The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-18
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.

special telegram 70 Inc DlDpatcn.
WASHINGTON, December II, 1868.
Mississippi and Georgia Matters.
The Reconstruction Committee had under
consideration again to-day Georgia and
Mississippi matters. but came to no definite
decision as to the plan to be recommended
to the House. The whole subject will go
over to the meeting of January.
Testimony in the alaska Purchase Inves-
tigation.
The Committee on Public Expenditures
had before them this morning the Alaska
purchase, in pursuance of q resolution to
investigate alleged payments Of money to
procure the appropriation to pay the Rus
sian Government.
Hon. R. J. Walker Was examined, and
testified that, so far as he was advised, the
only money paid to advocate the appropris-
ton was twenty-si1 thousand dollars paid
to himself, and that after the money WAS re-
ceived by the Russian Minister he OVAL
kerr advised Baron Stocked to pay Colonel
Forney three thousand dollars in gold for
his kindness in giving the use Of the
columns of the Chronicle to Mr.. Walker for
a discussion of the subject. Colonel For
new declined to receive the money on the
ground that he was an officer Of the Senate,
and he therefore did not think it proper to
take the profered funds. Mr.. Walker in
sisted, nevertheless, that the Chronicle pub
Usher must have the coin, and after much
persuasion by himself and Baron Stocked
Mr.. D. C. Forney, the publisher of the pa
per, accepted the money. Mr.. Walker
states that no intimation was given of an
intention to pay anything to the Chronicle
until after the appropriation was made,
and the publisher in the first instance gave
the use of the columns of the paper gra-
tuitously.
Mr.. W. W. Warden was examined as to
the source of information upon which ne
based his kilograms to newspapers relative
to the Alaska purchase, etc. He testified
that of his own knowledge he did not know
of any payments of money, and from the
best information he could obtain he did
not believe any had been paid to newspa-
per men in Washington.
Personal.
General Meade was upon the floor of the
House to-day, and left for Philadelphia
this evening.
Ex-Attorney- General stanbery arrived
here to-day. He comes to argue cases in
the Supreme Court. WALLACE.
Associated Press telegram.
WASHINGTON, December l7.-Dispatches
from St. Louis indicate the election of Carl
Schurz to the United States Senate.
Judge Chase is quoted as saying that he
does not believe single associate justice
has given an intimation of his views on the
constitutionality of the legal-tender act.
The customs receipts from December It'll
to December 18th were 81, 62, 900.
Hon. Robert J. Walker and W. W. War
den, the Presidents private secretary, were
before the Reconstruction Committee to-day
for examination regarding the Alaska cor
ruption fund.
The revenue receipts to-day were 1884,
900.
The Reconstruction Committee to-day
continued the examination regarding the
state of affairs in Mississippi and Georgia.
General Sypher, at the request of Me-
nard, (colored,) will present his credentials
to the House tomorrow. At the same time
Colonel Hunt and Simon Jones, the con-
testants, will present certain papers, when
the whole matter, without argument or any
recognition of Menard, will be referred to
the Election Committee.
The House bill repeating the militia re-
striction bill passed the Senate to-day with
out comment.
Governor Bullock, of Ca, before the Re-
construction Committee, to-day recommend
ed that in that State there should be libe-
raj execution of the reconstruction acts
which required the primal organization Of
the Legislature to be made by the admls-
sion of only those who could take the test
oath or had been relieved Of disabilities by
Congress. This course would restore the
colored men to their seats without any spe-
cial legislation and place the Legislative
department of Georgia in the hands OF
loyal men. After the adoption by such
body of the fundamental conditions prece-
dent to the States admission to the Union
all the members eligible under the State
Constitution and the fourteenth article
would admitted to seats, and no further
action by Congress would be necessary.