The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-12

other places could be established. The COM
mittee finds that there were not more than
twenty-five or thirty cases Of repeating,
but does no. state. for whom these votes
Were cast
Senator Davis. from the committee on
commerce. to-day reported with a favor
able recommendation the amendment TO
the sundry civil bill introduced by Sena-
tor Davis. making an appropriation for a
survey of a deep waterway between the
great lakes and Atlantic tidewater. The
amendment was amended so as 10 require
an estimate OF the cost OF such canal
as Is required. as well as an examination
and survey SO as to make 100000 of the
$4,000 appropriated Immediately available
and so as TO require that work be done
committee report is written and recon-
mends that the survey should be proceeded
with as rapidly as possible
The Senate committee on appropriations
to-day practically decided TO amend the
Indian appropriation bill by adding pro-
vision prepared by Senator Pettigrew in
lieu of the action of the committee on In
dian affairs few days ago. providing for
reforms i'm the Indian Territory. The
amendment authorizes the Dawes commits
sion TO segregate the lands occupied by ex-
listing towns and by church and school
buildings outside of towns and which are
operated for minerals and allotting the
remaining territory equally among the
members of each of the five civilized tribes,
taking into consideration area and value.
They are also TO put the allotteeS In pos
session of the lands allotted them. The
amendment also provides for two addf-
tional federal judges and gives the United
States Jurisdiction over all persons and all
things i'm the Territory and provides that
no law passed by the Legislature of either
OF the tribes shall be valid until IL shall
have received the signature of the Presi-
dent of the United States The persons
inhabiting the towns are allowed TO incor-
porate under the laws Of Arkansas.
Representative Harrison, of Alabama, to-
day made a report TO the House from the
committee on Pacific railroads the bill
for the settlement Of the affairs Of the
Pacific roads by commission Mr.. Har-
rison says that it has been demonstrated
that ii is impossible to place the questions
involved in the governments relations with
the Pacific roads. with all their technical
details. before Congress in such a manner
that intelligent action can be taken. The
report continues: THE debts due the gov
eminent are daily growing larger and the
means of payment smaller. Foreclosure
proceedings are pending against the Union
Pacific. and this road is likely to be sold
and the governments claim against the
session OF Congress. If this should occur
the most valuable and important part of
this great line of railway across the CONT
nent will have passed into other hands
without the preservation TO the government
of the many valuable rights and privileges
Ii now has IL is argued that a better
Central Pacific If sold jointly. but that
Congress cannot conduct the necessary
negotiations. The advantage of commits
sion consisting of the secretaries of the
treasury and interior and the attorney gen.
eral are pointed out. one of them being
tnat all information relative TO the roads
Is in their hands.
The Republicans in Congress are formu-
lating plan looking to the passage of a
bill TO reduce the congressional representa-
tion in States where census returns show
conclusively that any considerable proper
chised This will take the it' place of the
force bill and is the inevitable boomerang
effect OF recent legislation in Southern
States for the Acknowledgement of the
negro.
Cannot Send N War ship to India.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-secretary Her
bert has been obliged to refuse the request
of a number of CALIFORNIA; leading citizens.
as set forth by Col. Nj. III. De Young. for
the assignment of a naval vessel for the
transportation of a cargo of wheat and corn
TO the famine stricken natives of India The
secretary finds that naval vessels of the
modern type are totally untitled for the
purpose of carrying cargoes. and that i'm
case OF such a long voyage as that from
California to India they cannot carry coal
n
ishing at some intermediate point. much
less undertake to carry cargo. II happens
that not one of the vessels of the Pacific
squadron in commission is now at Mare
island. all of the fleet being either at San
Diego or approaching that place to take
part in the squadron maneuvers which Ad-
mfral Beardslee is conducting. The NAVY
Department IS obliged to decline a similar
request in the case of the Russian famine
sufferers. ard a merchant steamer was
chartered. 1t was said. at probably less cost
than the coal bills of a man-of-war. when
the size of their respective cargoes is con-
sidered.