The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-08
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 7,

WAsuLNSlONI JUNE Z.
The majority for Emery (reform candi.
date for Mayor Is 3,2l4. The :otal vote
pOlled is 1898, falling only 903 behind
the registration. The Bowen Repub.
licans elected two Aldermen and five
Common COuncilmen, Of whom two are
colOred. or the Emery Republicans
elected, hve are cOlorcd. The Emeryites
arc largely in the majority in the Com
mon Council, while in the Board OF Al.
dermcn, with those holding over, there is
Il tic.
An army order instructs the command
ers To keep intrlders OFT Of the Indian
lunlls until the Indian titles thereto are
eXtinguished,
In the executive session Of the Senate
yesterday, Mr.. SCHURz submitted resO-
luton authorizing the Committee on For
eIgn Relations, 10 inquire into the history
and character Of the negotiations for the
purchase Of San Domingo by the United
States Government, and the circumstances
attending them; also to make an investi-
gatiOnl Of the truth Of current reports
relative to the franchise Of grants Otlands,
&C., dependent upon the ratification of
the said treaty, the committee 10 have
power to send for persons and papers
Objections being made, the resolution
went over under the rules.
The Reconstruction Committee this
morning attached TO the Georgia bill a pro-
visO that nothing therein should interfere
with an election in Georgia this fall, as
provided by the Georgia Constitution, and
the committee resolved TO OpostpOne action
with regard 10 Tennessee until next scs.
sion.
The mixed committee for the settlement
Of the claims between Mexico and the
United States will resume session next
Monday. Some Of the cases which have
been prepared during the months ofreCess
will then be considered. There are up.
wards OF 1000 claims, which may occupy
five years in adjudication.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re.
lations to-day heard the counsel Of the
American Cable Company, Mr.. Hodges,
Of Boston, in support of their petition for
a subsidy.
The Secretary Of the Interior, Commits.
sioner Parker, General Smith and Mcssrs.
Colyer and Brunei, met Red Cloud and
the other Indian delegates to-day, in
Grand Council. The Indians were rugged
in full flnery, and seemed impressed with
the Importance Ofthe council.
Secretary Cox made long address to
the Indians on behalf of the President, as.
suring them that ifthcy would go TO their
reservations and keep tho peace, all the
r0tions and goods promised them by the
Government would be sent to them, and
an agent sent to them to see thnt they got
everything. In regard to giving them
arms and ammunition, the secretary said
they would not be given to them at pres.
ent, but amer they have kept themselves
peaceable on their reservations for time,
these would be furnished them.
Red Cloud replied, saying the white
people had constantly crowded the red
men; that the Great Father may be good
and kind, but he could not see it; that
the people Of the Great Father had letl
them nothing but an island. He said
their blood was on the grass above the
line Of Fort Fctterman; tell the Great
Father to remove that Fort then we will
be peaceful, md there will be no more
trouble. He wants no roads in the
Black Hills or on the Big Horn
Mountains and wanted the stakes now
there removed. lie demanded Gmmuni.
tion, asking il great nation was afraid Of
him; he only wanted II to kill game, He
supposed lie must go to farming, but
don't want to just yet. His remarks
elicited cOmmendatory grunts from the
Indians present Little Bear followed,
complaining Of bad treatment. Secretary
Cox promised that their cases should he nj.
tended TO by the Great Father.