, 1869-12-09
Bill in Preparation to Termi-
nate all Indian Treaties.
Progress Of the Ways and Means
Committee on the Tariff Bill,
Appropriations Recommended for
Western Rivers and
Harbors.
E4t>1 ss1 tho New Ctreslff Jutl.cs.
Nominations Confirmed by the
Senate.


sfee:a: Despatch to The chtcsgo Tribune,
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.
APPROPRIATIONS rscvAMKsp6D
Gercrat Humphrey, Chef Of the Engineer
Corps Of the nfmy, Fcc3nnends the following
appropriations for the new n.ca! year to he ex.
pended on Western hasoo1s and flscrs. and other
works: Jefferson barracks. &1l,oeo: Superior
City hartrr. ssao0o; ontonaRon. $4,000; Ea7le,
s'oa,oD; Marquette, saI,ooo; Green DaJ, gI5.soa;
Asnitowoe, ssl,do: sheho5Ran. a5s,o0o; Mil
wa1kcs, so4,H0: Racine, $4,000; Ma1tstee,
s'0.cM; PentwhteE, A.o0o; Muskesop
95a,uh: Grind uayer, 100000; Black
Lake, s1c.uv; SanRa,ue, s7s.oeo; South Haven.
ST.. t00: ST. Joseph, $4,000: St. Muys River,
s61,"d, Aos.bic Rstt, s:o,tto; St tla'r Flass,
Sio,teu: Cleveland hatboE, Ss2,H1; Connea1t
nArtor, s+Asco: survey Of the Unpe1 Mississippi
and tu,ldrg snagboats, tsauoo wisconsin ha1bor,
sl15, ,1Jd; Improvement OF tho Minnesota River,
sl5,t"o: Rock lslanh bridge, 500, 900; improve
Ment OF DeaNosnes. Rapfds, on General WlsonA
plan, si.e~ovo0; Rock Island Rapids, taeo.-
90: Improvement Of the mouth Of the
Mississippi, sses.ooo; enlargement Of
the Louisville AID Portl&nd CauA!s, s4so. .oeo;
Arkarsas RiEers, Including hoatE, 3s5o,0o0; iu1-
rroyetuent Ut the ohio RiSer, f35aGst0; survey Of
the Northern and Northwestern lakes, siao, 900;
survey AID Improvement Of the Illinois RtgeS.
S3b,N1-
GALE Gi GOVERNMENT PROPERTY RECoMNKxDKp.
6tEeFal Meade, in a cauEur!ca.lon to the
Var DetAttu ent. tecomnends the sale OF the
propert. nj llliabo1gh belunging the Qaartel-
massc, s Department. lie eaJs II ia no longer Of
use aug Estimates its raIue At s1tpI,000.
7HE srw clRcrtT JcDdEs.
Tie Lo-;1atl0ns oI Circuit Judges laid before
The ScIA,c tutdnI are pretty generally comment
Cd on with favor. The only unes luwarl Which
any decided opposition Is shown are Wood.
F1a for the c:rculL comprising New YORK,
Vermont and Connecticut, IND Seausn for the
circuit Including ohio, kcitRcky, Tennessee and
Michigan. No special ubiec:iau Is made to cthef
Of there g'ntlcmcn, except h5 strong f.,cnds Of
d other c1adicaieB. Woods. for the Northern CIR
TUT, YES originally from Clio, ard ts now one OF
The supreme Jcuges Of Alabama. McKennAu, for
the c'EcE:t Of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
IerEey. tires II the Hcsttru raft OF Pennsylvania
lie Is msu Of high cHaFo+ter, and Lawyer o.!
6ne ah1!,tca- TIE Maryland appointment fi'caIie3
was recommended By nearly the whole ba1
OF thnl STATE and Il spoken OF Al
= lawyer Of sound Judgment aud wide
learning. Yeara1 was formerly In Congress from
Kentucky. tut for some years hAs been our Minis
ter TO Denmark 61wgefis appointment is warn.
IL cndoTtetl by most OF the Pncidc men in Coz
grrss. l'Eummond and saiplcJ seem to be entire
~ EauaiActOIy- Woodruff II now one OF tho New
York Jrtses IL tie Court Of Appeals, something
too old rtfhkps, but man Of learning, integrity,
and eennducas. The friends OF the other caatl-
oa.cs mRs str:Ee 10 dettas him, bnt arc not likely
to succeed. The nomination for tho Eighth Clr-
cult, comprising Mhsonn, Ioxa, Minnesota, AZ.
kaasas. Nebraska, and kansas, Vas not madc,
ARMY KEuNGASIzAT1oS.
(}cIcs1l NalIeck having been called on In Octo.
Ter LAST, bJ tic War Department, for his vtews ~
to the reorganization ot the a.,ny, replies with
substantial endorsement Of the scheme proposed
last winter by Aif. Garfield. ltis language is II
follows:
II 1tcnrsnend tha. tr Adjat.ns and Inspector 8eu.
