The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-05
BY TELEGR APH.
BY the Western Union Line.
WASHIN G TON.
WASHINGTON, February 4.

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have been indicted for unlawiully tax.
ing and carrying away certain war
ants, etc., belonging to the United
States, valued at $4,000.
Trans-Contlnehial Railroad.
The bill to incorporate the Southern
Trans. Continental Railroad, was
sc Mt to the Committee Of the Whole in
the House to-day, on the ground that
the bill made grant OF public prop
erty.
Marine Schools.
Secretary Robeson appeared before
the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs
this morning for the purpose Of making
suggestions relative to the different
measures before Congress affecting the
navy, and princip pally TO give his views
with reference to the bill to encourage
the establishment OF public Marine
schools for the instruction OF young men
in nautical science. The Committee
agreed to report the bill with amend
m snts periectipg its detaiia.
Reducing Expenses
Ths House Committee on Appropria'
tons had before them to-day Mr.. Con-
cell, chief OF the loan branch, and Mr..
Vanderbilt, the appointment clerk OF
the Treasury Department, on the sub
iect OF reducing the clerical force in
that Department and making other
economical reforms.
General Iarney About the Indians.
General Harney, whose name has
been such terror to hostile indians
years ago, WAS before the House Com
mite on Military Affairs to-day, and
was asked to give his views in reference
10 Indian matters. He gave it as his
opinion, thai if the Indians were treat
ed fairly, there would never be any dif-
ficulties with them. He had known
but two instances in which they had
ever violated treaty stipulations, and in
these two Instances the Indians were
excused for the treaties had grown cd
before they were sought to lie enforced
BY the general . ggYen ggY3eynernment, aud the
;sssls E;ssso : ns ~ Tf0,ssIss-~4snl indians
were , principally caused by the fraudu-
lent agepts and by whisky dealers de
bod rever known an Indian agent VINO
had not grown rich in the cihce' excePI
one On being asked how the Wh'sh!
dealers could be suppressed. he answer
cd without hesitation, they should oe
bunp or shot by the nearest military
nacer He would have the otflcer
take that responsibility. he Was os
c;dedlv OF the opinion that the man
esemept of the Indians would be mucn
more .fIe Iec,ively and honestly conduct
II nv army officers than by clviilans
nr,eas the army officers had change'
very much since he kne" 'ne~'
Postmaster e; Grafton.
The President has nominated DAME
Wilson as postmaster 8, Grafton w
Virginia.
whn: thc war Cost.
! The War Department has prepared
Abatement in response 10 resoiu''oh
III. House of Representatives, shown
tina, lrom April 2O;h, 1861 to Augo'
oOib, 1856, the disbursements by arm ra
rsymas,ers were 1904. 100000. IL
wfnIe number OF payamsters empioye
was 54l. The number whose accouh
are cloeed il 3S6, and l52 open VIII
cash balances unpaid TO the amount
S76S, ,2O6. Many OF these oalancrs a. a,
d !, amt others are considered "orthies
a,d a lew are to be COLLECTED oy not
Ma;or IssacN n Booke is set down
ow;ng Sl5lll7, which he lost
gambling in Cincinnati during 'he "'
The Indian Liquor Law.
- The Secretary of the Interior has su
u m;,,ed to the House oi Representauv
:. the proposed amendment to the lno''
;, i0,erest &C, of 1885, designed to secn
,e tae Indians iu any locality against l
a );ouor traffic. 1t provides heavy pens
of tea agaius. any person. including l
Sc lions who shall sell. exchange ,.gl
,g barter OF dispose OF any spurious hqu
a or wine 10 any Indian under cna,e' p;
ne any Iodian superintendent ;t;osn or aseP'' et
r to- to any Indian not a citizen ;e;aaio,;o o,
at Tnited states within such Jurlsdic''o
ID, u''N ''N
is PHILADELPHIA.