New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-24
WASHINGTON.
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPITAL.
AN ADDITION 70 THE INDIAN FRAUDS CoMMis
w,snINGToy, Friday, July %, 1879.

W,-nrNGroy, Friday, July %, 1875.
When Prof. Marsh preferred his charges
verbally il wa understood that they referred particularly
to Agent sayc and tho management OF Affairs 1T The
Red Cloud Agency Secretary Delano therefore rcln sen
Gen Fisk 20 appoint cJnms~ion 10 investigate 'he
charges When Prof Marsh REDUCED his charges I" writ
inc IL was asrcriancd tnat they implicated Commits
soner smith contained allegations against the sccre-
fairy of the Interior Secretary Delano immediately
recommended to the President the propreiy OF appoint
inc thee more Commission r. 10 be selected ny the
President to aid the Commissioners selected by The De
partuieut AMI Gen. Fisk This request was made from
no disirsi OF tla latter bit n'cdse me S''irt', AN"
Cnne ,Iolcrs lid moi II 10 he understood mat lacy
mad selected their own Commission 10 h'Shs'e enscs
again themselves. IN complying "ih US I'ie-l ,"e
PRECEDENT selected senator BORN? "i hd'", h1'"r
Howe of W.sconin, aud the Hon. wayne hct cigh VI
P,Insy iyania te three additional ,onlmFs"'els'
THE CIoRPESNING DECISION NOT MADE PUBLIC.
Attorney General Pierrep0at sent to the Prc>i-
deut MS oiJn III NOTORIOUS Corcnning mail con
tract case o-ay. II IL repnrted that hc ecidee that the
r. snlu ion February, 1871, repeating the law directing
the Postmaster q neral 10 aUust Air. 'h"fl"hnhS-
cltiIn covers the whole and everything That WAS
done under the first aci p-c iost0 the repeat TIE q7
ton submitted was very one aud there j. groa
division of opinion in reference to it among lawyers.
Congress pass ii law authorizing The POstasierenerai
to adjust this claim. Under this act Mr. Crcswell pro-
coedcd. Toe ease was examined IN award was mate,
,,, nr,,rtr,tinu Tor pa.IncnL was Dc-un. Then Mr.
Dawes u,is fUroI, atrH ni'Jn III Ia" House Wihr'
followed BY the lassse oi Joi, resolution repeal
TIE ,iu.fOn Winfn'r ia" ltlhdl-
ltI lrsn,lfi aside fhc award that ndd p'n already
,nn,e z Attorney Gen'rii, 81 report sai- decides
tuaf II does ASIDE aEsrL Other reading lawyers
express very grave d"nbi7 OF ms
SUSPENSION OF THE KANAWHA IMPROVEMENT.
prepaTationS for the construction ot The lock
for the improvement OF kinawna RIVER JIst bl""
Charleston, West Vd under the direction Of COL 'IhS-
nh OF the Corps OF Army Engineers have been Temporal
y suspended BY act Oi Congress passed. III lSil,
il pro icd that public money snail bc expended upon
an, site 81 an1 purchased by the thiicd States Tor Lac
uuIn,.cs Of c.cciiHs thereon any pubic Work al IN!
hIni untn the wrlCtcn opinion OF the Attorney ""hc'l
snail he mad fbe dity ar tn tul' nor uni
rfuc "a Nivn me lt or az NJ!
~, sntn CONSENT 10 IlFcnasc. ln. lr@t riu-ii."i
cannot D Iniird icrrrcd 10 unth t' 'ccl
III. 81 the /. .i-Ai,lIro of West virginia.
TIE NAVAL PICKET ON THE RIO GRNNDh.
The Government has purchased at Aew-or-
leans the steamer Planter -hll boat drawing tat ionr
,e,t OF water. bat sir"n-ly constructed enc VIII pe
pr,,crly armed and manned ana snt - The RIO 'r'ide
Tor duty un fhtt river, prevent McAca crossing mi"
Texas and running of cttilc Tine Piiniec has zen or
derrd Ia Mobile. Liou,.trinmander ID. G. k"li- i de-
i,c.d from lie ir,ncad ts.innicus aud sent {" take
command of ne ncW vessel. II Is SAID one or Nv" ol iei
f.t =. similar cliiri, ter viii H. llirHsri ana III
u ohi Ia act Planter IN tnc -nI'icS-i"h 81
Mexican dtiedatUns.