Show RINGS IROM report on oil the american panama canal HARRISON WILL SPEAK ON LAW important int land De decision cislon the various varlo countries narles will surely attend our naval exhibition washington march 2 secretary foiter r of the treasury department amended the recent circular issued regard regarding 1 the killing of far fur bearing animals in al alaska aa so as to permit vessels other than revenue cutters as heretofore to transport natives to the localities where the sea otier otter is found it also permits the vessels having on board rea u otter skins to file a manifesto manifest 0 of such skins at the first port of entry t 11 the united states secretary noble will practice law secretary noble will return to his ilia home as soon as po possible 18 ible after being relieved by the incoming secretary and 1 hopes e to be able to leave washington n next at tuesday edday afternoon lie ile will at once resume the practice of law harrlson harrison will lecture on law president harrison this event evening ng ac accepted e apted a professorship in the acland st stanford affo anfo rd university university of california he ile will deliver a series of lectures lectures on constitutional law commencing in octobers Oct next he ile b had a d th the a matter under consideration for some weeks but did not signify a formal acceptance cep tance tanco until this evening pension clerk dismissed warner holt of missouri a third class clerk in ili the pension office was dismissed for having stated that members of con cress received pensions for baldness report on american panama canal the house panama chiv hiv investigation e g it aaion committee in a report today fi finds ns that so far as the treaty of 1810 with now grenada is concerned and so far as the concessions granted to and the contracts made with the present panama railroad corporation is is concerned there is no clear ground for tho the assertion that any exclusive right to crogg the isthmus linius was over ever in ili any terms granted or by implication secured either to an all american corporation or to citizens oft of the lie united states to the tile exclusion of citizens of any other country or ground so far as the evidence before the committee goes for the claim ti that t the government govett imen ago of new w G grenada renada or tile united states of columbia ever guaranteed that the united states shall control the transit or place any limitation on the legal rights of the shareholders in ili the railway company or a restriction in the nationality of its owners of stock the committee has done its utmost I 1 in it the limited time before tt it to the charge that money v i expended impended to prevent kentop opposition bation to the platis of the canal it has acen been unable thu iliin far to trace directly or indirectly the expenditure of any ally whatever in a corrupt way to ili fluence legislative or executive action of i the tile united states government it may ba that no investigation however prolonged after this lapse of time could be efficient in making such a discovery even if such corrupt ue use of money hail been made but tins is a subject on which the committee does not desire to express its opinion further than that th the investigation would be entirely fruitless the report comments upon the deles de lesseps visit to the united stales states in ili 1879 and the remarkable change of sentiment that resulted the american committee appointed convey the impression that american capital and sympathy N i back of tho the enterprise the committee further say that it 11 IV thompson became secretary of the american committee and resigned a place in ili the cabinet thompson stated that he be noti notified fled the president ident and tho the I 1 president acquiesced in his resignation I 1 i under these circumstances circumstance si causing no i severance of per onal friendly relations I 1 i between them the testimony was taken by the committee showing allowing that this action on oil the part of secretary thompson was a great disappointment appointment dic und and surprise to president hayes and lie so expressed hint himself self to othern others the committee find that Th thompson forthe for the next three or four years was exceedingly vigilant in watch watell I 1 iiii list legislation and most active and able in his effort efforts and influence to postpone the consideration of any legislation te tending 11 ling to work injury to the cause of tile P panama agawa canal company so far as the te testimony sti molly g goes 0 es it shows that thompson did the work of the american committee commit teet supervised wised the purchases for the tile construct construction super io to of f the cana canal purchases watched the legislation etc the object of the tile contract between the pacific mail company and tho the panama I 1 railroad ISail tail road com company any was to maintain the rates above I 1 the he f level vel to willell they would full fall if free competition between the tile several routes continued it seems to be ce certain that a very large if not absolutely the tile controlling interest in ili the stock and directory dir of the 1 pacific mail hail company W was 1 8 0 owned by bv individuals and estates very largely interested in ili tha stock tin and d directory rectory of the