The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-12
WASHINGTON.
Absentees With and without

WASHINGTON.
Absentees With and without
alN Leave.
WASHINGTON, August 11.-sixty.three
members OF the House are absent on leave
and fifteen without leave, and others are
preparing to leave before adjournment,
which Il ID generally thought will take
place not later than Tuesday or Wednes.
day.
BLuFoRp's ISLANDERS.
Internal Revenue Agent Gavitt, writing
from Jacksonville, ILL.,, complains that
Bluford Wilson has falsely and mali
ciously slandered him before the whisky
fraud committee, and encloses copy Of
q letter from Superintendent Matthews
and one from ex.Commissioner Pratt, the
latter dated July 29th, in which Gayitts
character ia strongly endorsed.
CONFERENCE AGREES. -.
The committee OF conference on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bifl this morning agreed on basis Of Set-
tlement. Mutual concessions will be
made, but 1T Is understood the Senate
conferees will fix the salaries. .-,'
| MORE TROOPS. Is
The President to-day sent ames:age to
Congress urging, I'M view Of possible
contingency during the vacation, that
provision be made for more troops in the
Indian country, and Suggesting that II an
increase Of the present cavalry force by
$500 be deemed inadyisable, that he be
authorized to call out FIVE regiments Of
volunteers, each one thousand strong, for
a period not exceeding six months.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
The following message was sent by the
President to Congress to-day: -
10 he Senate and House Of Representatives.:
Transmit herewith . telegram Of the
9th Of August from Lieutenant General
Sheridan 10 General Sherman, letter
OF the 11th Of the present month from
General Sherman to the Secretary Of War,
and letter from the latter Of the same
date to me, all setting forth the possible
need Of the army in consequence OF the
existing hostilities. ! would strongly
urge upon Congress The necessity Tor
making some provision for contingency,
which may arise during the vacation, for
more troops in the Indian country than il
Il now possible 10 send. II would seem
10 me 10 be much more economical and
better 10 authorize an increase OF the
present cavalry by $500 priyates, but If
this is not deemed advisable, then that
the President be authorized TO call out
not exceeding five regimentst1 .000strong
each, Of volunteers, to serve for a period
not exceeding six months. Should this
latter authority be given, ]. would not
order out any volunteers unless in
my opinion, based upon report from
the seat OF war / deemed It absolutely
necessary, and then only the smallest
number tomeet the emergency.
Executive Mansion, August II, 1876.
The following is Gen. sheridan's letter
to Gen. Sher man: -- u -f'''
cHrcioo, August 8, 1876.
Gen. W. fisherman, Warrington:
l have not been able 10 reinforce the
commands at Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, or
at Standing Rock SO as 70 make them
strong enough to disperse the Indians or
TO arrest and disarn those coming in. /
beg OF you 10 see the Military Com
mittee Of the House and urge upon ii
the necessity Of increasing the cavalry
regiments 10 100 to each company. Gen.
Crooks strength is 1,774, Terrys I ,873,
and TO give this force to them ! have
stripped every post from the line Of Man.
itoba to Texas. We want more mounted
men. We have not exceeded the law in
enlisting Indian scouts. In fact We have
not as many men Us the law. allows US.
The whole number Of men in this division
is only Ia. The Indians with General
Crook are not enlisted oreven paid. They
are not worth paying. They are with
him only TO crafty their desire for
fight and the thirst for revenge on the
Sioux.
(signed) q" P. H. SHERIDAN,
Lieut.. General.
The letter OF General Sherman to the
Secretary OF War endorses the recommen.
dation OF General Sheridan, and letter
OF the Secretary OF War recommends the
same TO the President. .sa r-.4.. -
supERvrsRG ARCHITECT.
Joseph G. Hill, Of Boston, who has been
for two years Assistant Supervising Ar
chitect Of the Treasury and for several
years previous draughtsman in that
bureau, was to-day appointed Supervising
Architect. The appointment was made
by the Secretary of the Treasury and is
not subjectto confirmation by the Senate.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL.
The committee Of conference on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill came TO an agreement this afternoon,
the mode Of adjustment having been sug-
gested by Secretary Fish through Assis-
tant Secretary Of State Cadwallader.
Some hours will be necessary.to put the
bill in form, but in all probability it will
be reported 70 The two houses tomorrow.
TIE details have not yet transpired on
the consular branch Of the bill. Howev-
er the difference between the conferees Of
the Senate and House was $3.50, 900, the
conferees have agreed to reduce this
amount one.hali, and to abolish twenty
two Of the consulates at the points where
ii is supposed, that they are not absolute
ly required. op the dip@atic branch
OF the bill the differences OF the conferees
was to the extent OF 100000. They
were adjusted as in the preceding in.
stances, by reducing the amount one
half and correspondingly reducing
the number Of minister's resident.
The reduction is principally in the
South and Central American States, and
Charges d'Afairs at much lover sala-
ries are to be substituted; the mission to
Greece Is Withdrawn; the salaries attach.
ed 10 the Envoys Extraordinary and
Ministets Plenipotentiary remain un.
changed. In fact there Is no reduction
in the salary Of these and OF the Con-
suls; nor Is any law changed TO affect
them. The sum Of $25, 900 Is appropria-
ted TO pay the arrearages Of salaries due
to such Ministers and Consuls as have
been legislated out OF office up 10 the
time they shall receive official notice Of
their dismissal. The recent appropria-
tion Of 100000 for the relief Of Aneri-
can seamen abroad has been reduced by
the, ,conlerees to $4,000, the Senate re-
.ceding TO the extent Of $4,000.
u..,... ABOUT NIKE.