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THE OREGON SCOUT. JONES A; CIIANCISY, PublUlicn UNION, OREGON. irn.tr.Tir ix Tin: v. s. suxati. A Washington dispatch to tho Now York Herald says: Stanford, of California, rail roads, mines and real cs tato S75.000.000 Fair, of Nevada, gold niincH... 50,000,000 SNiwyur, of w iseonsin, saw mills and lumber 4,000,000 Jirown, oT Geo, gin, real cstato mines and railroads Uowcn, of Colorado, mines 1,000,000 Blicrma.', of Ohio, real cstato and bank stock 1,000,000 Utile, (it .Maine, real cstato and stock 1,000,000 JJeck. or Kentucky, Western lauds, etc Hearst, of California, mines... Van Wyck, of Nebraska, 3,000,000 2,000,000 Western lands and various real estate 1,000,000 Mnhonc, of Virginia, rail- roads, mines, etc 1,000,000 l'ayne, of Ohio, Cleveland city property and stocks... Cani'Ton, of Pennsylvania, 5,000,000 railroad, ban kb and real estate (5,000,000 Miller, of Kow York, wood pulp 3,000,000 Jones, of Nevada, ' Alaska mines 8,000,000 Vest, of Missouri, Kansas Cit roal cstato, etc Allison, of Iowa, real cstato, etc 8abiuo, of Minnesota, about ICcuim, of West Virginia, land a and mines llawley, of Connecticut, news paper and real estate Cliacc, of Hhodo Island, cot ton factories Plumb, of Kansns, Western lauds and railroads Toller, ofColorado, mines and and lands Logan, of Illinois, real estate, etc Iugalls, of Kansas Mcl'herson, of Now Jersey, stock farms 250,000 .100,000 300,000 300.000 200,000 250,000 500,000 1,000,000 75,000 100,000 250,000 Making a total for twenty slx men of $1 02,005,000 mm cr.oun ox capt. iiur.r. The Italian Chief Write a letter Hluhy Platterlny to the Xrw Ailent. ynshhiguiu special: Chief lied Cloud itcs to Dr. Wand, slating that thoro U cat rejoicing at Pino Itldgo agency ovo iio dismissal of Agent McGilliciiddy, "Sinco tho arrival of Capt. J Jell hero,'' rnyH lted Cloud, "nono of my people hav liad causo to complain, as ho has adopted the just and manly courso of treating all Indians alike, without regard to former cliques and clans. Although strict in tho execution and performance) of his duty, he is kind and just to us all. Tho long light in over at last and tyranny and op pression Is a thing of tho past hero. My peoplo will, I trust, novor debase thorn Helves so low as to prove ungrateful to thl nuthorites in Washington that rcsctiod thoiti from long continued acts of persecu tion and injustice. Wo aro happy and joy ful now, tor poaco and content reigns, and It makes my heart glad to tell you. Kqi.ul justico and equal distribution of our an nual supplies Is what wo have, long wishod and prayed for. Capt. lloll has restored to my peoplo all tho ration tickets that had unjustly been tnkon from thoui by McGdli cuddy. Thoy amounted to upward of 900 tickets, and some of tho Indians had not drawn rations for upward of three, years and wero dependent on tholr friends for food lor thomsel ves nnd fuirSi. No won der that they feel joyful no and nover want to 8co McGilliciiddy I. So agency again. rAST-xai'TrAr. cams. About 1,000 cards announcing tho mar riage of tho president woro sent out trom tho wlilta hoiiHo on tho 4th by mull, mes Rcngors and otherwise. Tho cards aro ex ceedingly siniplo and plain, ongraved In heavy Hues on n. full sheet of flno paper. They read as follows: Mr. drover Cleveland. Miss Frances Folsoin. Married On Wednesday, Juno Second, Klghtcou Hundred and Eighty-Six. Executive Mansion, Washington. Tho announcement wns mint, to members ot tho cabinet, justices of tho supremo court, senators and representative in con gress, the diplomatic corps, tho lieutenant general ot the army, tho admiral of tho navy, nnd personal friends of tho president and Mrs. Cleveland In Al' uny nnd Duffalo, Tho Kov. William Cleveland, Mrs. Jloyt nnd Mrs. Cleveland nro now tho only guests at tho white house, and will probably re main some time longer. MVitnr.ii ix Tin: piust nuauuK. Ttlit It tho Vertllet Uendered In the St, J.iiiiU .Muxirrll Cane. Tho Jury In tho Maxwell murder ease re turned a verdict of murder In tho tlrst do tree. About noon tho jury proceeded to lake another ballot alter having argued with tho obstinate members. Tho ballots wero collected and counted by tho foreman, who found that tho word "guilty" was in scribed upon each. A deputy was sum moned, and ho was told tho jury had a communication to make to tho court. The sheriff took tho twelve men in charge and tiled with them to their seats, where they remained standing while tho foreman road (rout a slip of paper: "We, the jury, liud tho prisoner guilty ot murder in tho first de gree, ar set forth In the Indictment." When tho jury raino In Maxwell was sit ting between hU attorneys, anil when tho verdict was road his faro blanched and ho turned his eyes to tho floor. Tho jury was then polled and each juror assented to tho verdict, allor which tho judge dismissed them. Tho prisoner was taken to his cell to await tho result of a motion for a now trial, which will bo made upon grounds ot Incompetency ot tho prosecution's witnesses nnd errors ot tho judge's instruction to tho iury. JUO JICAZK at touts rxew. I At Louisville, Ky., on tho morning of tho 1 6th, a fire was discovered mi the stage ot me new urunu uioaier. mo alarm was sent In but tho engines that responded wero unable to do anything towards