Salt River herald., 1879-01-29
Tuesdays Dispatches.

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 WASHINGTON, January 2S.-There is one point in the pension arrears bill which il is thought will probably be referred by the Interior Depart ment for construction to the Attorney General. The new law says: Ar rearages for pensions shall be paid at the rate for which q soldier Wa; orig inally enlisted" Congress has changed the rate several times and the latest applicants originally re- ceived the largest pensions. The man who gets pensioncd now gets q heavy sum in arrcarages. The to- tally disanled man originally got $S per month; now he gets s72. The question then in the case of a totally disabled new pensioner is whether he shall be paid arrearages at the rate of S72 or SS per month The Commis- siOner of Pensions will ask Congress at once for an appropriation to carry out the law, and that it be made i'm mcdiately available. The additional evidence needed in the cases of those now receiving pensions will be very slight. The Commissioner will ask a small increase of clerks and that the pension agencies be re-districtcd with out increase of force.
 The four members of the joint committee appointed to inquire into the expediency of transferring the Indian control from the Interior De partment and who voted in favor of such transfer, have completed their report strongly urging their views. The reasons set forth are numerous and generally in accord with the public sentiment on the subject. The report concludes: We believe the interest of the government and the good of tie Indians will be best pre- noted by transferring the manage mcnt of Indian affairs 10 the War
 Department, leaving it to the discrc- ton of the Secretary of War to appoint civil agents to those agencies
 where in his judgment the interest of all concer-ed will be best secured by such agents" CHIcAGo, January oS.-In the Reno
 inquiry yesterday Capt. McGlcn tcs-
 tified that he believed it was the
 proper movement for Reno to leave
 the timber and necessary for the preservation of the command. In
 picking up the dead bodies of Gus
 ter's men after the massacre, evidence
 appeared of desperate fighting. He
 saw nothing cOwardly in Major Re-
 nos conduct. Had he charged on
 the Indians or remained in the tim
 Der he would have been annihilated.
 FT. ROBINSON, January 2S.-Capt
 WesScll's command arrived in camp
 this afternoon, bringing the dead
 bodies of Sergeant Taggurt, privatcs
 Brown. Nelson and Debloisc, the lat
 ter having died on the road. Also,
 the wounded and seven Cheyenne 1 prisoners, three squaws and four
 children, of whom three are woun-
 ded. Of the nine captured one buck
 and one squaw died before reaching
 here. They were carefully searched and but two small knives were found. Capt. Wessell's wound is slight, and those of Sergeant Am
 prose, Sergeant Reed and Woman's Dress. the Indian scout, are not dan gerous.
 4 board meets at this post to-mor row to make an investigation into the -' whole affair. It is composed of Maj Evans, of the Sd Cavalry. and Lieut. Schuyler, aide-dc-camp to Genera Crook.
 All the Indians now here are undc strong guard and will be taken to Fl Leavenworth.
 PARIS, January 2s.-Numerous de crees affecting the positions of func tionaries were signed yesterday T They included the appointment O y Mir. Hcrodins as Perfect of Seine c and the replacement of six procura T tor Generals. l. is probable that si y generals will bc removed from thei Q commands.
 e The snow has almost isolated Pari T. as far as telegraphic communicable Ie is concerned, except to the west an Y north.
 10 BEKEE, January 28.-The ol SC Catholic synod of this canton, by vote of 27 to r has condemned tn oi amnesty to the Catholic priests ( T. Berne and Jura as undemocratic an T. injurious to Christianity. !! SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S.-Stccks- Tip Top s1; Silver King $1O7. re To-Day's Dispatches. e, WASHINGTON, January 25-Th