The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-21
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
sS,nor Matters OF Interest in the Capital
City.


ss,nor Matters OF Interest in the Capital
City.
suNDAY, MARCH 1o.-Indian Commissions
Browning to-day expressed his regret that
the last Congress failed to pass any law to
meet the new question which has arisen TO
cause trouble among the Indians. Decisions
last Summer by the United States courts
settled il that prosecution would stand
against man for selling liquor to Indians
who had under the allotment law taken
lands in severslty. The courts held that
this act on the part Of the Indians and un-
der the law admitted him 20 citizenship ana
the selling of liquor to a United states eitl-
zen could not constitute CRIME Cohlhls-
sioner Browning says that be does not agree
70 the decision for, while the land is allotted
to the Indian, he is not allowed to dispose OF 1t
for 25 years, and during that time he is I'M
der the protection Of the Government and
the supervision of the Indian Office. He
hopes 20 see in the next Congress a law passed
meeting this phase of the case.-H WAS
stated to-day that the State Department VIII
soon complete the compilation of the inter
national catalog Of exports and imports.
Work has been in progress on this volume
for some time. The work is supposed TO aid
commerce between the United States and
the Latin-American countries. The work is
uniform nomenclature of articles of mer-
chand Sc such as are common in expectation
and importation. The terms viii be published
in English Spanish, and Portuguese. The
work has been nearly completed, and about
IS 600 will be necessary for remaining clerical
work, and for printing and binding the vol
umes
MONDAY, MARCH 1.-THE Treasury condition
for the first third of March shows the receipts
to have aggregated Sc, 325, 900 and the eH-
penditures $l1354 900, or an excess of the
expenditures over receipts of $2O29,O0e.
The customs receipts shew q continued and
sustained Improvement being for the fiscal
year up to date sos, So 600, or nearly mil
lion more than for the same time last year.
Internal revenue receipts are S5,0oo0O0 IN
excess of this time last year, but improve
ment in both sources of receipts must be
shown for the last third of the fiscal year, or
Government revenues for the entire fiscal
year will fall considerably below the esti-
mates.-Tw0 delegations of visiting In
dians saw Secretary Smith and told him
their story. They were Osages and Otoes.
The latter announced that they did not want
10 sell any Of their land, and expressed their
disnpproval of the proposition in the Indian
appropriation bin providing for the sale of
portion of their lands upon which TO locate
the towns. Secretary Smith assured them
that be would not ask the Indians to sell a
foot of land that they wished TO retain. He
advised them to have their lands divided
smong themselves, rather than held a
tribe.
TUESDAY, MARCH 12.-The Chief Of the Blu.
reau OF Statistics reports that the total val
ues of the exports of merchandise from the
United States during the month Of Fcbru-
airy and during the eight months ended Feb
ruary 2s 1895, as compared with similar ex-
ports during the corresponding periods of
the preceding years were as fellows: 1895.
February. $50 sos. 543; eight months ended
Feb. %, Si582I1. 279; 1894, February, 49,
SOC. 5s5; eight months ended Feb. g. $685.
f76.994. In February last the imports eI-
ceeded the exports by s., OF, SOB. In Febru-
AIRY. 1894. Inc excess of exports over imports
was 81, sI2 1876. During the eight months
ended Feb s6 1895, the excess Of exports
over imports was Ss1, go, 932, and the excess
FOL the corresponding period Of the proceed
ing year was S2lS061, $50. In February,
1895, the imports Of gold exceeded the ex-
ports by 81 067 oo3, aud during the eight
months ended Feb. %, 1895, the excess OF
exports over imports WAS $40. 800. 4z3 The |
excess Of imports Of silver over exports dur
ing the eight months ended Feb. %, 1895, |
was $50 S6I 1886
EEDNEsDA Y, MARCH 1.-THE Chief of the |
Bnreau Of Statistics reports thar the values |
of the exports Of domestic cotton from the 4
United States during the month Of February
EBd during the six months ended Feb. %. 1
lSJ5, as compared with SINH ar e < por Is during
the corresponding periods Of the preceding /
year. were as follows: 1895. February, Sl3,- 4
zSs 2IS; 1894, February SIS S52 9s9: six 4
mouths ended Feb. q. $l5l. S32. 100; eight /
months ended Feb. % $I62. al. 7sa
CKCnsDAT. MARCH l4-Sceretary Lamont 10.
day appointed Cornelius Cadie Don Carlos I
Buell. and Robert I. IOoney Commissioners 10
establish National Military Park at tie bat
tlefcld OF Shiloh, Tenn. Their salary is fixed
at $3.50 per mouth by the act Of Congress of
December, 1874, under which they were ap-
pointed" Not one mercantile ship flying
The United States flag entered the canal last
year, although many cargocs destined for |
America passed through ia British ships"
says tie United States Consul Gen. Penfeld.
al Cairo. Egypt in a report 20 the State De-
paTtment upon the Snez anal traffic Dur
ing the yCsT 1884 ne mum Scr of vessels pass-
ius through the canal was = .352 being 10 in
excess Of the preceding year, and the receipts |
from tolls amounted to almost SIS 100000. /
The number Of ships using the canal in 1874 /
was only l2G4
friday MARCH l5.-Sccrrtary Smith has de- /
tsrnined that more patents for lands |
granted TO subsidized railroads shall be issued 1
until there has been a settlement of the debt \
due the Government from these roads An /
attempt was made to get resolution to this |
effect through Congress just before adjourn
nient, but il failed.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16.-A medal or honor was
awarded 10 Brevet Maj.-Gen. St. Clair Null |
holland. Z. :. Vols. now Of PHILADELPHIA, FOR
most distinguished galiautry at the battle of |
Chanccliorsyilie, Va. May 4 and s. 1859 /
where he remained in com mand of the nieket
line, holding tho enemy in check ali night |
loRg. while the Federal army Was being |
Withdrawn from the field. this service being
voluntarily rendered, in fnll expectation that |
be wonid be left in the bands of the enemy.
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