extinguish ing the tiro, which by this tlmo covered all ot tho middle of tho block between Third nnd Fourth, Jefferson and Green streets. At daybreak tho entire renter ot tho square whs a glowing mass of red hot metal and hlmlng wood. The theater was one of the finest In tho west or south uud U a complete- lo. tp.xdkus it is uesioxatiox. Secretary Manning Auks to be Relieved of th Care of Office. Tho following self explanatory corrcspon denro was mndo public on tho 5th lust.: Wasiii.voio.v, May 30. My Dear Sir: liavo decided to place in your hands my resignation of tho ofllco which you did mo tho honor to ask mo to accopt fifteen months ngo. My reasons for this decision aro both public and personal. Sinco tho pnrtlnl recovery of my health has per mitted mo to reflect upon tho demnnds of tho public service, to which I had given per haps too freely nil my strength, nnd upon tho conditions of resuming my Inbors at your side I havo not for a moment ques tioned what must bo my present duty. Tho full recovery of my health is pro uouueed to bo an nffair ot weeks, nnd a longer period of rest, especially during the hot months, is prescribed, or at Icnst ad vised. Compliance with this ndvlco would not be practicable wero I to resumo now tho general direction of tho treasury department; oven if abating somothing of tho enemy which It seemed needful to expend in tho first year of inv work. Supervision at a distnnrc would bo moro a hind ran to than help to the acting secretary, but It is now bctitliug that a department of tho government ho dilllcult and important should he ail ministered by a convalescent, studio. is of parrying its daily exactions; and that the watchful control of its enormous inllucnce or direction of its llscal policies, even under your wiso lead, should be attempted by any one concerned about the husbanding of Ids strength. Tho reforms in our fiscal policy which you have maintained and which havo been framed and commended to tho wisdom of the legislative branch are icforms necessary to our safety, binding in honor, obligatory in the traditions of do mocrncy. sot down with promises in our statute books. Our present tariff is needless oppression Instead of an easy bur den. Our eiiircncy is chaos, in which wo procure from forced purchases of one of the precious inolitM u. mechanical increment under a coinage law so ill-judged and un timely that it hinders the opening of our mints to tho uaturaland unlimited coinage of both motnls anil frco expansion of our gold and silver coin along with the growing needs ol a mighty people. All our iicciiiui customs revenue, might bo collected bv strictly revonuo duties on few seoro .nrticlcs instead of duties upon moro than a thousand articles Tho mcro machinery of thoadininistration, by its own mass and complexity, breaks down and crushes out the enterprise it assumes to protect. Iletter currency than elsewhere exists might bo had by a few lines ot repealing and empowering legisla tion. followed by two or tlireu years of callable administration of tho treasury and joined with the present sagacious con duct of our foreign policy by tlientato de partment. Undor tho operation f tho cur rency and tn riff laws now In forco, which you and tho Forty-ninth congress wero elected by tho people to repeal and reform, tho burdened industries of our country aro plunging heavily along a merry road toward foreseen dnngcrs. Wo talk of arbitrating our respective sliaro of dis aster instead ot knocking off our self-imposed fetters nnd releasing general pros perity. Tliis Is not in my deliberato judg ment a timo when tho president can delay to provldo or afford to dis ponso with tho actual as well as tho head of tho treasury department. The fiscal policy of tho fedoral government in respect to a debt so large, taxation so per vasive, and a currency which is universal cannot fail ot being a chief factor in tho uu tional and individual wcll-boing. Your own duty, to which you liavo addrossod your self with such clear and uuHiitching pur pose; tho duty of congress in the premises anil tho laws which may yot bo enacted lor tho guidance of tho treasury department will reii ui ro that you bo assisted in their administration by an olllcer capaiilo of full olllcieucy and of unvaried circumspection Permit inc. therefore without hesitation, to accept my temporary disability as a summons to stand aside and mako way for ono immediately capaiilo of fullilling every requirement i)f tho public sorvico. Very re spectfully yours. Daniim. Manninu. To the President. Kxkcutivi-: Mansion, Washington, .luno 1. -My Dear Mr. Manning: I havo received your letter in which your resignation is tendered as secretary of tho treasury. Tho sentiments theroin contained are entirely in keeping with devotion to public duty and loyally to the interests of the govern ment which havo characterized your rela tions to t Iio present administration. I am not surprised, though much impressed, by tho concern which you evince tor tho cor lection of tho abuses and tho mauageineiit of reforms to which in your letter you al lude, and which have been so often topics in our anxious consultations. I have hoped that the day was at hand when tho parly to which wo belong, influenced largely by faith and coulideucoin you and iu tho wisdom of your views, should be