, 1870-05-11
The House Reconstruction Con-
nittcc and the Geor-
gia Bill.
The Funding Bill Virtually
Dead.
Further Filibustering in the
House on the Northern
Pacific Railroad
Bill,
The Howard InvcStfgation--Netc
from General Charles Il.
Howard.
Threatening State Of Indian At
fairs in Wyoming.


TIE HOWARD INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, Mar 1o.-1n the Howard insestt-
CATION today Rev. Brlnton Smith, Principal OF the
Normal School, Raleigh, n. G., testified that his
institution had been promised ten thousand dol
larS from the bureau funds and he WIS surprised
to receive at the hands OF one OF General How
aris stan Officers cheek for about fifteen hun-
drcd, and for the balance q deed from General
Howard for city lot which he owned In Wash
ington for about s, 900. He now regarded 1t as
good investment This is part of the eame square
which vas graded nt an expense Of s., 600 Of the
bureau money E Whitney, Adjutont General Of
the bureau, testified that he 2lso professor IN
the university and drew fswo salaries He had
also at one tine occupied public buildings and ut
the same time received communication quarters. nc
Was one OF the party to whom General doHafu
sold mart OF the city square He afterwards graded
for them. It Was one Of the purchases OF tue
Brick Company MI. Cole, Secretary Of the Boafu
OF Trustees, testified that there VAS an arrange
mcut partially made br which he and General
Howard were to purchase six OF seven acres OF
the university land on speculation, but It whs not
consummatcd, and. On this account, the committee
entered motion to Etr1ke out the evidence Gen.
eral Bullock appeared without certain Important
apers he had been ordered TO bring, alleging that
the copying involved too much work Tho prose-
cution insisting, he was ordered to bring them
Previous to the examination Of the witness on the
sand contract, It appears that Charles Howard re-
questel him to be rs easy as possible On the Gen.
era.
NOTE F1oM GENERAL CHARLES 4. HOWARD.
10 the Editor u Tie Chicago 7fi6.tte
ai ~ rtr nv nnder Eac neadins Howard InvesfEa-
I:on,7 III statement rurporting TO he my test1-
mrTy before the House Committee
c: edited, so injurious II myself and General How
d, that it seems due TO ns that ton publish thls
LOTT Your other dispatches relating to this lnSes.
Tatlon hare rartaken Of the same character, and
;or as repntaio1 ia involved that public Judgment
t4 susI Isendetl until the sw0Tn testimony Is pub
1ished. or the Official report made
All General Howard or his friends desire Is
tull cleaz, and unvasnished statement Ct facts as
yo1rs, c. q. HOWARD.
INDIAN AFFAIRS N WYOMING.
The facts begin to arrive from Wyoming con-
ceruing the responsibility for the outbreaks that
nov bid fair to cause a general war. The Northern
Indians Of the plains, after long complaints at
Congress falling to provide means to carry out
treaties, have combined to attack whites where
cyeT they dare approach them rs tho WY Of pun
1shing this disregard Of promises. The seven
whites Killed among the flrst ut Wyoming we're not
on nny 1eset Eation, and had committed no o1ense
whatever against the Indiana The same Was true
Of The similar cases down TO the attack on Raw
lins' Springs, snce which time the militia has
been organized By Governor Campben simply for
defence An Indian war is now regarded as iney-
itabie In wyoming but the cltzens Of that Terri
tory are not responsible The Indians have risen
solely because Of vioated treaties, and the tn3or-
nation that this Is true comes to the department. in
such wny as to leave no room for doubt Gov
ernor Campheirs course throughout has been
warmly endorsed by the administration.
TIE NORTHERN rAC1FlC RAILROAD ELL
came up In the House .le FIRST thing this morning.
M.. Wheeler, Chairman Of the committee, refused
TO allow any remarks reading, or presentation Of
any amendments, but demanded the previous
question, and resumed his sent FiAbusscring
began ut once, about Twenty-Five Kepub-
1icans taking part It WIS kept up
steadily, With disorder or confusion, and there
was constant succession Of rol1calls on dilatofy
motions until half-p 4, when the House ad-
iourned. The chances seem to be that the cornbf-
nation for the passage OF the b11t will probably
win The following are the Republicans who held
out against the attempt to force the measure on