The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-06-12
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
LFRo'T OUR REGULAR coRREspoznl-,-T

getting very hot here now, eri-
'en''y settling down to steady Sumner
weather, and Cougressmen are ba,i..
ming to show signs Of upesst,ass ,r,,js
is the of year-,he year they usually
expect 70 escape The diseonforts If
sweating over appropriation bills ia
badly ventilated legislative halls. sa5
many Of them will not take kindly In
the idea Of sitting here through ti,e lone
hot days Of June. From presep. iud.-
cations, adjournment will take place
within three weeks, and p'ovision for
/ all departments will be made in the
/ meantime
J Another delegation Of InCians Is now
| here pleading for their rights, or for the
redress Of real or fsncied wrongs. This
is the third delegation since February.
all representing different tribes. The
one now here is from the Cheyenne aud
Arrapahoe Agency in the Indian Terri
tory, and includes Little CHIEF, POreu-
pine, Eagle Feather, High Wolf, Black
Wolf and Young Wolf The firsl-uamed
is the head Of the band They repre-
sent about 200 northern Chey eunes, now
stationed at the agency mentioned.
Since they were brought down rom the
Sioux reservation, by order Of the Inte-
rior Department, they have complained
Of being taken away from their home,
and say that the climate is unhealthy
for them. The object Of their visit is
70. fre.F o..
go back. They are more like the wild
red man Of the forest than any Of their
predecessors, talk no English, and 60
about clad in all the glory Of paint and
feathers, with blankets. beads aud toma-
hawks. About all the children in
Washington flock around the fremont
House, night and morning, 70 ger a
sight Of them. Il is most likely thar
their mission here will be successful.
They have called on the President and
Secretary schurz, and, in the interview
with the latter, Little Chief entered the
plea that the band be permitted to re-
turn 70 their old home, where they could
iiud buffalo. He urged that the Cbey-
euues aud Arrapahoes, who had alaays
been friendly with the wi les, and
sometimes fought for them, shouiI have
at least as good a locality as Little
VOLTS fighting band, who we still i'm
the north. Dull Knife's ban be said.
deserved the treatment the had re-
ceived, on account Of the outr ees they
had committed on the white Seere-
tary Schurz, replying, said hat the
buffalo were fast dying of, and that
even Sitting Bull was compelled 20
come over Tie border to hunt fool, some
times to beg from the ageneies. The
fact was, the Indians would soon have
to GO to work, as they could not live
much longer by hunting. This course
he thought, would be best for then, now
as measure Of self-pr ,teetion. and it
would soon be necessary as measure
Of support. They viii be given a medal
with the head Of Grant stamped on it,
few dollars in money, and sent back to
tell the band what great country they
have seen, and that the Great Father
thinks the Indian Territory a good
enough place for them, and if they don't
believe it they must fight.
Commissioner lie Due is catching it
again. An investigation Of the affairs
of the Agricultural Bureau has been
one Of the objects Of which, it
is said, is tn ascertain the facts concern
ing a story which, if true, suggests that
it might be wise TO appoint a guardian
for the Commissioners especial benefit.
Having decided, year or so ago, to
invest some ten thousand dollars in
sugar cane for experimental purposes,
and having found "a man who knew Just
what the Government wanted 10 the
way Of sugar cane, the Commissioner Of
Agriculture gave him ten thousand dol
lars in cash and started him of. The
sugar-cane purchasing agent must have
received altogether too much o. a start;
be has, in fact, gone so far away that
he has not been heard from since DE
left. The situation is such that really
it looks as if it might be necessary for
Commissioner lie Due 10 turn his atten-
ton to the cultivation Of a crop Of de-
tectives. The soil and climate Of this
country are adapted to the growth Of
certain kind Of detective which might
be useful in cases like this.
It is understood here that, should Sec
retary McCrary resign the portfolio Of
the War Department to take the United
states Circuit Judgeship made vacant
by the resignation OF Judge Dillon,
whose circuit embraces Missouri and
Iowa, the Administration will endeavor
20 secure a Southern man to preside
'ver the War Department. The Hoo.
John Hancock, of Texas, who was
member Of the Forty-fourth Congress,
IS spoken Of as possible selection. He
was Union soldier, and, though
Democrat, has considerable influence
With the present Administration.
The Seuate took a recess on Wedues-
lay under rather suspicious eircum-
stances. Senator Don Cameron urged,
as an excuse, that Senators mad large
amount OF business before the vsrious
departments which they wished 20 at
tend to; but they must have made short
work of il, as several of them were sten
TO take the train for Baltimore, wlere
the Pamiico races were iu prOgf S.
said they wanted to get ek
their heavy losses Of two years ago. Bne