, 1872-12-09

sesefa4 osher oei4ato1a and Representatives..
TIE SOLDIERS HoarE.
Tie Board Of Commissioners Of tha so1a;ox,
no1e nave, With .iao approval Of the Presidon
ana Secretary of War. decided to increase NJ,
1mbpfove IL the grounds Of that institution by pur
ee.sa eass5 tne AaisToou country seat Of Mr Cor
coraa, near the Home. The terms Of D1Jrcha C.
9rv Advantageous to the Home
INDIAN REroET
Afe'~-- -~ais of the fourth annu-
nrr.,,- commissioners
Al rencrt ~ +Ea poss' IS y Indian "olicy,
After three y2ars' working OF the peace ~
the Board f!2d cause for congratulations that
their anhcipatioos oi SUCCESS in their attempt to
civilize nolnati!c tribes, have been SO far full
filled; that there Is nor 9 reasonable assurance
that the OBJ ject in view is being rapidly attained.
The operations Of The new system called into
lite confidence in the Justice Of the whites, tie
themselves. Nearly tye-s;xils Of the Indians Of
the United St::ies are now either civilized
or partly civilized. Tho various fraudulent
means by wh;c, the agencies were formerly
mado the fruitful sources from which large for
tunes were speedily dia".1 are now nearly abao-
doned. Instead Of pairing for thirty SIX per
cent more than is received, the Government re-
ceives the full value for the money appropriated
and tie Indian gers I'll lo is fairly entitled to.
The various reli gio;ss denominations have e1-
pended large Gums in Caci=tianizing the Indians,
and their success has bsea marked. The Board
during tho three years OF it's existence travelled
in the performance Of their. duties more than
256, 600 miles.
The Sioux nnd other tribes on the Northern
Pacific Railroad are generally well disposed.
Tho Indian Territory. with . smaller area than
any Of the Territories. hasa population exceed
ing any Territory, with the exception OF New Mex
leo and Utah. It has more acres Of land under
cultivation than any other III tie United States.
This eifectualIy disposes Of the statement that
there is an unreasonable amount of land lying
Idle there, ss compared with other portions Of
s4a1 fa$a he SrfE n
Of congratuletioa that thu public opinion Of the
country is 30 rapidly crystailzing into purposes
OF justice and humanity.
JUDGES DIETER.
Judge Macarthur, OF the Criminal Court, has
reversed the decision recently given against tho
keeper OF restaurant fog refusal to entertain
coloIed men ); holds that tho proprietor of q
hotel Or restaurant was the proper judge Wko
IVES to be received into his house.
TIE NEW SUPREME COURT.
The proposed establishment OF an lntermedl-
ate Supreme Court Of eighteen Judges. is re-
ceived with disfavor By some Of the Supreme
3 plan would utterly destroy the dignity of the
Supreme Bench, and reduce it to the character
Of town-1neeting..
APPROPRIATIONS.
Although Congress is not in session, the
House Appropriation Committee met to-day.
BIZ. Garfield expects to have I'll the Appropr:S-
ton bills completed before the holidays.
THE POSTAL LAWS.
4 bill having been introduced in the House
defining the recent Post Office law, the Post
master General is preparing to defend his con
struchon OF the section imposing penalty Of
double the prepaid postage where only
partial Postagc has been paid: The Post
is necessary to prevent Irregularities on
the part of Postmaster6, derangement of the De-
partment accounts, and delay in the distribution
OF the mails. The opposition comes from per-
sons who habltually under-pay, hoping that the
rrf11 +ta 1tffaycrra The
Postmaster General also construes the new law
to require full postage upon city newspapers
circulated through the Post Office. Members
are consequently compelled 10 pay 81 SO for the
mail. Much dissatisfaction with the law and its
construction exists.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
It is expected that the proposition Of the Ways
and Means Committee to abolish al internal
revenue taxes except that upon liquor and to-
bacco Will facilitate the passage of Douglass In
ternal Revenue bill in the Senate. There will
be less excuse for the retention OF the Offices of
3 reduction in tho number Of articles taxed.
WANTS ELS DISABILITIES REMOVED.
Iucius Quintius Curtius Lamar, OF Missis-
kippi, Congressman n-elect to tho Forty-third
Congress-, is here seeking the removal Of his dis
abilities. He vas member Of the Thirty sixth
Congress, and ls one Of two hundred who have
not been amnestied. The popularity Of this
case is that he is the only person under dis
he is elected, and was nominated as . test case.
He represents that the financial condition Of
Mississippi is very bad.
TIE LOUISIANA DIFFICULTY.
Telegrams we're received here to-day by Lou
isiana members of Congress and officials of the
Government, giving statements from both sides.
Private advices contain substantially the
same information already conveyed,
though each eide denouuces the othor as having
assumed poesc=eion Of the State in violation
Of all right. T..sy request that the points in
their respective 5tatemerts he laid before the
President for tbs =ction Of the Federal Govern
ment. It is stated upon official authority that
the intention OF the Government is to sustain
the United States Court in its DEGREES. This
has already been communicated by telegraph to
gentlemen in New OrleaEn, who have requested
official advice in the premises.
TIRE ALABAMA coNd-TTEE,
uspresenting tho Capitol Legislature. stated
their case to the Attorney General this after
poon. The result of the conference Is not differ
ont from that which concluded the interview
held with Judge Williams by the Court House
Legislative Committee, namely, that The Gov
eminent will not interfere unless scme question
crises under the Constitution calling for Federal