Mr. DOOLITTLE. We had several interviews with the A aches and the Navajoes, of NewMexico; an Iwill state to my honorable friend that my experience in that country impressed upon my mind the absolute necessity of having these boards of inspection. I care not how they are made. Ifyou choose to have committees from Congress go and make these examinations annually, I have no objection to that; but I supposed that Congress would not be willing to consent to that. I am perfectly satisfied, however, that there should be an annual and constant supervision and inspection of Indian affairs more efficient than we now have. I will state to my honorable friendfrom Iowa one thing that did occur when we were upon our way through Kansas and NewMex ico. When we arrived at the u perbend of the Arkansas we found that he general there in command was about ready to start with 1500 troops to cross the arkansas river to wage war among the Coman ches. We haptpened to be there just in time to bring our influence to bear upon him not to do it. His orders had alrea y been given, and the troopswere coming in and concentrating to mare across the Arkansas and carry on a war with the Comanches, the most pow erful tribe of Indians in the southwestern country. We prevailed on him not to do it. It was suspended, and I have no doubt that by the suspension of the invasion of that Indian Territory by these troops, our presence saved to the Governments long and expensive Indian war with the Comanches on the south side of the Arkansas. There are from 6,000to 8,000 of these Comanche warriors, well mounted, and if 1500 of our men had advanced there, they would not have accomplished any great results or victories over the Comanches who, living upon the plains, would have fled from them until they were compelled to retire. This would have called for more troops, and an Indian war would have been inaugurated with the Comanches which. might have cost the Government ten, 15, or 20 million dollars. I only refer to that as one incident. Isay there siould be some persons authorized by the Government to look after these matters, and to look after the military officers as well the Indian agents. How did the Sioux war arisein 1852? There was a Mormon on his way to Utah driving along his cattle, and one of the Sioux Indians killed one of his cattle. This occurred not far from Fort Laramie. A youn lieutenant was ordered to go to the tribe and emand the surrender of the Indian who had killed this ox or cow. The Indians refused to deliver him up, but they said they would pay in buffalo skins the value of the cow. Buffalo skins would not be accepted; and the lieutenant received positive orders to demand the surrender of t int Indian on pain of firingu on their camp. He took out his watch, holing it in his hand ten or 15 minutes, and gave them so long atime in which to surrender that Indian. The Indian was not surrendered. He ordered his men to fire. There were 20 of them; and in 30 minutes he and all his men were killed and scalped. That is the way the Sioux war be u in 1852, by a miserable blunder. Up to that time white men and Indians had hunted buffalo together all over the plains, and white men had traveled all over the plains without being disturbed by the Indians. While I agree with my honorable friendfrom California that the proper management of Indian affairs depends a great deal upon the personnel of the men who come in contact with the Indians, the agents and the superintendents, a great deal also depends upon the personnel of the men who command the troops that are in the vicinity of the Indians. We learned in our investigations in reference to the war with the Navajocs, that so long as a certain officer and I speak it to his honor Major Hen dricks, now, I believe, at WestPoint, was in command of the Navajo country, there was no difficult between the Navajoes and the Mexi cans. Vhilehe was there with them he had the sagacity, the prudence, and the good judgment to preserve peace between them and the whites. But subsequently another officer took command in the Navajo country. An Indian coming within the fortifications, receiving some slight or insult from a negro boy that be onged to the wife of the officer who was in command of the fort, let slip an arrow and killed him on the spot. A demand was made for him on pain of making war on the Navajo tribe of Indians. The Indians refused to deliver him up. They offered, as I learned froxn testimony there, to give 5,000 sheep by way of indemnity, but as the man belonged to some of the principal families of the tribe they refused to eliver ima. The officer in command said, “No, we must have this man surrendered or we make war.” The refused to surrender him, and war was run e, and we made 2 or 3 cam paigns against those Navajoes, and we got eaten nMr. CONNESS. Oh, no; we captured them a