quickened In a himiso of responsibility and led to moro harmonious action upon tho Import ant questions with which you have had to deal. In considering your proposed re. lunation, I should bo strongly inclined by my personal regard and friendship and by your services to tho country to beg you at onco and entirely abandon your inclination to relinquish your part of tho arduous duty, but I am convinced that I should not do this and that iu all I suggest and ask I should have much at heart your welfaro nnd safety, You have placed your resignation iu my hands. A responsibility hero begins and I know that responsibility will bo met and tho wishes ot the people, ot the land hilly answered when I ask you to postpone fora while any insistence upon acccptnnco of your resignation nnd flint your Una) con clusion thereof may bo delayed until the effects of continued rest and freedom from olliciui cure upon your condition maybe better tested. 1 theroforcenrnostly request you to accept a leavo ot absence until tho llrst day of October next, when, if you desiro It, tho question of your resig nation may be resumed, with, per haps, bettor means ot judging nil tho facts and probabilities which should bo considered iu its determination. Hoping that you will consent to this sug gestion, and trusting that your encour aging progress towards restoration to health may continue, I am, faithfully your friend. GltovKlt Cl.KVt:i.ANP. To lion. Daniel Manning, secretary ot tho treasury. Secretary Manninghnsuccoptod tho presi dent's suggestion and will allow his resigna tion to lie over until his leavo of absence shall havo expired. Assistant Secretary Faircluld has been requested to continue to act us secretary until that timo and has consented to do so. SLASHED WITH A HOH IP.UX1PK. Details have been received at Kvansville, hid., ot a terrible murder committed In Stevensport, Warrick county, near th" lino of Spencer county, Dr. Aglet, n prominent physician of Hint place, being killed by John L. Gentry. Tho quarrel originated in the heat ot a polltlial discussion, during which Gentry drew a bowie-knife and cut Aglet's throat Irom ear to ear. ths victim living only about live minutes. Tho mur derer managed to escape. Tho killing is one ot tho most dastardly over heard ot in tho annals of Warrlok county. It iu prob able that If captured the murdervr will be lynched, TIIK SCIIK3IK WILT. XOT WO UK. llaurriter PI hcr men Xol Ueady for Arerjit- nnrr. of Another Iteclproetty Treaty, Washington special: While all proper means will bo taken to urge upon the Cana dian nnd Kaglish governments tho inexpe diency of depriving our fishing vessels of ordinary commercial rights, yet at the worst it Is cleur that tho Gloucester men will not bo driven into accepting nuothcr reciprocity treaty merely because they aro forbidden to visit Canadian ports for bait To begin with, they are now evidently establishing a system ot procuring bait by having it brought to them beyond the three-mile limit. A caso in which two American vessels adopted this dovlco was reported tho other day from Cape llrctoit. There is no doubt that many Dtlier Ameri can schooners havo been supplied iu this way witli fresh baits In hnrbors west of Halifax. Several vessels, also, including the uarlleld, Herring and Ureenleaf. have procured bait and ico in Urns d'Or lake or nt Canso and Fox islands, homo of the Gloucester fishermen say that they can always got all tho bait they want by avoid ing tho dominion protection vessels, and consider that the seizuro of the Adams was duo wholly to her own carelessness. It is evident that theso confident views aro based on the desire of many of the peo plo to sell bait, and this is a safe reliance, since it is known that bundled of men, women, and children depend for a living on Mio quid they catch and sell. 'I hero is reason to believe that if tho restrictions against tile selling of bait aro ouforceil against the inhabitants, they will raise an outcry which will prove more ofllciont, for the American llshermiin than the latter could raise for themselves. Hesldes, there are other sources of bait supply. The vessels of souio ow ners ha vc hern expressly ordered not tout tempt to lake bait front tho closed Canadian ports. It is perfectly possible to establish stations for bait at the Magdalen Islands on that portion of tho Newfoundland coast which is open under tho treaty. Then hast port is not far away, and bait may be carried from far more distant ports and kept witli ice. Tho great changes duo to seine fishing over t Iio days when nil mackerel were hauled iu by hook or line must bo con sidered. All theso points iucreaso the convict ion Unit the Canadians havo not so potent a leverage in tho bait controversy for secur ing another reciprocity treaty as they imagine. And of courso all this presup poses a submission to tho view that the American fishermen aro excluded by the treaty from the commercial transaction of buying halt, which lias not yet been con ceded. Till: I'UKSIltKXTTAT. 