The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-28
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21,


To-day the military commission, composed
of Gems. Hitchcock, Holt and Seth Williams,
met and organized. This commission is or
dered to investigate certain frauds alleged to
have been committed at Boston, Mass, by
agents who by fraud and INSTRUMENTATION
induced and forced German emigrants to
enter our army al substitutes, and the com
mission will probably, in q short time, move
70 Boston, where it will hear the evidence Of
witnesses.
Robert Holt, csnmitted to the old capitol
prison with Taylor, for appropriating to their
own use about 50, 900 Of the specie belong
ing to the rebel government. and which went
into their hands sftes, the capture of Rich
mond, we're this nsyaing released from the
old capitol6y order Of the Secretary of War.
and Hitchcock and c. T. NoIans were also
released and turned over TO the civil su-
thorities
Very lew Of the visitors AT the White House
to-day obtained interviews with the President.
owing to the pressure Of important public
business.
X. 81. T. Hunter and the rebel Brig. Gen.
Paine, of Arkansas, were at the Attorney
GeneSsfs office to-day, urging their claims
for pardon.
On inquiry it is Ascertaincd that hut com.
paratiyely few of the credentials of members
elect OF the House Of Representatives have
been received, either from the late insurrec-
tionary or the other States. therefore. the
Clerk of the House has not prepared q list Of
the members, and will not probably do so
before Saturday. No credentials have been
received from the late insurrec,ionary States,
except from Virginia in part. and Tennessee
complete.
The position CT the Clerk of the House is
understood to be as follows: That he /. mere
ly to administer the Law Of 1888 in placing the
names OF members elect upon the roll. His
course in doubtful points, being controlled by
the precedent set by the Horss in the absence
of the judicial ruling IA TO the construction
of the law. whatever defects NAV he discov-
cred. can if right, be rendered by the House.
La addition to the validity and formalii, of the
credentials, should these facts apnear. the
only other question which could occur. would
be whether the States lately in rebellion are
now IN full relation 10 the other States in the
sense contemplated by the Law Of 1868, or IN
a different language. whether thev were com
pletely restored to their rights and privileges
in the Union. The question as to whether
certain members elect can or cannot take the
test oath will not properly occur until after
the election Of the Speaker whose duty /: is
to administer it to the other members before
proceeding further IN the business Of organ
ization.
The Treasury Department is delivering the
bonds of fifty million of the 90 CONVERSION
loan at 81 10000 per day. Between nine
and ten millions only remain to be supplied
TO the subscribers. The secretary Of the
treasury makes no secret OF the fact that mis-
forthcoming report on the finances, will be
merely an enlargement Of the views recently
presented in his Fort WAYNE speech.
Commodore Palmer has received prepare
tory orders for the command Of the Wesi In
dia Squadron, which is now being formed.
The trial of Commander Craven was con-
tlnued to-day, but nothing especially in,sres
ting was elected
Geo. c. Whitney, acting chief clerk of the
department of the Interior, has been dis
patched blythe secretary as special agent OF the
Department to visit the Miami iud,aus. Of In
diana, and pay them their annuities He
ieft the city to-day for that purpose.