Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-04

- HOUSE. Mr. stevens, OF oSMnStOn Aef
ritory, rose to . personal explanation in re-
lation to special dispatch in . Boston pa
per. ; He said that the dispatch states that i
4 appears upon Investigation that tho Indian
Tsnst Bonds were stolen for the usc Of the
Central BreekinEidge Committee during the
late Presidential election. s,r4 80.
a Mr., Morris, Of Illinois. rose to Q question
sof order, saying that it had heretofore been
4 decided that newspaper article was not q
privileged question: s2s s.r. -ssz
4ss ss From Washingt0n. 5a-. 49,
i''''-''a' 9- sa~ WASHINGTON, Dec. &C.
| Further revelations show that Russell,
Majors Co.'S contract has two years to run.
The alleged sceeptancss Of the Secretary
of War are said to consist Of the memora0ds
stating that 20 much money would be due on
the execution of certain services under the
contract for the transportation Of army sup.
Plies which Russell used from time to time
as collateral securities for borrowing money.
Such memoranda, or certificates, have here-
tofore been given by the other Departments
under like circumstances.
GODDARD Bailey, in his letter Of confession,
to Secretary Thompson, says that no officer
| slightest knowledge of the fact of his having
distracted bonds, and that /. was confined to
the pers ons directly implicated and hereto
fore named. The bondsmen for Mr.. Bailey
surrendered him to-day and he is now in Jail.
As to the bail required Of Russell, it having
been agreed to take 100000 outside the
Jurisdiction of the court, Senator Green
and Representatives Woodson and Barrett,
20 hc, h I'm 81
the amount. The remaining $3OO,000 is
being made up by citizens Of Washington.
The proceedings of the two G Congressional
Committees on the Crisis excite no particu
lar interest, as it is not supposed they will
be able to come to any satisfactory conclu' =
sion, as the Southerners are opposed to
any compromise. e.z.
Senator Douglas denies that he refused to
make himself right on the record, in thu
resolutions of Senators Davis and Toombs,
saying that he did put On the journal a.
stateme ent that he declined voting on abstract
propositions which were not reduced to the
form of amendments to the Constitution,
when he had just offered an amendment in
due form, covering all the points in the reso-
luton. .s.-- .......... ...s ....
The secessionists are much comforted by
private accounts from Virginia, Mary and,
and other States. -
Sioee Gen. Cass has retired from the
State Department, the visits from distin-
guished gentlemen have been numerous, In
cluding the representatives from foreign
governments, who eyince to him the marked
consideration which commenced their official
interviews. /
The Secretary of the Treasury himself
denies that any defalcation exists in his De-
partment. However, the examination into
its condition continues, and so far none of
the Trust Bonds are missing.
The Commissioners from South Carolina
have arrived and taken private quarters. -
By agreement they will confer with the
President, tomorrow, either verbally or in
writing The subject will be referred to
Congress in short message, on which an |
exciting and critical debate is anticipated.
The District Judge Of New Mexico appear
ed before tbs com mittee at the las: meeting,
and stated that the Territory had 750 white
citizens, 1000 Mexican cusans, under the
Guadaloupe Hidalgo treaty, a,0OO Mexicans,
with A 900 poems, and A, 600 Indians, about
half civilized total about 10000 There
are only 500 slaves, mostly servants Of army
and Federal officers The question was
urged in CAUCUS, if New Mexico should be
admitted with only 2,750 white citixens,
what excuse could be given for keeping
Kansas out with 10000? Considerable
feeling exists, tonight, among the Repub- !
hcans, and the action of the three who voted
against Adams proposition seems to be gen.
orally endorsed by the straight-out Repub'
licans.
Il is not known Of believed here that any
troops have been ordered to the forts IN
lharleston harbor, nor is it ct present the
intention of the Administration to do SO. On
the contrary, it is asserted that the President
believes that suca a course would serve to
inHama the Southern sentiment, which is
particularly to be avoided at the present
moment. |
In relation to the affair of the guns at
Pittsburgh, the manufacturers contracted to
deliver them at such points wherever requi-
sition was made, and any opposition or
re .traint in their delivery by citizens will
result to the injury of the contractor only,
should the service suffer by delay.
An address or recommendation has been
prepared BY authority to be submitted to the
members from the border slave States for
their signatures, urging the separation Of
those States by Legislative enactment, or,
otherwise, to appoint commissioners to meet
at Baltimore on the 18th of February, fol.
conference relative to the secession of all
the cotton States and to devise programme
of action for the border States in case of
such an emergency. 1t is thought, however,
that not all the members will sign it; but
there still will be enough from each delega-
ton to induce favorable response from
| their respective States.
The abstracted bonds are delivered as fol-
lows Missouri IS S37O,000, North Carolina
g., Jan. and uly, 1926 600; North Carolina
9s, April and Oct, $l6l, 600; Tennessee Is
$l43, 900.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.
Correspcndence Of the Times In the
Senate Committee Of Thirteen. Mr.. Grimes,
of Iowa. asked if MIR. Toombs' provision
recos oized the right of property in man as
the ultimatum of the South, if they should
sign an agreement to that effect. end the
i Republics would sign one repsdiating il?
Mr.. Toomhs refused to answer, and would
not state what the ultimatum would be.
Mr.. Seward offered resolution covering
pretty much the same ground a. bis previ-
Ious PROPOSITIONS in the Republican caucus.
4 The i'm npeacbment Of Mr.. Floyd, Secretary
Of W.r, is freely talked of tonight in the
hotels and political circles, on account OF