The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
W aMAsHfNaToN, Dec. 80, 1871 .
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.

4 iigs isiE ~ NJ 49,. ,.......
lt THE INvEsTIG'ATliLNSa' - oonimih'thT'
Tn my last ! mentioned why the investl-
eating Committee should pc standing, IN
stead of a special, committee; 1 now re-
vert to the Senatorial disturbance IN the
Senate on the subject OF Investigation, In
order to make special reference to the
members Of the standing committee. Even
Carl Schurz c9uiu nna 10 iaule WIN the
wen 1 caS aarnos.ness ond ;otear;ty IN the
,i,en -, va II. e t,,,a that sor,a Of the
io y: es.Y,' e,,da,., s,s,,,,,ad n ,sr.to, doJ
clii2 H;'lii rs w. y a,,id' ba + netb;no
70 eih ''i.' =. q, :. ,V".,g
coiii'i,eee, pue e'i'e - VI pa
WIN the o'uel assu'iPson I r o n
SchurZ, lrumbuii, fehton ana Iipton are
the only pure anu viItu2es nie,i wi.lili VIC ),
hepupican party. l oeneve .nac IL ili,Sh.
perhaps nave peen Detter 70 place. on tlla'
committee Oh seven, IN auo'l,oh 70 ohe TWO
democrats, one Oh ,he maicohtehtts-ouC
It Should be remembered that these men
dior months prepared inns attackIli .
peen very sVioieno ana ABUSIVE 70 the,L
prother senators haa cllarged ,heli WIN
unworthy mouvesi hau traducGo men ike
Morrlli, Oh erihont, anu norriii, ., nanle'
VINO are extremely SENSITIVE Oh tneir per
Sonai honor, Dy Gaining tnen toois UI .ne
President,N &c; ana tnat cenator IIu'n-
and Lansc ~ - ,a;a, ~ ,,,,,et MOI he
;nd1 md, too harshIv if thew left fhese mis-
ch;ef.nlottars out In tho cold. The whole
( ottacl Is 90 mon;fcstlv an electioneering
dodpc aea;nst tha President that ,the conn.
trv will Not he dece;ved
s,r,,,rn,,,, er,rr, n,,,,s, ,,,
,a I, - eo .1ss .' ? - ni Ut
Senator Sumner recently invited the most
nteiligcnt coiorcd men OF washington to
ms mouse, ana gave tnem instructions 70 m
stltute an ag,tation throughout the country
IN Us support. In pursuance OF tins plan,
inoosuss , NV ,oeen ne'd and 9oh5ttees
app .in o,se,har S ", AT a
popt ;.'I,,.,Sa =. ;'",a" H. III. s,,o
ins1l,us ~ MY oasu n's iuuonoo
wi.n .lo 1oiorcu men ~ el'is nianfeuvre,
~ wy puipuso ~ mio'un'5 eass'iiiss oiailS =
~ case nc sil1 10 ~ % nollia'e Gu, oonc q
'io i9"' t4 n c oiil ouSn' -, "
. aopsou, Das =, 90 "a. as y n'aueS ee
XII ,St Pirs" mharn ' omJ ~ uuy anu sen
nh q ,,ncnnst;tnt;o,.I o"d onoht NY y
be amended. If The object of Senator
Sumner is correctly understood, it is a pity
that so great man should stoop to tricks
of the demagogue in order to crafty per-
sonal animositics.
.,is,J .gis REPORT, or THE zap af.rtrsa
, l9 NI.;oorr Ge.n,eroI scbotia,d bas ,nada
mort ~, the ,,rasont nond;t;s,, 80 !, ;i;tan,,
and Indian affairs in Arizot,a. HI saws
that for many years troops have been kept
constantly in the field on account of a
state of war existing with the Apaches.
The charge made that many dcpredations
were committed by Indians from the reser-
Yations has been given as an excuse for
acts ON the part oflsome of the people of
Arizona, no less barbarous than those of
the Apaches. The Indians on the rcserya-
tons paid for a large part of the rations
issued to them by supplying hay and wood
:at much less cost to the government than
that paid to the contractor. The efforts of
the Indian Peace Commissioners and Off
GERS of the army to convince the Indians of
the good faith Of the government seems to
nave been fsucccssiul. 1t is reported by
last advices thats all the Apaches IN Arizona
nave gone on the reservations with pros
lpecls OF lasting peace.
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
ID IL appears that lin advance of a ,naot;no
the majority of fle memhnrs oftha Not;noo''
nj Rennbl;can Evacnt;uo r,n,,,;ttao Lo,,o
been Written to and baro T,Uo.od ph;,a LII
mia as the nIaca fnr boldno, tho Nat;onal
Convention. This settles ,tbo m,ast;on mn
less these oentIcman CHANCE tha;r r,;nJs :.
o - '-l"'As
huih SERVICE '' RULES.
on and after Monday next the rules OF
INC CVli service COMMISSION, relating to
appointments, VIII De applied and continue