&C. .saes ad as .Sti . 'e E
n.s Fl e. Cd II H. T H. m
s;s:;5 s:s!:;Ss II ;ss: :ss;S +; s
= g. oecr! The 9sl. a.s sssaa
IL, :u;sp nats 4 .1.e;g r
&c:
s :: s S sss,.I
Indan soa1'r3 unle., sneh military iSrees .Io n,,!9
nps sss 6 fs u ~ ~ .s q
Indian rr.ul II !, ,norr economical to p:ese1rs
e .ss!;a iss::sy 'ss" d. s"ss sS
as."'' or reduction Of .1aska' ,nss 11Ise'
General George II. ThoDAa' report Of hts trip te
AlAaka VIII apprar Anong the documents accom-,
psn5lrg The Secretary of Wars report. An abb
atract Of tte mere important features was given Il
this correspondence about two months ago The
following Il what be ssys about our new posses.
s:ous:
.s fs:sfs :.s r ss't
s' ri;e a: s:. ss's s.a!:;; 5s ss:ss:
e.. ss, :ss.I @ ss ss;Isss
Er;,y not ehnlC officially has attend
s. II .;:cmlt. . 5...e bailey, out. aswhe.i @ The
SSs T. as I;s': Fl I e.!
tis .'.oafh 'e' rars:sn. ~ .'a .hs II I
f.:e: sassaieaty s,sss sfs t$s s.SsI! = o?sses
:s.y ~ ia ss :sSaa;5 ID as;s bft,s; Is.ssS
nv r.
l.eentitEI and .asa,nn slountl in ~ she tsrc.ms
{" Tic :srpiy u t!mFT s1a,a sn< rn<t: seaad eoun
x ~ .se sP t. y s s,si1 I'd ee
s-ea rc,x ted In tctra tlatrr hut not found qraa
asise t. encoafafe tusncss.
TIE TEH Tariff ELL
The Waya and Means Committee spent to-1Ayt
scsAion also wholly On questions connected will
the trou t2stH, and went over also, the san1G
grounds ~ that srAsersed yesterday. Mt. All1sor
tied 10 get rig iron reduced from - to s. PEI
ton, but failed. Mr. SchcoeA's proposition to d,
the rate At 9s WAS also retecfed and s. nnatlJ
waa then naopted, oy which the rate on hal
Of each former grade IL rAitcd to the rate Of th
next higher grade. Iron men hpcsk OF this as Al
ingenious way o. iaiAtnR the tAEtr without ecen
Ing 10 do 40. proposition 10 call in Special Com
missioner We:la, tor consultation, while Vt work o.
the b.tl. waa defeated he Kelly ami other ad1o
Gates Of tacreascA duties.
THE RKraExcHAIST CoxMrTTEE
is not likely 10 report on It's summer examination
I'LL after the holiday recess. Their Inquire
resulted IN 4 recommendation to Secrets
~ Boutwell, which he ut once adop'
ed. TeeJ fornd thu. great fraud
were undoubtedly committed in the shipment q
Goods from New io,k 10 san Francisco By VIC
of the tsthmue. through a regulation respect.n
:hc zeal. used On packages. aud Senstor Paite,
son. for the committee, advised new regulation
OF IN entirely different character lsom those Il
force. and these we're at once drawn up and nay
qlise recently been promulgated They will With
draw Etea tcUrtaN0ns, rad unq1esuonahJ rg
hot IN considerable kaytng 10 the government
POLITICAL DlsAEllIT1Ks.
Tac discussion IN the Senate, to-day, Indicate
considerable disposition to deaf with the quesftc
OF removing political disabilities from the Soutt
etneru In way different from that now putsuet
By turning the examination OF applications ore
to Distinct Judges, or establishing a tttbunal
each OF tue Southern States fcr that purpose n
action Has taken, however and the Senate nnali
paEsed bGi for The benefit Of about one tnoasau
ressoEs- It pafaed the House ,Ast spring, ~
noE goes 10 The President for his signature.
Kx1IKF rRATEp FOR
Nj. S.ercnsou, Of Ohio, to-day presented a p
cuoa signed By nearly III the manufacturer {
sulrhursc scid tn tho country, and b. unnber G
prominent chemists, aaklng for An amendment {
the iar, which, rs they cl2!m. erroneously place
tha: acid tt The category Of e1plonre substances
and consequently imposes many unjust Ecstt1s
tloaa upon its transportation. The petition VT
referred 70 the Ways aud Means Committee
TO THE ASSOCIATED PREsS
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
NApHff0foS, 1ter. S,-The Senate 1ndsT co.
n1pe.i the comiIla'ioLA Of General Delknan, q
Secretary Of War, mud Sit. Robeson as SecreIar
Of she SaTy. Al! other nominations were reieITe
NoN1f1IIoEs SENT fy
The foltoE'rE nominations we're sc2s in TO-DAY
F.! % fsus essPsy e 2M.,ns
Second Creu:t; Wm. Ackennan, Of pennsylysri:
Thin: Circuit Cleo 4. rcatte, 9! Maryland, Fouyt
cut Geo. H. Yesmas Of Ken:ucky. SIKH CT c!1ca ~
Thos~ Drumnond, Of Chicago, sercutn Circuit
Lorcpzo Saver. Ninth Circutr. The other non
Iecess, IN" ae!adsd $: to tic 71casa.s. q ie Il
Many, and 1s9 10 the War Department.; TO Il
Attorney Generals of1ce, and ono. John u Nh
The tIouee Committee on 1n1!an AaaIg to-da
asreed 10 report = bill looking 10 the tc!mtnai.t
Of al treaties With Tho lndisua. and p1ostdlus +
them By special legislation, fnrT 1T1@ aae TO ame.
nntics Of ros, Admiral, ii saa f1anc..co, o. i
Int o! January. .....-....
WAR nErAxTNKST cKrHH.
Isy direction Of tee SECRETARY 0I War, IN cas
where 4ucsuon arises - 70 the Ownership oi u
112ls tn t,Op+cIAson OF tao Indians, the cnt1naQ q
tbg officer Of the nearest military post IL TO act
eonjuncs1on with the Indian AKcnt IN charge
satd Iud:ant, 10 the intcailEa7tcn OF the guc1tio
nE~Y