Mr. WINDOM. The Gentfrom Iowa [Mr. KAsson] referred to the events which occurred near Fort Laramie. I desire at this time to call the attention of the House to some other facts in connection with that post. “Fort LARAMIE, D.T., Decembe2r6, 1866. “Christmas is comeand gone, and we are heartily lad of it. Never during Qur, course of f. human events we beenblessedwith the liberty of."ii. much obscehity, debauchery, and drunkenness. The wholegarrison was on a bust.” With one or ceptions, every officer, twoex: private were moreor less nu ncdoemrtmhiessinioflnueedn officer, and of liquor yesterday. The scene beggars description, and even did it admit of minute record pen and ink would rise in revolt at such atrocious application. Last evening the officersresolved to celebrate the event of it being Christmas night, and right merrydid they do it, too: in a measure equaling, or rather reenactingthe day's glories, and the night was made hideous by many a ightainndg songof an intoxicated officer and soldier. Was the order of the day, and to bullies were in all their glory. At all hours of the day we might see some disgraceful brawl going on no effort on the part of the proper authority to them. In fact, but restrain a recnaction of the NewYork riot of 1863on a small scale, and the fact of there being many of that honorable fraternity Present(still unho rendered the simile semiperfect. “And yet, while all this was transpiring, wehearthe rumor which we dare not doubt of a bloody and sanguinary fray at Reno, resulting in the lossof life of many of our comrades and soldiers. The rumors are conflicting, yet at least 50 men are the victims of the Indian massacre. Yet later reports evenexceed this. So soon as full particulars are received I will transmit them to you.” Here, in this far off Indian country, was a garrison sent out to keep peace between the whites and Indians, and while they are on a drunken frolic 50 white men are massacred within a short distance of them. Oh, how rap idly all evils and abuses would disappear if the entire Indian system could only be placed under the control of such men! Sir, I do not doubt that there are many good men among these officers. The Gentfrom Ohio [Mr. Schenck] asks whether there was an Indian agent there. There Iis, believe, no Indian agent at Fort Laramie. It is one of those places where the gentleman's system is carried out to perfection; there is no Indian agent there to interfere with the operations of the military.in way. There was no conflict of authority either arising out of the Presence of an Indian agent at Sand Creek, where Colonel Chivington murdered over 180 peaceable Indians, men, women, and children. There would be no conflict of authority at any point where there is an Indian agency if the military authorities did not always interfere in what is not their business.