Show by ly telegraph congressional R SENATE washington 53 23 logan presented a petition of disabled soldiers asking that the provisions of the act of june 1874 bo be extended to include all who lost an arm below the elbow or leg below the knee and that they be allowed a pension of 24 a month referred morton presented a petition signed by over women of indiana and nearly fourteen thousand voters of that state on the subject of temperance asking congress to appoint a commission tp to investigate and report as to the effect of the alcoholic liquor traffic and to prohibit the importation of alcohol alcoholic c liquors 11 u r from rom foreign countries to prohibit t tho the e manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in the district of columbia and in the territories of the united states and to reb ree require aire total abstinence from alcoholic alcoholic liquors of all civil military and naval off meers officers of the US morton said aa as his petition was signed by the voters mothers aid aud ald wives of indiana he would ask to have it read printed in the becard record and referred to the committee on finance morton also presented a pie petition t mon of two thousand citizens of indiana in d iana lana ky in favor of aid to the te texas aas pacific B R B R co referred to the committee on railroads bil bli bills Is were introduced and referred as follows by christiancy Christi christl aney anoy fo to regulate elections and the elective franchise in fr the territory of utah the senate then resumed the consideration of the unfinished business being the bill conferring exclusive jurisdiction over indian reservations upon the IT S courts and for the punishment of crimes committed by and against the jn in deans the pending amendment being that of allison providing that section shall not be construed to prevent the cutting of timber or grass or the use of stone en on any indian reservation s as may be necessary for the army or the use of the several agencies located on such reseta reservations athons agreed to allison moved to amend the 3rd ard section by striking out the words the request of the agent or superintendent perin having charge of the reserve and to insert inbert althe the order of the president of the united states so that it would read that any person found upon any indian reservation contrary to law and who shall refuse or neglect to remove upon the tho order of the president of the united states shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor etc agreed to paddock submitted a substitute for the second section providing that the president may by executive order prohibit all not indians from cutting or removing wood or stone from any reservation and any person violating the order shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than loo nor more than and imprisoned not tw two 0 windom opposed the substitute and moved an amendment thereto providing that the provisions of this act shall not apply to that part of the sioux x reservation lying between the north and south forks of the cheyenne river and east of the east line of wyoming territory he was determined that the people of the U S should have the right 0 to go to the black hills and d develop the wealth of that country A long discussion ensued involving the questions of indian civilization the opening up of the black hills to miners treaty obligations ac adjourned HOUSE washington 23 hale haie of me offered a resolution reciting that charges have been made and spread at length on the record seriously reflecting on geo P F seward late consul general to Shang Bhang hae bae and now minister to china and directing the secretary of state to communicate muni cato cate any information or facts in his ha possession bearing on the truth of such charges adopted in the house speaker kerr was in the chair oday today to 6 day apparently much improved in health and was warmly welcomed by mem herband bergand officers of tho the house banning introduced a bill to pro moto the efficiency of the army to provide for its gradual te reduction and the consolidation of certain of its staff departments referred it reduces the number of cavalry regiments r ep to eight eights and of the infantry regiments to twenty three and provides that there shall not be any new now enlistments till the number of enlisted men shall be reduced to twenty thousand that the regimental organizations of artillery shall be abolished and that artillery shall be hereafter known as corps of artillery and shall consist of five batteries light artillery and 60 battalions of heavy beavy artillery officers ef of artillery are to be one chief of artillery with the rank of brigadier general four colonels six ilea lieutenant tenant colonels twelve majors and sixty captains first lieutenants and sixty five second lieutenants it provides for an officers school for cavalry and infantry and provides aides de do camp for general officers as follows the general three lieutenant generals two gaze gate m major r generals two each and brigadier r generals one each there are to be no new appointments and no promotions in the bureau bareau of military justice or among the judge advocates it merges the quartermaster and subsistence departments into one organization to be known as the department of supplies which is