, 1869-04-08
WASHINGTON,
The Indian Appropriation
Bill Sent to a Confer
ence,Committee.
Pacific Railroad Matters
Likely to Go Over to
the Next Session.
Army Order Looking to a Large
Reduction Of Clerks
and Laborcrs.
Educational Work Of the
Freedmen's Bureau.
Message From the Pres.
ident.
Educational Work Of the
Freedmen's Bureau.
Message From the Pres
ident.
The Early Restoration Of Virginia
and Mississippi Urged.

The Early Restoration of Virginia
and Mississippi Urged.
Minister Hale Granted Leave to
Resign.
HpeciM Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Apru1.
TIE INDIAN QuEs7sos.
The Indian Appropriation bill has gone 70 Con- |
ference Committee, composed Of Senatora Fes- |
sendcp, Harlan md Cole, and Representatives, |
Dawes, Bingham md Beck The House, this |
afternoon, by a decisive yote-93 to a1-re5ected
ali the Senate amendments hased On treaties made
by the Indian Pence Commission, uud agreed to
Mr. Dawes' proposition, giving the President the
use OF two millions Of dollars With which to keep
the peace among the Indians on the plains this
summer. Mr. Harlan, Of the Conference Commit
rae will OF course oppose this bat it Is believed
that Messrs. Fessenden and Cole Will concur. The
committee meets In the morning, nnd
will probably make report IN the course
of the day. The scheme OF Stuart and
Welsh having failed tho original Quaker proposs-
cation Of orthodox Quakera from Philadelphia NJ
uyed here this morning, and have had interviews
during the day with the President and Secretary Of
the Interior. Their idea Is to begin on modest
scale with one EuperntendencE and dozen agents
and, u ther a7r successful III this edott Then
1,ranch out to larger latoss-
FAc1F1c KA1LH0Ap MATTERS
made but little rrogEess In Congress to-day. The
pending bill for the benefit Of the Enlon Road
in ffa nAcfDE2.
vote Of 30 to H. aside for the purpose OF consd-
e11nQ the Omnibus Appropriation bill An
Effort will be made to get 1t up again to-tnoEro*,
hut the prospects Of doing anything this Session
are not favorable The Railroad Committee OF
the House met and heard some EcinarIs from the
attorney Of the Uniou Pacl1c, and the Chairman
Then announced that the argument was closed and
the committee would meet Tomorrow to finish up
their work The session Il 30 near an end that
there Is no time 10 complete the Investigation Into
the aAiss OF these roads, and the probabilities arc
1hat the committee will agree to ask that the ID
uptrY be continued to next winter 1of n1al settle
1ent
1Hx CrHAN MOVEMENT,
IN Washington, Is beginning to assume FORM a
meeting was held ast evening at the home Of SEMI
Tor pomespy, at which there were present syrne Of
1he Cuban exl1es and twenty five or thirty ladies OF
high social standing, when q branch Of the Cuban
Junt2 *a1 organized with MrA Senator Fome1u5
as President, AtB, Senator Harlan and MIA Gcner
al Chpman Vice Presidents, Grace Greenwood aud
MITE Dt. Newman, wife Of the Chaplain Of the Sen
ate, Secretaries, and MrA Colonel Curttss, Of Dos
ton, AZ Treasurer. President Grant still nathtAtn
his attitude OF non-lntersenaon, and tho latlle
have mot Jet applied to the Secretary Of War 70
AtInA and Ammuniuon-
ENlI1Es AGAINST NEWLY AFr0lN1HD lASD SUE
TEYOK.
The Senate COMMITTEES on Public Lands were en-
gagged to-day In investigating the charges axa!ns
{. II. B8bcocl, nominated Surveyor General Q
Kansaa The charges natle relate to Ills opesa
t1ona u beef contractor for General bount AfuJ
Witnesses arc being examined under oath
EDUCATIONAL WORK or TIE rRKkpaKss BUREAU.
