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of the Ways and Means Committee re
Gently introduced a bill, in accordance
with the Recommendation in the Presi-
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 ittat all as
sured that the House will pass it in case
1t energies from the committee and is
given hearing.
Mr.. Wilson was asked about the pros
pects of the bill, but did not speak enthu-
siastically 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 a
great pressure for alIotments Of time for
various bills.
Illinois being the stronghold of the
meat business. the representatives from
that State have been appealed to to 10
something in 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-
tion but to ascertain what will be their
attitude toward whatever the Democrats
may propose.
Whether the Republicans will co-ope-
rate with the Democrats in remedial leg
islation becomes an open question, since
it is known that the Democrats are not
agreed upon their course, a fraction of
them thinking with Mr.. Whiting that any
tariff legislation will be unwise.
The annual seed distribution at thu
Agricultural Department has resulted so
far in sending out 100000 papers of
vegetable seeds throughout the countrv.
The work will probably not be completed
before May, and no flower seeds have
ptth Stnt Oht tiIlS ScuSOH. mere are
still about 6,000,0O0 papers of seeds
awaiting distribution.
Another Reservation to Be Opened.
The Iankton Reservation in South
Dakota probably will be opened for set
Element early in the spring. The date
has not yet been determined upon but
some action is expected in few weeks
The total amount to be paid by the Gov
ernment for the lands is $621 475. $780,
600 of which is to be held in the Treasury
as a permanent fund drawing interest az
per cent, payable per capita twice n
year. Part 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 held
here and at the conference Indian work
will be discussed by representatives of
the Woman's National Indian Associa-
tion, and all religious bodies conducting
work among the Indians. Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Browning will probably
address the conference.
Secretary Smith is giving a great deal
of attention to the management of the
Indians, and has been in consultation
with members of the Indian committees
of the Senate and House upon features
tfcdtcu VI III EtpOTt. Representative
Wilson, of Washington, the senior mem
ber of the House Indian Committee, has
been comforting with the Secretary re-
garding the coming Indian appropriation
bill and the possibility of securing legis.
1ation in accordance with the Secretary's
recommendations. Mr.. Wilson says tina
many OF the Secretary's recommenda-
tions meet with his approval, especially
regarding the sale of lands, which sales
are not directly for the benefit of the
Indians.
A general investigation on the advance
of machinery in the industrial world and
its effect on labor has been begun by the
Bureau Of labor. The object of the IN
quiry is to determine what modern ma
chinery has done as 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
volved 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 "sundown doctor" is a clerk in one Of
the government departments who prac-
tices medicine after office hours. There
are also "sundown" lawyers, stenograph-
ers, clerks, and teachers, and 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 a good place for a
person without means to obtain a pro-
fessionnl education IL he can obtain a
clerkship In one of the departments. The
lectures at the law and medical schools
are arranged 30 as to accommodate those
who are employed during the daytime,
and q large portion Of the students IN
spcb institutions hold soysrpmspt posi-