Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-06

The Senatorial Caucus-Notes from Commit
tee Rooms.

The Senatorial Caucus-Notes from Commit
tee Rooms.
Senator Stockbridge entertained twenty
seven brother Senators and brother repub-
licans at his residence last night and the result
was called a caucus. Conversation was gener-
ally harmonious in spite of the happenings of q
few hours previous. In a general way il was
understood that an attempt will be made to
secure a vote on the silver Bill before the close
of this week.
AGAINST THE ELECTIONS BILL.
Representative Cummings of New York pre-
sented in the House today resolution of the
Manhattan Club Of New York against the cleo
tons bill. 1t was appropriately referred.
THE MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.
The House committee on improvement of the
levees OF the Mississippi river began hearing
on the subject of levees this morning and ex-
amined Gen. Comstock of the Mississippi river
commission.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
At a meeting of the House committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries today Chairman
Farquhar was formally given authority to call
up in the House for further consideration the
shipping bill. This formal action was taken so
as to obviate any repetition of the objections that
were made to the bill when it was first called up
tanned the necessary authority Of his committee.
THE KILLING OF SITTING BULL.
The House military affairs committee today
ordered a favorable report to be made on the
McAdoo resolution, calling for correspondence
and papers with reference to the killing of Sit
ting Bull.
TO FEED THE INDIANS.
The Speaker laid before the House yesterday
q communication from the Secretary of the In
terror in reference to an appropriation Of &150-
900 for the purchase of subsistence for
the Indians. The Secretary incloses q letter
from the commissioner of Indian affairs, stat
ing that owing to the failure Of crops through
out the west and decreased appropriation for
certain Indian tribes, great suffering for want
OF food will be experienced during this winter
unless aid is extended for the remaining months
of the current fiscal year. The tribes appeal
ing to the government for help, the commits
of South Dakota, the Arickarees, Gros Ventres
and Mandans at Fort Berhold agency, Nd; the
Northern Arapahoes of Wyoming and the Sis
seton and Devils Lake Indians.
There was received in the House YESTERDAY
letter from the Secretary Of the Navy sub
hitting an estimate Of appropriation Of
1894, 4N in connection with the abandonment
of the old and the equipment Of the new naval
observatory.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
It is learned that the secret session Of the
Senate yesterday, held at the instance Of
Senator Sherman, was for the purpose Of ena-
bling the committee on foreign relations to make
a report relative to the Nicaragua Canal Com
pany's affairs and to secure permission from
the Senate to make public certain matte .
Of official information touching the enterprise
1t is understood that the matter which II is
desired to publish is composed Of newly
negotiated treaties and correspondence be-
tween the governments of Nicaragua and
Colombia, and the general purport Of which is
to demonstrate that the canal concession is in
tact and is not threatened further by interna-
tional complication.
DRY DOCK on THE PACIFIC SIDE.
Senator Allen has introduced bill making
an appropriation Of s7o0, 900 for the construc-
ton Of dry dock at Port Orchard,
Washington, the point selected by the commits
sion appointed BY the President for that pur-
pose. The bill also appropriates CSC, 600 for
the purchase Of the site.