The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-11
CAPITAL CLICKS.
TELEGRAPH NEWS OF EiIE NATiJS.
The Republican Senators Resolve 10 Let
the Finances Alone-The Ctfst0
BE Brought to Fort Leav-
enworth-Nctes.
MCIARY CONFIRMED.

enworth-Netes.
NCRARY CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-Ihe Senate, with
out debate or division, lhi. afternoon cor-
trned the nomination OF Secretary Nc
Crary TO be UniIed States Circuit Judge
for the S.h District.
SENATOR BLAINE,
in an interview yesterday, said ne would
be compelled 20 vote against Shermau's
recommend atoms that The legal trlder
| clause he stricken from greeubsck-, he
thought II would Work great injustice TO
the msjority OF the people Of the country.
| He thought II bss. to have each bank IN
the country redeem in coin ~ coon a.
there WAS sufficient accumulation of il
He would lie: the legal lend,r notes alone
for the present rather than provoke an
| angry financial excitement at the present,
when the country is awakening from
its business leIhsrsy.
THE FINANCIAL POLICY.
The sdvisoiy committee of the caucus of
RepuL. lean Senators, consisting of Senators
Morrill,, Uunkliug, HamGn, Mcmillan,
Booth, HI, &Sood, Logan and Carpenter,
have decided - recon mend TIA, the party
| III the Senate commit itself to non-aciion
In regard TO any and all legislation affect.
ing the currency, whether Of gold, silver or
sreenbaoks, during the present session.
| HE committee are Unanimous, with The
exception OF FeBatOr Morrill,, who will
| recommend tina. The gresnbsck be Invested
OF Its legal tender power, aud that some
provision be pfaie for this retirement.
| THE PRECEDENT AND GREENBsCKs.
| Representative Fort mad another inter-
view with the President yesterday in rela-
| ton to the latter's commentator cJn-
corning greenbscks and Gcn. Fur = adverse
| resolution now pending b. fore the Hou,e
| committee on talSIng and currency. Par
| ;lCulsr reference was made 10 the COL II ct
! ing statements plbii,hed In regard to their
| former interview, aEl the PEEL lent as
| surec: "Gen. Fort, there really IL no
| substantial difference between then IN the
| understanding IN the purpose OF the inter
| yIew, and reiterated that, although re
| adhered TO the financial recon mend siion
Of his mss age, he was responsible for them
| and still believes IN them. lie would
nevsrths less rot feel In the least sggrievcd
by Gen. FOrts continuing to press the res
| oiutIon IN question, nor Dy the kspu blicaus
adopting l., II the party disagreed with
him.
| THE CABISET MEETING
to day authorized the Secretary Il the
Interior 10 notify General II 4tch 10 receive
the 1t. loGiaLs engaged il the White
river massacre with lns assurance that they
! viii D. granted an impartial tTial out Of
Colorado sad New Mexico.
THE UTEs C0SsIDEaEp
The question as 10 what should be done
! with the indians Concerned in the mas
sscre at the White River Assncr, 10 case
| they should be surrendered to the United
States authorities, has been licensed in
the Cabinet and tue statement WIS made
by Secretary SShuIz, vino had carefully
| stud ed the Law, that The States could have
10 jurisdiction IN the premises for the rea-
son that the crimes which The Iadians
are charged with, were committed within
the b1uld1ries Of TIE Indian reserv. tion,
and that the federal courts have no juris-
dIction fer lie reasln that the law did not
authorize it. 1t is very doubtful whether
the lndIan could be properly tried BY a
military court, SO the crimes CON Gitted
were not against the force Il the federal
authority.
Secretary McCrsry stated iai- rnoruia,
that the question presented many novel
features and would 10 d1ub.
lead to thorough owe: hauling
Of the various laws On the suiisct He
said that if the crime WIS OF III at AZURE
that ii followed the guilty parties wherever
they went, the Ildisns implicated might
come to Washington snd surrender, there
\ hv MI ,.,,, a.,, al
t,oa Of the criminal court of this district
He has grave doubts however, whether the
t5ial can take place outside OF the State of
60 10 the Attorney General for
6asl decision. The opinion is
expressed that Congress will b. asked to so
amend the laws concerning cur dealings
With the Indians "a to give the State aud
Federal courts power for irIil and puni-h-
nent CT all c2ses o. Indian MURDER, tkei.s,
etc, exc.
NOMINATIONS.
The President nominated Thamss C..
| Whipple Register oil the Land Dfice st
Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory; VA. l..
Garvey, Receiver of Public Money Chey-
enus; Postmaster, George Ryor, Hay City,
| Kansas.
| THE TRADEMARK TROUBLE.
| The-spb committee OF the House Csm-
mittse on manufactures had under consider
alton this morning Repre- sentative McCort's
| pint resolution to amend the constitution
| giving Congress the power to grant, protect
| and regulate trademarks, aad agreed to
| report favorably and urge that it be put to
| esriy passage, in order that it may be
ratified by the Legislature setting this win
ter. S LIE action will probably be taken
| b. the fuii Committee tomorrow.
THE INDIANS.
| Tie House Committee on Iodians this
morning took up the bill introduced by
| Representative Beliord, which provides for
| the removal ii the Indians. Col. Bedford
| appeared before the committee and it-
provisions az d merits were freely discussed,
but no action tsksn. The general express
zion was favorable 10 the bill. The mat
ter will again be taken up Thursday.
| APPROPRIATIONS.
The House Committee on appropriations
net this morning and arranged the sub
committees ard their work.
THE UrEs TO BE BROUGHT HERE
The following telegram was sent TO day
ITO GEN HATCH, UTE COMMISSIONER,
Los PISos AGENCY Receive the sur
reader OF toe Iudians designated by your
commission, with the understanding tina,
they will be guaranteed fair trial by e
military commission Cueside OF Colorado
and New Mexico. IaioIm Oursy II at be-
will be received with four or five Uncoh-
paghre U,es, three Southern L es and
three White River Utss. Take care that
coed and Influential men be selected
esr ecia ly from the White River Utes. i,
will probably be desirable TO have Jack
here tske possession OF the prisoners with a
military guard, and convey them in tie
first .iace 10 Fort Leayenworth.
"(Sgned) CARL SCHURz, Sc y"
! Glyi cORCEES