The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-30
ELKO, NEVADA, SUNDAYS APRIL 30 1876. Hsq i%

Untters arc implicated in n questionable tit
transactions, US we'll as parties in. the
department. The wanton destruction
Of property was such that glycerine
might az woll have been iexplodsd In
the building. ,i3 T,In SyostiGsT All =
| The lYor!d'l Washington. special snys
Caulheld's Committee sent TO the Treas
ury Department to-day and secured the
| books in which the Secret Service &C.
coup!s are audited. Il The official, figures
shoWi thai in 1879 YnlUne was expended
oTer: s. l4l. 400 inst cad Of SI5, 900. I'll !
4 9, Thereis no longer, any doubt that
organization Of the proposed new Statc
Of New Mexico md dictate the terms lof
the new constitutional G4sS"i21
/ Colonel Whitley, says the Indictment
found ayIinst him by tile Grand iJrrS
7 VI thiH distfi6t-IEoE G0mpficityu m tha
Safe burglary oonspffa6y IL hofc : Sbrth
the paper It is written ON as he has in
his possession letter from the Attor-
ney- General written mt the suggestion
ot the Chairman Of ihG' Judiciafy1 Com
mittec, Hon. j.. Proctor Knott, giving
him immunity from punishment" for
my of these matters in which he nets
ns n mere agent Of others. He sayS he
has had a conversation With tho Attor-
ney-General, who EXPRESSED tho opinion
nnd previous to coming to this city he
consulted with competent lcgnl authori-
ties on the question involved. He says
his Immunity was not a contract Tint
he should convict Babcock, Huntingdon,
or any others, but that ,he would. tell
the whole story. keeping back nothing,
which he Intends to do when the timo
arrives.
John J. Davenport. United States
Supervisor of elections ut New York,
resumed. his evidence to-dny before tho
Committee Of Expenses in the depart
ment of justice. Ho examined the
fraud committed under, the. form Of
naturalization, and his method, Of dis
covering them. BE, was phid for the
work Of preparing afIidavits in several
cases of fraud, as any: other Supervisor
was paid. He issued warrants in lnIf
for /, 200 persons registered, ,tbelieying
they had no .cxistance. I: Adjourned. :
Director Linderman's ,telegrams Ia q
Virginia City Journal, that the ,neccs-
sary appropriations for the Carson
Mint has been agreed upon, il pronoun-
ced very erronious by. Congressman
Woodburn. Tho appropriation will i6c
made for the snlnries of tho Superin-
tendcnt and other officers, but even the
small increase of $40, 900 promised by
the Appropriation Committee on, the
amounts first reported for wages and
materials, will not, acGortling to the
present intimations OF the Chairman,
Randall, be all granted He says these
items will not MI be materially incrGas-
cd. Woodburn will move in tho House
for nm increase Of Sl7O, 900 to bring them
up to the full nlnount Of last year v.
He raSs Linlerman's recomnendatiopa
before the committee Cor continuance
Of the coinnge Mt the Carson Mint was
Of the most feeble character, iHfs: -.
= One OF tho most eloquent and eject.
I've speeches in advocacy Of the trHnsler
OF the Indian" Burenu to thc" Wur' De-
partment, WAS TINT Of Representative
Lame Of Oregon. He argued that the
tran 1fer to army management would
tend to maintain peace, secure Iiddit-
ionnl protection to tho lives and pro-
perty Of our citizens, materially reduce
the expenses Of tho Government, and
III no wiBc injuriously effect, oven il il
did not improve the condition OF the
Indians. E'INgiE ~ Jeni T,4E1o"I II
White, discuusipg the question OF
economyI deIterousiy cnllctt attention
to the vast amount Of good which por-
tions Of money thus saved could effect
~ opening the navigation Of tho Col.
ulnDin river and improving the hnrbora
OF the const 30 nj to devclope national
wenlth. aud the manifold RESOURCES OF
Oregon. He administered 4 severe ro-
buko to Mr.. Cox Of New York for ns-
\ m. nj, - IL
culogizcd tlieir gnllnntry, TnngnaniInit-
ty and intelligence; vividiy depicted
tho horrors Of u Indian bnrbaritits III
Oregon aud Utah, nnd showed the Just
ness OF complaints against tho present
Eystem OF Indian management. Mr..
Lane also showeretl ridiculc on Mr.. Cox n
account of his observations Of the
French policy at Algeria, and his seil-
tinentalily concerning the noblo red
men of tho forest, md attributed It Ia
the studious perusal OF Coopur'a ro-
rnances aud his cxpefionce rs IL Tnm.
many chieftan. This willy and fOrciLlc
cxtempornneOus speech hns given Lime
high rank nmong tho debatcrs of tho
House. Dir. Luttrcll'H speech advocnt-
ing the bill, dealt latgely with tito
nbusos which ho stated had come under
his own observation In California. HC
detailed frauds which had been public.
Is charged there ds prepttriltcl hy tho
Round Wiley mud IIoopa Agents, aiI,l
asserted that largo appropriations hatl
been made by Congress for tl1 Klnni-
nth md other Indians nnl had never
reachcd them, md ho described the
swindles in blankets, etc, 1lracticctl on
tho Af0docs before their Out.btcuk.
Even when they aro honest ho' 'cctinsid.
cred nino out Of ten Intlinn Agents moi
competent business men, and fot ilicstn
md Other reasons hc earnestly hdvO.
cnlcd placing tho Indinn ihahalvnient
under tho military control.
Mr.. Page said that despite tho re.
llicst Of tho Legislature Eu cohld mol
favor the bill, ns it had not been shown
that II would snyo tho Government d
dollar; on tho contrary, supplies were
purchased more ehcaply under tho prcs
ent Bonrd OF Indian Commissioners
thnn thcy sto obtained by tho nriiiy
The treatment of the Inliniis by ift(
military would IN less human and ihrii
civilization would DO retarded. Thi,
was tho testimony; OF cirilizcd fhdiuns
Of tho Indian Territory, aid the opinion
Of tho bcttor clnss OF thinking me,
Throughout tho country. a tliscoiltiuu
nnco Of tho present pence policy, hidct
rs II is by military power, would lcat
to hostilities and cnlangcr and intorrnp
the overland railroad, Tho enncttncn
| Of tho bill meant simply further. Unjust
leo to tho Indians, and thcir speedy OK
tinction. All the Pacific Coast men,bGr
except Pago voted for the pGssnge o
tho bill. .ft' ltwi nj