, 1870-11-10
The McGarrahan Claim---Ciyil
Service Reform-The
Indian Policy.

I aton ut the White House, to which Senators Nor-
ton and Thzyer and Colonel Forney werc par
ues. 1t Waa put In type several days aimee, and,
as drst given out, the arh In the Presidents
letter renectang upon Commissioner Wilson, Of
the Land Once, wAs omitted BY direction. To.
dsJ. however, in = npst consultation, 1t WIZ de-
sernsned to rctnsett It The facts IN regard to
| the appointment Of Mr. Brockwsy, the Methodgs
clergyman, Ere not all stated. The authorized
| agents Of the Methodist body nho cat'ed upon
tbs Secretary In relation to the ap-
pcntment Of one Of their denomination
al Indian Agent, entered strong protest against
Rrpckway a. man the Aethodists did not wsnt,
md bis subsequent appointment was well under-
k&ood to te the result OF . political trick OF
| Cbantllef'G, hidden under 4 Tellgious Ruise. Ia
connection Eth the letter to 1h,ca Secretary Cox
slludes Is one In which bsihe OF $4,000 was
offered TO aecure hta favorable acI1ou, It wts cx-
explained further by one of the counsel In the
case that much OF the old stacx heretofore .ssnei
| t.y MeGaIraban. aud distributed for TIE purpose
/ Of fc1ping the claim through, WAS really Of 20
salue whatever, on accoHns OF the peculiar con-
dltlons 1eclted on It's face Assurances were
| given, hoEE yer, that the new atock, amounting
to several millions. VIA all right anu that 1t hal
| becn prepared with the special view Of f,ecing
the c1atm along in spite of al1 cbstab:ea.
TIE INDIAN SERVICE
| The 1ntsian Bureau h8A nearly completed its an
pfintEcuta Of indian Agents under the new pol
| Icy necetaitated by the withdrawal Of all mill
tsry Officers from this branch Of the public SER
vice. But twelve or fifteen agents rs1nstn to bs
selected, and these will be named as soon the W.
r1ous religious bodies consulted hare presented
their chnice. Special care Is being taken TO get
good agents for tribes In the Indian Territory. ~
trey wl1 hare an Imperative sluiy to perform next
month tn advising At couucal TO be held In thai
/ territory. Their council IL composed Of
delegates or hea1-men Of the several trinss
h.ytnR reservations in thar quarter. Ii
I Au. ala In TNA{
is,.a, ,,,,i -, ~. Ia, se*a,nr ~ concress sn.
@ osjtes M IL to to organize o | esil eovelnmrnt II tic
but did no business, and adjourne,i to the sta Of
appointed agents VIII ee On hand to giyo a'.Ise nc.
rtcr.a1 coyt rnuent
, '''''''' S' rnx % WASHINGTON CLERKS,
mn mn " '*''N.'' ""s"t'u- ..,,.
D Tue principal reason gwen y Tue Hepu'"eaH
;, Congressional! Committee tur nlRkag rccoEd OF
b the number OF clerks In the government employ
,".a. ,.sto.t,~ ~ c,.rr, ,rnm y.ytons
iaSe majority " eM ,,,..,1 nvtn sa..oas sa...a -
drfraytng The expenses of the political campaign,
+ lust closed, either through the committee or tbs
: various state organizations located here, not
moro taan one II one hanofca n'ssnSs '. empo!ss s
have eontfeo.es ss"t H.. s u claimed n tae
with the consideration that District clerks Lavc
G | M yote. and can exercise no pontlcal influence
;, i wh..e.sl. WI induce many ceasseasaea "a =,
1asot inc Pan oi tatn1nR u's1s1ct cletAs aafa''
!. and nlling roclf .naees Win men t9om Va9oaa
"a 49, 10 ~ .s.s.a'.s..."s ~ W. A'es"~'
- ican raf15 or lts representatives..
