The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-31
Our Warrington CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, jan 50, 1899.
The Army Bill in the Senae-Gen. Houston's Speech
Our Indian Relations Want Of Harmony in the Ad-
Observation-Disclosures Railroad BILLS History
and Melancholy End-Admission of Oregon-Erpress
Mail 10 the Pdcifc-Cost and Terms Of Contrdct-7he
K;nney ErpeditiOa-Rumored Proclamation by the
Pgesident-Cons,stency Of the 4dminisration-Tne
fsxos Debt Bill, de-
The Army bill again taken up in the Senate yes
terday and according TO expectation Gen. Sam Houston
gave his views at length, reviewing Indian policy,
and condemning the of the military peace
and good order the frontier. He proceeded to show
that the army officers though skilled in military science
in a large majority Of wholly unacquainted
with the Inoan character and their presence st the
military posts rather conducive to evil than good
The employment of agents OF the right kind and q
strict observance Of truth and humanity dealings
with the red all that necessary to
his confidence and attachment. While General H. paid
gin tribute the worth and ability OF Colonel Many.
penny, the Commissioner OF indian Affairs, he neeced
the War Department under whose sanction several
of the army have been engaged in fraudulent lard
speculations in Kansas
The same want Of harmony which has characterized
the Cabinet Of Gen. Pierce to be extending Itself
to the subordinate bureaus Tie War Department re-
ported to Congress that IL 10 possession of
reliable information that the Prairie Indians band
ing tos ether attack upoa TIE frontier
settlements 80 soon rs the spring should Open and
called for additional forse Of three Thousand mounted
volunteers. The Incian Bureau says there not the
slightest foundation for the ALARM and that the
missioner apprsheuds such attack How is ths posi-
tive contradiction to be reccnced 1t is humilistng to
the executive branch of government. reduced
such state oil distraction. Again, find the Lommis
sioner CT ncIan Affairs charging positive fraud upon
several officers Of the army stat oaed the frontier
tba
to lob the poor Indians. But the Secretary OF War in
stead OF hsrmonzing with the Interior Department,
the gentlemen of the epauettes and they ia
turn, prefer charges against the Comnssl,nec. Can
such state things lastY When Will the President
venture to speak in oehaf OF law an order and rectfy
this cashing OF subordinate Departmental Not until
he has the to form Cabinet OF hts choosing.
When that will De, II ever, time alone determine.
The House OF Representative Is now engaged lerri
torul business the most i'm portant of whcn has been
the Minnesota Railroad bill which up yesterday for
1t win be reco.cted tn at Congress at its
last session, passed this bill, making large grant OF
lands To Minnesota for railroad purposes. But it
discovered that the bill been altered adrcty
to hro these lands into the hands of certain specua
tors whereupon Congress Immediately oeaed the act
The Territorial Legislature no proceeded TO incor
question; and the United States District Attorney Mr.
Warner. brought suit in the CT the government
matter of course. decided favor company,
and everything seemed to be working admirably whea
the President dismissed the said Mr. Warren and ordered
the brought before the UEteu States Supreme
Court. where it IL now pending. Tie House Of Repre-
sentatives yesterday passed resolution setting aside
abrogating the whole of the Territorial legislative
proceedings connected with the This has been
grano struggle to perpetrae grand swiniie frem its
inception to the present time. bill also submitted
yesterday providing for the admission OF Oregon Into
the Union State. Another providing for express
mail overland from ST. Louis 20 San Francisco cost
not to 5000 annually $3.50 coo tc be paid in
advance
This bill provides for daily mail, to be in twenty
days. and the rates of postage to be for every letter
pack age OF less than half ounce fifty CT
than half and less than ounce, ore ioiar and hty
cents for each additional half ounce.
1t is rumced here that tue administration is about
playing false with Ca Kinney and his Central American
expedition. This am unwilling to believe for snow
that the true character OF tue expedition kno to
the President at least to two members of his Cabi
net when he admin istrat warmly endorsed it, and
the organ became ITS euogst. How far Me- Marcy
III the secret have not learned buI not cspose
think President Pierce gave connteuarce 20 AID
ragged this expedition and woud suffer himself to
be 10 interrupt its peaceful aud quiet lie
ture. The enforcement by the al illustration aided ma
teriay 6llog the ranks OF Col. kinney, and it
now without positive dishonor, interfere with his
meuts, the character those movements having
the first within the kno Wedge Of the govern
ment.
TIE Texas deb bill is made the special order Of tue day
for Tuesday next when The great probability IL will
be passed and this perpex question forever set ed
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