The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Comuissioner OF lndiaa Anairs
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WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Secretary
of the Interior sent to tine House, TO-
day, q communication from the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, who says:
"Referring to the office reports of the
goth and 2lst of February last, in which
reference was made to the necessity of
certain appropriations being made 1T
an early day in order that the faith of
the government and promises Of the
Indian Peace Commissioners may be
kept good, / desire Co say it is evident
to my mind that unless immediate ac-
ton is had by Congress upon the eStl-
mates referred to in said report, and the
necessary funds appropriated to enable
the department TO carry out and tnl-
I'll the promises made with GER
tain tribes We shall have trouble
with them. am led. TO believe this
from various rumors that have reached
this Office of the feelings and intentions
of certain bands and tribes on the
plains. five expect to keep the In
dams friendly with the Government and
at peace with it we must fulfill our
promises, otherwise we car bu1eXpect
as il would be in the case were we
a renewal Of the troubles Of last sum-
mer; besides if our agreements are not
faithfully carried out the Indians will
soon lose ull confidence ix the Govern
ment; they will believe nothing told
them by its officers, aud an almost end
less war will be the result, which
will cost the Government millions of
dollars sto suppress and to avoid
which thousands are only asked. This
question has become of so grave an i'm
portance that l deem it my duty To
again Invite your attention to it. II we
are to have another Indian war this sum-
mer do not wish the country to think
it was caused or brought about by the
management of the affairs of this office:
and after the urgent requests that have
been made for funds and tue statements
that have been made in regard to the
matter, this bureau certainly cannot be
held responsible for any acts of hos
tility or depredationS that may be COM
mitted by Indians"
In the Senate this afternoon Mr.. Will
SUI, frvtIr tire committee on MILITARY
Affairs, reported with amendment the
House bill passed March 10Th, 1866, TO
continue the Frccdmen's Bureau. The
amendment consists of an additional
section, by which the Commissioner is
empowered To soil for cash Ur by in
s;allme8t with ample security the
school buildings and other buildings
constructed for refugees and freedmen
by the Bureau to associations, corpora
tiOns or trustees, who now Use them
for purposes of education or relief of
wants under suitable guarantees that the
purpose for which such buildings were
constructed shall be observed, and il
is provided that the funds derived
/ theIefTOm shall be returned 10 tho Blu
Neau of appropriations aud accounted
for to the Treasury of the United States.
MeSsrs. Blodgett and Parrot, of
the Georgia Constitutional CouV eution,
appointed to proceed TO Washington to
intercede in behalf of some five hun
dred Georgians under political diSabil-
tiles, publish letter in which they ilf-
form their constituents that everything
depends upon the result of the coming
election in their State. They say if the
Constitution is adopted ard reconstguc-
ton officers elected from true aud loyal
men, then their homestead and relief
measures are safe.
Judge Curtis, who will open for the
defense tomorrow in the impeachment
case, will speak only FROM NOTES, not
having written his remarks in advance
of delivery.
There was to-day Il greater demand
for tickets of admission TO the Senate
than on any previous day since the
trial began. Some members of Con-
gresS have Promised or given orders for
their ticket for week to come.
The Land Office has official infOrma.
tion that 800 farms, comprising nearly
$4,000 acres, have been added to the
productive area of Florida under the
homestead act of June, 1866.