New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
President Chamber
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
FIVE YEARS TRADE WITH ENGLAND AND
HER DEPENDENCIES.
UoKE SMITH AND THE WICHITA LANDS TO RENO
VATE FORT sUMTER-RAMlE EXPERIMENT
TAI. STATIONS PROPOSED NOMINATIONS
BY THE PRESIDENT-BIIIS INTRO


tai STATIONS PROPOSED NOMINATIONS
nY THE pREslDENT-RILI.s INTRO
DUCED IN THE HOUSE
Washington Dec 24-ln response to Senate
resolution the Secretary Of the Treasury this morn
ing the Senate statement showing, dur
ing each of the last five years and for the who'e
period. the amount of the imports from ports
OF Great Britain and her colonies and dependencies.
together with the amount OF the exports to such
ports. The totals for the whole period OF five
years follows: United Kingdom-Imports
500 Sao15O; exports s2l5iois6Si Bermuda-lmporis.
ports SN25j; exports. 20S5769. Canada, including
Nova Scotia New brunswick. Quebec, Ontario
Br fish Columbia etc.-lmports. $lDlA o.; exports,
s2317Go 30. Newfoundland and labrador.lmports'
Eoss; sxpoF c @ - 9rsh "sSI shd; 3is
ana~Im ports SCI 02 2S2: exports ssslSO67 British
nda aqd H Hast sxPS
So 225 British iasia-lmports. $50 sss
S75: exports, sisis2Si All other British posses
SONS including Alden. the Falkland Islands Malta,
etc-lmports. Ss'5i95%; exports SSioso'
Secretary Hoie Smith to the House to-day
a reply to resolution introduced by Delegate
FLYNN. OF Oklahoma and adopted by the House,
calling for information relating TO the allotment
of Wichita Indian lands in Oklahoma Replying to
the section OF the resolution TO the cause OF de-
lay in opening the lands to settlement, the Secre-
tary says that the matter of ownership OF the
lands is. not yet definitely settled and he is OF the
opinion tina; it would be unwlse 10 throw these
lands omen to settlement while the claims Of the
Choctaws and Ch.ckasaws are unsettled. 1t is I'M
| necessary he saws TO discuss the serious compli-
cations which might arse involving the settlers,
the Indians and the Government by such action
| Replying to hat part of the resolution asking II
any OF Secretary Smiths relatives interested In
DELAYING the opening OF the lands to settlement, Sec
TSa smith says G the the bnsband OF the
! .nn1.r Gin of my
compensation of this counsel to be percentage OF
in case il is decided that the Choctaws and Chick
asaws have reversionary interest In those lands
am not aware OF any interest which the counsel
ment and sale OF the surplus laEds Neither has
or their clients part for delay. No connection or
relation by blood or marriage of mine Is acting as
laying the opening of these lands to settlement. No
party or parties have presented to ire Interior pc
! execution Of the Act OF March 2. 1881 which pro-
| vded for the opening OF the lands
The regular Cabinet meeting to-day lasted little
more than an hour. Secretary Carlisle and Secre-
| tary Lamont remained with the President after the
| meeting ADJOURNED.
/ Secretary Herbert said to-day, after the Cabinet
meeting that the officers Of the North Atlantic
squadron would their Christmas dinners at their
! presen, anchorage In Hampton Roads, Virginia
! Further than this M Herbert declined to give any
/ information
Representative Northway OF ONO, introduced In
the House to-day a bill directing the Secretary Of
Agriculture to establish six silk fax and ramie
experimental stations to be located one in the Mid
die States one in the Northwestern States. one at
Washington in the North Pacific Coast States.
coast The bill provides that the work at the sta
tons shall be carried on by appontees OF the Sec
rotary of Agriculture. For some time experiments
in growing rame have been going on IN tne pubic
clusively that ramie can be grown successfully in
this latitude three crops OF exceileht duaBty nav,
Gardens. and the product Is now on exhibition here
II is learned that the visit OF Majo Gen
eral Miles to Atlanta and other places in the South
| was in connection with the subject of coast de-
! fences The initiative will be taken with the
$4,000 available for improving the defences OF Fort
/ sumter Charleston Harbor. and project 10 equ y
| il with ten-inch guns Is under consideration.
The Santo Domingo Government has advanced
duties on all exports and imports OF that country
20 per cent. take enec, once. The principal
| ports from Santo Domingo into the United States
coffee and sugar.
Representative Curtis. o Kansas. presented two
resolutions 10 the House to-day asking Congress
to investigate the cause of ex-Consn. Walters ar
rest and imprisonment and that he be protected in
his personal rights and property American
citizen one OF the petitions contained 6ts sigma
and State officers. The second petition signed
by go citizens OF Leavenworth.
The members Of the House Committee Foreign
Affairs called at the White House to-day in body
and paid their respects to the President The con-
ference was short being the usual one. which takes
place on the appointment OF new committee.
Mr.. Hall OF Missouri, introduced a bin In the
House providing for the reorganization OF the Medi-
cal Department of the Army. Under the bill, medical
officers viii not be emitted by their rank 10 COM