The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-21
Every Expedient Known to Parlia-
meNtary Law will be ResOrted
to to Defend the OdiOus
Force Bill
George Bancroft, the Veteran Histo-
rian, Passes Peacefully to the
Great Beyond.

night adjourned till Monday. In course
OF the debate the democrats gave notice
that they proposed to keep up the pres
ent tactics and exhaust every parliament
ary method for bringing about the defeat
of this bill. There will probably be
republican caucus held Monday night to
decide On what action shall be taken by
the party on the bill, or what position
they will assume the proposed closure
rule. There is growing feeling that
the party will be- united sufficiently t..
carry through the measure. Those who
heretofore opposed 1t are now with their
party in many parts of it. They don't
want to oppose the bill with the demo-
Gratis. Certain 1t IL the silver senators are
desirous of some kind of action on the
bill in order to get 1t out OF the way, and
their anxiety on this point Ia construed
by the hOl eful element into disposition
on their part to adopt the speediest and
most promising method Of achieving
their desire, which lit does not admit
of their voting for the bill will ut least
wal rant them in refusing to follow the
lead of the democratic minority In q" far
~ ~ Wputu idVOf the 4upp'iOu VI uIlatOTy
tactics.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Uhandler, of
Massachusetts,, chairman of the select
committee on the Worlds fair, today pre-
sented to the house the report nf the sub
committee that went to Chicago to ex-
anime into the condition of matters there
in relation 70 the Worlds fair. The re-
port says that in the expenditure of pub
lie money the powers assumed BY the
Worlds Columbia commission had pro-
ducad confusion as we'll as caused un-
necessary expenditure of public money
which had 'oeen intended by congress tn
pay the expenses Of the government ex-
hibit and not to pay excessive salaries to
officers of the commission.
The report opposes dual management
of the fair, and says the Worlds COlum-
bian commission has exceeded Its pow
ers by the appointment Of officers and
committees to conduct the management
of the fair in its executive details which
in our interpretation of the law be-
longs to the Worlds Columbian
exposition and Its officers. The report
further says progress In the preparation
Of government exhibits is ~ great az
could have been expected and that the
result uf the work Of the board of govern
ment control has taken tangible and
satisfactory shape. The committee re-
news It's opinion that the director general
and his employees should be paid from
exposition funds and not from the govern
msnt appropriation. 1t is not the inten-
ton, the report says, TO recommend any
increase in the amount Of money pledged
by the government exhibit, but II dues
feel that larger proportion than was
originally contemplated should 10 made
available Immediately. The time for
preparation is limited and funds are
needed at once.
Representative Psfkin OF Kansas today
introduced an omnibus bill to rstify an
agreement with the Coeur D'Alene In
dians In Idaho, the Sesseton IN Washing
ton and the Sioux Indians in the two
Dakotas, the Citizen band of Pottawato-
mics and Absentee Shawnees and Chey-
enne and Arapahoe tribes of Indians In
Oklshoma territory.
The silver pool investig tigation committee
began its inquiry this morning. W. X.
Stevens, the principal Washington cor
respondent OF the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat, which paper first printed charges
of a congressional silver pool, was the
first witness The e'article In the Globe
qDemscrat was shown toAStsvens. He
ldensitied it as having been prepared by
himself from statements made 10 him by
others. The witness had an interview "
with j. A. Owenby in which the state
ments given were made. He detailed the
information Cleaned. Apperson, another
GlObe-D Democrat correspondent also tes-
titled.
| Captain Pierce, acting Indisn agent Of
the Indians at Pine Ridge Ridge, has
made requisition upon the Indian bu-
reau for supplies which will be neces-
sary tD continue the issue of full rations
up 70 June so, 1891, under the provisions
| of the treaty Of 1877. The estimate calls
for $40, ,665 pounds of beef, gross; 12,761
pounds Of coffee, net; 1924 pounds of
sugar, net. Captain Pierce is of the
opinion that his beef estimate will prob
ably have tn be increased by so per cent,
ewing to the difference in weight of cat
tie now as compared with their weight
when received last October.
The ecommnnity WINS greatly shocked
this evening by the news that George
Bancroft, the venerable historian. was
dead. II had been re ,lized that Bancroft,
could hardly survive much longer owing
to the increasing inHrmit,es incident tC
his extremity old age, but be had heen In
cheerful spirits and apparently better
health this year, since his return from
Newport than for several seasOns past
30 that his death was sudden and un
pynecfpd III ALI awe few intimafl