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AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.
THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE INDIANS
TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT..

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 as regards the advisability 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 existixg man
agement, the Government was very heavily
taxed, and the "pOor indiana was driven
to the wall, Notwithstanding it was his opin-
ion that 20 years hence the American popu-
lation would reach eighty millions,
and, as the population increased,
the Indian 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 222, 600, and under military
management n greater number could be
placed under civilian agents, always, ,howev-
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 il 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:
United States Consuls-Andrew Cohen, OF
mar, of New York, at Breslau; G. w. Fish, of
Michigan, at TuHis; John L. Frisbe, of Mich
igan, ut Rio Grande, Brazil; John ). Mosby,
OF Virginia, at Hong Kong; Asa q. Prendle, of
New York, at Para; Henry Ruggles. of Con-
necticut, at Malta; Eugene Schuyler, of New
York, at Birmingham; william Thompson,
of the Distiict of Columbia, at Southampton;
John q. White, of Illinois, Secretary OF Le-
CATION in Brazil; s. Newton Pettis. of Penn
eral in Bolivia; q. Harrison Heath, of Penn
sylvania, Consul General at COnstantfnople.
rill, of New York, Collector of Customs;
Charles X. Graham, Surveyor of Customs;
Silas w; Burk. Naval Officer; Thomas Hill
house, United States Assistant Treasurer.
New Orleans Mint-Henry 5. Foote, Missis
sippi, Superintendent; Major VIM. Ferdinand
Bonzano, Louisiana, Refiner; Jas. Albrecht,
sylvania, Coiner.
Department of Justice-Robt. NJ. Douglass.
Marshal, Western District, North Carolina;
Joshua b. Hall. Marshal, Eastern District,
North Carolina; Green O. Chandler, Attorney,
Northern District, Mississippi; G. c. Moody,
Associate Justice Supreme Court, Dakota.
Collectors of Internal Revenue-Fleming
w. Robb, Nebraska, for the District of Ne
braska; John L. Pennington, Arkansas. for
the District of Dakota
Miscellaneous-Russen b. Harrison, Penn
sylvania, to be Assayer in-Charge at the As
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 Matthews's motion, and was de-
feated by vote of % to 10, which, consider
ing all circumstances, is indicative that there
g majority in the Senate disposed to pass
the OH this session There was no rs'ivfu-
Of friends Of the bill as it was hardly eE-
pected 10 get such an important measure
under consideration IN the beginning Of the
nrst week OF the session, and no particular
contest was bad 10 bring TO mp to-day. The
ayes anti noes We're not even called. With
flii Senate there can hardly bc any doubt
r-9sl.tHf .iii l-TEvn Un and final vote
reached after few days discussion.
THE RECENT ELECTIONS.
Biare's resolution for inquiry into thc
recent elections in the Southern states was
considered in Congress to-day t2i) by both
Republican and Democratic Senators. The
Republicans decided TO press .ae resolution
for adoption after amendment that an in
vestigation be made bya special committee
instead of by the Judiciary Committee.
They also decided TO offer soon n resolution
declaring the entire validity of the consti-
tutional amendments, and asserting the pro
priety of enforcing them by appropriate
to take the position that the Blaine resolu-
tion 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 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, the committee will proceed to make
an Investigation of them, and all simiial
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 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 tn,
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.