New-York tribune., 1868-07-25
WASHINGTON.

-UOMESTEADs FOR ACTUAL ST. 'IouNsON-
NEW STEAMSHIP LINE-ANphL,,"r ,,rrITION FOR
TxECUTIVE NOMINATIONo--A
TuF PARDON OF JEFF DAVE .
w,su,yaroS Friday, July a. i'o'.
N41o o'clock this morning ana !
i"o - Of n ioint resolution u iVs"l
.-,,'o ti.Ol of Messengers on steamships ""a
tne caiii"so ,be Alexandra Canal went Into eA-
Dill loi"'' =. ond discussed the pIopoSeu ue''S
ecutive seSso"' Islands and also the treaty with
WIN 'no I,.ssouden made the pnnclpal speech
Nh'n" a.. CORNER of these measures anu IL was
ekiuoy Ilieyed that after his attack II "ouiu Oo
,.a.lr defeated. Mr. Sumner however ou'o-
a1S :; IN q long speech, WDlch puV ~ "s"'" -.
go. r;,,lv. after two or three hours oeoa.e' It's
Sinds orprehensiye of It's deleat, move" " lay =,
iIionu', which was carried. final vote VIII
on the '"O,'' " ,,orrovv The treaty with China was
- taken up and after nine hours DEBATE was
"isU oe'J ,,itb amendments The opposition to 1t
nrincinally from the Pacific slope, some OF the
anIs Of that section being unwilling TO admit the
Ctosa residents there to terms of equality, or to
mt them any more privileges than they before
,ioyed No nominations were considered.
1be Senate Committee on Commerce have decided
orort in favor of Charles Peters, the protege OF
Sorotor Fessenden, as Naval Officer OF New-lork
1yo New-York Congress delegation are strongly OPP
oso5 10 him. and will do all in their power to bring
obont his rejection 1t is asserted, on good authority
,bot Senator is in possession of letter, written
obout six weeks before the vote was taken on the
Ineacbment articles, in which it was positively as
serted that MI Fessenden would vote mot guilty
all the charges and that Mr., Peters's name should
~ cont in rs Naval Officer of New-YOrk This letter
viii be nroduced in Executive session, and will, III
all nrobobilty bo instrumental in defeating Peters.
rTbo Horse met at 10 o'clock this morning, and sat
c. sovep bonrs The progress made on the untin-
;gbod busine,s was rather slow. The bill providing
fr the pavnent for the Territory Of Alaska was re-
,,orted from the Conference Committee, and finally
rassed Butler Washburn, Paine, and other oppo-
nepts of the purchase did their utmost to Kill the
hill by delay but Banks pushed it through success
fuly Another determined but unsuccessful effort
WAS made by the Representatives from the Southern
States to prevent an early adjournment. The ques-
tion came up on motion to reconsider the vote OF
Yesterday whereby recess ordered from the
27h inst till the 21st of September; this motion was
tabled BY a majority Of only FIVE the vote standing
7G Yeas 70 n Nays. The vote was at first tie
but O few Struggling Democrats came In before
tbe announcement and made up the majority. Three
hours afterward, the Speaker informed the House
that Judging from the number of Members who had
Given notice of their intention of leaving for their
homes tonight the House would probably be left
without a Quorum tomorrow. The bill from the
Reconstruction Committee providing for Provisional
Governments for Virginia, Mississippi. and Texas
was passed after a long speech from a Kentucky
Democrat The chances that this bin cannot be-
come law at this late day of the Session. Even If
It should pass the Senate the President has it in his
power to kill it. 1t was late in the day when the
business on the Speakers table was reached and,
consequently little was done to dispose of 1t. The
House meets at 10 a. m. tomorrow, and will probably
remain in actual session until Monday.
Blr. BroOmal from the Committee on Accounts,
made report to-day, charges made by Messenger
of the House, against certain officers of the House
This man was employed by the doorkeeper OF the
House, and when Congress adjourned in the Spring
of 1867, he obtained leave of absence for six
months. He was paid his salary for oil this
time. with the exception of small amount
which was deducted for purposes of paying
for substitute to do his work during his absence.
When he returned he objected to deduction, and
wanted full pay; and because it was not granted him.
he got up story about fraud and corruption IN the
offices of the Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms Doorkeeper
and Postmaster of the House He first attempted to
induce Republican members to buy him up for the
purpose of keeping the matter silent, but, failing
In that he went to the Congress Democratic
Executive Committee, and for a consideration,
sold to them the information he claimed to
possess. He and the Committee thought it big
thing and they intended making it strong cam
pagn document against the Republican ticket Mr..
BroOmal's report however explOdes the whole mat
fer. and shows up very clearly the perfdy of the
author of the charges. The report clears all the Off
GERS involved of the charges made, and shows that
their prosecutor is an untrustworthy and despcable
man, whose sole purpose was to make money by
false pretenses.
The House Special Committee on the Pay
Department have completed their investi-
cations, so far as the alleged frauds in the colored
bounty bureau of the second auditors Office is
concerned The report of the committee will be sub
mtted to the House tomorrow by the chairman, Mr..
Lincoln The committee have been unable to dis |
any frauds chargeable to the Government Off
cials but on account of the irregularities which
they have found, whereby mistakes have occurred,
theyrecommend greater caution in paying the bounty
70 colored troops in order that duplicate payments,
and the payment also of erroneous accounts may be
prevented. The report closes as follows; "As |
the attention of your committee has been called |
10 certain newspaper articles commenting upon the
investigation and rejecting upon the official integ-
rty Of Mr.. Z. B. French, Second Auditor and Mr. G..
r. Blackmar clerk in the same Office, they deem it
their duty to add that evidence has been submit
ted to them, nor have they discovered anything in
the course of the investigation to cast any suspicion
upon the integrity capacity Of either of these gem
tlemen. The Committee will be unable to make
report on the frauds in the Pay Department Of the
army this session. owing to the fact that the pay
masters implicated by special permission of the
House. are allowed to revise and explain the testi-
mony affecting them. Much of the testimony is thus
Kept from the hands Of the Committee.
The Military Committee reported TO the House to-
day an act amendatOrV of an act to seeure home