trans transcontinental continental coutin r roads O 0 ads and it is proven ro en the that the hessme same individuals compo composing the majority of the directory of the tile pacific pad majority ila mail I 1 at that lime time composed the majority of the directors cresent present at the meeting of the panama ita hallway way directory rectory Il at which the con contract tract between the pacific mail and tho the railroad company february 1 1878 was ratified and executed that tb this is system for fifteen years eara has been diminishing the commerce between tween N new I 1 deiv york and ban san francisco across tho the isthmus is pj not denied it seems to the committee that this state of thi 11 95 cannot be beneficial to the general inter state trade or be the CO commerce of or the country try nr liar can it see that 11 Is of any parti vular benefit to our trade with foreign countries the committee t 0 recommend d that whenever under the provisions of t the ie mail subsidy act the Lost postmaster master general shall enter lintot into s a contract with any ally line vessels a clause hall be inserted in fn the contract to the effect that if a steamship line shall enter into any ally combination or or ran gemert with coul lines of 3 traffic the D suit of it to di minish traffie or to raise or ames main tail rates of freight oil american commorice com morce foreign or doni domestic estle over what free co competition M e t t 1 c pit would deflect the contract allay maybe b e pt terminated e tir u i na ted forthwith fort with by the post ater general ee th the e committee regrets that t so far as 9 owl ownership ier ship is c concerned ned nearly nearly all the block stock that ga goes es at the control trot of ally A american rne rican corporation as the tile railway is should id be held in panama foreign lands particularly in tile hands of another corporation of tile liquidator or receiver ration also that foreign officials are tip po foreign authority and subject to hinted by esa saper vison the committee concluding cannot refrain front calling 1 in u attention to bilat seems to be an from the facts show that it is deduction 0 wes interest of t lie states of the america to o that ibe the people should ab sol outlet across tile isthmus at contri DI some which shall be used for the berie fo fit point of Ameri s call trade in general affording as an and conal competitor open subsides for opportunity no lines or a front great of juto the grasp of falling through through ato stock ek important land decision sass secretary ss decision ss noble in today the 7 case n of k H an ial in 1 I 1 ig ton iti I 1 of r 1 bozeman 1 1 1 u I 1 1 montana land district i against 1 ettlie the 1 2 north northern ern pacific railia railway a con coin aj which ahei adli over overrules rules the celebrated celebrated celebrate i quil lord or miller I 1 r decosi decision in one e i important po t particular I 1 ti c 1 1 1 a r T the he ciol miller I 1 e r d decision i d 0 i li held e 1 d t that pj I 1 lands 1 I within t hi anthe the yakima indian reserva ton tion were no not t excepted from the grant to I 1 the I 1 ie northern pacific colu company pany and when the tile indian title to such lands became became extinguished tit the right thereto would inure to hie the railway company under its grant dec decision i boji a portion portio n of the crow rov r reservation eser holds in III effect that the lands included within the technical clinical tc indian reservation at the date on winch which the grant bec becomes onies effective arbab are absolutely sol tely excepted from the grant and in the event of extinction of the indian title they revert to the pu public bile domain the commissio commissioners nees dec decision is 10 n holding dalton Dal tone homestead entry for cancellation for th the reas reason 0 n that the lands covered by it passed to t the he northern pacific road under its grant Is accordingly reversed this derision els on directly and indirectly affects large tracts of ian d in montan a the dakotas idaho and washington accepting Accept inc invitations to the naval hibit the navy department has received answers from front all the governments invited to participate participate in the great naval haval display in honor I 1 onor of the discovery of america austria turkey and greece including kou in mania a nis and servia were obliged to decline th the e invitation to participate afie reason given in in each case being no vessels available germany and itria accept germany will send tw two 0 ar armored ore cruisers it dussia will wil I 1 send end a it large leet fleet and will probably have the largest representation of any nation in the ceremonies great britain accepted the invitation italy will send three drui cruisers sers and perhaps a transport spain will be represented by three cruisers and a gunboat franco france virtually accepted the inyl tation to participate but no vessels arc are yet e t 1 designated brazil will send one ironclad d arid and two cruisers from the netherlands will come one frigate uruguay declined on the ground of no vessels available thurber learns loams his ills duties henry T thurber Thur president elect private secretary ecret arv reached washington from detroit at a late hour last night this morning major 11 halford alford prea