The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-28
English Statements of the
Outbreak Contradicted'
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
GOLD CLOSED 14O 3-8.
FROM WASHINGTON.

New YoRE. Feb. &c.
The Committee on the New Orleans riots, |
who were instructed to inquire into the al |
legged frauds in the New Orleans Custom |
House, have made report on the latter
branch in which they decided not to attempt
an investigation of matters, concerning which |
no information had been given to them, or in
to occurrences said TO have transpred at as
remote q date as 1862, but confined their &C
ton to that part Of the Resolution which re-
garded appointments The conclusions at
which the Committee arrived are, first, that
it does not appear that the Collector, Mr.. |
Kellogg, has made appointments of persons
whom he had reason to believe had been in
any way connected with the rebel service.
Beyond that it does not appear that Mr. kel-
logg deemed il his duty TO inquire. and that
he had not, IN fact, inquired as to the ante
cedents OF applicants for office. with refer
ence 70 their connection with the Federal or
rebel service third. that removals had been
made, some of which were quite recent, OF
persons employed in the Custom House, when
i appeared that they had been actually Ell
gagged in rendering aid during the rebellion,
10 the rebel cause fourth. that great and con
tinual care should be taken IN the appoints
ment Of officers, whose duty it is to protect
the Government against frauds upon the rev
enue laws. that none bnt genuine and known
friends of the Government should be sp~
pointed 10 office; 6ith, that such care has
uniformly been taken in all the Departments
of the Custom House. Representative Boyer
one of ;he Committee. does not unite with the
majority in this conclusion; sixth, that the
effect of the examination enquiry made by
the Committee will be To insure the exercise
of greater care In the retaining OF parties now
in Office, and the appointments hereafter to
be made; seventh, that II is not expediens nt
this time to recommend to the House of Rep.
resentatiyes any action concerning appoint
ments to office in the Custom House at New
Orleans. The Collector, in a letter TO the
Committee, says Of the two hundred andhfty-
two employees in the Custom House, seventy
seven have served in the United States army,
seventeen In the navy. and twenty eight have
been connected with the army as clerks, or
nearly fifty per cent Of the entire number.
Ali the regular appointees have taken the oath
required by law. Some persons who had
served in the rebel cause obtained appoints
ments under cover of the test oath, but wher
ever cases Of the kind were brought to the at
teutiou of the Collector, he dismissed them.
The Times special says General Grant yes
terday expressed his intention of visiting the
President for the purpose of advising him to
sign the Military Reconstruction Bhl.
severe penalty against SCI ling cigar boxes
Win cAnctleu slauifs upon theu was Fut III
the Tax Bill Government has been greatly
defrsaded by this practice.
The Herald special says a man attempted
TO obtain admission to Surratt yesterday by
pretending 10 be his brother, .ust from Texas,
but the guards were not satisfied OF his ident-
ity. and refused to admit him
The T'ribdRe's special says the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs yesterday voted on
the nominations Of Dix and Ewing, Ministers
10 France and the Hague. The vote was three
for confirming and three for rejecting, John.
son. of Md. not being present. He would
have cast his vote for confirmation.
The Senate Paris Exposition Bill, appro-
priating Ss3, 900, has been ordered reported
by the House COMMITTEE. 1t is doubtful
whether it can pass the House.