Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-01-18

of the Ways and Means Committee. re
Gently introduced bill, in accordance
with the recommendation in the Hresi-
dents message, to repeal the One-tenth of
cent differential on sugar which evoked
protests from Germany and Austria, and
which it is stated inspired the retaliatory
action by the former Government in the
form of prohibition of American beef.
But it is not altogether certain that the
Ways and Means Committee will report
this bill to the House. nor is it at all as
sured that the House will pass it in case
il energies from the committee and is
given a hearing.
Mr.. Wilson was asked about the pros
poets of the bill, but did not speak cnthu-
Siasticaly of them. He said in answer
to question. that its claims for consider
alton might be brought TO the attention
of the Rules Committee after the cur
rency bill had been disposed of, but added
that the remaining time of this Congress
was very short. and there would be Il
great pressure for allotments of time for
various bills.
Illinois being tho stronghold Of the
meat business, the representatives from
that State have been appealed TO to io
something iii the interest of their con
stituents. Representative Aldrich. of
Chicago, is receiving many cOmmunica-
tions on the subject. and intends to talk
with his colleagues not TO suggest legisla
ton but to ascertain what will be their
attitude toward whatever the Democrats
ray propose.
Whether the Republicans will co-ope-
rate with the Democrats in remedial leg
lslatiOn becomes an open question, since
it is known that the Democrats are no.
agreed upon their course. fraction of
them thinking with Mr. Whiting that any
tariff legislation will be unwise
The annual seed distribution at tn.
Agricultural Department has resulted so
far in sending out 1.300.O0C papers OF
vegetable seeds throughout the countrv.
The work will probably not be completed
before May, and no flower seeds have
been sent out this season. There are
still about G.O00.C0O papers of seels
awaiting distribution.
Another Reservation to BE Opened.
The Yankton Reservation in South
Dakota probably will be opened for set
Element early in the spring. The date
has not yet beer determined upon. but
some action is expected in Il few weeks.
The total amount to be paid by the Coy
ernment for the lands is 1921 40. 5000
900 of which is to be held in the Treasury
as permanent fund drawing interest a.
per cent. payable per capita twice
year. Fart of the money has already
been paid, and the remainder will be dis
posed of within two or three weeks.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Indian Commissioners will soon be hell
here, and at the conference Indian work
will be discussed by representatives of
the Woman's National Indian Associa-
lion, and all religious bodies conducting
work among the Indians Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Browning will probably
address the conference.
Secretary Smith is giving great deal
of attention to the management of tho
Indians, and has been in consultation
with members of the Indian committees
of the Senate and House upon features
treated of i'll his report Representative
Wilson, of ashington, the senior men,
Der of the House Indian Committee. has
been comforting with the Secretary re-
garding the coming Indian appropriation
bill, and the possibility of securing legis-
lation in accordance with the Scc-etary's
recommendation Mr.. Wilson SAYS that
many of the Secretary's recommended
tons meet with his approval, especially
regarding the sale of lands. which sales
are not directly for the Lenefit of tho
Indians.
A general investigation on the advance
of machinery in the Industrial world and
It's effect on labor has been begun by the
Bureau of Labor The object of the N
quiry is to determine what modern ma
chinery has done rs compared to hand
labor and what inroads machinery has
made in the field formerly occupied by
hand labor 1t is the first time an inves-
tigation on this line has ever been at
tempted by the Government, and it is ex-
pected to prove an immense undertaking,
though less difficult to accomplish than
some of the inquiries already made By
the Labor Bureau. Several of the agents
have been already sent out on the work,
provided with circular inquiries calling
for collection OF various specific instances
Of hand labor, the time cost and labor in
volvcd in the production of various arti.
cles, compared with the corresponding
conditions in the modern factories. The
work will require year or more and the
whole force of twenty or twenty-five
agents Of the bureau in the field will be
engaged on it after a few weeks, when
the collection of statistics of strikes from
1887 to July last is completed.
The "SundOwn Doctor"
A shutdown doctor" is a clerk in one of
the government departments who prac
tees medicine after Office hours There
are also ''sundown" lawyers. stenograph
ers, clerks, and teachers, ard other classes
who utilize the time that is not required
by Uncle Sam by adding little to their
incomes and acquiring experience that is
expected to be useful to them in after
days. Washington is good place for n
person without means to obtain a pro-
fessional education if he can obtain
clerkship in one of the departments. The
lectures at the law and medical schools
are arranged so as TO accommodate those
who are employed during the daytime,
md n largo pOrtion of tho Studepfa in