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Show GENERAL. W A S II I T O - 1 I X 'I'M . ANOTHER GRAB. Washington, 3. The teuate mih tiiry aiUird committee today beard H. L. Barrett, president ot the Columbia Colum-bia river Kalmon nulling company, in advocacy ol M itclit-li'u hill allowing it to occupy the Three Tree military reservation. The committee- referred tho matter to the secretary of war for a report. LABORING WITH 11 Es. The republican benatoru and repre sentiitiveij friendly to the tidmiuiitra- non are earnestly endeavoring to Uiaw from the president au authoritative interpretation of his order concerning otlicoholders' participation in politica, which shall officially stale that it wait not intended to forbid officeholders actively supporting party nominations, nomina-tions, but only to prevent their dictating dic-tating whom the party should nominate. nomi-nate. These friends of the president have advised at least two memheiB of the cabinet that if he doeu not take some euch action the republicans will certainly loose all the status in which the elections are to bo held next month, after which they intimate that he need expect no consideration willl his party. A DILEMMA. There is a good deal of anxiety expressed ex-pressed regarding tho probable introduction intro-duction of a resolution in the house endorsing tho presidential policy, and several ol the house parly leaders say that although they do nut intend to antagonize the president they are not quite ready to either endorse or disapprove dis-approve his course, and will therefore there-fore do all they can to prevent the introduction ol any such resolution. resolu-tion. None can now he introduced under the rules before Monday at the onrlipst. SENATE BILLS. Senator Iugalls' bill equalising I boldiers' bounties is nearly identical with the house hill of June 20, 1S70. Coke's (Texas) bill amends the revised re-vised statutes to make tho annual appropriation ap-propriation of $l,OJO,0UO to provide arms and equipments for the whole hotly of the militia, either by purchase pur-chase or manufacture. Infills presented a bill to enable tho Indians to become citizens. SURRENDER. The commission of Indian affairs has a telegram that 191 southern Apaches surrendered at Fort Wioale, Texas, and tifiy-six more are expected ex-pected in. SAVINGS BOND3. The bill introduced by Senator Wallace to authorize a long bond lor the investment ot eaviugs. directs the secretary of the treasury to issue in lieu of an equal amount of 4 per cent, bonds, authorized by the act of July 14, 1870, a sum not exceeding $100,000,000, iu United States coupon bonds in denominations of $25, $30 and $100 in equal sums, each denomination redeemable re-deemable in coin of the present standard value, after sixty years from the date oi their issue, and bearing interest payable Bemi-auuually in such coin at the rate of 3.65 percent 1 per annum. These bonds are to be exempt from all taxation. The remainder re-mainder of the bill is as follows: The secretary of tho treasury Bball keep said bonds for sale at the different, sub-treasuries sub-treasuries and shall dispose of the earae at par and accrued interest for coin or for United States lethal tender notes, at the rate at which they may then stand in the market, and such legal tender notes shall be reissued, hut their proceeds and the coin re- ceiveu lor blicli uuuua bliwii njjputu to the redemption of the outstanding 0 20 bonds of the United States. SIMON CAMERON. Chicflgo,23. TheTimfiB1 Washing ton epecial says: The English mission mis-sion having for a long time gone begging, and Secretary Evarts baviug dropped Don Cameron a note requesting request-ing his advice as to who Bhould have it, that senator was too delicate to suggest bis father, but he called a meeting of the epublicans of Penn sylvania at his house, and they unanimously unan-imously settled on Simon Cameron as the man for the place. The cabinet has the matter under advisement, and it is difficult to see how Simon's appointment can now be avoided. It is stated that the president baa paid if eongross passes a bill repealing the resumption act be will veto it. 1SH dot so ? Tribuue's Washington : Newspaper Newspa-per publications of the doings ol private caucuses of state delegations are denounced ns infamous betrayals of confidence, It happens, however, that many republicans attend these meetings who do not believe in the ostrich policy, and who refuse to allow any clique of men, for their own purposes to use tho party gag and whip to keep from the publio the very acta of tho representatives, and so the public is pretty well informed of the sentiments here. DISAGREEMENT. The fact is patent that many republicans re-publicans in congress disagree with the president on some features of bis policy. The most astonishing feature is that an experienced cabiuet and members should think the public deceived de-ceived as to the real sentiments of the party, or that a final adjustment of differences can be avoided by postponement. post-ponement. The plans already proposed pro-posed (or adjusting the diflereucea are cowardly and impolitic. The few ! leaders declare unity paramount. Others say that the skilled democratic 1 politicians will aoon compel the house to meet the issues pending squarely, aud directly approve or disapprove ot the administration, and that every republican member must be left to his convictions, regardless ol there-suit. there-suit. Inter-Ocean's Wmhington : Tho senate finance committee to day considered con-sidered the bills referred to it, but there is a disposition to take no action till after the November elections. |