO; on Devils lake, Apostle group,
fog signals, $500. In addition to these
items which we're contained in the bill,
the board recommended approximations
to be made, among others, for the follow
ing: st. Marys river from Pipe Island to
the Sault, 81 lights, $4,000; Lake Super
ior, at Superior bay, signal lights, 1000.
TO ENLIST THE INDIANS.
Secretary Proctor has submitted to the
interior department officials proposition
to enlist 1000 Indians into the regular
army. It is proposed to officer the regi-
ment with graduates from West Point,
subordinate grades to be filled by pupils
who have been educated at eastern mill
tary schools. The details of the plan
have not as yet been fully matured, but
it is the opinion of Secretary Proctor that
the Indians can be received into the
regular army in separate regiment both
to their own advantage and that of the
government. s=.,, -<%.-y-' - -.,.....: ~
CONFIRMED. st., &C.
James Mclaughlin, Indian agent at
Standing Rock agency, N. D. a.,
s: Indicted For Libel. t.,.E +
MINNEAPOLIS, April IA. Aldermen
Brueshaber and MCGOWAN and City
Clerk Haney have been indicted on
charges of bribery. The indictments
were made known this rnornino 1uho,,