The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-02-17

good cause for his kindly feeling to-
ward Gen. Crook, replied the Repre-
sentative. 'sIt was Crooks corps that broke
| the rebel centre and allowed Sheridan to
win his first victory In the Shenandoah
Valley. It was Crooks corps again that
carried the right at Fishers Hill three days
! later, and. though the corps was surprised
| and lost some OF its best officers on Cedar
Greek on the morning OF the nineteenth OF
October. no men fought with more desper-
ate courage than Crooks corps under Sher-
mans eye that afternoon. And then Crook
commanded Sheridan's cavalry in the grand
round up at Appomattox. Since the close
OF the civil war General Crook hts done
enough to satisfy the people of the West
that no other man understands the Indian
question so we'll, and none is so competent
to deal with those thieving Apaches as
Gen. Crook, But there was mine laid for
Gen. Crook and some are unkind enough to
intimate that aspiring officers had some
thing to do with it. There is no question
that men have been sent down to Crook
department to make reports against
him, hoping thereby to get up a feeling
adverse to him ard thus make his promo
ton an impossibility. | do not believe
that Gen. Crook has ever expected that
he would be appointed Major.General on
the retirement OF Gen. Pope. Nor has he
or his friends done anything in any way to
work up an influence to bring this about.
He has been satisfied to do his best with
the small force under his command. He is
too mode-t y gentleman and too loyal
soldier to deserve such an attack as has
that the President and the Secretary OF
War have come to the assistance of Gen.
Sheridan and have determined to retain
him in New Mexico" ''Who, in your opin-
ion, will be appointed to succeed Gen.
Pope?" was asked. II think Gen. Howard,
who is at present in command Of the De.
partment OF the Platte at Omaha, will be
Gen. Pope's successor" was the reply.
Howard has . magnificent war record,
and is an accomplished gentleman us well
as soldier. He is the senior Brigadier-Gel.-
eral, and understan it is tho Presidents
policy. where everything else is equal, to
promote by seniority OF rank"
The Committee on Expenditures in the
Department OF Justice to-day instructed
Chairman Gibbons to make the following
report to the House on the resolution re-
fered to the committee at the instance OF
Representative Hanback,. The resolution
directed and empowered the committee to
make full inquiry into any expenditure on
the part OF the Government relative to the
rights of the Bell and Pan-electric Tele.
phone Companies. The committee have re-
ceived letters from the heads OF the Treas.
ury and Interior departments and the head
Of the Department OF Justice; from these
replies it appears that the sum OF So $50
has been spent for printing opinions in the
Department Of Justice and Solicitor-Gen
eral Goode has contracted for fees to be
paid by the United States to the amount Of
$S5 and for other fees not fixed at the date
Of the answer from the Department OF JUS
tice. These and no other expenses appea,
to have been incurred. The author OF the
resolution was called upon to suggest any
further evidence, but had none further to
offer