The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-01-27
Washington Items.


lowing items of Congressional news receiy-
ed since our last:
The corruption fund, which excited so
much interest the last session, il again
brought to notice from proposition sub.
mi'ted TO the effect that a cotIlmiitee be ap.
pointed TO examine into the alleged fraud in
reference To the passage of the tariff bill of
the last session. 1t is clearly established
of Lawrence, Stone & Co, Of Massachu-
setts, is an item of SS7, 600 for engineering
the item of free wool through the House -
Mr. Stanton offered Il preamble setting forth
tnal: Where's, 1t appears by the publish
ed report Of the Committee appointed to in
vestgate the affairs of the MddIesex Man
uiacirring Company, that So 900 were paid
To secure the passage of the TaIif act Of
1857, and that rs no satisfactory explana-
tion hus been given in relation to the arpIi
cation of il, with the exception of $4,000,
there SHOULD bc at investigation.
The charge is tending very seriously to
prejudice the reputation and character of the
members of the last llou g, who voted for
the Tariff Act.
II is stated that n letter signed by Il large
number Of Congressman has been Address
ed TO Messrs. Lawrence, Stone 81 Co., of
Boston, asking if the $4,000 disbursed b,
them in securing tie passage Of the last Ia
rili bill vas disposed of in Congress, and it
so, who received it, 1t is also reported
that in case ;hc Information is no; furnished
these gentlemen viii be required to testify
before n Congressional committee. The
$4,000 paid to newspapers is traced to New
York aud Boston, the largest ,,urti1n t.
New York. 1t is sid, however. that this
money Was paid for writn" pamphlets upor
the tarI'l, and for adv Nvriisiny the articles 50
written, and not for use Of editorial col,
umns. If II were Tor auythi'g else, il Ger
tainly VAS Il very unequal division Of the
spuls
The Senate have confirmed the following
appointments: John Appleton. of Maine.
Assistant Secretary of State; Richard *
Meade, Of Virginia, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PIrnipotcntiaty to Br,zil ::
William Is Bcrd, of rrun>, lvanil, Eu,o,
Extraordinary aud Minister plrniporrntiAn
to China; John Bi.ler, of California, I'm
v"y Extraordinary aud Minister rienipotcn-
tiary TO Chilli; Henry &. Murphy, of New
York, Minister Resident to the Netherlands :
Ber j"min F. Angel, of New York, Minister
Resident to Sweden. James Williams, of
Tennessee, Minister Resident at Constant.
n"pl-, and William K. Calhoun. Of South
tmoI'nt. Secretary OF legation at Paris
We hnd among the proceedings Of the
lS.h January, that, in the Senate, Mr. Sew.
ard presented petition from the town of
'hyipS, \. Y, for lhr gradual ,Njnc,rcn OF
slavery by conpcn~lting iur owner, Ia.
bicd. a h.l ms PASSED aurhor ziny the re-
crpiIon OF medals by American officers en-.
gagged III ia" exploration for Franklin fra
:hc British Government. 4 res, l,ri,u N;,.
adopted i,structng the Committee un Mil
tarN Affairs To inquire into the rAp,dicmcy
OF establishing National Foundry on Deep
River. in N"rtn Carolina. The general or.
Ger was then resumed. Mr.. ial, made q
Icerh against the admission Of Kansas un
der the lccomp'"n Constitution. Execu.
tive scsS'"n-a J"urnyd.
In III" House special Investigating com.
niIItcc on th" c"rlup'ious Of trr last session
was Appointed. Aw"ug The bill, inir"tucrd
Mas one tor establI' hing al iuIrualiunai
copy night bhi-"notncr prohibiting The sale
Of public Lands Til fifteen year, after being
snrvcyed-an"lhrr aboli>iing imprisonment
of witnesses in United States Courts. Res
oinlions were introduced calling upon the
Pre~idcn, To furnish copies of all the cot
re-pomdcmce and documentary information
relating 10 Kansas
Senator Haze, in concluding his speech
on Kansas affairs, advised IN" pr, pie Of the
Territory TO fgh; rather than submit 10 the
l.ecompton Constitution.