Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-12
CAPITOL GLEANINGs.
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Their Arms.

Nominations Confirmed Where Indians g.
Their Arms.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the follow
ing nominations:
Romauldo Pacheco, California. minister 10
the Central American States; c. A. Dougherty
OF Pennsylvania, secretary of legation 90 Mex
leo: James Taylor. collector Of customs at New
Bedford. Mass; j. 4. Bassarear. surveyor u
customs at Greenport. NY: c. A. Garter,
United States attorney for northern district u
Cailfornia; also several postmasters.
INDIAN ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
In answer 10 Senate resolution calling for
information as 10 the possession Of arms and
ammunition by Indians in the northwest, the
Secretary Of the Interior has transmitted TO the
Senate report from the acting commissioner
OF Indian affairs. saving that the Sioux Indians
OF North and south Dakota are generally weu
supplied with improved arms and ammunition.
He says that the department has not furnished
arms 10 the Indians nor permitted traders 10
FURNISH such things TO the Indians. Even the
lndinn police have nothing more formidable
than ordinary police revolvcrs aud ammuni-
ton and no complaint Of their misuse has been
heard. The Indians generally. however. have
ample opportunities for procuring all the most
improved firearms and ammunition they desire
from outside the reservations. In conclusion.
he says. any law against the sale of arms and
ammunition TO Indians outside the reservations
would be ineffective unless the penalty Was tins
and Imprisonment.
NEW PENSION CLAIMS PRESENTED.
Mr. Morrill, of Kansas, chairman Of the Hou0
committee on invalid pensions. has received q
telegram from the commissioner of pensions
in reference 10 claims recorded to December 6
under the new act stating that there are
Ia, 946 original invalid claims. s. 1913 original
widow claims and 30. $50 claims filed by old
Claimants. This is regarded M a remarkably
good outcome. This gives only 227 900 nov
claims filed under the late Law. MIR. NORTH
regards tins statement as an evidence that the
expenditures for pensions under the new act
will be much less than anticipated.
INDIAN EDUCATION IN ALASKA.
Senator Dawes yesterday reported favorably
from the committee on Indian affairs the bill
appropriating 100000 the first year and
0,O00. $50, 600 and 100000 the three follow
ing years for the elementary and industrial
education of children in Alaska.
FOR JUsTIcE wAIrE's WIDOW.
Representative Grosyenor of Ohio YESTERDAY
introduced in the House bill to pay TO the
widow of Chief Justice Waite the balance u
the salary for the year in which he died.
THE MARINE BOARD BILL
The Speaker laid before the House YESTERDAY
letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury
submitting the bill and report Cprepared by the
board of bureau officers appointed by the
Secretary to establish n marine board for the
advancement of the interests Of the merchant
marine. In submitting the bill and report the
Secretary says that they both have his entire
approval, and he recommends the passage Of
the rieasure.
THE IDAHO sENAToRsHrP.
There is good deal of anxiety at the Capi-
tol today as TO the senatorial struggle now GO
ing on in Idaho. The sympathies Of the sena-
tors and Representatives most interested seem
to be almost entirely with ex-Delegate Fred
Dubois and Gov. Geo. L. Shoup. During the
day kilograms between the Capitol and Boise
City have been frequent, and a result there
seems to be unbroken confidence az 10 the sue
cess of Dubois. who will. il is expected. be the
first Senator from the new state.
NOTES.
Members Of the press gallery have been pre-
scented with crimson-bound copies of the Con-
gressional Directory, senatorial compliment
which has grown into a custom.
The Hon. 4. Burd Grub. United States min
lister TO Spain, will hardly know his name rs it
appears in the Congressional Directory. Ii mp
pears there as T. Burd Cradle.
At the last meeting of the press committee
+. A. q. Handy. the senior member was unan-
imously chosen for chairman.