1IOXP.T3IOOX. It Is Ueliiy Whlleit Airmj on the Crent of the Allryhitulen, a, OOO Pert Above the Sea. Deer Park (Mo.) dispatch: The plnco selected for tho presidential honoymoon is on tho crest of tho Alleghanies. Tho houso is known as tho cottage of ox-Senator Da vis, of West Virginia. Deer Park is 3,000 feet above tho sea. Tho cottngo is about half a mile east of Deer Park hotel, in tho center of ngrovo upon ono of tho finest ol driveways, in the midst of a group ot cot tages, among which thoso ot Hnrnson, Garrett, Miss Mary Garrett, daughter ot tho lato J. W. Garrett, and Stephen IJ Klkius aro most conspicuous. Tho presi dent and brido will find abundant uso for horses, which friends havo provided. Tho drives aro a feat tiro of tho place. Tho president will not bo nuuoycd by hotel guests, as the hotel at Dcor Park and Oak- laud do not open until later in June. tho ptesldent and his Oritlo ol twenty four hours spent the first day of thoir honeymoon 2,700 feet above tho sea, in ono of the most beautiful and romantic parts of Maryland. They aro at- a cottngo situated about fifty yards from Deer Park station and havo. of course, beeu llio cen ter of interest to all persons living within a radius ol ten miles, 'the run from Wash ington was made in about six hours, and just at daybreak the train stopped at a point about ono hundred yards from the station and in front of tho main drive, When tho party outerod tho house a cheer ful fire was blazing brightly ou the hearth ind iiiado a pleasant contrast to the hilly atmosphere without. Tho house Is guarded by twelve detectives, who are rcoiiired to know nothing, and the admonition is hardly necessary, as not a won! will they utter on any suoject. .Mr. Davis said that tho president had strictly enjoined secrecy before ho would consent to come here, and the company had tried to give him as much privacy as possiblo. Ho will not- oven receive mail, anil does not in tend to see uiiyono during Ids slay. He will certainly remain here until Saturday and probably until Monday. The train on w hich ho came is still hero at his service in case he should take a notion to leave at any time. I'lio bi idnl party is attended by a French maid, the president's valet and two colored servants. Their baggage consisted of four largo hunks and two boxes. Mrs. Cleve land brought only such garments as would insure comfort, but the president brought with III nt a lisliiugsuit and outllt, and win engage iu piscatorial sport during his stay. .1 1I O.W.I.V IX TUP. C.ISIX Washington special: The alacrity witli which Hayard cabled tho acceptance ol Winston's resignation indicates the utmost onfhh'iico of the administration iuits abil ity to manage the affairs of tho government at homo and abroad without tho aid ol Mr. Winston. Iu Ills communication to the state department Winston does not give Ids reasons fpr his resignation. Ha merely says they are "personal." It Is well known iu Washington what they are. Ho sought tho appointment with great dili gence, telling his friends that lie wanted to go to Persia, as that would please the lady wnom no expected to marry, liefore leav ing for the orient elaborate prepapratioas were mndo for the wedding, but much to the surprise of his friends it did not take place. l lie limy in ouestlou is .Miss C alhoun, w ho has been protiiiutul iu society here of late as a guest ot Mrs. Hearst. It is said that Winston f ol t that lie hail got enough when he reached Constantinople, and would havo turned back from that point but for 'enrol being laughed at. A strange coincidence is noted iu the resignation of Winston and tho appearance iu a New York paper of a long leiier w ritten by .Mr, W inston s Mtcro tary, which was published outhodavtho resignation 1041c lied thiscouutry. This lot tor paints Persia, Teheran, tho shah and everything connected with that country in a most unfavorable light, and concludes with a halt column devoted to proving the Heedlessness of maintaining an American cintmt-sy at 'iVhernn. SHOUT uv AX OfPICi:il. SritiNQriRi.t), Mo., June About 7 o'clock this morning Olllcer l'at Hayes shot an un known man whom he was trying; to arrent for a uiUdeiiieauor, but who drew u eharp kulfe ami resisted. Tho bullet, a tl-callber, went clear through the right Mdoof the cheat uiul It la thought that tho wound will prove fatal. At Unit the mau w ho Is atmut IM year old, gave hU name an .lames McCarly of Kniuai City, and then he claimed It wa Jaine Martin, and that he waa born iu Maine. There were live men In tho gang when first seen In thl city, aud two of tho others were arretted to-day aud lodged Iu Jail. SOOX TO III! OUT OP A ,TOU. irifii the Honeymoon In Ocer .Vr. Sparks If ill Here I re Some Attention. Washington special: It Is rumored that when tho president returns Secretary Lamar will call his attention to Sparks The secretary is tho gentlest ami most patient man In the cabinet. If any oneelso wero in his place Sparks would havo retired from public life long ago, but ho shifted tho burden upon Assistant Secretary .leaks nnd tiied to make himself bclievo that there was no such thing ns Sparks in the department. Now that Jonks has gone, there is no fortification behind which tho brcretary can retire when Sparks becomes rambunctious, and hcis having his patienco tested to tho utmost. Tho other day, in revel sing one of tho decisions of the land olllce .Mr. Lam .r practically told Sparks to mind Ids own busiiio-s, and it was supposed that tliccommissionerwould take the hint; but ho immediately did the worst thing he has done yet in suspending tho opera tion of tho pre-emption