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Show TELEGRAPHIC WASHINGTON. Sitting Ktiil n.'tnniN to His utive lieu ill. Snudry Capital Gofcsip. Washington, 22. The secretary of the treasury has called for 20,000,000 bonds, principal and interest to be paid on and afipr April 21st next. At tije cAbiiiel session, to day. Secretary ikhurz stated that he had received a report from the Indian agent at Cheyenne agency, to the eiiect that information had reached that place of the cresting of the line into tbe United States of the noted chief Sitting Bull with his people, and that tbey were exceedingly anxious anxi-ous to retura to this country aud come under the supervision of the Indian bureau, and be distributed in tbe Indian country as are other tribes. This news was not confirmed by any i infoimation at the war department, but it was thought worthy oi consideration consider-ation and led to eomo diacuBsion. It is reported that eome 5,000 lodges or nearly 15.000 people are with Sitting Bull. Tbe subject will receive the immediate attention of the president and secretaries of tho war and interior departments, lelcgrams will be eent to officers cf tho war department, as well as to InciiAii agents, requiring them to give the authorities here information in-formation on this matter. The report is that Sitting Bull comes with tho most peaceable intention, but in the present disturbed condition of Indian affairs it is not known what may be his meaniog. Another subject of discussion wr.s the bill for the payment of arrears of peneions, which recently passed congress. con-gress. The discussion was not whether the bill should be approved or signed, but a3 to the results of its being carried car-ried out. Secretary Sherman ncd Secretary Scburz both made ttate-ments ttate-ments as to the amount which it was estimated it would call for. Secretary Secre-tary Sbtrmau placed the figures at about $150,000,000, and said if that amount should go out of the treasury it would create a deGcit. Secretary Schurz's estimate, which was from the cornnrsiiouer of peubionB, Bently, placid the amount at 50,000,000. There was nn decision as to how tbe bill should be dealt with. New York, 22. The World's Washington thinks the president is in a dilemma concerning the disposition dis-position to be made of tho bill to pay arrears of pensions. Secretary Sherman Sher-man is opposed to the bill, but tho president is convinced it wouia bo useless to veto it. The house committee on appropriations appropri-ations has finished the postoliice and legislative, judicial and executive appropriation ap-propriation bills. I Representative Hewitt had a con-! con-! ference, to-day, with Senator Burn-aide, Burn-aide, who requested the postponement, postpone-ment, for the present, of his army bill. The committee- examining the charges against Seward, heard' Professor Pro-fessor Williams of Yalo college, today. to-day. He testified to never hearing charges against Seward until these, but on the contrary, he had heard very favorable comments on hia character char-acter and ability. His associates in China bore a moat reputable character. charac-ter. He contrasted the present commodious com-modious consulate apartments with those of previoua years, when it cou-oisted cou-oisted of one small room in a tavern, and was disgraceful to the nation. Adionrnr-d until Fridav. The committed of conference on the consular and diplomatic appropriation appro-priation bill has agreed and will recommend that tho bill be enacted to confirm the law cf last session, with the additional clauae providing for second secretaries of legation, dropped from the appropriation bill for the current year. Chicago, 22. Journal's Washington: Washing-ton: Profeasor Baird closes the labors of the United States fish commis sion for the current year by the distribution, dis-tribution, next week, of over 150,000 land locked salmon. The results of experiments during the past three ypura upon this fish iu Maine and Massachusetts havo fully satisfied ex perta that it is admirably adapted to our great lakeB and some of tbe western rivers. Committee on public lands agreed to recommend the paesago of Lut-trell's Lut-trell's bill providing for the issuance of scrip to tho owners of the Oregon wagon road grant of July 2d, 1604, for a number of acres equal to tbe quantity of lands within the limits of said grant, subsequently embraced in tho Klamath Indian reservation. The proposed scrip is to be beatable on any unoccupied and unappropriated public lands, not mineral, whether surveyed cr uusurveyed. It could be used apparently just like Valentine nrrin nnfl thn iimniint called for bv the terms of the bill, though not stated, is understood to be very large. Among the nomiuatiuuB aeut to the senate, to d.iy, is the name ol Samuel Lee, to he pot-1 master at Sumpter Court house, tVmth Carolina. Judge Leo, though a native of South C-r ilina, ol goctl character, was re-cti.iiy re-cti.iiy driven from his home at Sum-Ici" Sum-Ici" oq account ol his political sentiment, and his appointment, today to-day ia noticciibla as an iniiaiation an tbo part of the administration that it intends to throw the protection of at least tho civil and moral power of the federal government around all respectable rcrublicuns in the south who may be in danger of timilar out ragiB, Thero is much speculation as to rcUat oiMin u . 11 tin loL-nn liP (hp president on on the arrears of pension bill. The commissioner of pensions now estimates that not less than $50,-000,000 $50,-000,000 will bo required to meet ite provisions, and Secretary Sherma'j places the figures at $150,000,000. No one has yet indicated where the money is to come from, and as President Hayes is net a candidate for n election thero s:enia to be considerable probability that he will veto tho measure on the cround that, wit lout eome consrtesionil provision for additional taxation or for the issue ol bunds to rairc tbe money, it threaten? to bankrupt the treasury. |