to consist of one chief with the rank of bd brigadier gadler general six colonels ten lieutenant colonels twenty four majors major sand and forty two captains the medical department is to consist of one surgeon general with the lank rank of brigadier general one assistant surgeon general with the rank of colonel two medical purveyors with the rank of colonel forty surg surgeons eoDs with the rank of major and one hundred and twenty five assistant surgeons sur geons geona with the rank of first lieutenant mounted for the first five years and with the rank of captain mounted after five years service the number of contract surgeons is to be limited to fifty the office of medical storekeeper is abolished the paymaster general is to have the rank of brigadier general and there are to be no new appointments to the grade of major in in the pay departs depar tm nt until the number of majors shall have been reduced below twenty at which number they are to remain fixed it provides for a board for mustering rinEr out of service off meers officers reported unfit for the tho proper discharge of their duties from any cause except injuries incurred or disease contracted in the discharge of their duties it confines the appointment to the grade of second lieutenants to graduates of the military milla milia t a ry academy to first sergeants of a artillery tillery cavalry and infantry fixes the monthly pay of first sergeant of ofa artillery cavalry and infantry infant ry at forty dollars per month it repeals the law jaw that allows women to accompany troops as laundresses fort from the committee on territories ri reported a bill to prevent the useless ts slaughter of buffalo in the territories after discussion the bill was passed the bill makes it unlawful for any person not an indian to kill wound or in any mahnen mahner destroy any female buffalo or any greater number of buffaloes than aro arc needed for food or for market AMERI amerl AMERICAN CANi cincinnati 22 A fire broke out cabout about midnight ln the mill owned by JH J H co plim st near the exposition buildings the tho buil bull building dlug diug was wai also occupied by W 8 dunn co and F fred red engaged in the manufacture of furniture the building and machinery were to I 1 tally destroyed carnine eoys coa loss is gomo dunn dann co ors loss simo COLORADO SPRINGS I 1 22 the the tho track of the tha deaver A blo bio R lo 10 grande railway reached cue baras a las ins today to day cucharas cuc Cu charas baras is fifty miles south of Pit rit pueblo eblo ebio and is a point from which the san ban juan del norte trado trade will vill leave the railway track firack aay ing will be pushed rapidly from cuch aras to trinidad forty miles milea further MADISON wis 22 the T republican convention met this morning morn ng LOVANDA LOWANDA pa 20 22 the rev rev hey chas E Brell vain son of tho the late jato bishop of ohio died of pneumonia today to day 14 T providence 22 the prohibit tation state convention metat mett met at the state house today to day most of the towns were represented of north korth kingston was elected elected president SAN BAN FRANCISCO fran PRAN Cisco 22 the attendance accent at to witness th erfour mile nud und repeat race for 41 a thirty thousand dollar purse was very large estimated at twenty thousand the track was in fine condition the weather fair with light wind w ind rutherford was the favorite at the pools at loo foster golden gate katie pease field selling belling very lively after considerable delay the horses were called for a start at katie pease drew the pole rutherford second foster Hock hoek hocking chance revenue and golden gate in order they got away at the third attempt well together Chance a little ahead on the back stretch hoek Hock hocking got the lead passing the half in la one minute but fell behind at the turn chance leading to score foster second rutherford third the others well together a little behind time on the second mile rutherford and foster drew ahead of chance the thereat rest bunched and maintained that position to the seo retime 1 chance now began to flag and on the third mile was passed by katie pease rutherford maintained a slight lead closely pressed by foster and come under the string in foster second katie pease third on the fourth mile Hock hocking who had bad been running easily with the field drew ahead of pease and foster pushed rutherford throughout assing passing him on the home chand rand Tand winning the heat by a neck in rutherford second Hock hocking was apparently a fair third the rest being well in the rear getting the distance flag in their faces and to the surprise of the whole assemblage k ing was adjudged distanced the ruling in his case excited universal dissatisfaction much unfavorable comment was made on the action of the judges it being claimed by many that Hock hocking had bad run ran a waiting race and was good to run a second heat coming in very fresh and was shut out purposely to prevent such result the backers of rutherford now began to hedge foster having the call cail ali ail all in the pool two to ore at were the second heat 1 I hey made a false start going entirely round the track at the second attempt the they y got oss off together foster drew ly ahead at the the half balf led by half I 1 a length which position was