The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-21
WASHINGTON.

WAsHiSGToS Jan. 20, 1857
Governor swans senatorship Doubtful.
An Interesting deadlock exists in the Maryland Le
ga,ure that promises to defeat the supposed matured
plans Of Governor Swami for the United States Senator
ship There is State law force requiring the seec-
TO be made from the residents OF the eastern shore
Of the State and Swami being resident OF Baltimore is
consequently ineligible until this troublesome statute is
repealed BY a provision Of law il is necessary that
majority OF the whole Senate shall vote for its
peal thirteen votes constituting majority. The Pres
dent OF the Senate has vote except in the event of
tie As that body now stands there are eight radicals
and four democrats who cannot disregard the rights Of
the portion OF the State, while there only
eleven democrats without the President Of the Senate
who supporters OF Swami Should one Of the east
shore democrats be to the Swami interest
the radicals prevent successful vote by retiring
from the Senate. The game to be completely in
tables is threatened.
Indian Affairs.
Colonel A. b. Norton Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
In the Territory Of New Mexico in his report to the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, makes the following
recommendations in relation to establishing the wild
bands OF Indians rowing at liberty the whole
Terrtorty suitable reservations where they can be
controlled and prevented from committing the murders
and depredations which have frequently occurred Of
late The Mescalero Apaches the southeastern portion
OF the Territory and the Mmbres and Mongoon Apaches
have become troublesome and depredatng upon the
stock Of the farmers and trains passing through the
Territory The Mescaero band, Superintendent Norton
recommends to be placed on a reservation the Rio
Benito, directly south of Fort Stanton and the Anbres
and Mongoon bands in the part of the Ter
rtoy TO be placed the old Apache reservation on the
headwaters Of the ella river He advises that the Capoe
aud womanucheues in the Northwest, numbering about
two thousand four hundred be located on the San Juan
river the Rio Los Anmos still farther to the North
west and for the Mohuachie and Jcario Ues who have
ntermarred with each other and manifest reluctance
10 leave the region Of country where they now are he
recommends that the government purchase the Maxwell
rancho which is forty miles wide and sixty miles long,
abundantly supplied with good water and well wooded.
This rancho be purchased for the sum Of $3.50
and as il is situated close to where the Mohuache
and Jcario Utes are, the great advantage
to the government, the superintendent suggests,
would be that these Indians would dwell peace
ably and quietly there in contentment The
Navajo Indians are morose and disconnected upon the
land assigned to them. They were removed by CON-
mand OF General Carleton commanding Fort Stevens,
for misconduct from their section, ono hundred and
Atty miles west to spot two hundred miles east of the
Rio (rande The tract on which they were established
is rolling prairie and entirely unsuitable for the purpose
There Is wood and for fuel the Indians are com
PEELED to carry mesquite roots their backs for dis
lance Of Ave miles, and in the rgos OF winter the suf
fcrng among them great The water is also very bad
Colonel Norton states that since the fight Colonel Alex
ander had near Fort Stevens with Kah naats and his
band Of Mohuschie Ues, General sherman has ordered
the abandonment Of the fort and the Indians have been
quite psaceabIe. Travelling the Santa Fe route is
perfectly safe and uninterrupted
General Land Once.
The Commissioner Of the General Land Office has Just
received returns OF surveys OF the public lands nom the
Surveyor General OF Washington Territory embracing
townships nine and ten north Of range twenty-five east
and nine north range thirty, east Of the Willamette
meridian The first township borders yskama river
tributary Of Columbia and the last the confluence
of the Columbia with the Snake river The foregoing
surveys situated OF the Cascade Range Of
tans
Internal Revenue Receipts
The receipts from internal Yesterday amounted
TO the unusually low figure of sls2 z2s making total
for the week OF So 200 $780, and grand total for the
fiscal year up to date OF SIT o74 The smallness
OF the receipts for Friday and Saturday is readily
counted for by the fact that all trains into this city
the North have been checked by the late heavy
Storm thus cutting OF tho means Of receipts
The killing Of Union Soldiers la Soufh Care.
The House select committee TO inquire into the killing
Of certain Union soldiers in South Carolina and the dis
charge Of the persons convicted OF the crime has sum-
moned as additional witnesses Major Generals Sheridan
and Thomas and Secretaries stanton and Browning
General Logan. ef Illinois.
General John A. Logan, representative At large from
Illinois, arrived here to-day he states that the people
Of Illinois generally in favor Of impsachag the
President and think he should be anaigned for the
high and misdemsanors Of which they believe he
has guilty since his accession TO the Presidential
chair. On the question Of impeachment General Logan
declines to express opinion assigning as his
therefor that he will DO Of the jurors in the case
A Distinguished Arrival.
Among the distinguished arrivals Washington yes.
terday the advent Of stranger in the person Of
Young daughter st the house OF Secretary Mc(uloch