culture net. From some ii dicatioiis around tho interior de partment it is inferred that Mr. Lamar will try to get rid of Sparks as soon as tho president returns from his honeymoon. Although Spar I; 8 not long ugo announced, iu 1111 interview, that tho president had tho utmost confidence iu him, testimony from the white house goes to show-that if lie could bo dropped without a scandal ho would soon bo done for; but the president is afraid of a howl that will naturally be raised by the papers that havo been sup porting the land commissioner in li s "re forms." I am told that Klihu !. Wash burn saved Sparks onco bv writing Mr. Cleveland recommending him, but it will take some influence moro powerful than Mr. Washburn to snvo him nuw. The president lias been much an noyed by Sparks' recent eccentrici ties, but was afraid to dismiss hi in for fear of having hi. motives misunder stood. Thoro are said to bo six thousand unanswered letters in the olllce of tho com missioner, and several thousand awaiting Ids signature. Theso letters are written by clerks in the several divisions that havo jurisdiction over the subject to which thoy refer, nnd are sent up lor the signature of the commissioner. He will not sign a let ter that he dors not fully understand. As several hundred aro written every day, the majority aro laid aside for tho commis sioner's personal examination, but ho never gets timo to mnko it. As a couse quenco tho business of tho ofllco, which is almost entirely conducted by correspond Slice, is in a snarl that is becoming very snibarrassiiie. POIt II KSTKItX lI03IKSTI!AIH:i:S. A Hill Inlrodneed In Connrenn to Prevent Tretjiass by Cattle .Men. Washington special: A bill was presentee! iu the house to-day by Mr. Morrow, of Cal ifornla, which is of special interest to the northwestern states and territories. It provides Hint tho uso and occupancy ol any part ot tho public hinds of tho United States by any person without claim or color of titlo mndo in good faitli under t ho laws of tho United States, is declared to bo unlawful; and it is prohibited that any person iu possession of any of the public hinds of 1 1 10 United Stntes. in anv of the territories under title or color of title, or any right to possession thereof from the United States, or any grantee of, or who not being in possession has title or color of title or right to tho possession of anv such bonds d. rived from thoUnited States, uinj inn 111 nun any action to recover pos- usion thereof, or 1111 action to recover damages from any person who shall trespass thereon, or for damages caused thereto, or to natural or planted products thereof, or improvement!, thereon, by horses, mules, cattle, sheen. uo.us, nogs or any otnor domestic animal belonging to, or in custody ami keeping ol nnoiiicr, anything m the laws to tho con trary notwithstanding. Tho object of th bill is to protect crops from tho ravages ol cattle. There are at present imiiivncrsniii 111 me states ami territories having argi amounts ofpuolic hinds engaged 111 catth raising and that of otherdomestieanimals and who aro in the habit of occupying largi areas of tho public domain without am authority, hueli persons have, in inauvin inures, by their power and influence, in luced legislatures to onuct laws wherein tho owners of lands aro denied tho right ci maintain action against others to rccovei for such damages as maybe done to theii minis ami product thereof by horses, cat t'e. etc., unless it appears that at tho tim. such trespasses were ro litted the liindi ui question wero enclosed by a so-called awful fenco. As tho cost ot fencing tin 'amis is many times greater than the iirlci put upon them by tho government, it is a rent nurdcn upon actual settlers. So.u-; ir.tsiirxtiTox aossrr. Si:ciu:taiiv Manning's letter of resigns Ion, dated .May 20. and the president's re ply, under ditto of .luno 1, wero mndo pub lie on the -Ith. The secretary says his rca sous for this decision are both public am1 personal. Tho full recovery of his health b doubtful, aud it is not In-lilting that a do iiartuicnt ot the government so difllcii' .mil so important us the treasury portjoli should he administered by a convnlescout Tho president iu reply earnestly request he secretary to accept a leavo of nhsouci until I ho first day ot October next, am asks that llnul conclusion upon the accept 11 nco of h's resignation may bo delayed un til the effects ot continued rest and irer 1I11111 from olllcial cares upon Mr. Maniiing'i condition may be better tested. The pros ideut concludes by hoping .Mr. .Manning wn consent to thesiiggestion, ami trusting tha' encouragement toward restoration ti health may continue. A vr.UY curious claim has been receivei at the treasury department hi tho shape o a certillcato of indebtedness ot tho govern meat to John Yisierday. of Philadelphia signed by John Nourse, registered, nn hearing Interest from December 20, lisi 1 Although the ceitilicnte is for only Sl,75o the interest duo 011 it amounts to $1 1.025 making tho amount of the claim $12,775 First Comptroller Durham s looking iutc the claim to see it it is valid, so it may bi paid to Yesterday's heirs. Mil. MoiutisoN is reported to have said in conversation recently, that ho hns no idea that tho houso will take up his tin it) bill for consideration. He