Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-02-01
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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the arid region.
The statement that extreme suffering
exists among the Indians OF Pine Ridge
agency is discredited at the bureau OF
Indian affairs. Officials ridicule the
assertions that the Indians are "dying
off like sheep"
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
monument OF General John Stark passed
the Senate after some discussion, touch
ing mostly on finances, during which
Morgan said the country could not afford
TO borrow money at 5 per cent to build
monuments.
There is no truth in the report that
the Hawaiian government has demanded
the recall Of Minister Willis. 1t can be
stated upon authority that nothing Of
the sort has been even hinted at in
official communications between the two
governments.
Secretary Carlisle has disallowed the
claim OF Miss Phoebe Couzens OF $1,000
for pay as Secretary of the Board Of
Lady Managers at the Worlds Fair.
Miss Couzens claimed she was wrong
fully deposed from the office, and SUBJ
mitted claim for the amount.
Delegate Rawlins Of Utah asked unan-
imous consent in the House for consid-
GRAFTON Of bill permitting Salt Lake
Lake City TO become indebted, including
the present Indebtedness, TO the amount
Of @ por cent OF it's taxable valuation.
Without objection the bill passed.
A member Of the Committee on Rules
said he believed the first thing the
House would take up after the tariff
would be the Hawaiian question, and
the bill to coin the seniorage silver in
the treasury vaults would be compelled
TO wait until the discussion over the
Hawaiian affair had been exhausted.
1t is understood syndicate of New
York bankers are preparing an offer for
the entire proposed issue oi SbO,UUU,OOL
Of bonds at Carlisle's figures. Boston
Chicago and Philadelphia bankers want
a show at them, however, and to pre-.
vent them from overbidding it is likely
they will be admitted TO the syndicate
The national-bank note circulation
which reached 5000, SOC, 900 during the
money stringency last summer, has de-
clined TO 1904 800, 900 and is daily grow
ing smaller. During December it de-
creased 81, ,422, 600, and 80 far this month
$l,305, 900 in lawful money TO redeem
the banks notes when presented hay,
been deposited in the Treasury. By
law the reduction Of bank-note circula
ton is limited TO $4,000, 900 Il month.
Senator Villas stated he would protes
against the designs on the award media
OF the Worlds Columbian Exposition
He secured the proofs from the Phila
delphia mint and on one side of Tin,
medal it was discovered the design wa
that of stalwart specimen OF manhood
holding in his right hand lighted torch
in the left shield. Nearly all tn,
Senators condemn the design, and som,
other figure will probably be substi
tuted.
Chairman Cummings of the Nava
Committee is preparing report on Hol
mans resolution calling for an investiga
tion OF the system Of awarding premi
ums to contractors for building govern
ment ships. The report will be advers
to proceeding with the investigation OIL
the ground that there is no testimon
tending to substantiate the genera
charges. The resolution charged by i'm
plication u general collusion between tn
contractors and officers OF the Navy De
partmcnt.
The House Committee on Labor ha
ordered favorable report upon Nc
Cann's resolution authorizing the Com
missioner OF Labor TO investigate an
report upon the effect of the use of ma
chinery upon labor and the cost Of pro
duction; the relative productive powe
of hand and machinery labor; the cos
OF manufacturing with machine powe
and the effect upon wages, and the us
OF machinery operated by women an
children. Ten thousand dollars is ap
propriated to enable the COMMISSIONS
20 carry out the provisions OF the resolu
ton.
Unofficial information has been re
ceived in Washington OF another Incl
dent in connection with the imprison
ment Of Mrs. Maybrick, the American
woman serving life sentence in Eng
land for the poisoning Of her husban,
in Liverpool. The report comes iron
government sources In London, but ap
pears TO have been carefully conceale,
from publicity there. The story as re
ceyed here has il that Mrs. May
was discovered bleeding profusely am
claimed TO have had hemorrhage
Prison officials, however, reported /
the government that she had deliberatel
cut herself internally with glass.
The House Committee on Public Land
has decided TO report adversely thre
bills, viz: Representative Flynn's bill
for the relief OF settlers on public land
in Oklahoma; Representative Hartman
bill to suspend the provisions of tn
mining laws requiring assessment wor
ON quartz-lode mining claims for tn
year 1893, and Delegate Joseph's bill b
establish an additional land office il
New Mexico, 10 be known as the Socorr
land district. The committee ordered
favorable report on Representative Nc
Rae's bill, amending II section OF tn
Revised Statutes so that 1t shall be law
ful for the Commissioner OF the genera
land office 10 sell for not less than s. n
per acre any isolated tract OF the publ,
domain which II would he proper to sci
after thirty days notice.
The report OF the commission ap
pointed 10 make n treaty with the Iank
ten tribe OF Sioux Indians OF Soutl
Dakota was laid before the Senate ~
Gently, accompanied by the draft Of
bill intended to carry the agreemen
into effect. Under this agreement III,
Indians ccdc to the United States al
the unallotted lands in the State o
South Dakota, the United States TO pa,
the tribe ;6oO, 900, Sl0O,0O0 to be dis
tributed at once per capita and the ~
mainder to he held in trust for twenty
five years, provided that II the needs o
the Indians require IL certain amount
shall be paid annually, but In no cas-,
more than S20,0 in any one year. Tn,
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