~ ITO The Ateoe'assa irtss.l
1nk 0RASI.eo1 coHaEs.eSn1ScH. la,,1.s .I.s,o
sssn r.ss nc
], the retirement Of ex.Sectetars Cox from tue Cab
70 met, ana a,nnons having eten male % the r =,
!enSe 2, % o,9et N s.ass e.. ~ ~
1cs1"".t,nr ~ ~; -n-.tes l. ia .hnnrht 1rn1
ar ia iustce TO ali naTt1ef to give 10 the conn i,
v a the letter. touching the withdrawal Of Mt, Co,
y. y. from the Cabinet It has been intlmated tha
r. 1essoPs Tor The sssisnasn Of Ms e.;
s. f. If "a to ,ne pfopEtct1 Of Issuing patent frou
al .ne Lsnd once Oh What j. knoTn ~ The MeGaf
nd '''us" "loSo ia fia saascH, t i. Aug. 81, 1871.
m. Hon. j, D. Cor. Strrf;arv pf he Int<T;or:
tn "DEsR stk:-1 understand that yuu hare ap
~; tne NeGslrahsn case. Taat q ven enough, Be
thr NsmaV bsTe lit to do. AMI the sooner We Snos
Ter points Of il the better. However, the mat
"a tc1 had been taken n hand By CenT1ees betor
vas nneh frzud is charged and believed 70 exist q
nea fs4 s4 ssens af ~ a sxs. e. s
Confrcss has either decided or declared the!
ioan.n!s dn 60 so. Hlsa you nt Mnn!
no1 to pni M ny name to taai except one oa sp.cis
tHde1s from ne thronea you: lie mast not tas
sHF
80 rrnHu BusptctQps Of III, Wilson, aud will tell 70
ea whY when Il, to Washineion next
Oh Yours ttnly c. s. GRANT,
Ttrny1
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WAsnfxnTuv Aur e3. 1874 {
ny DEtR PIN: fonfs o. 5es,e!usy H ,;y[s,,.s, u Ia
"eS ~ ra"shi ~ a,rvtnT nsfsnf ~ ihc Ss1r THrt
Comnauy to Ill White by letter, he relng col
'aee | 11Ded to his he'd by E!ckness, ~ / auu It
OBJ termed IN the snhtrrt ar fhc Nc(3aftaaa
,ar nstneS. ,fsel think yf,u u,usr have neeu mis-
=. informed AZ Il, ia status Accortilnr 10 tae fo
~ mni cnin1on given bT the A;toTneE tieucrn. IN.
oe year, iac case II IN such sense before ConRrcs
nes ~ T. interrupt o. iEapsae INC acnn OF INC ~ y
ME laHmsn unuSa ~ t.t ~ ,. nt , ssise
har~ 40 tner hsxe in INV n.ber rass whc-e thf
Of c,e,,, ,er,stnn nran TheiI rtghfs nnner tne T.,
&C. nsrIr nt1,.ntacs 81 Yh~ srsrnt.e rnnoress h:
at rssnm"f f1n ,tcn1tar inr sxrtton al tho subisc
- W..srrnhsn1 1neitttnne,1 Ihc isst Con0ress ~ !
Enat & ~ ~. lnas,in cnnrresa.s ~ rnarc him
rnM ,ne h"o M u sh,n 4
It'll. ,,,n =, .aaae n1 ~ ~ 4as nrstnnte,t 1-t
tne | ~ ~, n.inas sh5ch thc Snn.rms Conrt If I,
80 f.r,,r, ssst"e deciar,at rn,d In 1sf3 lie has
ing ' r,ss - Er,o t,,s a., tcssion
the nen ~ Rt ~ ~ 1r1rtsrs ~ Il
the Asaa rr pssuss @ aId 1ns nsTfirs ~
,o,a aGuss " p,T 1ha nnT,esf n ,hs Ecnarsme
Ftth u! that CommM.ee snou.a nass uon .nH 1 T.
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