The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-13


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Supervising Architect Hill will he
suspended from elsicc pending his trial cn The
Chicago Indictment
The commission having under con.
alteration tlr proposition Of transferring the
Indian lsurrau 10 ,he War berarih,en, M, Al,
Washington las, week AMI began taking sessi-
monv, hr, narntow. Chairman of the Hoard
III Indian Commissioners. MAS the first
Witness iie thought tho proposed transfer
nnwi~c. and that n effected, II would work all
vcrsely 10 Christian operations now III progress
liz thought II impossible for tho body ~ the
Indian Commissioners 10 work III harmony with
army officials ar |, did with civilians. and gave
N his reason that the army Was formed fnr war,
10 rnbtlne enemies and make peace, rather than
10 promote religion ami friendship r. NJ
Kingsley. q mcmlcr III The hrsrsl held similar
views lfo said w n.ed M army with huas
and spades for tin Indians rather than swords
anil rifles both of the witnesses defended tho
Indian Agents as body, and sail the Wholesale
Ahues wa~ unwarantcd
Tho Consular and Diplomatic APP
propriatinn Ill., A. presented 10 lic lionrc, pro.
posses 10 reduce the salaries Ut our Minister'S III
Great britain, France. Germany, and Russia,
from sl,,'An 10 slann per annum; those Of
TIM Ministers 10 spain, Austria, Italy, nraril.
Mexico, Japan. and China from sla."D 10
ein.nN, and these u onr Ministers 10 chill anil
Perm from $1,000 10 ss.00o per annnn The
bill omiss any provision for United States Min
listers Resident at Belgium AMI tho Neither
lands. or for Charges l'Airaircs 10 Denmark
and Switzerland.
The joint commission considering the
transfer of the Indian bureau % thu Mlitar,
| Department, heard Secretary sehur2 tho other
day. He ilselsimcd any personal dcrre 10 re-.
tain control III tho Indian service under tho
Interior Department No branch of The do.
partment's business II NJ troublesome and
thanklcns lie thought the Indians entitled Ii
humane treatment, and that could only hc ten.
slere,l through the process Of civilization, c.ln
\ cation AMI kind treatment. This the miIilar,
were moi fitted 10 promote. The military arit
OF tho Government hn did mot consider gif.ed
with tho patient labor required 10 place the no,
| In tho Iudian's hand. anil teach hin, how Il
! nsc III
The joint commission appointed n
tho last SESSION of Congress TO mature pint
for tho reorganization of III. army lias com
| rietei liz lahors. and made 4 rcpor, to hasl
houses nt Congress In III. form af q bill, III,
salient frf snrcs II which are ~ follnMs: TIN
army. exclusive Of tho signal eerps, il limites
10 sa,Wn Tho arsillcr. service Il changed from
q rcgimrntal formation 10 batteries q
companies, and Ii consolidated with th
Ordnance department, under the con
troll Of thu QnaftermAsier The rtas
corr., ~ n distinctive branch of till
service, IL abolished Tho Engineer Am
Medical Corps Il M, matcfiall
changed Tho AdJn.ant Generals AN
pasmasief Generals riafr are abolished and
ssntrm of in.errhangcallity Of lime aud rtai
officers similar 10 thu European SYSTEM II rttb
stiiusel Provision In made for the reduction
of oflicers by tho sliHconlnnAnse " promotion
and appointments until The number !. reduced
The offices of General and iietlcna,l. uenera
10 terminate With the death nf tho present IN
enmhcnis. now series of army regulations
To hc published Provision In made fur the I'll
ueaiion Of cavalry. Aijutant General Town
send and t.uarterlnaster General Megn arr /
bc retired