The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-12-12
AFFAIRS At WASHINGTON.

THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE INDIANS
TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Gen. Sherman submitted to the Joint Com
mission on the Transfer Of the Indian Blu
reau to the War Department, a number Of
official documents verifying his previous
statements as 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 vert heavily
taxed, and the "poOr Indian" was driven
to the wall, notwithstanding it was his opin-
ion that 70 years hence the American pOpu-
latlon would reach eighty millions,
and, as the population increased;
the milan 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 I'D 600, and under military
managemeiita greater number could be
placed under civilian agents, always, hOwef-
er, retaining military power over Them
With reference TO the proposition OF the In
dian Bureau; to arm young bucks as SOL
diers or policemen, Gen. Sherman said the
idea was inadvisable; as 1t was simply arm
ing bitter etiemies; Should the transfer be
made, an Indian war wotfld he unheard Of.
All trouble could be foreseen, and outbreak
prevented. tl
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
United States Consuls-A Andrew Cohen, of
Pennsylvania, at Pernambueo; Henry Dtth.
mar, of New York, at Breslauj q. W. FISH, OF
Michigan, at Tunis; John l.. frisbei OF Men
igan at Rio Grande, Brazil; John ). hosbyl
OF Virginia, at Hong Kong; Asa o. Prendle, OF
New York, at Para; Henry Ruggles' OF Con
necticut, ut Malta; Eugene Schuyler OF New
York, at Birmingham; William thompson,
of the District of Columbia, at southampton;
John q. White, of Illinois, Secretary OF Les
CATION in Brazil; 5. Newton Pettis, of Penn
sylvania, Minister Resident and Consul Gem
eral in Bolivia; q. Harrison Heath, OF Penn-
sylvania, Consul General at ConstantinopIe.
New York Custom house-Edwtn A. Mer-
rill, of New York, Collector of Customs;
Charles Il, Graham, surveyor OF Customs;
SiIas W. Burk, Naval Officer; Thomas Hill
house, United States Assistant Treasurer.
New Orleans Mint-Henry S, Foote, Mlssis.
siDuiI Superintendent, Major VIM. FeruiIAnd
Bonzano, Louisiana, Retlnet; JAS, AlbreshtI
Louisiana, Assayer; Martin V. Davis Penn
sylvauia, Conner:
Marshal, Western District, North Carolinaj
Joshua b. Hall, Marshal, Eastern District,
North Carolina Green @. Chandler, Attorney,
Northern District, Mississippi; g. Z: Moody
Associate Justice Supreme Court, Dakota.
Collectors Of Internal HeTenue-Fleming
W. Robb, Nebraska, for the District OF Ne
braska; John l.. Remington, Arkansas, 1Or
the District of Dakota.
Miscellaneous-Russen B. Harrison, Penn
sylvauia, to be Assayer in-Charge at the As
say Office, i'll Helena; and number OF minor
appointments.
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC BILL.
st. Louis Republican special; The vote in
the Senate to-day (ith) on the proposition
to take up the Texas and Pacific bill is con-
sidered very favorable to the measure. 1t
was Senator Matthew's motion, and was de-
feated by vote of % to 10, which, consider
ing all circumstances, is indicative that there
is majority in the Senate disposed to pass
the bill this session. There was no rallying
of friends of the bill, as it was hardly eS-
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. The
ayes and noes were not even called. With
full Senate there can hardly be any doubt
that the bill will be taken up and q final vote
reached after few days discussion.
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
Baine'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
instead Of by the Judiciary Committee.
They also decided to offer soon resolution
declaring the entire validity of the cOnsti
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 vio-
lations of election laws or abridgement Of
the right of suffrage in both Northern and
Southern States, and thus amended, to vote
for its adoption.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.
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, the committee will proceed to make
an investigation Of them, and all similar
matters under the general authority con-
ferred upon it at the last session. 1t is like
wise the intention of majority of the COM
mittee to take additional testimony on the
subject of inquiry, the Investigation Of
which was left unfinished last summer.
THE QUESTION OF RESUMPTION.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency to-day (3d) determined to oppose
the adoption Of the Senate substitute for the
House bill to repeal the Specie Resumption
act, both of which were left on the Speak
er's table at the close of the last session.
Man as a Chameleon.
It follows that we each of US carry
ahoIlt very nearly as MANY distinct