New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-27
OFFICE SUR. OF ISDl,y AFFAIRS, LAwyEgscE' XAS"

TwENTY-FIRsT, SECOND MONTH. lsfl
Hon. T.. :. PARKER, Commissioner: In accordance
with resolutions passed at both sessions the Gen raj
Council at Oknu gee arrangement mas been made ass
and Agricultural nations OF the Indian Territory VII
meet the Cheyennes, Arrapahocs. kiowas, COmaneheA
and Apaches as wei az oiher. H tDt roSlhg uDe ~
the Wichita Agency on the wichita River on the 1th
and Richard Will do all that may be required 20 nave
their tribes and it IL to he hopfl that they
era Council in sixth Month next, If Congress takes "a
yorable action on their constitution ENoCH hoAG.
The Conference Committee the Admiral bill will no,
be able agree The Senate conerees are not willing
10 consent to an amendment reducing the number q
Rear Admiras and COmmOdores fast vacancies
Senator Cragin says that he thinks some educ'
tun ought to De made hut prefers that no action should
he taken until next Winter when the Senate Naval Com
mttec which he is Chairman, will prepare bill reor
ganzng the Navy wedding out the incompetent officers.
and reducing the number OF high grades. A Con
ference Committee will probably be appointed.
The British members aud the official attaches OF The
Joint High Commission received by the President
at the Executive Mansion yesterday Secretary Fisc
and Sir Edward Thornton were present and the dis
tinguished strangers severaly introduced tho
President by Mr. Fish.
The question OF reducing the tariff on wool was again
argued before the Ways and Means Committee Satur.
day morning, by the Hon. j. F. Asper OF Missouri who
favors establishing uniform duty of three cents per
pound on all grades Mr. Asper said that he spoke In ths
interest Of the wool growing interest OF the West and
business of wool growing wool manufacturing except
the carpemakers and fine wool growers OF the East IN
whose interest, he claimed, IL had been framed. III,
wool growers OF the West wanted lower duties 10 start As
manufacturers. II the foreign fine woods could be IN
ported at duty OF three cents per pound. 10 mix N
the woods Of the United States, they were con
vinced he said that wooden factories wou~ multiply
and that an increased demand and higher price for
nestle wool would be the result.
on the 10th Il October last Secretary Cox requested
the Attorney General to give him an opinion III regH'u
to the right OF the oregon Central Railroad ana les
graph Company to assign its lands. franchises ana
privileges to the willamette Valley Railroad COMPANY
whose agent BenlHoaday hai bought the same for H.
Mr. Akerman in his opinion recently rendered, s. -
that except the first section part Of she act sugge ~
even the suspicion that Congress, when II passed %
law supposed that under any circumstances u was
deal with any other Company than the one 20 whom
charter was granted. there il no provision In the
forany transfer OF the rights privileges or lands eranu
| The Attorney General then ennmerates some OF 20
reasons why such provision should not have been -
| into the bill The law not onb grants privileges "
| but IL also requires something 10 be PERFORM
| by the Company. II his Company should .
appear the question arises, could any other 'Omp'"
! be forced TO perform these supuations Again. Il
transfer may be made ALL portions OF theroad may .
transferred 10 different companies aud individuals ana
so the Government would Ice forced 10 DEAL Pethai~r
with several irrespons companies instead oi "'n"
responsible one. As TO the expression IN the n's ''
| - their successors and assigns the Attorney -"'n'
holds that it /, only form of expression ana gram"
| rights not expressly given in the bill. IL Is holi'e"
that the contract 10y which the transfer was IN TINS
made does not contain any agreement the part OF
willamette Valley Company to issue bonds ana eAo'"
mortgages, &c, the oregon Railroad was reauieu W
DO but only build railroad and telegraph me -
Attorney General close, by saying; have ho' Gnu
into the general question Of right of q corpoFauo"
transfer its franchise without special authority "''
! the Legislature" &c.
A proposition will he made In the House, On . day or
two To 20 to business ON ho speakers table, amer ~
agreement tat ,uy H,v minutes debate shAl' '' ABOVE"
COZ aud against each biz. aud then mo prrv7"' 1''e"-
$500 - 49,