Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-02-10

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I From Warrington.
Nerisan and Clayton Bulusr 7rsaties :
GRAFT Printing Fouds- Harpsrs Forty
lnrcstigation, dc. -
= ". - NEw Yosk, Fob. 3.
Times Warrington Corre.pondsnee:-It
is understood that Mr.. Glos,brenner, late
Sergeant al: Arms, will be appointed U. S.
Treasurer.
The Mexican treaty and correspondence has
been printed and laid before the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, who will report it
back on Tuesday, whom its merits will be
discussed.
Secretary Toucey had long interview, to-
day, with Gen. Cass, touching the execution
of the Clayton Bulwer treaty by the Home
and African Squadron, upon which subject
the government is now preparing rejoinder
to- Lord John Russelrs note, in which the
charge is made that the unfavorable notice
taken by the U. S. Government of all CON-
plants presented against men engaged in the
slave traffic only e,nboldened them in the use
Of the American flag to protect their piracy.
Joshua r. Giddings appeared on the floor
of the House, day, and was surrounded BY
his friends. ID.
The Post Office Appropriation Bill will
probably be passed, on Monday, under sus-
pension Of the rule.
The same correspondence says the following
Presidential programme was arranged, yestsr:
day, between the Republican and American
members of the House: For President, Ed
ward Bates, of Missouri; for Vice President,
Gen. Cameron, of Pennsylvania. The platform
is to be distinctly national and conservative.
Mr.. Seward is provided with the French
mission. ne
The Republican conference, to morrow, will
decide upon Door-Keeper, Postmaster and
Printer. 1t is probable that Marston, Of New
Hamps lire, will be nominated for Door
Keeper, Mr.. Lucas, Of Illinois, Postmaster,
and Mr.. Defrees, of Indiana, for Printer; but
there are various combinations, and some
quite questionable to the defeat Of every pro
posed programme, and this may not succeed.
Herald Correspondence:-In the Senate
Printing Investigating Committee, this morn
ing, Mr.. Wendell underwent an examination
of upwards of three hours. 1t appeared that
some seven or eight parties were interested in
tie public printing. viz: Stedman, Banks,
McClaln, Walker, Rice, Severans and Bow
man. He stated that he had paid out, during
the past three years, over 800, 900 for party
support of newspapers, and in aid of election
expenses, in Pennsylvania principally, but
extending over New Jersey, New York, Ma
ryland,a Ohio, &C. Considerable had been
paid by official authority, and some of his own
free will, He also stated that, by the action
of the Senate in electng Bowman, who had
given the work to Blair & Rivers, he had been
left penniless, with the largest establishment
in the Union lying idle. Bowman's conduct
towards Wendell was shown in q very bad
light. A. d. Banks and Joe Severans were
also examined. They did not seem to know
much, except that they had received some aid
from Wendell. Wendell testified that, out of
the P. 0. Blank Printing, he paid, in 1857,
the sum Of six thousand dollars to the Penn
.ylranian, = newspaper of Philadelphia, and
to the Eo.ning Aryus, Of Philadelphia, the
sum of five thousand dollars. He informed
the Committee that he went into doubtful
Democratic districts in Pennsylvania, and
spent money freely for the benefit of support
ers OF the Administration policy. Mr.. Rice,
of the Pennsylpanidn. was also before the
Committee, and did not discredit the testimony
of Wendell
Additiomal Correspondence - Giddings,
Plumb, and DR.. Howe appea,e ed before the
Harper's Ferry Investigating Committee to-
day. Mr.. GIddings expressed his wish to be
examined without delay, and the Committee
politely consented. He stated his presump-
ton that note submitted to him was writ.
ten at the time indicated by the date. its
object was to answer letter from John
Blown. intimating that he would be in Ando-
yer, and could lecture in Jefferson, where
Mr. Giddings lived. Giddings was introduced
to Brown and consulted as to arranging mat
ters for lecture next day. He was not
engaged more than three minutes on this
subject, being indisposed to any conference
concerning the dollars and cents, but told
Brown to come and lecture. Brown did 50
the following afternoon, in church where
Mr.. G. worships.
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