Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-19
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Cen, Mcmahon Asks for German Aid.
MANAGES Granted TO a ColOred Man
miscellaneous and Washington News.
WASHINGTON
ImPoHTANT MILITARY ORDER.
Fort Bascolnb Attacked by Indians


WASHINGTON, May 1S.-An order is
sued from the, War Department, centain-
ing the Presidents kuklux proclamation,
concludes: The President directs that
whenever an occasion shall arise, the regu-
lar forces of the United States stationed
in the vicinity of any locality where of
fences described by the act approved April
the 10th, 1871, may be committed, shall,
in strict accordance with the provisions of
the said act be employed by their command
ing officers in assisting the authorized
civil authorities of the United States in
making arrests of persons accused under
the said act, in preventing the rescue of
persons arrested for such cause in break
ing up and dispensing bands of disguised
marauders, and of armed organizations
against the power and quiet ofthe lawful
pursuits of the citizens in any State.
Whenever troops are employed i'm the
manner indicated in this order, the COM
manding officer will, at the earliest oppor-
tunity, make full report of his operations
to the proper supreme authorities.
Gen. Gorden Granger telegraphs from
Santa Fee that Fort Bascomb was surpris-
ed by % hostile Indians, and that 700 cat
tie and ponies were captured by them. ~
The Kentucky Republican Convention
adopted resolutions censuring the refusal
of the charter to the Cincinnati and South
ern Railroad.
Commissioner Delano returned to-day.
The following are the nominations to-
day: VIM. A. Pile, Minister to Venezuela;
Willard Warner, of Alabama, Governor of
New Mexico; Jas. r. Partridge, of Mary
land, Minister to Brazil; Franz Siegel,
Collector for the Ninth New York District;
Commodore B. F. Sands, Rear Admiral; /;
Capt. Reid Warden, Commodore Capt.
Stephen ID. Trenchard, Commodore
In the Senate to-day, White and Rams
dell replied in effect, in writing, that their
excuse for not answering the questions of
the committee was, that to do so would be
in violation of their professional honor
that it is uniform practice of the MEM
bers of their profession to regard as conf
dential their sources of information, and
even if such confidence had not been
pledged, it was implied and if they
should violate that practice, they believed
they would render themselves infamous in
the estimation of their associates.
The questions of the Committee, which
Mr.. White had refused to answer, were
again put to him by the Vice President,
the Secretary reducing his answers to
writing Mr.. White answered that he first
saw the treaty in print, and telegraphed it
to the Tribune Immediately upon receiving
it. The questions as to where he got it,
and whom he paid for it were then asked,
and Mr.. White replied, 81 respectfully de-
cline to answer
A motion was made to commit the pris-
Oners to common Jail, which was amend
ed to place them in custody of the Ser
geant-at-Arms, and the Committee which
Z their silence placed in contempt to becon-
tinued during recess, which machinery
makes confinement perpetual, however,
should the prisoners notify the Sergeant
alarms of willingness TO purge, and
thecommittee to which they are amendable
shall not assemble within ten days there
after, the Sergeant-at-Arms may enlarge
the prisoners.