Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-22
Washington.
THE INDIAN BUREAU.


THE INDIAN BUREAU.
Washington advices of the 18th, say
further investigation into the unfavor
able reports affecting the Indian office,
which were outlined in yesterdays dis
patches, goes to substantiate the proba-
bility that convincing proof of mis-
management cannot much longer be
kept from the public. 1t may be already
said to be almost certain that the bu-
reau will be transferred to the war de-
partment. Feeling against the bureau
among western senators and represen-
tatives, who have given the subj Jet atten-
ton. is universal. missioner HOyt,
they say, has declared that no western
man is fit to have anything to do with
Indian affairs, and they say also that
his management by system of espion-
age is utterly repugnant to American
ideas of fair play and necessarily tend
ing to corruption. He has appointed
Interpreters and other minor officials
whose appointment the law expressly
gives to others. He has in several In
stances ordered payments to be
made that were not warranted
bv law, and has several times
violated plain treaty stipulations.
All unite in saying that his ignorance Of
the laws and treaties pertaining to the
Indians is uncommonly dense and that
things have got into such a fix that the
quickest and best way to straighten
them out is to send the whole bag and
baggage to the war department..
The senate committee on patents
gave hearing to-day to DR.. John B.
Reid, in support of his claim against the
government for $4,000 for the use of
his inventions and improvements in
proiectiles for rifle and cannon dur
Ing the late war. This man secured let
tiers patent from the confederate states
for these improveme and his pro-
jectiles were used by the rebels for the
purpose of killing union soldiers. He
now comes before a committee Of the
United States senate as a loyal man,
and prefers his claim for ST. 600 for the
use of this projectile by the govern
ment in its effort to suppress the re-
bellion. He asked, and the request
was granted, that no one but the COM
mittee should be present to hear his
argument. ~
WEITZEL'S SUCCESSOR. ..se7
Advices from Washington under date
of May 18th says the president has
nominated Amos Smith, jr., Of Gin
cinnati, collector of internal revenue,
for the LIST district of Ohio, vice Vert
eel, to be removed; G. St. Gem, survey
or of customs at St. Louis; and Jno. H.
Smvth, of North Carolina, to be minis
ter resident at Liberia.
PROF. HENRY's FUNERAL. j
At the funeral of Prof Joseph Henry,
to-day were many beautiful floral trib-
utes to the memory Of the deceased.
After brief religious services in the part
of the building where the deceased re-
sided, the body was removed to the
hearse by twelve soldiers, the
pail bearers being Associate Justice
Strong, W. w. Corcoran, Admiral
Rodgers, Gen. Humphreys, Geo. w.
Chiids and Joseph Patterson, of Phila-
delphia, Surgeon General Barnes, Capt.
Carlisle Patterson, superintendent of
coast survey, Prof. Guvott, Prof. New
comb, Gen. Poe and Prof. J. C.
Willing. The procession moved to
New York avenue church, where the
funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. DIR. Mitchell. There
were present in addition to the family
and INN ediate friends Of the deceased,
the board of regents of the Smithsonian
Institute, the lighthouse board, en-
ployees Of the institution, president
and vice-president of the United States,
representatives of the executive de-
partments, members of congress, the
supreme court of the United States, the
judiciary ofthe District of Columbia, the
court Of claims, Sir Edward Thornton,
the Japanese minister and others of the
diplomatic corps, the academy of natur-
al science, the philosophical society of
Washington, the alumni of the associa-
ton of Princeton college, officers of the
army and navy, the Washington
monument society and large con
course of citizens.
Among the prominent gentlemen
were Prof. Asa Gray, Harvard College;
Prof. S. Guyott and Stephen Alexan-
der, Princeton College; Prof Marsh,
Yale College; Forman Rogers and Prof.
McLane, formerly president of Prince
ton College, and who, when vice presi-
dent of that institution forty years ago,
invited Mr.. Henry to professorship.
The remains were inferred in Oak Hill
cemetery.
FULL CONFIDENCE.
Washington advices, under date of
May 10th, state that the friends of the
Texas Pacific bill have the greatest con-
fdence IN the success of their bill. The
house subcommittee has reported to
the full committee that the Texas Pa
cifc has good title to its land-grant,
Notwithstanding the protests of the
bondholders of the Memphis & Ell Paso.
s. TREATY RATIFIED = nj
The senatein executive sessionto-day
ratified the treaty between France and
the United States, providing for a con-
vention at Paris the present summe r
with view to the adoption of the me-
trical system of weights and measures.
oRD's' ORDER. t1~ @