The New York herald., 1870-06-11

you We mean The government shall keep back the white
dams from going into hslwhte county This Is what the
mot 20 what Is the Presden punish he@ ana send
better men in their pscsA The same treaty gives the lines OF
At this point the map Of the Indian country was
sent for, and Secretary Cox proceeded to explain,
showing the boundaries fixed In the treaty
Of ls67 Red Cloud looking on with gfeat
| interest. Red Cloud said ne was asked
to sign ne treaty, merely to show
that he was peaceabe, and not 10 grant
tnelr lands. The Great Spirit was looking down,
and he was telling nothing but what was true. He
knew those tricks had been played before and he was
| here settle the question between the Secretary
and himself He never received pin for letting the
| railroad pass through MS country.
| The Secretary further explained the time Red
Cloud signed the treaty, which told everything that
was TO be DONE 1t was signed first by the Brule-
Sioux and the Secretary said it had been supposed
| all the Sioux had heard of il. Red Cload said-
This is time have heard Of such treaty.
heard OF and do not mean 70 follow IT, want to Know
Indians Ae INTERPRETER ""' '"''' Things
The names'of three were mentioned and he said -
"I know nothing about It; 1t was never ex paiued
TO me.n Bear-in-the- Grass said:-
The Great Treat spr!. hears me tell nothing but what
wa. merely % d the s treaty was os lSr psaSs % nna
| children.
Some conversation took place between Secretary
Cox and several ofthe chiefs in relation to explana
tions OF treaty by the Commissioners to the In
| dians. The Secretary said:-
These things done by Generals Sherman, Sanborn
sg% na s s ssH T0d To not tell
stood as i was here written When tie forts were
abandoned .ha. was proof we were doing whs,
the interpreter that General smihldd not leave Fort Phil
Re ss'' saras s
Ss %
signed by than two hundred different Sioux of all
RED cIouDI do not say Commissioners lied the
S he
TO yo OF W.
want to srashsn thpgs .n,ss vo =, 0oms hare
RED cEoup- offered General Smith myself to pay the
fare down. in mules OF fou interpreters Great Father
Red Cloud said he had
should BE and n word bs should Be s
sioux We are trying ss c9ngs;s to carry
ss nay % vi the
& have eOps, pnS Rst few lea Leaves BY Them Ss n
terpreted 10 him exactly what it is.
Ssn The hs o
the Indians down o nothing The Great Spirit would Judge
the Great Father They before they SCI here.
me. It is ali les"
The Secretary distributed copies OF the treaty to
the interpreters, agents and traders present. and
adjourned the Council till tomorrow, in order,
meantime that the provisions Of the treaty may be
explained to the Indians.
Democratic Caucus.
A caucus Of democratic Senators and members
was held tonight in the House Judiciary Commit ee
| room. Samuel J. Randall, OF Pennsylvania. was
chairman, and Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, secres
tary. The financial propositions now before Con-
gress were discussed, with view to having united
action on the part OF the democracy; but it
was soon ascertaned that the members from
the East could not agree with those from
the West and the matter was dropped. committee,
consisting Of Senators Thurman and Hamilton, and
Representatives Woodward, Shober and Beck was
appointed to devise ways and means to carry
the close Congressional districts for the democracy
This committee is to report at future caucus. After
discussing the general plan Of the coming fall cam
paign the caucus adjourned
The Army Bill.
majority Of the conference committee Of the
| House and Senate on the Army bill this morning
| agreed to report recommending the passage Of a
bill, of which the main features are as follows -
The number of rank and file Of the army is re.
duced TO thirty thousand Brevet rank Is abolished.
MI. Logan's original section providing schedule
OF pay for officers is retained unaered Promotions
and appointments IN all stan corps are SCll prOnlOteu
The retired list is increased to 800 All officers who
shall not be assigned by the st OF January, 1871 are
to be mustered out the discretion heretofore allowed
| the President TO furlough on hall pay unassigned
officers being withdrawn. Otncers resgning
Of only sa1s ss ann
pay and allowances, as contemplated by the Senate
bill board is to be convened TO examine all OIL
| GERS whose discharge Is recommended by division
| and department commanders and chiefs or stans.
| Ofiicers so reported can appear before the
| board for their defence, and such officers
| as may be mustered out bv the action
| Of this board shall receive but one years
| pay proper. Officers OF any grade who are unas-
signed on the first Of next January may, at their
OBJ tOn elect to be assigned as second lieutenants,
forfeiting their present rank ana accepting In lieu
thereof the commission OF second lieutenant
Money Balances In the Treasury.
At the close OF business to-day the coin balance IN
the Treasury was $10S 600; currency 1927 0O0
| The amount Of coin certificates outstanding IL
| $45, 600.
| Seizure Of Counterfeit Tobacco Stamps.
Counterfeit sixty and forty pound tobacco stamps
| have been discovered and seized IN Baltimore BY
| Supervisor Fulton on tobacco received from NORTH
| Carolina These stamps are photographed and ar
| little larger than the genuine. To what exten
| they have been issued is not known.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
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