New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-08
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-.
MR. TAYLoR's PLAN TO GET HIS OFFICE.
REPORT on THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN
THE TERRITORY OF THE FIVE
CIVILIZED TRIBES

r-A,,e.or Nav 7-Charles H. J. Taylor. OF
v.rsae president OF the Negro Democratic League.
ho vas nominated by President Cleveland Tor
pacorder OF Deeds of the District OF Columbia mas
,oissd q curious point in regard TO the announce
went in the official record OF Senate action on
nominations 1t will be remembered that owing to
an error on the part Of the Senate clerks the name
=, Mr. TAYLOR appeared among the list OF confrm-
atoms made by the Senate on Thursday. so far
.hot hodv has failed 10 take action on his nomina-
.,or which was reported adversely. eight of the
.aven members OF the District Committee having
voted against confirmation. Mr.. Taylor. however
,s Of opinion that the President was Informed
through The Congressional Record an Official
channel that favorable action had been taken on
bis nomination and accordingly he has applied TO
the proper department for his commission. and,
this being refused him, he proposes 10 make the
matter lively in the courts and elsewhere ana ne
savs he has no doubt Of eventual success.
An interesting report was submitted 10 the Senate
TODAY BY Messrs Teller. Platt and Roach. OF the
Committee on the Five Civilized Tribes. as the
result Of their recent tour of investigation through
that territory. They found population OF $1,000
Indians In the Territory. and from 10000 TO 3OoeW
white people Although the whites largely out
number their Indian brethren. they enjoy none
OF the rights OF citizenship and are 10 all intent
and purposes aliens On this account the committee
finds bad state OF affairs The only court of final
jurisdiction in the Territory Is the Federal Court at
Muscogee. and as the whites have no rights IN the
Indian couT 30 they e are for 4ha most to trivial trials
Oneseventh the expense OF the JUDICIARY OF the
whole United states Is dncurreS IN ro tns and ne
high fees paid. The condition OF the whites, the
committee says can only be tnor9@ghy Tes sor
by the formation Of state or IerrtoriaI 10TH IN
OF government but could be partially remedled by
the appointment OF two additional Federal !uasTS;
with authority TO appoint Commissioners TO Try
minor causes. The committee devotes much atteh-
ton the school question the whites not Deh h
permitted send their children 70 the schools IN me
Territory In discussing the subject OF the owner,
chip OF the lands the committee says tnat IN an
the treaties with the Indians ii has been contem-
pated that the whites should be excluded. but the
whites have. nevertheless. gone IN there IN great
numbers, presumably in response 10 the invitation
OF the Indans-certanly with their consent-and
now they cannot expect the Government TO put
the Dawes Commission is in the field. and the pres
ent committee desires TO give the Indians an OPP
portunity TO make an agreement with that COM
mission
The President to-day sent TO the Senate the fol-
Commander Henry c. Taylor. to be captain; Lieu
tenant-Commanders Asa Walker and NJ X. S
Mackenzie commanders; Lieutenants Thomas C.
Mclean and William J. Barnett TO be lieutenant
Assistant Surgeons William G.. Simpson and
George B. Young, 70 be passed assistant surgeons,
ana Hugh s: Cumming. Arthur r. Thomas l. a ,ha
Marine Hospital service.
Supervising Architect o'Rourke. after a personal
examination and after report by Inspector clarke
to-day ordered tmbers TO be placed under all me
granite brackets supporting the balconies In the
court Of the NewYork Custom House The work
Will be begun at once Mr.. O'Rourke considers TINS
work precautiOn necessary TO prevent accldent
70 the occupants OF the building
For three hours this. afternoon Secretary Carlisle
listened TO an argument made by James 6 Garter
N opposition 10 the claim OF the United states
Lor 10000 against the North American Commercial
company for rent under its lease. Mr.. Garter TOOK
Up every point In the dispute alleging that not only
nothing but that the United States debtor
20 tne Commercial company. Phil Thompson. also
"a Denaf or the company. asked the secretary 70
~ the limit of seal catch the Pribylof Islands
WIS year at 5000. with such discretionary In
nrucons 10 the United States agents to reduce this
.,nn as the state of the seal herd suggested when
took the whole question under advsement, and
VIII announce his decision at an early day.
The bell OF the old corvette Kearsarge with her
siencs were received at the Navy Department to-
cay by express. They were purchased by Lloyd
,r,noenix, New-York yaciFsman. from some ma
yves OF the caribbean Sea. and by him sent to the
Yard DE naval museum at the Washington Navy
ssneaiiaton against Canada for her determination
Ssanst the United States I'm the of certain OF
rs canals is the purpose OF bill introduced In
NsSr9Mary last by Represen tative Chickering. of
n. en!o,ce reciprocal commercial relations between
n, United states and Canada. approved July 6,
80, me bill was referred to subcommittee
casistng OF Messrs Hooker OF Mississippi: Nc
SMary, OF Kentucky. and HIT of Illinois Of the
n1use Foreign Affairs Committee. The committee
nos morning heard Mr.. Chckerlng and Mr.. Ray :
rn. au tne attorney OF the Canadian Pacific Rail- |
80 company which IL the corporation that would