Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-19
Some Changes ID Committees,
no Business Done.
THE OPERATORS STRIKE OVER.
Cargo Seized, The ChiIian Affair,
HaIf-breeds not Indians, Louis
lana Democrats, From Canada,
Would not be a Nun, They re-
fuse to Scrub, The Florence Es-
tate, Foreign and State News
THE CONGRESS.

THE CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 19.-It being
understood that there would be tut
short session of the house this
morning, the attendance of men,
bers was very small. The report OF
the committee on rules was pre-
4ented, empowering the speaker to
appoint the committees of the last
house with the following changes:
Membership of committee on ways
aud means Increased from thirteen
10 fifteen members; centennial COM
mittee, from nine to eleven MEM
bers; committee on Indian depreda-
tion and claims dispensed with, and
name of committee on commerce
changed to committee on rules for
state aud foreign commerce. A con-
current resolution was agreed to,
providing for holiday recess from
Wednesday, the 23d inst, until
Tuesday, the 5th of Jan uary.
Gnlo, of Tennessee, offered reso-
luton for the appointment of a
special committee Of five members,
to inquire into the charge made
against the commissioner Of PEN
sinns and the administration of his
| JfIict; referred TO committee on
rules. Chipman, of Michigan, an
nounced the death of his colleague,
Melbourne II. Ford, and In respect
to the memory of the deceased the
house adjourned until Wednesday,
with the understanding that OH
that day no business will be trans
acted except that referring to recess,
resolutions, and to the announce
ment of committees by the speaker.
THE OPERATORS STRIKE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-There
are no new developments in the
strike of the Southern Pacific opera.
tors. So far as known not man
has left his post In the last twenty
four hours. General Manager
Towne says that no further trouble
is anticipated. Assistant Superln-
tendent Pratt says every man has
now been replaced, and that all
offices are running as usual.
AGAINST THE LAW.
PORTLAND, Dec. 10,-The customs
authorities have seized about $4,000
worth of goods belonging to two
| promincut hardware arms OF this
city, which were brought to this
port on the English bark Ochtertyre
on an alleged violation of the United
States law.
Several days ago the British bark
Ochtertyre, of 1906 tons register,
under command of Captain Harris,
arrived at this port direct from Ant
werp. She brought considerable
cargo, and among the freight was
consignment of hardware to the
firm of Honeyman, DeHart Il Co.,
valued at about $25, 900, and also a
quantity of similar freight for
Knapp, Burrell q Co., valued at
$4,000. The goods were shipped
from New York, landed at Antwerp,
and reshipped to Portland. This
practice Is In violation of law.
A similar case is now pending be-
fore court In San Francisco.
CARGO SEIZED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l9.-The
cargo of the British ship City of
Barnes, from Antwerp, was seized
yesterday by the collector of the
port. The cargo consisted of nails,
iron plates, and other hard ware,
shipped to San Francisco from New
York by way of Antwerp, In viola
ton of section 4847 Of the revised
statutes.
THE GILLIAN AFFAIR.
LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch
to The Times flom Santiago, De
Chill, states that the publication of
the correspondence between the
government of Chill and the Uni
ted States In relation TO the assault
upon the sailors from the American
man-of-war Baltimore" is COM
pleted. The dispatch adds that
the public are apparently satisfied
with the course pursued by Chill.
HALF-BREEDs NOT INDIANS.
PrEBRE, s. d., Dec. l9.-Great
excitement was created at Pierre
and other South Dakota towns by ad- |
vices from Washington 10 the Pierre
land office that the assistant attor-
ney general had decided that Jane |
Waldron, halfbreed indian
woman, was born a citizen of the
U, =, and her claim that she Is
"a Indian by virtue of being born
OF an Indian mother cannot be al
lowed, and she can no longer be
prmItted TO draw rations and annuity
or receive land in sevemliiy. Hun.
drejs OF halfbloods, like Mrs.
Waldrou, have occupied all of the
choicest aud most valuable tracts Of
the la'ely-ceded Sioux lands, some
OF which, lying opposite Pierre, have
already advanced many thousands
of dollan In value. The South ,
Dakota land offices were flooded
with applications all day from
whites 70 contest these claims Of