Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-04
Matters of Interest in and About the
Capital--General Sherman Urging
the Transfer OF the Indian Bu-
reas to the War Department.
Jim Blaine Still Hunting Material fer
the Next Campaign by Urging In
quiry into the Recent Elections
in Southern States.
The Louisiana Investigating Committee
to Resume its Lab0rs-The Bancroft
Treaty to be Terminated-A Long
List Of Appeintments-COm
mittee Work. Etc.

| WASHINGTON, December 3.-GeneralS her
man to-day submitted to the joint committee
| on the transfer of the Indian bureau to the
| war department, a number of official docu
| ments verifying his previous statements II
| regard to the advisability of the transfer
| The general described the sufferlugs of the
| Indians, and said that the army should
| either be transferred to the Indian depart
ment or the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment. Under the existing management the
| government IS very heavily taxed, and the
| poor Indian is driven TO the wall. Notwlth-
| standing it was his opinion that twenty years
hence the American population would reach
| eighty million, and as the population IN
creased, the Indian reservation would be re-
quired for cultivation, and the Indian should
| be cared for now, that he might be prepared
| for the emergency. The total number of In
dams is nearly two hundred and twenty-five
| thousand, and, under military management,
the greater number could be placed under
civilian agents, always, however, retaining
| military power over them. With reference
to the proposition Of the Indian bureau to
arm young bucks as soldiers or policemen,
General Sherman said the idea was inadvisa-
BILE, as it was simply arming bitter enemy.
Should the transfer be made, Indian wars
would be unheard of. All trouble could be
foreseen, and outbreaks prevented. Quar-
termaster General Meigs contended that the
transfer must prove beneficial to both Indians
and army.
BLAINE STILL AFTER ELECTION FRAUDS.
Blaine's resolution for inquiry into the re-
cent elections in the southern States was
considered in caucus to-day by both Repub-
lican and Democratic senators. The Repub
Iicans decided to press the resolution for adop-
ton after an amendment, that investigate on
be made by a special committee, instead of
by the judiciary committee. The Republi-
cans also decided to offer soon a resolution
declaring the entire validity of the constitu-
tional amendments, and asserting the pro-
priety of enforcing them by appropriate leg
lslation. The Democratic senators decided
to take the position that Blaine's resolution
should be amended SO as to refer to the vio-
lation of the election laws aud the abridge-
ment of the right OF suffrage in both the
northern and southern States, and, thus
amended, to vote for its adoption.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The committee on ways and. means IN a
general interchange of views to day indicated
that it will confne itself to current business
without considering the measures for a
testimony taken concerning reform in the
New York customhouse is printed and
will be considered Tuesday next.
BANKING AND CURRENCY.
The house committee on banking and cur
rency to-day determined to oppose the adop-
ton of the senate substitute tor the house
bill to repeal the specie resumption act, both
of which were left on the speakers table at
the close of the last session.
PHILLIPs's REDEMPTION BILL.
The bill introduced to-day by Representa-
tive Phillips provides that The redemption of
notes in coin shall be suspended whenever the
coin in the treasury shall be reduced to fifty
million dollars, and that when the amount
of coin in the treasury exceeds one hundred
million dollars the surplus shall be used for
the redemption of the bonds bearing the
highest rate Of interest that are subject to
call.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD CASES.
The first of the Pacific railroad cases--the
Union Pacific company against the United
States-was argued to day in the supreme
court, together with similar cases set for
argument on the twelfth instant. Among the
questions raised is, what legally constitute
the net earnings of railway company.
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION TO BE RE-
sUMED.
A member of the Potter investigation COM
mlttee stated to-day that it was the intention |
to send subcommittee to New Orleans to |
continue the investigation there which was !
terminated by the yellow fever epidemic.
CoNTEsTEp ELECTIONS.
TIE house committee on elections to-day |
decided to receive additional testimony in |
the contested election cases of HARRISON as. |
Shelley, OF Alabama, and Frost as. Metcalf, |
Of Missourl-Shelley and Frost being the sit |
ting members.
EHE BANCROFT TREATY TO BE TER
MINATED.
The Joint resolution introduced to-day by |
Representative Springer requests the Presi- |
dent to give notice to the government of |
Germany that the treaty ofFebruary %, 1868, |
Known as the bancroft treaty, will be ter
minated by tins government vt the end Of !
twelve months after giving notice. The OBJ |
jsetenable past OF the treaty is the clause
which provides with reference to patHraliza-
ton. The intent not to return to ones !
adopted country may be held to exist when |
the person naturalizad in the one country |
resides mars than two years in the other
country. # the bancrpib treaty be ter
terminated, the rights of cit. ms OF either |
country residing in the other will be deter !
mined By the treaty of 1868, which recog
lied citizens to soj0urn in the territories OF /
each goVerument.
AePoINTMEEFe.
IT.. President sent toe following noHiaa.
tons to the SEM 80 to-day: -. ..,,o.
New York-Edwin A. ~ --''tt. collector OF Of
customs; Charles R. Graham. surv.s "
OlliS w DuIts naval OlIiCSL, L uOIittS 1
United States assistant treasurer.
United States Consuls-Andrew Cohen, of
Pennsylvania, at Pernambuco; Henry Dlth-
man, of New York, at Brelsau; G. w Fish.
Of Michigan, at Turis; john I. Frisbie, of
Michigan, at Rio Grande, Brazil; John s.
Mosby, of Virginia, at Hong Kong; Asa z.
Rindle, of New York, at Para; Henry Rug
giles, of Connecticut, at Malta; Eugene
Schuyler, of New York, at Birmingham; W. |
Thompson. of District of Columbia, at South
ampton; John c. White, Of Illinois, secretary
Of legation in Brazil; S. Newton Pettis, of
minister resident and consul
general of Bolivia; G. Harris Heath, of Penn
;ylvania, eonsui-general at Constantiuople.
New Orleans Mint-Henry S. Foote. of
superintendent; Macmillan Fer
1iuand Bonzano, of Louisiana, refner; James
of Louisiana, assayer; Martin Y.
Davis, of Pennsylvania, coiner.
Collector of Customs-John n. uller, of
Ohio, for the district of Miami, Ohio.
Collectors of Internal Revenue-FlemiDg
w. Robb, of Nebraska, for the district of |
Nebraska; John L. Pennington, of Arkan-
;as, for the district of Dakota.
Miscellaneous-Russel b. Harrison, of |
in charge of the assay Office IN
Helena.
THE EAST ST. LOUIS