Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-07
WASHINGTON NEWS,
The Government KIOndike
Relief Force.
INDIANS TO BE REPRESENTED.
Favorable Report for an Increase
in the Army.
INDIANS TO BE REPRESENTED.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. IA cablegram
received at the war department from
Lieutenant Devore, who was sent
with DIR. Jackson to Europe to Sc
cure reindeer for the Klondike relief
expedition, said that a steamer had
been chartered for the transportation
Of the reindeer to the United States
and it was expected the party would
be able to sail for New York Ion the
Goth inst.
The senate committee on military
affairs ordered favorable report on
the bill increasing the military force
of the country to the extent of two
regiments OF artillery. The purpose
of the bill is to afford a sufficient
number of men to protect the new
guns and mortars which are being put
In place.
Senator Frye introduced bill au-
thorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to have eight vessels constructed
for revenue cutter service; four OF
them to cost 100000 each, one to cost
S250,000, and the other three, $l45, 900,
each. The first four are to be used in
replacing the Seward Mclean, Col
fax and Boutelle, and the last three
| will replace the Washington, at Phil
adelphia harbor, the Hanilin at Bos-
ton harbor, and the Chandler at New
York harbor, The S250,000 vessel is
TO be used at the Columbia river or
on the Pacific coast. The bill was in
troduced at the instance of the treas
ury department. The old vessels to
be replaced are complained of as OBJ
solete and untit for the serviece re-
Quired.
SENATE.
In the senate, Allen, of Nebraika,
called up and the senate passed a bill
providing for the sending of represen-
tatives Of different tribes of Indians
in the United States to Omaha in
1898 and appropriating $S0,000 there
for, Some minor amendments to the
bill were made.
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sigma Of the Red Cross was passed.
Gray of Delaware explained that Miss
Clara Barton, several years ago, asked
that the insignia of the Red Cross
Society be protected from those who
would use it for commercial or per-
haps fraudulent purposes.
HOJ,SE.
The house promptly resumed the |
debate on the civil service question,
and GrosvenoT, of Ohio, took the floor |
with an elaborate speech in objection |
to the law. Grosvenor disclaimed any |
leadership of the anti-civil service re-
form forces, and any purpose to speak |
for any officers of the government,
executive, Legislative or judicial.
Johnson, Republican, of Indiana,
followed Grosvenor with an elaborate |
argument in defense of the merit sys-
TEN.
Johnson and his colleague, Lands, |
Republican, of Indiana, had a hot |
crosstire of debate and the galleries so |
boisterously applauded the latter's |
opposition to the present system that |
the chair had to suspend the debate |
and admonish the galleries.
CURRENCY BILL INTRODUCED.
Representative Overstreet, Of Indi- |
ana, has introduced iD the housa a |
compromise bill for carrying out the |
plan of the monetary commission fer
the reform of the currency. The bill |
was referred to the committee on |
banking and currency.
The interstate commerce commits |
sion has resumed It's hearing on the |
anti-scalping bill. A. Mckenzie, |
president of the American Ticket |
Brokers' Association, said he had re-
ceived alfidavits from a number of
ticket brokers confirming his state
ment that the brokers secured 95 per
cent of the tickets sold by them from
railroad companies.
E. j. Thiele, of the Illinois CONNER
cial Mems Association, opposed the
bill as unjust, claiming the owner of
the railroad should be allowed to dis
pose of it as he might see tit, as would
the owner OF any other commodity
William King, president of the
Merchants Association, OF New York