president I 1 dent 11 arr I 1 son a private vs alte secretary called and after a bri briw ari interview the two went to the white hoffee where thurber remained for a hours and had a practical lalus illustration t ration odthe of the duties of I 1 the I 1 0 office of private secretary report on the whiskey trust two minority reports were filed on the whiskey trust investigation buchanan of new jersey aud broderick of kansas Kalisa 3 making one and hay ray of new york making theother the other the former stale state that there is no line of testimony to show that domestic facilities are not ample for the production of all unadulterated products anait and it is ft it matter of common know knowledge leage that imported goods are very often grossly adulterated alia key taj fully lly concur with the report ba hs and adds add eliat a in I 1 his judgment tho the manufacture and arid sale of initta imitation tion and adulterated liquors of all kinds and especially those containing poisonous eco compound in pounds and drugs deleterious to health c can all b by law be made a criminal wil ollen e JIB sc e p punishable tin 5 diab T e by such penalties as to put an end to the tice senate tho the post 0 r bation bill was ta taken up and d p passed na as at T an and pd cullom made a statement as to the amount of lion showing the department practically se self I 1 f support supporting I 1 I 1 the indian a appropriation appl ppl opria tion bill waa was then taken aken up as amended it appropriates ates 8 to pay the cherokees lor tor the lands in q question it estion of which shall hall be payable immediately and tho tile remaining eight million millions shall be payable in ili five live equal annual install installments tit commencing on oil the fourth of march starch I 1 1881 and ending eliding on the fourth of march 1893 deferred payments puy ments to bear 4 per co cent u t interest numerous Nume rou amendments w were ere offered at various points of the bill and nd moat I 1 of them agreed to finally a the tile bill was reported back to the tile senate from the committee of tho the whole and all amendments were agreed to in bulk except one which requires that the tile officers of the army detailed as indian a agents shall give the samo bonds ai as civilian gents agen agents s cockrell demanded abote a vote upon the amendment and vilas opposed the amendment as an indirect method of de defeating the law of the last session providing that army officers shall be as assigned signed to duties as indian agents the amendment iuen was rejected the bill then passed and hale moved to proceed to the consideration of the deficiency dellcie ncy bill the senate took a recess till 8 p m and upon n reassembling the tile reading of the dc do fele licie ney ncy bill proceeded all arile amendments nd rients lepor reported from front the committee on appropriations were agreed to and the bill then passed at 11 p in memorial services were held bed in respect to the memory of the late representatives rese nta tives of craig and warwick at close of these services the senate at 1 30 it adjourned house an unusual unusually y large a audience U I 1 in 11 tha galleries ries was the only evidence of the approach of the end of the tile present congress the rhe house was waiting alting Iv for the senate to act on oil the appropriation bills and for an aft hour did practice practically tica ly nothing finally it took up the tridents presidents dents veto of the alabama court bill t the le question being on its passage over t the he y veto e after considerable d debate and much con albion the conference report on oil the sundry 1 I ry civil bill was a agreed greed to yeas nays allu holman demanded the previous ou question estion on the tile non lion concurring nonconcurring in the senate amendments not agreed to then ila bailey came forward as a filibusterer and raised 1 se ej the point of no quorum on hol motion and holman withdrew the demand before the matter was disposed of the hour of 8 arrived the hour appointed for the house to do tribute to the memory of the tile late senator I 1 of west virginia speeches were made in ill honor of the tile memory 0 of f the dead d e ceased a e abild a appropriate 1 tl 0 resolutions 1 were adopted op ald ites 0 alss relative e lav to the fhe dh death of senator hearst of california were also adopted but no 9 speeches were mw made le adopted T the c sundry C civil I 1 v ap appropriation p bill was a gain taken up a and n d t the a senate amendments amenda 11 relative to the world worlds fair were unanimously non concurred in this was done in order to facilitate the transaction offu of business fliess the bill was then sent conference the senate amendments to the post postoffice office appropriation were non lion coll e jirred in and t e ill was sent to the tile CO the T ference conference con ferene e report repart on oil the legislative bill was a ed to un appropriation awl finished tit business was wit wlas calet called motion tion of stump democrat of maryland to suspend the rules and pass the sena senate te bi bill I 1 to pend facilitate the enforcement of immigration and contract lab labor laws agreed to by 93 to 32 the senate amendments to the in dian appropriation bill hill were non con cur burred 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