The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-30
WASHINGTON.
a, the National CapIlaI-ConndsneS No.
stored and Rusiness Going Right
On-DeAth Of the Secretary
OFIhs senate. A., &c.

Ing them started i0f NRsLVuIe' Ine em
GERS and employees oil the Henate In meet
Ing to-day expressed their affection 70
the late Colonel, aud also their SINGER
sympathy with the family. The pail bear
ers appointed were Senators Jones, o
New; Blair, Pugh, Butler, Johnson, Ser
geAnt-At.Arms Bright, Executive Clerk Pey
ton aud Assistant Sergeantal.A ATma BRs
sett, The sscretArys Office will be drapet
for thirty days,
The death OF Colonel BurCh has caused
quite q shock, Few knew he Was aici
until Monday, and many OF his friendl
were not looking for fatal termination
Though suffering, As his physicians say
with heart disease, he did not appear hike
an invalid during his last appearance or
the streets short time since He was at
tended by Dr., ], H. Baxter and Surgeon
General Wales, the navy. HehSsbs been an
excellent officer, and had the respect Of
the Republican side Of the Senate, he
was q gentleman Of much dignity 0t
bearing, and OF courteous manners, He
served in the Confederate army from
Tennessee, and was at one time Speaker
OF the State Senate. He was the chief
proprietor oil the Nashville american,
Though q pronounced Democrat, he took
the strongest ground tot any Southern
journal against the Ku Klux.
His death may introduce serious en-
barrasSments into all payments on the
Senate side of the Capitol. His requisi.
tinn 10 believed, under the law, 10 be
necessary to obtain money from the Treas.
ury for the pay OF Senators, and oi all the
employees on the Senate side, as we'll as
for the various contingent expenses.
Whether this difficulty can be readily met
does not yet appear. lit cannot, all the
Senate payments Of every nature must be
suspended TILL the Senate elects new
clerk. A.
DRUM's HOBBY
General Drum, Adjutant General OF the
Army, has, ever since his succession to
General Townsend, been anxious TO secure
the Establishment Of School oil Infantry
and Cavalry for officers OF the army At
some place In the west. Heis agreat Rd.
mirer and believer In the Artillery School
which has been 10 vogue at Fort Monroe
for many years The new school, he
thought, should be founded upon the same
general plan that the School for Artillery
exists at Fort Monroe. He has succeeded
In this, and the school will be- established.
The Secretary ol War to-day directed
Captain Marshal, Assistant Cuartermastsr,
to proceed 10 Leaveuworth 10 superintend
the construction oil the proper buildings
for the nae Of such school. The difficulty
heretofore has existed that tho western
cavalry and Infantry regiments were 90
scattered and spread that d school Of the
character about 10 be established was
almost entirely supelauous The Indian
question having about Solved itself, the
regiments willnOw remain more tRtionary
and the praCtCsbility oil the school, Gen.
Drum thinks, will be fully established 10
the course OF years experiment..
TIE EXPENSIVE sIout,
One Of tie first things that Congress
will be called uponto do OF the next sees.
Ion b to vote.a deficiency for the support
OF the Sioux Indians who have recently
surrendered In tho Northwest. The regu.
lar Army Appropriation bill provides only
for the maintenance oil 500 Indian prison.
ere. The number OF Sioux who have sur.
rendered Is about 5000; most of these are
now at Fort Yates, and only about three
hundred at any. other point except those
at Fort Keogh. The Government ls com.
PEELED to support these prisoners, and,
there not being sufficient money under
the proper appropriation, deficiency will
have to be involved. How much It will
amount 10 can not be now estimated.
Congress will also have to de-
eide what shall be done with
the surrendered Indians. They will
be kept ct Forts Keoph aud Yates ,un.
tiltAe matter has been settled BY Con.
eressiOnal action. General Drum Baid 10.
day that is would be recommended to Con.
gress that they be distributed over the
different Indian reservations, and as many
as possible be put where there wSs good
opportunity for compelling them 10 work
and earn their own living by civilized
means. He said that the question as 10
what should be done with Sitting Bail had
not yet been determined, nor had II been
fully considered. When General Sherman
returns from the Northwest II will be prob.
ably taken up, but General Drum. thinks
thst this celebrated Indian chief will be
treated just the same as any other prisoner
who has come back from over the border
and surrendered himself 10 the United
States authorities.
yT ouR ALLEGED NAVY. .
Following the recent appointment OF o
Commission TO inquire into and report
upon the best plan for building up the
Navy, Secretary Hunt has concluded 10
organiEs sub. Commissions in each oi the
NGVy.yards in the country. These Com.
missions will be instructed to ASCERTAIN
the amount ot old worn out material ac
formulated during and SINCE the war, and
which is ,of. no ube 10 The service He
takes this action With view TO asking au.
thority from Congress for tue ssle oi such
old material. Secretary Hunt proposes 40
far as ne is able to inuaugufate thorough
system Of renovation In the Navy. He
has also determined 10 replace number of
his bureau officers by the substitution Of
younger men. His trst point will, how.
ever, be to clear out the rubbish Of worth.
less material gt present stored ID tho
shops Of the different Aivyyatda.
THE NATIONAL PASKs. II
The regent discovery by tho Commits
Stonet Of 1ntefnsl Revenue that one or
two Of the bAbksn Chicago had been re.
miss In thelf payment 0I taxes 10 the
| Government has caused General Raum 10
Institute an examination Of ell the banks
iu cities where thsfe are clearing houses,
10 bCerLain II aud 10 what extent the Law
in regard 10 Nalional bank taxation has
been byadsd. He has sent Lpecial sgento
ior this purpose 10 baltimore, Philadel,
pbIa, New Work and pJston. II WIll,taks
s6rne time ior these Agehts 10 make The
examination end tepoft ConBeq upon
them. Fhs 0ommllSloner says that he ID
determined 10 see that every bank pays ID
the liovefnment the tar which 10 levied
UPON Il by The internal tpyenue laws.
Alter the banks 10 the giles just named
are examined, be will aend agents TO In.
vestigAte the banks oi Cincinnati and 81,
Louis.
Postal oGERK HIRE. flsS
The Postnastsf General bAs decidedLo
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