, 1870-03-05
WASHINGTON
Debate on the Georgia Admis-
sion Bill In the House.
The Senate Engaged on a
Southern War Claim Bill,
Bill introduced to Repeal the Test
Oath Of 1862,


Oath Of 1862,
Further information Relative to
the Reoent Massacre of
Piegan Indians.
Special Despatch 70 The Chlcagu Tr1bue.
WAsH1koToH, D. C., March 4.
1Hx NABSACR8 or TuI PIE6AN IFpI1NH-
In tie matter Of the P1egan nsssacre, General
Sul}y W1lte9 10 the Irdlan Bureau, e1pteset1e
grave douns whether the band surprised and mur-
dered md taken ANY part IN the late depredasionA
IltuterAut # B. Pease, the Agent OF the Black
feet tribe kends \ ful report 70 Commissioner er
farkaI, which rpts Wot1e Light On the matter
faan the 1rst report through Tlccept Colye1
Atter giving the same 1guses recently presented
~ hat gentleman. he proceeds:
Out Of 919 belonging to the Red Hera band.
Jourk men who escaped during INC attack and dge
.,sn,.n Ee1 rsIs aE.Jd n1nunS a Tns nSss q
them 1uo1o than 1eafs Of a<e, and many Of rnem
upca 3ounRes, some OF whom vera No1nded,
,WcEe not epared By the soldiers-"
The affair Is locked On 4. the Interior Dc
pattmert ~ the most dltsracelal butcnery In
tie ArnA.s Of ous dealings with the Ia.
dlAnRs - In one retpec: 1t Ia blacker thxn
the Chisirgton nasEac1r, the band being ser.
ro1y AFFLICTED with SMALLPOX, the deatha aEe1aR.
lpg one IN tnirsY-s,x, dei1y. General LoE1p, on
account Of this affair, sustained, ~ It Appears to
be, oy Sheridan and Sherman, viii ask
hts conmittee to ssr1ke out the clnrse IN the
Military b1l transferring the IndtAn Bureau 10
the EAr Department
1uF CADET coxsu11K1
did Cot do much to-day. Some debate In the
Hnuse brought cut The fact th1t there IL nothing
against FeEnardo Wood. The case Of Chaycs,
Delegate nom NeW MEXICO. h&a bten somexhas
examined. Quite suu oi money appeass 70
have seosarGed hands over one Of biz appoln uneuss,
but there Is yet 20 evidence that any Of II reached
htn- This case Of Bowen, Of South Carolina, has
nlso been ex1mined. and the committee L.
hsiured that there IL nothing sgalnat hica.
The cese Of Butler, Of Tennessee, Ia sull
Delayed at his ftqnsst. TIE committee
IL convinced that usny persons hare written htse
and lpstnuated wEougdo!nR On the part OF mem-
bera Of ConGrcss, SIMPLY tnat they night b suu1-
lnoEed. and thus Get : visit TO Washington at the
e1pen1e ol the public t1easu1y.
ARCTIC EXPLORATION.
Captain Hall lectures, 10 MORROW evening, nt the
request oi the PTestdert, Vice President, all the
mehbets OF The Cabinet and many other high OF.
-hcialA Ind prominent gentlemen. tbs object Of
the lecture II to get presentation Of his v1shes
and plans for tnlrd soyage Ct Arctic expiration
Thla be u very anxious TO make ~ noon as the
ncans for pairing il expenses can be
obsaiEed 4 bill extending national Aid II
some Fa5 to the undertaking Ntll probably
DC Presented In tbs House next week, and 1t can
already he said that Il viii 1eeeiye strong support
from leading men Oh both sdeB. The President
and family w4l be present to MORROW evening, aud
the Wee President II to preside
HIr HAMPSHIRE F0lII1ca
Several Copgresau,en have, wIshtn a day .. two,
zecelved lette1s from New Hampshire. the tenor
Of al u that the Democrats are greatly demornl-
LED, and that the Republicans wl carry the elec-
uon BY good majority. Tbs fear has bean IT'S.
the Govcfcprahfp would be thrown into tbs Leg1s-
1atu1e, but w1less concur In saying that Governor
,S:earns vii be re- elected By the people.
TEST oATu RkrEiL ELL
The bin reported IN the 8enate today for the
repeal OF The tcsr oath Was introduced as the be-
EdnnlnG Of the sesAlon BY Nj. Ferry, Of Connect
cnf, who Advocated II laxt sprsa6. Il h1s uow ha
utanfmons support Of the Comnittee on Political
DISABILITIES. and The Senators who favor It Will
make vigorous effort 10 ehrrJ It through.
IMPORTANT TENSION ELL
Iho |eI5 de7ann Pension bill passed b. th6
uouBe to-day u OF 4 R9ea desl more importance
than II Will probably appear 10 from the report
Of the proceedings. Tho auoptlon Of tho btr 1a.-
tl2tes . EeW policy, aB Gordon VA 4 teatuuscr.
and that ca1e cf persons have not heretofore
teen pers11ned. The bin VIA carried through On
= H2cfcua con'sss bJ 1ngcfsol!. OF illinois.