General Howard has written letter In refer
rnee to the educational woFk Of the Free dmcn's
bureau. lie RaJs the prejudice against school,
has been 20 strong In the country districts TINT h
has Spent d 12rHe part Of his money Ia tow M
and cities, bat now that the prejudice Is gtvln1
way, the work can be extended more than hereto
fore Into tie country. lie further says he vii
hereafter hare but one agent In each State, So a
to make the expenses a. light as possible, and tina
IN future he will aid county schools more, ant
academies and colleges less, and will start new
Rchools In places where none now exist He pro
roscs to employ coiorcd teachers as much as pos
aible.
THE sFAS1sH MISSION.
The President has caused cable telegram to b
cent to Minister Hale, at Madrid, notifying hi1
That hts resignation will Ike accepted. There
reason 70 believe thai he Will speedily be remove
he does not resign. The quarrel between tt
Secretary md Minister Ia bitter and Disgrace
nj, but the cause Of ua1e's r
ttremeut LES chle1y in the fact allude
70 Last week In tho Spanish CorteA He has NJ
been bringing In articles coutrAbaud Of war, h'
has been using his diplomatic privilege In the vi
of trade for his Own benent, and to consldcFua
amount II u said that he had connection with
Btorc, and brought In goods free Of duty no
,England.
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
The Presidents message, recommending legtsl
1ion IN Inference to vlsslnla and Mississippi, TOT
Congress considerably BY surprise. 1t WAS
grDeral]y known that be contemplated the prep
ration Of such q document The Reconstrncuc
Committee are to meet in the moEnt1
for its consideration, and IN u
cou1se OF the day Al effort will
made In the House to rcscind the resolution +
adjournment on Saturday, and a considerable nu1
ber Of persons think to-1lght that the motion C.
he Carried The leRtslation pruFxosc-, By the Pre-
dent could wcll enough he disposed Of In thr
hours hut for The general dlsIoa;iun TO talk cyel
thing to dcath.
1n1 pYKn COURT or INQUIRY,
owing 10 the sudden md scvere illness OF
CHIEF counsel for the prosecution, Will probal
rloae In the coursc Of . week or ten days 7
defence will not put In any evidence, having na
out thel1 case during the prosecutors time
prcs,deut and Secretary Of War are very An1l1
to have the investigation flushed, 80 thhi the .
cern engaged may 80 nbout other dutr, Dyer '
rrotably be acquitted the general Judgment bel
that no case has beeu made o1t against him.
11llxels OFFICES
Illinois has comparatively few persons here al
pn1cc A change hartng hcen made In the e
eaxp Aksessorshlp by the nomination OF Gene
Webster, It Ia probable that there wtIl nlso b
change In the Coilectorshln th.'.>~. - NAY
take plAre for 6nn,+ vctAA II nas 0c1 hten aeSiC
wheshe. there shaN he change ia the Ch!ca
cpston House, but the impression prevails It
Jutrc Scates viii 80 out befurc the summer t. or
General Burt1s' appointment to rhc Quincy Pens
Agency takes him out u the field for foreign Z
zion, and Illinois now has no prominent apple
for this class Of oflcca- 4 change IN The sqti
Held Pension Agency Is Thought by some CooHr'
men, 10 be quite probable There IL no move'n
yet for change IN tltr tninoE Revenue SUI
visorah1rs-
TEE HIyER AND HARBnK BTI1-
anpron.taunr two millions Of dollars TO hc
Pended By the Secretary Of War, wAs put shfu
tho Hou.c this afternoon, ~ y to -.
Holman tsted 10 get an Instruction
the amount set apart for the Ohio n
should be Used In improytE. the nayieal
NJ the Falls on the plan proposed by Gcu,
Ncitzelt but WAS tlelratrdl, h., ., 10 o. Nj. ch
dlcr trted to get the St Clair Flats approprta,
put into the omnibus t Ii the Senate, bat fal
ns did Mr. Morton aiso 1u lis effort to txct
Louisville Caoal put into the sasne bill.
AsHlKFr cAsA
Goyernoy Ashley ~ case went over to-day
document containing the whole Of .hc noted
s,ossls for fe4l estate were laid the desk Of
Seua.Qr to many Of whom 1hes were entirely
The wonder seemed general that u man with
a ar,cord should be endorsed by the whole Rep