, 1876-02-26
THE INDIANS,
Shall They 11o Managed by tho Arml
or = Corps OF Cavlltaus-Gcn. SherL
DANA Views

Shall Thcy Do Managed by tho ARM
or u Corps Of Cavlltans-Gsons SherL
dana Views.
Dupasch to Nt.o York Tribune.
WARRINGTON, Fob. 18.-qon. Sheridan has hAt
a long conference with the House Military Com.
mttsco, having boon summoned hore for cousults
tion on army nAtto1s. Ihs principal points orn-
braesd in tho conversation wero tho following,
!. Might not tho Indian Bureau be transferred
to the War Department With benefit to t}lo public
bervicc7 2. Woufd 1t not bo practicable
to consolidate tho QuHtormsstsr'a and
j. msS sad poE o e Of ,p,
JnstIoc bo dispensed with without Injury to tho
dou. sLeridan'a statement, owing to tho fact
tho public but 1t was Ct . rory interesting and
important character. 1o said ho had doToted =
great deal Of time to tho study Of tho Indian
question md its bearing on tho army, aud the
thoroughly convinced that the Indian Bureau
belongs to tho War and not to tho Interior De-
phytmont Evory consideration OF policy, safety,
economy, sud lfe, points to this course. The
tho army upon Tho Indians IL very great, and
they can bo easily controlled BY tho army,
whi1o tho civil agents and officers would have no
power ovor thom+ There would never have
been Mo1oo war had the Indians been undol
tho control Of tho army. Gen, Sheridan also
thought that uhtto ho did not like to reflect on
the officers OF tho Indian Bureau tho Indians.
might be more honorhbly dehlt with By army
ofBcerB, whoae ponalttea arc creator, and whooo
! habits Of doing buaineas aro moro regular and
better guarded, 10 doos not think Tint tho ln-
| dian mould bo cheated on the enc hand. nor tho
there would come to bo good understanding
betwcon the Indian apd tho army of1cor, and
that there would not bo 60 many lisea lost IA At
pEoeent ,.-.-
] fnr n Wn
| He demonstrated to tho satisfaction OF tho Com
nnttteo that saving Of e28, 5o0. 900 yoar could
be made In tho appropriations for the army
alone In tho matter Of transportation, forts,
stntiono, DC. Ic said thoro would DO no neoea.
sity for 90 many distant poat8, and that tho aAv-
Ing In this respoot and particularly IN transpor-
tation, which costs 30 heavily On TIE plains,
would be worry great. He also said that the In
dian sozvtoc appropriations would bo 1oaa by
| mifons than thoy sto now.
With reloronce 10 tho consolidation Of tho
Qaartor%asteE,s. c9mmissaty and psy r; I Depart part
bnt ho In opposed to It; Ho thought it would
not bo for the good OF the service. Tho proaont
systom worked enthusiastically during tho War,
and he thought It tho best for our country. Ho
ahowod tho di1tczonce 10 thla respect botneen
Gormauy and tho United STATED. Tho Bureau Of
Military Justice b. .passod by with the remark
that ths army got along very "cll hofoEc Il Naa
agaln without II. He VA particularly, aaea.
toned with reference to the bill Of Tho Military
Committee wheEotn certain reductions arc u,ada
Ia tho matter OF eslarie1, forsgc, oto.
1le thnhs 4 reduction in either ths
pay or allowance Of army ollcess won1d
have = dannoraltzipg effect and tend to drive
| good mon from the army. Ho thinks Tho psos-
ent pay and alowkncea ~ low a. good Judgment
can suggest. IN regard to lanndrcsaea, he quite
lnundrosaes like other women, cost money, bus
that thoy, like al women, arc worth what thoy
cost. It 10 said that laundrcases are very or
I
bo sayod each year by reducing them to ono to
each company. The transportation OF thcs
baggage and equipment Ia Tho principal sourcs
/ Of complaint.
Con. Sherman has boen addressed by tho Com
mtttoe and asked to oomo and give his yiaHs on
| tho oueutlon6 treatad By Con. Sheridan.