| Show washington script craps of business in both houses of the national legislature deplorable destruction and ana depredation Depro aa in yellowstone park the oattla cattle committee convene in the capital br western asad press to the herald WASHING washington TOM jan 10 the rouse adjourned ada until monday the chair laid before tho the senate ft a communication I 1 froni frow the secretary of he transmitting the corres pou pai deuce dence concerning ilia matters of alie yellowstone park it that lila only authority to hotels minted granted since the last session in is contained in the lease executed to hoburt doust lass luftis hau ii has been trespass tre inland the depre lations la in the bark va r k tho the kame game killed the timber cut were iu in violation of the rules the super la In was powerless to prevent t such violations of law and a great deal of bad feeling existed between the improvement company Comp anys people and the superintendent petitions were presented in the senate as follows by sherman from ex soldiers and sa sailors flors asking for grants of f lands voorhees from posts of the grand army of the republic for preventing the passing of the bill n BOW ow pending repealing t the f e statutory r limitation I 1 m citation with repard regard to arre azes ages 0 of yf pensions ns ions plumb from 1500 citizens of kansas and missouri praying that the land known as oklahoma land indian territory Terri tury be opened to settlement logan from many ex soldiers asking for the opening of sioux reservation er r alon also asking for the passage of an equalization bounty bill voorhees Voe rhees introduced ia in the senate a bill to equalize the bounties of soldiers this bill is a copy of the bill passed by congress dine nine years ago but vetoed by president grant on the ground that it would take more money out of the T treasury masury than public interests war ranted but theres so much now said about surplus revenue and abundance of money that he would introduce the same bill now wand and hoped it would meet with early consideration by the committee the senate took up tip Van resolution I 1 lution directing the secretary of the interior to suspend action as to issuing leaning patents or certificates of land granted ranted to the new orleans A pacific R R co until congress mi liall this session determine the questions involved in the claims alms of said corporation po ration van wyck nyck stated lie bad had prepared a substitute for the preamble to his resolution the new new preamble and resolution were agreed ioas to as follows whereas it is claimed by the new orleans pacific R it co inasmuch as the attorney general deci decided dedin in favor of the company as to lands lauds demanded by them and the secretary of the interior felt constrained to act upon and accept said opinion and the company also claim that congress has his no further control or authority over said lands or do des mands of said company therefore resolved that the secretary of the I 1 interior 11 gerior be rt requested quested to sus suspend action in issuing certificates or patents for said lands to said corporation until congress this session has determined the questions involved in the claim claun ol 01 said corporation the senate confirmed norman A camp US assayer at buise boise city idabo brewster cameron has been nominated led receiver of public moneys at tucson arizona the committee appointed at the convention tit cattlemen recently held iu in charac chirac Ch irac to prepare a memorial to congress setting forth the damage tu stuck interests by reason of contagious diseases which exist tip a limited extent in this country and tosu to surest guest legislation best calculated to protect the cattle interests met at the department de parini ent of agriculture senator senat t r miller iller N Y chair nian ad drem the committee he lie bald said the tru trouble bo heretofore hereto fure in cecur securing legislation on n the subject had bee been n because there had been no concerted action on the putt or the states he ile expressed the opinion that the ilia senate en was ready and willI willing nir to pasa pass any that thai met inet i the he approval of the tile country the bill failed to pass at hie tile last Con congress grems bei ause it wa wai unfortunately not thoroughly explained when hutch itch chAirl chairman SU of the house committee on agrical Agri cul tore lure said there would nut not be any bill adopted by the while he waa was 41 which proposed the reference of diseases diseases among cattle to any branch of the government 0 capt the department of agriculture he ile was of the opinion that within the next 0 O das dabs the committee would report a bill to the house and he believed it would I pass van with a largo large m majority as did the bill on the same subject which passed last list congress Cony reas commissioner luring loring informed the committee of a communication from om minister lowell to secretary freling huyen huysen which said that upon the reassembling of parliament earl dal hounie houge would offer a resolution tending to facilitate the importation of american Americ sn rattle cattle the communication also said the earl found h himself im em barra barr seed assed by the admitted cli existence stence of in the eastern states moffatt if the london agent of the tile de department r ament of agriculture who is in was washington pai lington on leave of absence replying to the contents of the communication muni cation said should earl dalhousie offer such a resolution another having entirely the opposite view would be ft submitted by some other I 1 member ember M of parliament another committee subcommittee sub consisting of senator miller representatives Ilat hatch cli curtis N Y carey ihyo wyoming hunt N J grinnell iowa D and commissioner lorine loring has been appointed to consider all subjects before the committee on ag and to formulate a bill for it its lp approval royal A report will be made in n fuir full bomm committee it tee tomorrow to morrow in the yellowstone correspondence transmitted to the SeI senate LAte to day there a letter from bupt conger C 0 n ger to secretary teller which he aska a k 5 th the e latter to consider private in it 11 he e bay says the hotel Comp companas anys 1 people help themselves to whatever they want inside or avitalle ovi talle of the government gov in enclosures they cut timber allow their herds to overrun government grounds wilfully wilfully y break down and detroy destroy the tenors fences erected by the superintendent II obart of the hotel firm threat threatens emi to tear down the fence as often as ere erected eted in consequence of this destruction of fences the paa pait tures tu are overrun by the com companas comp anys panya herds henl and nand ares are A i bare of gram that he will be compelled to take the government stock out of the park to winter it also to put purchase elisie fo bd d for it at very heavy coat cost ho ile closes the letter by thia this statement 1 II obart lobart hau has boasted boast fil in my hearing of his influence with yo you I 1 I 1 and that ho he had frequent letters from you and told one ormy of my ants that you had promised him I 1 vi tit n this winter a and n d lie also paid said he hail had ras rew win on to be believe 1 ve y you iti would write me you were not coins going to have my letters paraded r 1 m Secret secretary arv toiler e 1 1 er replies to conger blaming him for not conveying bis his information sooner he lie refuses revises to receive private communication io Us on pu public alic business and t ys he has h placed pl d 41 in eera letter on file lie ile instructs him to notify frobart Ho barthe he must comply strictly with the condition conditions of the lease kingman in bis his report to the secretary of war concerning concer the improvements of the tile yellowstone park estimates can be spent profitably next seaon season in the improvement p pro on old roads laying out n new ew one ones building bridges etc he ile does not favorably regard the proposition to abuid a railto railroad through the park and considers coni ulers the apparent necessity cassit y fo for r a railroad will disappear UP upon the completion of the system of good wagon roads the treasury department purchased ounces of silver ail ver for delivery at the philadelphia new orleans and san francisco mints secretary chandler cave gave a dinner to the president Preil dent this evening eve nine the following persons were present with the principal guest senator edmunds speaker carlisle chief chiet jus jug tice waite secretaries frei Freling enghu huysen S e n lincoln and teller telle r postmaster general e n gresham Gresh mn attorn attorney ey general brewster general sheridan admiral porter vice vice admiral rowan judge wylie mr stanford mrs chandler and mrs kinsley sister inlaw in law of secretary chandler secretary folger was not present |
