New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-08

CONSIDERING THE TERRITORIAL PURCHASES
SECRETARY SEWARD EXPLAINING-CHANCES
OF THE BARGAINS IN THE sENATE-THE
STANTON REMOVAL REPoRT-R ECoMMENDA-
TIoNS OF THE INDIAN PEACE COMMISSION
ERS-TlIE MILLIKEN HABEAS CORPUS CASE
IN TENNESSEE.
Mt TELseRAPH TRIBUNE ..o
WASHINGTON, Jan. g. 1865
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs had un-
der consideration today the Danish treaty Secre-
tary Seward was present during the session, ana
gave lengthy history of the policy OF the Govern
ment which he had prepared for the special Deneht
of the Committee, in regard to the acquisition OF
foreign territory. 1t included detailed statement
of all the negotiations which have taken place In re-
gard TO the purchase of Alaska, the Islands OF ST.
Thomas and st. John, and the negotiations now
pending for the purchase of the Bay of SANTANA from
ST. Domingo. Almost the entire session was taken
up in the reading of the document 80 that the Com
mittee did not have opportunity OF comforting to-
gether respecting their views thereon. The idea Is
pretty general III the Senate that it will not get
dozen votes in that body After leaving tho Senate
Committee the Secretary of State appeared before
the House Committee, and read the document to
them. The Committee are understood to be opposed
to the Danish treaty. but will report in favor of the
appropriation for the purchase of Alaska.
In the House to-day the Committee of Ways and
Means reported bill which was passed. on the
whisky question: which provides for the adjustment
of class warehouses and virtually the collection of
the tax at the still. 1t s announced that the same
Committee will present another measure in the
course of few days. looking to the diminuton of
the force Of detectives, agents, &C., and recommend
ing among other points that the collectors and as
SCISSORS be held responsible for the full collection of
the tax.
Mr.. Stevens came over to the House to-day at an
early hour to attend the meeting of the Reconsruc-
ton Committee, and laid before them his PROPOSE
ton TO allow Reconstruction Conventions TO set
aside the present State Governments and establish
new ones until new State Governments are organ
led The Committee did not arrive at any conclu-
sion in regard to the matter. Gov Boutwell, will be
authorized to report TO the House for action his
proposition to unite all Military Districts into one
District under command of the General-n Chief
The Senate Military Committee will resume the
consideration of Senator Towards report in the
Stanton matter tomorrow. The Committee will
adopt the report and it will be Immediately reported
in Executive Session, where viii give rise to lengthy
and animated debate and may not be disposed of for
some weeks
The Indian Peace Commission had long session
yesterday all the members beng present. They
unanimously agreed upon their report, which Will DO
laid before the President il can be properly
copied and by him transmitted to Congress. The
report as it now stands, drawn up by Senator
Henderson, though Gen. Sherman and Commissioners
Taylor each furnished him with their views in wri-
ting The Commission begin by stating at length
what in their judgment were tho causes OF the late
Indian war, and they say under this head that the
primary cause was violation on our part of the In
dian treaties. They specify that the building of the
military roads through tho Powder River country
md no eli az Indians frOu
grounds between the Arkansas aud the Platte Riv-
ers we're notable violations. They find, with
respect to the burning of the Cheyenne village,
by Gen. Hancock that he acted on official reports
made to him 10y Major Douglas, which reports were
subsequently proved to DO wholly false. They also
found that the white settlers on the frontier had
been guilty OF series of depredatons
upon the Indian reservations, and that this was in
particular one Of the melting causes OF the war;
They censure the Overland Express Company for its
order directing employees to shoot down oil Indians
who came near the posts and thank the military an-
thorites for preventing Green Clay Smith, Governor
of Montana, from waging unproyoked war with his
militia upon the Crow Indians. with whom we have
always been at peace They censure Congress for ITS
tardy and inefficient manner of dealing with the In
dian question, and the various missionary societies
of the country for overlooking the home field and
recommend that the Indian Bureau be made sep
arate department leaving Congress to determine
whether the head shall or shall not be a member Of
the Cabinet; that moro money annulties be PAID
to the Indians but that whatever is due them to be
expended in buying agricultural implements food,
and clothing; that renewed efforts be made to pro-
mote civilization among the various tribes that oil
friendly Indians shall be controlled and dealt with
by the civil arm of the Government, through the
new department that the power to declare wal with
any tribe shall be vested solely in the President and
that any tribe assuming hostile attitude or reius-
ing to keep the peace shall by the President be put
under charge of the military that Congress desig-
nate q time-not later than February, 1869
when all the Indian agencies and super
intendences shall be declared vacant, only
the best men of the present incumbents
10 be reappointed That Governors of Territories who
are generally politicians. should not be appointed
Superntendents, and that our Indian intercourse
laws be compiled and published for general crcua-
tOn They also recommend the setting apart OF two
reservations exclusively for Indian occupation that
for the Southern Indians being what is now known
as the Indian Territory, and that for the Northern
Indians being the portion of Dakota Territory
bounded on the north by the 45th parallel, east by
the Missouri River south by Nebraska, and west by
the 10th meridian. They recommend, finally, that
the Commission be continued and sent out IN the
Spring to meet the Northern Indians, who have ex-
pressed willingness to hold council at that tine'
meeting for the relief of the Cretans at Senator
Pomeroy's house this evening was brilliantly at
tended Senator Doolitle and other gentlemen tax
| ing spirited part in the proceedings.
| The Military Committee has referred oil questions
connected with the Additional Bounty law to sub
committee, consisting of Messrs Washburne, Kctch-
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