never expected to scruroitspassiigothrough both brands at tliis sess on, bill he did hope to make n record for tho democratic party by forcing it through the bouse. A IWISIHi.SUIt ItUPAUTMICXT. Washington special: There are said to bo 0,000 unanswered jotters in the olllce of the commissioners ot public lauds, and several thousand awaiting his signa ture. These letters aro written by clerks In the several dh isious that havo jurisdic tion over the subject to which they rofer, and are sent up for the signature of the 1 commissioner. Ho has no contldenco in ' clerks and will not sign a letter he does not tuny understand. As several hundred aro written every day, the majority nre laid aside for the commissioner's personal ex nminntion, and he never gets time to make any. As a consequence the business ot the olllce, which is almost entirely conducted by correspondence, is Iu a snarl that is be coming very embarrassing. chop puospucts ninpiiTUxrxa. The general crop prospects, says a Wash ington dispatch, continue to be good, de spite the lit tlo scare ou account of dry weather which recently prevailed in the nnrlliivnaf.. Tim nfinrphrnsiotl for north weslern crops liavo been Inrgely removed bv the recent rains in and west of tho Mis sissippi vnlley. A telegram yesterdny stated that In southern Iowa tho outlook is ftrrllent. Tli snecial denat ofllco btlllc tin for Mnv reports that during that month tho temperature was very nearly normal in all sections enst of tho Missis slnnl river. West of this river it was slightly above normal. TAZQ IST.ATITE XE1FS AXD XOTES. A Uecord of Proieedlng n Both Brancliez of the U. 8. Cotigreu. Senate, June 3. Tho chair laid before tho senate to-day several messages (already published) from the president vetoing pri vate pension bills. A petition from the city council of Gloucester, Mass., presented by Senator Dawes, was referred. Tho peti tion prays for retaliation ou the Canndian government for tho seizure ot American fishing vessels. The bill providing for tho taxation of railroad grants was then taken up and alter some discussion pns-ed. Sen ator Vun Wvck then called up tho houso bid on the same subject, and on his motion the committee on public lands was dis charged from its further consideration. He then moved the senate bill .is an nmond ment iu tho nnturo of a substitute to tin house bill. The motion was agreed to, and the liouso bill was amended accordingly. In the disagreeing vote of tho two houses thus brought about, tho senate, on motion of S01 ntor Van Wvck. ordered a -commit tee on conference. Tliis lias the effect of avoiding tho delay which would resultfroin consideration of the senato bill us un orig inal proposition in tho houso of represen tatives, and puts it at onco iu the hands of tho conference commiUce. Senator Kvnrto called up the bill to indemnify Chinese for losses incurred by tho riots at uoc.k Springs, Wyo. The bill being placed bcroro tliosoiiate, Senator Evarts addressed tho senato on it. He characterized tho acts complained ol ns disgraceful to any gov ernment thnt would not punish tho guilty parlies and repair tho damages done. '1 his ho repeated and would not qualify. Tho bill went over ono day. Adjourned. Housi:, Juno 4. Tho senate bill extend mg llio eight-hour law to letter carriers was reported back by Mr. O'Neill, " Mis souri. 1'laced on the cniendar. 'lnonouso then resumed consideration of tho oleo margarine bill. Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, took the floor to closo tho debate iu sup port of the measure. He defended tho com- mitteo 011 agriculture, contending that it had not exceeded its jurisdiction in re porting tho rovcuuo measure, and attri buting much of the antagonism to it to the fact that it had not como from tho ways and means committee. As to its constitutionality, ho asserted there was not a provision 111 tho bill which it was not within the constitutional power of con gress to enact into law. Ho had no faitli 111 tho certificates ot physicians to tho wholesoniouess ot the compound, and said that a doctor who told him that he could cat three times a day for 305 days tho un cooked product of oleomargarine without injurious effect, wrote himself down either a knave or an ass. Mr. Hatch then offered nn amendment fixing the rate nt five cents per pound. Agreed to yeas 153, nays 122. Tho bill was then passed yeas 177, nnys 101. Tho announcement of tho re sult was received witli applause. Sknati:. June 4. Iugnlls offered a resolu tion, which was objected to by Heck and went over till to-morrow, culling on tho secretary of tho interior to inform tim sen- uto whether certain circulars have been issued by the commissioner of tho general land oliico witli tho approval ot tho secre tary of the interior. 