Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-08
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NV ON, Jan. A Washington spec
ial says. Ihe report Of tue Indian Com
missioner Il probably be laid before con
sFyss tie present week I he Commissioner
stir bule lhe Indian roub,,s 10 the viola
Z s'oa of a tfssty 81 stipulation by white SEX
y .ets o. lhe trsn ier, the tariy legislation
e c neItss 4u ee4sing ei:t The iui'snS
4 th.W u.u0t tas&fls o. arani stages,
! aud 10 negsec, gcneraii5 q c8iEfai ffiendiy
"a ations wili the iodians. They recon
mend Tie setting apart OF two va,ions,
(, exclusively for The Indians occupation -
tL.t FOR the Solthetn Ind an bs.nx what
is now known a. the Indian Territory, and
that cor the Northern IndistS being tie
I portion Of Dacotah Territory bounded On
tie north b. the forty -alJy psrafisi, cas-,
| by the NJ ssouri river south by y, braska,
aud west hy the l0.4s meridian =
! 1 hey recommend that the Commission he
continued. and sent out IN The spring to
meet the Northern Indians, alo have ex-
pressed Willingness to hold council at
| tia. time They recommend that the In
d an bureau be made a separate department
| leaving congress 10 determine whether
the head shhl or shall rot be 4 member of
the cabinet. That no more money annui-
ties &c paid 10 the Indlans, but that what
ever Is due them be expended ia buYins
agricultural implements, f9od Gn' elotiifg
That renewed ,ilcrts he made % II mote
| civii z2tlon among toe various tr bes. hat
all friendly lndians shall be controlled AMI
deslt with ly tie civiI arm Of the Goycin-
meni, through the new department. That
the tower t. declare war With any tribes
shall bo vested so.eiy IN the President
Ths, suy ;line assuming hostile attitude,
or rcfasing 10 keep The peace. shall. by the
President be put under the charge Of the
military. That consrc,s designate time,
not later than February, 1859, when oil the
Indian agencies and supcrintendents shall be
dcclased vacant, and the best men Of tho
present incunbents be re-arpointed. That
Governors Of Territories, who are generally
politicians, should not be made supefn-
,endents aud that our Indian intercourse
avs be compiled and published for general
circulation.
Foster BlOd get, Postmaster OF Augusta
has been Suspended, AID q. ". Summers
appointed 81. cal Agent, and takes charge
The Office.
a petition is being circulated fer sigma
lures among the citizens Of augusta, which
sill DC presented to Gen. Meade, asking the
removal ui Blodgeu As military Mayor oil
that city.
\ v ashington special says: Mr.. Ortiz .
bin on the rights II American citizens
. abroad vii b. considered by the House
| Foreign Committee 10 morrow.
Scsnrd had an interview with tho Sena!,
, Foreign Committee ON the purchase o
Alaska ard St Thomas, to-day, gi.ins
them detailed reasons therefor. Subsc
\ quently 10 had similar interviews with
, Thad. Stevens and the House Foreign Com
mit,ee on the same ject.
Gen. Pulal will hold conference to-mor
row. Thursday, with Secretary Seward OF
. the purchase of SsmAnl
. \ cane, insd fro = the WOO OF the Chas
tor Oak Ct Connecticut, was presented 4
President johnson in he presence ofsevera
tuguish,d people Oh Tuesday la re
Oh to thc speech Of pre- aeu,ation, I'll,
President sad tuat the preservation of til
Constitution hes been the desire of b.
4 heart, and wLca VIC allow our elves TO q
tcyond tne sacred character Of our risl,isu
the pursuit e political objects we fail int
imminent danger lfconnect,cut ard 9th
CT Sti can suesccl il brlnging back I'll
country b thc i undat e. marked hy H.
rlsti'utieu, they viii achieve create
victory than ever won GA field of battle
B,YrALo, Jan. 8 ller.e's cabinct iactsr
Elm street, burned tins morning. loss so,
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