Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-28
The Senate Meets and Imme-
diately Adjourns.
Many Pension Claims Filed Un-
der the New Law.
A New Silver Dollar to Be Adopted
for American Use.
Poor Children Given Christmas Dinner
by Charitable Ladies-Canadian
Cattle Guaranteed.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The senate as
sembled at noon today, and on motion
of Hoar adjourned.
PENSION CLAIM FILINGS.
A statement prepared at the pension
Office shows that up to December Goth,
claims were filed under the act of June
81, 1890, as follows Original invalid
claims, 174, ,4U5; original widows, 55, ,6S1;
additional claims to others on file. 301,-
1858; total, 531, 1899.
SECRETARY PRoCToR's FIERY sTEEDS.
The wife and daughter of Secretary
Proctor went shopping today in a sleigh.
While the ladies were in store the two
horses took fright and ran away, smash
ing the sleigh and badly injuring the
colored driver
CHEROKEE BOOMERS CHECKMATED.
The war department has received no
information in regard to the reported
contemplated invasion OF the Cherokee
strip. The department commander has
standing instructions to keep the BOOM
ers out at al hazards. and the war de-
partment officials have no doubt that
the soldiers will carry out their instruc-
tions to the letter.
NEW SILVER DOLLAR.
The Star says new silver dollar will
be created by the Pan-American none
tary conference, which meets here next
week. 1t will be dollar circulated not
merely in the United States. but through
out all the republics of the new world.
In all probability it will resemble the
United States dollar, with a portrait OF
Columbus to take the place Of the god
dess of liberty, on one side, the diverse
side varying.
CHRISTMAS FOR POOR CHILDREN.
The Christmas club of Washington to-
day entertained 600 poor children at
dinner, and afterwards distributed pres
ents to each one. Mrs. Dimmick repre-
sented the presidents family, and Miss
Jane Fuller daughter of the chief justice,
president OF the children's department
of the club, and Miss Jessie Miller,
daughter of the attorney general, vice
president, took leading part in caring
for the needs of the young guests The
East Washington club provided good
dinner and presents for about 1000 young
people.
FORT BIDwELL TO BE RE-EsTABLIsHED.
Secretary Proctor is now considering
the report OF Captain Lee, who was re-
Gently sent from San Francisco to Fort
Bidwell, California, to investigate the
truth of the reports that the abandon
ment of that post would be dangerous
move, owing to the temper of the Piute
Indians settled around there. The re-
port states that although the rumors
are somewhat exaggerated, there is no
reason for disregarding the warnings.
and recommends that the post be re-es-
tablished. The secretary has reached
no decision, but it is probable that he
will order at least one company to be
stationed there in the spring.
THE ECONOMIC CONVENTION.
At today's session of the American
Economic association a number of pa
pers were read and the report of Secre-
tary Ely discussed. 1t represented the
association as being in prosperous con-
dition, the numberof members and sub
scribers on the list being. 635. Three
national associations on the other side
of the world the report said, had received
the impulse which gave them existence
from the American Economic associa-
ton. The report suggested the wisdom
of continuing the policy of offering prizes
for ESSAYS, the object being to awaken
public interest on economic topics, and
lead to the formation of intelligent opin-
ion upon the important matters of the
day.
CANADIAN CATTLE GUARANTEED.
The secretary of agriculture today
made an order to close all the ports ex-
cept st. Adams, in the collection district
of Vermont, against the importation of
cattle. sheep and other ruminants and
swine. and requiring that all such ami
mails imported through this collection
district must enter at the port OF st.
Aibans, where they must be inspected
by veterinary inspector of the depart
ment OF agriculture. This is done as
protection against the introduction into
this country from Canada of any con-
tagious disease affecting these classes of
animals. Such inspection is provided
for by the act of August 80, 1890,
and in view of The fact that the
English veterinary authorities at Dundee
recently seized Canadian cattle, declar-
ing them affected with contagious
pleuro-pneumonia Secretary Rusk feels
it incumbent upon him to take all
measures necessary for its rigid enforce
ment Moreover, England has prohib-
tied the importations into that country
OF sheep from the United States, on the
ground that the government has not
heretofore caused to be made an inspec-
tion or quarantine OF sheep arriving
here from other parts of the world. The
stringent regulations of Secretary Rusk
are designed to insure protection of the
live stock of the United States from inn
ported diseases, and to secure, if pos
sible, the removal OF the prohibitory re-
strictions now placed upon animals eX-
ported from this country.
THE SILVER POOL INVESTIGATION
A final conclusion with respect to rep
resentative Dockery's resolution, pro-
viding for an investigation of the charges
that representatives and senators were
interested in silver pool, will probably
be reached by the rules committee soon
after the holidays are over. The COM
mittee, when the subject was last con-
sidered, discussed the advisability of
summoning few witnesses to be inter
rogated under oath before reporting fur
ther to the house on the resolution.
1t was thought that if regularly