Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-23
Washington Correspondence of the New
York Papers.

svaShAhEtOH correspondence oil the New
York Papers.
Speaking Of the Kansas elections, he of the En-
quirer says:
: The majority for Whitfield, the Missouri can.
didate for delegate in Congress, from Kansas IA
reported to be $500 votes. &4E
THE organization of the House will probably
turn upon this single question of admitting Whit
field or Reeder. The Northern members, With the
exception Of about fifteen Democrats attached TO
the Treasury, viii vote for no man for Speaker who
is.not previously pledged to constitute the Com
mittee ON Elections In manner which shall pre-
clude the recognition of WhitHeld's pretensions.
Ifhe is rejected IL win be upon the ground that
the election by which he was chosen was wholly
invalid"
The Times reiterates its statement that General
SCOTS back pay Is tobeallowed, and has the fol-
lowing details 3 m
The accounting officers, protesting doubt as to
the validity Of the Generals claim to increased
pay, submitted the case to the head Of the War
Department., by whom 1t was referred TO the At
tcrney General for bis opinion, this Mr. Cushing
rendered five or six weeks ago, and the subject
was returned to the accounting officers by order OF
the Cabinet, at least ten days since.
:" have full confidence in the accuracy OF my
information that the increased pay Ia 10 be allowed
as obtained Il from one likely to be well informed
and who has never heretofore misled me.
II learn further that the Auditor having charge
Of the business is now engaged In overhauling
Geiel nj SCOTS Mexican war accounts TO ascertain
what has become Of about Sl0c 900, for which the
General has presented no vouchers That Is the
story, at least as hear IT, The missing sum. IL
there IL any such, viii doubtless be balanced by n
certificate from the State Department that 1t was
expended for secret service" and ought to be
charged TO the secret service fund Perhaps it IN
such Investigations as these which postpone tho
final announcement Of the result Of General SCOTS
application,
II is also possible that in ascer tanning the amount
of back pay due thc General under his new rank,
the accounting officers are directed not 20 nllow
the increase during the period OF his persecution
by Court or inquiry, at the close of the Mexican
war, upon the ground that he was not then exer.
cising the increased command of Lieutenant-6en-
eral. Its possible that all the advantages Of u
decision that he Is entitled to back pay, may be
frittered away by proceedings Of this character;
but that the rank Of Lieutcnant-G General h held
TO carry back pay with H. can scarcely doubt"
The Herald man says: tsF1s
"Tbe little fare up between our Consul az Par.
anna and the Governor Of the State, was regard, d
for while here serious matter, but the official
dispatches received by the government establish
the fact that Colonel Ward was hboring under n
wrong impression with regard TO the motivea
Of the Governor, and acted hastily. Liam that
instructions 70 out by the next steamer. that tie
Consular flag shall be again hoisted, without far
ther notice of the officially ON tho part cf our
Consul or his government. t