'J. ho Chinese indemnity bill was then placed before tho senato and Cockrell took the floor. Henrgued strongly against t ho bill. Ho denied that it was re quired to extend to Chineso or nny other foreigners any greater redress for wrongs than is given to citizens ot tho United States. At tho conclusion of Cockrell's speech tho bill was brought to a vote and passed yeas 30, nays 10. Tho senators voting iu the negative wero Messrs. Deck, Kerry, Cockrell, Coke, Kirstis, Gocrge, Harris, Maxey, Mitchell, of Oregon, and Vest. Tho bill authorizes the president ta ascertain the nctunl losses sustained by the Chinamen by the riot at Uock Springs, Wyo., in Sept. 18S5, and to pay such losses. The amount appropriated by tho bill for that purpose is 5150,000. II ousts, Juno 4. The speaker laid before tho house a communication from tho secre tary of war recommending that 50,000 ot tho amount appropriated by tho act of March, 1SS3, for tho armament of fortifi cations bo appropriated and made availa ble for the construction of guns, lloutello introduced a bill r luting to duties 011 fish. Iloforred. lloutello said in roferenco to tliis bill that the so-called retaliatory provision recently added by congress to tho shipping bill, however propernnd justiliablc, will not bo regarded with much concern by the Canadians, as they do not care much for tho privilege of purchasing bait or supplies in our ports. Ho proposes, therefore, to deal witli tho fishery question practically by terminating tho free importation of fish aud increasing theimport duties ou nit fish, thus compelling thoCanndiaus to pay moro for tho privilege ot colling lldh iu the United States. Si:.vatk, June. 5. Ingalls' resolution, call big on the secretary of t ho interior for in formation ns to authority for the issuance of llio recent order of tho commissioner of the general land ofllco suspending tho re ceipt of applications for public lands under pre-emption, timber culture and desert laud acts, was laid before the senate, read aud agreed to. Tho oleoiuarga, ino bill be ing brought from tho house, tho ouestionnf its reference was postponed and tho bill re placed on tho table to await tlio return of Millor, chairman of tho committee on agri culture. Heckgavo notice that ho would in&ist ou its reference to tho committee on linance. Having pur-sod 220 nnvuto nnn niou bills, the senate adjourned. Jlousi:, .luno.). On motion of Slruble. of Iowa, the senate hill was passed appro priating 5100,000 for tho erection of a public building nt Sioux City. Iowa Alio X'aClliC lllilroad Hlininn 1.111 - - - .'It. was thou taken tin. Henlov bill. Ho attributed to Charles Francis .unms 1 ue statement t int. tli fr ,o list of tho Union Pacific Huihoad company ! 1 B(?;"lr,,",0,t $-.000 perday. Long r...... k.Mik. ..,. .minim council cue iiuiest In vestigation. There was notliiin? tfi cealtnl iu the iiuuuiitiiiuMit t tim Hobnail opposed tho bill nn.1 the -.ommisioner ol railroads to tho effect that the annual earnln-js of tim ITnl t. cillc road were SS.73S.407 and of tho Con nil Pacilic 57,820,371. On motion of Holniun an amendment wns adopted in creasing from 40 to 50 1 flirt. II n t of the net earnings to bo paid Into thesink lug fund in case tho companies refuse to ac cept tho provisions of this act. The urn. viiius question wns then orders! rill tlia engrossing and third reading of the bill, but the opponents of tho measure showing a disposition to flllihustur until K ...ii. nnd thus prevent a vote upon tho bill iu self I risp yielded to the inevitable and statd that lie would endeavor to secure a vote ou Tuesday, Scnatu, June 7. In the Senato Mr. Miller moved that tho oleoinnrgarino bill be re ferred to tho committee on agriculture. After considerable debate the motion wns carried 23 to 21. The consular nnd diplo matic appropriation bill wns then taken up nnd passed. Some debate ntoao over the bill reported by Mr. Urown trom the com mitteo on railroads to provldo for the set tlement of accounts witli railroad compa nies that had received property from the United Stales during 1805 and 180G. The bill was finally pasted. Mr. Heck submit ted rut amendment to tho oleomargarine bill for reference witli that bill to tho com mittee on agriculture. He said ho did not wish to bo r(7ins'ol for all the detailed provisions of the amendments. Ho then announced Ids amendment to bo the liouso bill 011 tariff nnd taxation. This Is the Morrison bill. On motion of Mr. Uutler the senate, against tho opposition of Mr. Hale, took up the bill providing for admit ting to the r.nvnl Hcndcniy grndua'es ex cluded by tho naval appropriation bill ot 18ts2. Without action on tho measure the senate went into executivo session, and when the doors reopened adjourned. House, June 7. Mr. Weaver, of Iowa, offered a resolution, which was referred, re citing that it is currently reported and gen erally believed that certain directors of the Union Pacific or Kansas Pacific railroad companies havo been faithless iu their trusts in various ways, and particularly by buying stock of tho Kansns Pacific at a nominal or small sum and transferring it to the Union Pacific, then celling the same at a great profit, by which and other simi lar transactions tho directois mndo great personal gains and neglected to accountfoi tha sumo to the Union Pacific, and direct ing the judiciary committee to inquire into the transactions of t he directors of both companies sinco their incorporation. It tho committee finds their directors liavo mndo gains which they should havo ac counted for to either corporation, it is di rected to bring a bill authorizing the de partment of justice to commence proceed ings to compel the directois to render truo proceedings. Mr. Cobb moved to suspend the rules and pass tho bill repealing tho pre-emption, timber culture and desert, land net. Messrs. Cobb nnd Payson sup