maintained to the score time 23 23 on the second mile foster slightly increased his lead passing the mairone length ahead stretch rutherford closed on him and they went under the string in il ll 11 ua 13 foter footer half a length ahead the latter now dow began to forge ahead again and at the half was a half hoff length rutherford made a fine burst and they passed the stand foster only k neck ahead time lai Ruther fords last effort seemed to tell on him and on the fourth mile he fell steadily behind foster led two open lengths at the half and came in an easy winner of the heat and the race by six open lengths in 23 23 23 A washington special says that a dispatch was received from new kew hampshire by one of the senators to the effect that if it bristow is forced out of the cabinet or resigns the state will be lost to the republicans it has caused a violent commotion in the republican ranks as the whiskey folks have calculated on bristowe Bri stows exit in ten days the times yankton special says that majon major goodwin in command of the largest outfit of the season left yesterday for the black blaek hills the party numbered men A prominent n t gentleman of yankton has received a letter from captain keily kelly formerly captain of tn the miner of or the missouri river saying have been in the hills six weeks and am more than satisfied with the prospect I 1 have found what is certainly as rich diggings as any one could wish from brief prospecting 11 the tribunes washington special says the present condition of political a affairs in Lour slana siana causes much solicitude to republican and de democratic ocr t politicians in washington to n A rile very strong sentiment seems to prevail among the conservatives serva at tives I 1 es of or louisiana in favor of the impeachment of governor Kellog kellogg gf 1 feut gov antoine and the president of the senate this sentiment is approved and aad enczur ed by some of or the conservative louisiana politicians now at washington while the leading members of the tho democratic party including speaker kern kerr and the most mial lial sena seua senators tors tois representing boa bol both the and aud southern stated states are of the opinion that any measure at this time would result in great harm to the democratic at large the conservatives who favor the impeachment of Irel igel logg fogg assert that they do propose to disregard in any way the wheeler compromise the leading democrats in washington are opposed to this impeachment movement because they fear how ever just J the cause of the conservatives a tive s may be it will be impossible to convince the northern people that the wheeler com compromise premise has not been disregarded and that the tho conservatives do not desire to political control by revolution if revolution is necessary to accod their purpose general fremont has arrived here and it is understood is ready to testify in the memphis and el paso matter the members of the judiciary committee however state that little can be expected as he managed his business in such a way as to purposely avoid knowing any of the details by which his results were bought sought or accomplished R 0 parsons and paige the most important witnesses in this investigation have found it necessary to go to europe BUFFALO 23 the temperance organizations have secured a fund of over to prosecute the violators of the bunday sunday excise law thirteen prominent saloon keepers were arrested yesterday ST LOUIS 23 some days dars ago tho the farmers and traders bank balyk suspended its directors gave out that they would soon be able to settle all indebtedness but amow seems seema that the accounts of of the cashier rudolph rudelph A dyer son of an old and respected citizen disclosed a deficiency of he was to have met the directors on monday to agree upon means to make his accounts good but he did f jaet jnet t appear and it now turns out t that at he left his home homo at glendale GIen glen dale daie a few miles from this city last saturday and has not been heard from nor is it known where he is ad adam sherman and john harris were killed this am ams by tin an explosion of sulphur in king cos cols colliery NEW yobu YORK U sa 3 the pas passengers ceng seng ers and crew clew of the tho steamship city 0 of f got Gol Gr alveston veston have arrived at nashua after suffering ring severe privations tarrytown NY 23 A nire fire in the tife rear of the metropolitan meat market early this morning burned the entire block the loss is put at SIDNEY reb neb 23 over oven one hundred miners miners lef left aishe here re yesterday and today to day for the black hills dears express and stage stake line left today to day for custer ouster city irwill it will wiil run through in twenty eis eig eight ht hours WASHING washington ton Tox 23 the secre tary of the treasury today to day sent to the house a communication from the officers designated to select sites effes for lifesaving life saving and lifeboat life boat stations on the pacific coast they say a suitable place for a location has been found at port regula in drakes barbut all the land bordering on it belongs to one person who would not sell and whose conditions of occupancy could not be admitted they selected a site at bolinas in bolinas bay this is the only selection which the onni cers |