The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-09
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Protest or tho Governor or Sonora
Against the Howard Apache Treaty.
WASHINGTON, May 8, 1874.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has received
copy OF the protest of J. Pesqueira. Governor OF
Sonora, to Governor Stafford, OF Arizona, against
what he supposes to be the stipulations Of the
treaty entered into between General o. o.
Howard and the Indian Chief Cochise.
Governor Pesqueira rectes quite list
OF murders and lesser crimes committed by
Cochise between November last and March
OF the present year, and claims that the treaty
above alluded to allows Cochise to have free range
In Mexico. Commissioner Smith says this Is an
entire mistake, as the treaty In no way refers to
sonora Or osner Mexican territory. It 10 true that
atrocities have been committed In Sonora BY the
Apaches, as Pesqueira alleges; but II participated
In by any members OF Cochises band, 1t has been
without Cochise's sanction, as all reports show he
has personally conformed In good faith to the terms
and spirit of his treaty, though he may have been
unable to control outlaws Of his band.
The Union Pacific and the Government.
The Attorney General has decided the question
submitted to him some time since BY the Secretary
OF War as to the right OF the government to retain
one-half Of the pay to the Union Pacific Railroad
Company for government transportation by the
company across Its bridge over the Missouri River
at Omaha, and holds that the determination OF this
question does not involve the inquiry as TO the
terminus Of the Union Pacific Railroad, and there
fore, there is no decision upon that subject.
Second, that the act OF 1862, Incorporating
the company, and the amendatory act OF
1884, are to be taken together as one
act and, as they provide that one-half
OF all compensation for services rendered by the
company to the government shall be retained for
the payment OF its bonds and interest, without
naming any specific services, and as said acts
grant railroad telegraph and bridge franchises the
Attorney General holds that the provision as to
compensation applies as well to services under the
other OF these franchises. Third, that under the
act OF 1873 all compensation for services to the
government by said company upon Its railroads OF
any kind is to be retained SO long as any interest
in the United states by the company upon Its
bonds remain unpaid, ano that the railroad OF the
company across the bridge is one q the railroads
to which said act applies.
Decision by the Commissioners OF Pcns
si0ns. -
The Commissioner OF Pensions has decided that
no attorney will be recognized In q claim for In.
crease Of pension provided for by section act OF
March g. 1873, to o single minor already receiving
an original pension, nor in claim for increase OF
pension also provided for by the Aforesaid section
to minor children Of ofncers The return OF the
certificate OF pension to the Commissioner Ia the
only requisite to the adjudication Of the claim.
Contributors to the Congregational Com.
science Fund.
Both John B. Hawley, Of Illinois, and Joseph r.
Hawley, OF Connecticut, have some time since COW
cred their back pay into the United States Treas
ury; also J. M. Rusk, OF Wisconsin. This state.
ment is made at the request OF the friends OF these
vantemen.