ported tho bill, and referred to tho frauds which had existed, as they averred, in en tries of land tinder the acts which it was proposed to repeal, Mr. Pa. son declaring that during the pnst four years 00 percent of tho entries hud been fraudulent. The motion to suspend tho rules nnd pnss tho bill was agreed toyeas, 183; nays. 40. Senate, June 8. Morrill, from tho com nitteo of finance, reported tho bill creating an assistant secretary ol ho treasury. He asked for tho immediato consideration oi tho bill, in view, ho said, of nn emergency known to all senators. On objection by Hoar, tho bill went on tho calendar, Hoar saying it was a bill of too lniich conse quence to consider on tho instant. Tho bill was passed providing for a commis sion of three persons to be appointed by the president, within the consent of tho senate, to investigate the truth of tho al leged discoveries of tho specific cuuso of yel low fever. Adjourned. Hofsi:, Juno 8. Tho liouso soon wen I into committee, of tho whole, Mount in tho clinir, on the legislative, oxocutivo and judi cial appropriation. Holman wished to call attention to tho startling rapidity with which tho expenditures ol tho government wero being increased. Cannon argued that, the proposed change iu the rules of the civil service commission was out of order on an appropriation bill, being a plain change of law. Ho referred to tho declara tions ot President Cleveland boforo and after ids inauguration iu favor of civil ser vice reform, and criticised him for taking no action to the circulnr sont out by tho postmaster general, which lie declared had started at every cross road in the country a siiiiit machine to bring charges against republicans. Gen. Mack had so manipu lated the civil service law us to violate every provision of it. What did the presi dent do? Ho got married. Laughter. Had tho gentleman from Illinois (Morrison) or tho gentlemii.i from Pennsylvania (Kan dull) been president, and fifteen months after their declaration in favor of tho civil service law that law was violated by a sub ordinate they would tell that uubordinnfK to step down nnd out. Sknati: Juno 0. Among tho measures passed wero tho following: The bill pro viding for the purchase of tho portrait of Gen. Geo. H. Thomas. The bill to leg dizo tho incorporation of national trades un ions. The bill amending section 3393 of tho rovised statutes relating to tho trans portation of obscene publications through the mails. Tho bill extends t ho scope of the old section. Tho bill authorizing the payment of $2,500 to Mrs. Louise A. .lack- son and S2.500 to tholegal representatives of Mrs. Martha Vauglian for patriotic ser vices rendered and hazards and losses in curred iu conveying information of great value to union ollicersiu Kcutuckvin 1S(!3. The I'. I to create two additional hind dis tricts iu Dakota. ITIiis bill authorizes tho president to appoint aiegistornnd receiver for each district. Tho bill referring to tho court of claims for examination and re port to congress certain claims for prop erty seized by Gen. Johnston in the Utah expedition ol 1857. Housn, June 0. The house went into committee of the whole on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. Complou, ot Maryland, proposed to ad dress himself to tho civil servico reform provision of tho bill, uud ho expressed his admiration for the courage of tho com mittee on appropriations in placing the proisiou on tho pending bill. Iinyne, ol Pennsylvania, protested against tho pro vision, and called attention to tho fact that tho change, proposed to be mndo could bo made by the president. To put tliis proposition iu tho bill was to vote a want of confidence in t ho president nnd his cabinet. Ho believed tho president wns doing his best to curry out civil servico re form and that most, if not all, of his cabi net wero endeavoring in good faith to ex ecuto tho law. Tho ou'y gentlemen who were complaining of mil servico rule woro members of tho "kitchen cabinet." Who they were he did not know. Price, of Wis- ' cousin, said many of the appropriations were extravagant. There was a rotten ness somowlieie; netty larceny iu every provision ami grand larceny in tho aggre gate. General debate being closed, loading of tho bill was commenced. Morrison, of Illinois, raised a point of order against tho , words. "In full compensation" where they occur in tho general appropriation section ot tho bill. Pending decision ot tho point of order the committee rose and tho houso adjourned. 31 It. 3r.lXXIXOS COXDITIOX. There seems to be, says a Washington dispatch, a very decided difference of opin ion among the friends of Secretary Man ning 11 uout ids return to tho treasury de linrtmeiit. Tho correspondence between the secretary and the president gavo him until the 1st of October to determine his ability to rosumo his place, nnd his most intimate friends think ho will go buck b fore then. They sav that lie is extremely anxious to do so. That ho does not want to bo nut In tho list of "hns beens." Drs. Lincoln and Hamilton will not Hsy he will over bo the same man he once was. but they believe he will be Inshapo to go back to his desk in tho fall and remain, if he will be more moderate about his rest and recrea tion: They both agree he is quito ns ant to die ol something else as of apoplexy. 1 4