TxoH1a1IoxT koIKAExE
Some persons here are = good deal ereten
aooot movement to get q proh1bitory nauor
hW 1o1 this Dlafrict thT,nQh Cong, Thara
doea net feem to he Any special grounds ios sup
poetDg fuch Law Can be enacted memorial
hab been stgted By about 10. 900 persons
IN OUTBREAK or THE osA1E 1Np1Axs FEARED.
GnAH AfHI~ TA4F
RresE today conveying Information received at
she 1od!sn Bureau, which h11 caused serious ap-
pEehena1oa Of An onthreAf Of tbs Osa9cs, and
Commissioner Parker has tried to have iroops
4eot to the lands It appears that aboas la0o1
squatters have forced themselves upon the lands.
but have treated the OsaVes well, till
lat fall, When they began 10 Bteal their atock and
corn when the lndl2rs were o1 on lbelr hunts
Ihe coEduct Of ihe 9ett1et1 IN these respects hA1
grown worse and wo1e, TN short tins since
number Of Indians We1e forced out41de their
hoRae5 and on THAR culuvA1ed farm. Within 4
few WeakG aettle1a went into Village Of 800
hpu1es Wills the Indians were On 4 hunt, and oc-
cnpied the whole p1ace BY f11ce, and obliged The
Indians 10 20 on !n;o the p1air1A. Tho lud1ca-
nnna Aze marked that the osa9e4 Intend ARenernl
outbreak.
TB1 Ckyx1.Afn rosT oFT1cH.
The CONTEXT cyet the Cleveland lo.) rost once
hAa been settled b. agreeing 70 appoint John #.
Allan to the place.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
wAsu1xo7ox, Mstcn TIE 1H following nomloa.
lions Were sent 10 TIE sen41e Today; George L
Huuef. California, Consul 1t A1exa1dda. EgJpt
1ich; r. PscEald. Of Trnnessee. 70 6e consu! u,
hon.isytaeo; sn3. ~. Mason, Of Asfsnass. Ainu1e1
Dsy.a J. Wi4l'asnson, q caluoinia, Consul Il
me Pres,den: has determined to sustain Gene.
rat Root Collector OF Internal Revenue In TIT
1g1.;o s,,ss Of Nsw xe5s sna h,
HI. K'one, nominated n Roots anccesEo1.
GEE FuAK.GN TRADE.
the United sthles for ten months, ending Ociooet
II. 1862, amounted to about :{06 oon co., ega,na,
sRspst M ass qs + 81 ~ he Ea2S
f3a ooe aEd Of the exports. .sss ,oo'. wers
4 delegation or tobacco dealers 4ua nauufsc.
tuEei1 N21 bsforc the Ways and Means Commit
tee tat morning. ast'nF acosnge in the internal
tobacco spec:nc st sixteen cent? pound. Tne5
state anat 1he proposed change would only make
other neoosa,ues It thould rot be Kept up On to
baeoo Tne committee regard tobacco ~ . luxury
1no 1 osnnoI see tae force q ne argument for .e
70 make he tag uniform At - cents per pound
but It 10 donnu1l u The committee WILL &ccAtc C
this.
1Cr1LH AND TER xKwsrArER MN.
The Hou-e judiciary Committee is preparing t
execute Ben Hutie1s resolution to ,pyesuRns,
nsw7psPef men. II IL doubtful If the House VII
vote the recenar1 appropriation to catry On thl
mEesuzsuon. tn winch ease Butler win sutle
BRADLEY.
Southern Senators nAve held 8 ctuco1 and 10
solved 70 Keep the nomination Ct Bradley hung n
IN the Senate Until action can be had on The nU
compelling Judges OF the Supreme Coor& 10 1etd
n the ctrtutta 70 which tneJ ~ asssgned* =
draw BkadieJ. -
4 delegation tyoU the Nat.oaM Tobacco A9to
eiasson Was heard By tae COMMITTEE o! NAYS az.
adopted in SdW York IN FehrcAIy, propos!ni
modincAuons Of tho Internal revenue laws con
celn1tK sobscco, aud Advocated uniform tax 0
tonacco and sunH. TlR conn1ttee aye 1ot dts
posea 20 make 70 eat reduction, but tnt1uAtet
wa.nngness 10 place the tax at twentJ.fo
Mp1Ax i77trBs.
~ = Iessef fecIlsed !h!a morning bJ TIC Com,
Em1eneE 9,a1,o % 2. 1na!an Adara from General D. s
ur1ea the government 10 r1iol the nrnm,s. msn,
to the Sioux 1ndians of tho tfeafy II Fnrt Tirs
He sayt tae friendly Sioux tA.e done eyer7telnt
wsf hatchet, but they constantly comn,an' tha a'
the naEsee cattle. &C., they tese p;oa:sed hsy
nos yet been siren them. ~
A the friendly Sioux numoer aoen
eight thout1nd, It would be adytaan!e the Gen
eIal believes, to lose no une III procuring for tnst
a1etuemens OF lands and meaa1 10 ealuEss
1HK 1Kw x1k1s1zx 10 11BkRlA
Jas, y. MAson, to-day nominated M1nsse1 Tie
Ia s nsi,1s e0 md 1eaidsnt G q cnleot count9. %
1anA11. Vhe1o he u now largely engaged IN plAr
1nE. -