Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-04
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March Tho Senate has
confirmed, among others, tie following
nominations:
L. 5. Minister, a. s. Williams. San Sal>
vador L. s. Consul, Andrew n D,ggan
Of Mich, At Port Sarnia; Governor Of Da-
eotah. Andrew J. Fou'kc Of Penna. Ar
b,trator on the part Of the United States, to
reside al Luna Leon, +. A. Whit,lesey, n.
v; POstmasters, John b. Purcell, Blooms
burg. Pa, and Daniel w. Erwin, Osweso,
N. Y.
The committee on alleged frauds ia the
New York Custom House report exposes
the most reprehcnsble conduc. o. the part
Of the present collector. Mr.. Smy the. There
appears to have been established what was
called general order business, which Mr.
Smythc sold out, snd that Peter A. Van
Bergen, George +. Thompson, Senators
Dool,ttlc and Patterson. and Mrs. Perry
had interests in the business. Mr.. Smythc
informed Mr.. Humphrey he had obtained
$40, 900 per annum for this business from
Mcssrs. Miller & Censer. On Mr. Humph-
rey's remonstrar &C against being tried with
in this manner Mr. Smvthe cooily offered q
gratuity Of $4,000 out of this. Il was
shown the $4,000 was distributed ~ fol,
lows: Geo. l.. Thompson. late Of the Daily
News, 5000; Senators DoolI,tle and Pat.
te,son. $6.O each; Embree Deputy Col
lscior, e 900 Humphrey and by him at
once rejected, $4,000 Brown, private rec
Rotary of the collector, and by him rejected,
& 600 political fund, $4,000; Mrs. Perry,
known as Washington woman, $4,000 !;
Bergen, IS 900. This makes up tho &4O,-
600 SO az to correspond technically With
Sm:the's oft reiterated assertion, that 10
was not to have dollar Of it. This shows
ing. however. left him some Of the SIC, 200
political fund.
The report also exposes an existing avs
temat zed and protected extor;ion.
The nomination Of Senator Cownn as min.
lister TO Austria, was considered in executive
session and laid on the table subject to rev
consideration.
The majority Of tic impeachment com
m'ttec reported that they had examined a
large number Of witnesses and collected .
large number Of documents, but they have
been unable to conclude their labors They
say, however, that the charges have not
been negativei to such an extent as to ad.
NIT Of no discussion, and also state that
sufficient testimony has been taken to justify
and demand further prosecution Of the
investigation.
MIR Roces, a minority Of the committee,
reported that there WAS not . particle Of
evidence to sustain the charges Of the Judi.
ciary Committee in thei. investigation Of
the discovery and arrest Of surratt found,
and report that no effort ives made by the
Executive to trace tho movements OF Sur
raft. Notwithstanding ample opportunity
was offered that the Executive did not no.
THY our Minister at Rome that Surratt was
gong there, when the Government had every
reason to believe such was his intention !:
mat 'se reward for his arrest was revoked
Nov 24th. 1855; that from August 9Th to
october 18th, 1866. no steps were taken 10
arrest Surratt, taen known to be in the
military service Of the Pope.
Minister King informs the State Depsrt.
ment that there . no truth. ia the sta,emen,
that the American chapel had been removed
by direction Of the Pspal authorities out.
side Of the walls Of Rome. A letter from
Amos Kendall, however, says that the
chapel was ordered closed, and the conere-
CATION accordingly sought accommodations
oussidc Of the walls.
The Herald's Mexican correspondence
says: Miramon recently informeda gentle
man that the Southern Conlederates were
yet hand in hand with The Imperialists, and
that Gen. Haudman was corresponding
with them in hops that the two defunct es~