American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-12-14

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NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE INDIANS
TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Gen. Sherman submitted to the Joint Com
mission on the Transfer of the Indian Bu-
reau to the War Department, a number of
official documents verifying his previous
statements regards the ACCESSIBILITY of the
transfer. The General described the suffer-
ing of the Indians, and said that the Army
should be either transferred to the Interior
Department or the Indian Bureau to the
War Department.. Under the existing man
agement, the Government was very heavily
taxed, and the "poorIndian WAS driven
to the wall, Notwithstanding it was his Opin
ion that % years hence the American popu-
lation would reach eighty millions,
and, as the population increased,
the In liam reservation would be required
for cultivation, and the Indian should be
cared for now, that he might be prepared
for the emergency. The total number OF
Indians is nearly Do, 600, and under military
management greater number could be
placed under civilian agents, always, howev-
er, retaining military power over them.
dian Bureau, to arm young bucks as SOL
diers or policemen, Gen. Sherman said the
idea was inadvisabie, as it was simply arm
ing bitter enemies. Should the transfer be
made, an Indian war would be unheard Of.
All trouble could be foreseen, and outbreak
prevented.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
EnItn of
Pennsylvania, at Persambuco; Henry Dith,
mar, OF New York, at Breslau; q. w. FISH, OF
s n,1his - Bio , GRANGE Brazil John s. Mosby
OF Virginia, at Hong Kong; Asa Z. Ptenule, OF
new nofk 81 Mata Ensen scnmyier of Sew
York, at Birmingham; William thompson,
of the District of Columbia, at southampton
John &. White, of Illinois, secretary OF Le-
CATION in Brazil, s. Newton Pettis, of Penn
sylvania, Minister Resident and Consul-Gen-
eral in Bolivia; q. Harrison Heath, OF Penn
syIvania, Consul General at Constantinople
New York Custom house-Edwin A. Mer
rilI, of New York, Collector of Customs;
Siias W. Burk Naval Officer; Thomas Hill
hSuse' 6rnaans MinteficnTv = Foote. Missis-
sippi, Superintendent; Major VIM. Ferdinand
BonzanO, Louisiana, ieiner; Jas. AlbTeeht'
| sylvania Conner.
Department. of Justice-Robt NJ. Douglass,
! Marshal Western District, North Carolina;
Joshua b. Hall, Marshal, Eastern District,
North Carolina Green {. Chandler. Attorney,
!
Associate Justice Supreme Court, Dakota.
Collectors of Internal Revenue-tlemlnS
". Robb Nebraska, for the District s OF f ser
the District of Dakota. "
| Mi.cellaneous-Russen b. Harrison, Penn
| sylvania, to be Assayer- in-CharSe at the AS
say ONCE, in Helena; and II number OF MINOR
appointments.
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC BILL.
St. Louis Republican special: The vote in
the Senate to-day (4th) on the proposition
to take up the Texas and Pacific bill is con-
sidered very favorable to the measure. 1t
was Senator Mauthews's motion, and was de-
feated by vote of % to 10, which, consider
ing ali circumstances, is indicative that there
is a majority in the Senate disposed to pass
the bill this session. There was no rallying
of friends of the bill, as it was hardly eX-
| pected to get such an important measure
under consideration in the beginning of the
| first week of the session, and no particular
contest was had to bring it up to-day; Inc
| ayes and noes were not even called. win a
| full Senate there can hardly be any DOUBT
that the bill will be taken up and final vote
reached after few days discussion.
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
Blaine's resolution for inquiry into the
recent elections in the Southern States was
considered in Congress to day (2d) by both
Republican and Democratic Senators. The
| Republicans decided to press the resolution
for adoption after amendment that an IN
yestigation be made by a special committee
instead of by the Judiciary Committee
They also decided to offer soon resolution
declaring the entire validity OF the constl-
tutional amendments, and asserting the pro
priety of enforcing them by appropriate
legislation. Democratic Senators decided
to take the position that the Blaine resolu-
ton should be amended so as to refer to VIC
lations of election laws or Arrangement o.
the right of suffrage in both Northern and
Southern States, and thus amended, to vote
for its adoption.
THE POTTER INvESTIGSTION.
The Democratic members of the Potter
Investigating Committee held private con
ference at which it was informally agreed
that, in case the House shall not specially
direct an investigation of the cipher tele
grams, tile committee will proceed to make
an investigation Of them, and all slmlla
matters under the general authority con
ferred upon it at the last session. 1t Is like
wise the intention of a majority OF the com
mittee to take additional testimony on thu
| subject of inquiry, the Investigation o
! which was left unfinished last summer.
THE QUESTION OF RESUMPTION.
r The House Committee on Banking ant
Currency to day (3d) determined to oppos
the adoption of the Senate substitute for tn
House bill to repeal the Specie Resumption
, act, both of which were left on the Speak
3 er's table at the close of the last session.
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} were greatly excited when the crash il
mining shares came last week. d" In
t mense numbers says the ChroH'cSt
''were gathered on Pine, Montgomer
: and California Streets. 1t was rea
ization of the dread Halls of Eblis, wher
i despair held its Internal revels- Hithe
: and there they wandered, with face
n livid like death, and eyes deep sunk an
: flashing weird CLEANS like the light
. that are seen dancing in church-yard
e As they turned their anxious gaze fro'
$ the great castle of despair on Pine Stree
i they met the massive pile on the OF
: posite side of Montgomery Street, thu
Il lowered in solemn grandeur, the white
e sepuicher of buried hopes. Reports
:. dread import were abroad in eyel
I. form"