The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-11
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Washington Items-The Army lii

Washington Items-The Army ILL.
WASHINGTON. June 10.-A major
ity of the Conference Committee on
the army bill agreed to report recon-
mending the passage of bill. of which
the main features are as follows:
The number of rank and file is re-
duced to 10000. The Brevet rank to
be abolished. Logan's original sec-
ton, providing for a schedule of pay
for officers. is retained unaltered.
The promotion and appointments in
all statfs corps IS still prohibited.
The retired list increased to 300. All
officers who will not be assigned by
the first of January, 1871, to be
mustered cut The discretion
heretofore allowed to the Presi-
dent to iurlough, on half pay, un
assigned officers, was Withdrawn.
Officers resigoiDg before the first
of next October. to receive only one
years pay and allowances; a board to
be convened to examine all officers
whose discharge is recommended by
Division and Department command
ers, and chiefs OF staff officers, so re-
ported, can appear before the board
for defence; and such officers as may
be mustered out. by action Of this
board, shall receive one years pay;
proper officers of any grade, who are
unassigned on the first of next Janu-
ary, may elect to be assigned as Sec
ond Lieutenants, forfeiting their pres
ent rank.
Red Cloud and party this morning
had their first council with Secretary
Cox and Commissioner Parker. The
Secretary made a speech. saying that
some requests made by the Indi-
ans concerning rations, and allow
ing them traders, would be acceded
to, and Government would do all in
their power to make them comforta-
bic and happy. He announced they
had already received some presents In
the shape of blankets, &C., and would
receive more in New York on their
way home. He repeated what the
President said concerning Fort Fet-
terman, that it must remain. They
would be started on their homeward
journey on Monday, which informa-
tion was received by the Indians with
unmistakable signs of delight.
Bed Cloud spoke in reply, evincing
uOSb HIS
the determination of the Govern
ment not to remove Fort Fetter-
man. He said there was no necessity
for its continuance, and its presence
was useless burden and expense to
the Great Father. He also took ex-
ception to roads running through his
country, and intimated that if trouble
arose II would be the fault of the
Great Father.
Oounterfeits of forty and sixty
pound tobacco stamps were seized IN
baltimore, on tobacco received from
North Carolina. The stamps are
| photographed. and are little larger
than the genuine. The extent of the
issue is unknown.
ISecond Dispatchl
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The game
of base ball. Star VS. Olympic, termi-
mated abruptly, by the latter declining
to play, on account of dissatisfaction
with the umpire. who decided the
game in favor of the S;ars-9to O.
| Red Cloud made another speech, In
which he said the troops in his coun-
try were all foot, and the Govern
ment throwing away its money for
nothing. The officers there, are all
whisky drinkers. The Great Father
sends out these whisky drinkers, be-
cause he does not want them around
him here | do not allow my nation
or any white man, to bring a drop of
liquor into my country. Ii he does,
that is the last Of him, and his whis-
Ky too.
Spotted TaiHcan drink as much as
he pleases or the Missouri River, and
they can kill one another if they
choose. do not hold myself respon-
sible for what Spotted Tail and the
traders do there. When you buy me
anything with my money. want you
| to buy me what is useful. | 60 not
want dirty -four and rotten tobacco
and old soldiers clothes, dyed black
such as you brought for Spotted Tail
I only tell you what is true. You
have had a great war, but after it was
all over, you permitted the chiefs who
had been fighting to come back.
Secretary Cox explained the treaty
of 1867 to the IndiaDs, and said: The
best way is to- be friendly and deal
honestly with each other. The last
treaty made provided for railroad to
be built if the Sioux agreed not to
i disturb it, and that it should be built
now. If the railroad interferes with
hunting, we will try to make good dam
sge by feeding you. We mean the
Government shall keep back white
men from going into the Indian coun-
try. as we'll as bad Indians from going
into the white country. This is what
troops are there Tor, and if any of our
people at the forts do not do what is
right the President viii r'l1ish them
a1d send better m6E - tlsiI F-es.
1a same trezsE EEt5 the lines cf the