Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-21
THE WARDS OF THE NATION.


What the Indian Appropriation Bin Will
Provide-Other Congressional News.
The House committee on Indian affairs has
about completed the Indian appropriation bill.
A few items remain 70 be determined upon bo-
fore the bill is ready for report to the House.
This viii be done in q few days.
As completed the bill will carry an appro-
priasion Of about 90, $50, 900, against an appro-
priation Of *6,742,767 for the current fiscal
year. The amount appropriated for fulfilling
treaty stipulations with and support Of Indian
tribes is q, 9sO, 245- The appropriation for the
subsistence and civilization Of the Sioux under
the latter item is fixed at 1.1O0 900, as per
agreement ratified by Congress ON February 2s,
1877. This is about S25O, 900 more than the ap-
preparation for the present fiscal year and is in
accordance with the recommendations Of the
commissioner of Indian affairs. For miscel-
laneous expenses Of the service the appropria-
ton is Ss9S 255. This item includes payments
for Indian police, pay of Indian farmers, irri-
CATION on Indian reservations. transportation of
Indian supplies, surveying and alloting Indian
reservations, aiding Indian allotteeS, DC.
"A clause under this provision requires that
the funds now held in trust by the United
States for the Delaware Indians. with the inter-
est upon the same. and the $4,000 invested
by the United States in Florida and North Caro-
for them, be paid per capita to the tribe. The
appropriation under the general head OF sup
port of Indian schools is $50, 800 an increase
Of about SO, 900 over the appropriation for the
present year
A new provision of law in the bill authorizes
the commissioner of Indian affairs to advertise
in the spring Of each year for bids and enter
into contracts. subject to the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior, for goods and sup
plies for the service required for the ensuing
fiscal year, Notwithstanding the fact that the
appropriations for such fiscal year have not
been made. 1t is provided. however, that the
contracts SO made shall be on the basis of the
appropriations for the preceding fiscal year
and that these contracts shall contain a clause
that no deliveries shall be made under them
and no liability attach to the United States in
consequence Of such execution if Congress fails
to make an appropriation for the fiscal year FOR
which those supplies are required.
THE TENNESSEE CONTEST.
The elections committee met yesterday pur-
suant to the understanding that the election
contest. Eaton against Phelan, from the Mem
phis. Tenn, district should today be decided,
but as there was bare quorum present the
committee adjourned until 8 clock at the sug-
gestion Of Representative Maish, one of the two
democrats present who stated that the demo-
Gratis did not propose to filibuster against de-
cision by the committee, but that nc thought
the case should be decided by more than bare
quorum. At s O'Clock, however, the proceed
ings In the House prevented either republicans
or democrats leaving, 30 the case went over
until Friday.
IMPROPER NATURALIZATION.
A petition from the Citizens Association of
Boston urging legislation to prevent improper
and fraudulent naturalization was presented in
the House yesterday by Representative Andrew
Of Massachusetts, The petitioners represent
that there is only too much reason to believe
that at present there is great deal of improper
naturalization and urge the necessity Of a uni
form and stringent naturalization law through
out the United States.
THE HEIRS OF GEN. NEADE's FATHER.
In the House yesterday Representative Man.
sur of Missouri reported from the committee
on claims bill referring to the Court of Claims
the claim of the heirs of r. W. Meade formerly
minister to Spain and the father of Gen. Geo.
G.. Meade, Commodore Meade and Surgeon
Meade of the L. $. s. Hartford. The claim is
a historical one, growing out Of a Spanish
grant to Mr.. Meade of certain lands in Florida.
TO COMPROMISE AMERICAN SILVER.
Some of the republican members Of the
House are making an earnest effort to effect
compromise among their colleagues on the sill
yer question. based on the lines of the sug-
gested Senate amendment restricting free COIN
age to the American product. No effort il
making to secure signatures pledging members
to stand by such a compromise, but it is
subject of earnes: informal discussion. The
proposition seems to find considerable favor.
well very decided opposition. 1t is the
result of an expressed desire on the part Of
great many republicans to unite as u party on
some financial measure.
SENATOR MITCHELL REFLECTED.
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon was yesterday re-
elected by the Oregon legislature as his own
successor for the ensuing term of six years
from the 4th of March next, receiving on the
first ballot every republican vote in each house
of the legislature, thus giving him a two-thirds
majority in each house, and majority of
thirty-six over all.