The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-15
ABl to Amend the Tenure Of Office Act
introduced In the Senate.
The Niagara Ship Canal Pro-
ject in the House.
Rare Developments Concerning the
Alaska Fund.
Where the Money is Reputed
to Have Gone.


General Grants Reply to the Bohemian
The fact that General Grant has at length spoken,
throughrhe columns Of the newspapers, is one that
excites no common interest here among those
who know him. 1t was generally expected that he
would have authorized q statement OF denial
f the conversation alleged to have been had with
him long time ago, yet, although its publication
annoyed hun very much, he had no intention Of
potcing IL until within the last day two. SO far
as he himself was concerned he did not deem it
hecessary to put forth any contradiction, but he
found that time passed the evidences that 1t was
bjur:ously arecting the interests Of his friends
came more frequently to his notice, and the appear
Ance az another reported interview with him In the
pame paper on the 18th instant together with an
editorial assertion that the statements In question
bad never yet been denied, induced him to move in
she matter He accordingly wrote the denial him.
beH and gave 1t to the representatives OF the press
Tor publication.
Funding tho Public Debt.
The Senate Committee on Finance held meeting
this morning and spent long time discussing the
most advisable plan Of proceeding towards the COM
position Of blu for the funding Of the public debt
Several bills ere already lying the table in the
commtttee Of Senator Corbett's, one Of Senator
6herman's and one Of Senator Edmunds'. The latter
Contains some suggestions which the committee are
disposed TO accept and that Of Senator Sherman's
embracing, as IL does the most elaborate scheme
that has yet been introduced In reference to the
debt received large share Of consideration; but no
dnal action was taken on the question as to what
character Of bill would be reported TO the Senate.
The committee win hold no meeting tomorrow, a.
nearly all Of the members are In request at the
meetings Of other committees.
The Alleged Alaska Frauds-Thc Revelations
That Mr.. Martin Proposes to Mako.
stated In one Of my dispatches few days ago
that Mr.. Martin who processes to know all about the
Alaska bribery business, was In this city and pre-
pared to give his testimony. repeat the statement
pow. He u here, AND 4 the Committee on Public
Expenditures desire to pump him there Ia no obsta-
Gle 70 the qualification Of their DESIRE Martin boasts
that he has some very damaging information that he
can furnish the committee and declares that he de-
rived his knowledge OF the business from certain
gentleman formerly connected with the State
Department, whose duties sometimes required
him 70 translate documents rom foreign Ian
yuagcs into English. This gentleman, 1t Is al
legged, had opportunities OF perasing records and
papers IN the department not accessible to every
body, and being an observing man, capable Of put
ting stray facts In juxtapostion and finding results,
his suspicious were awakened in relation to the
Alaska job, and his curiosity led him to private
investigation. The cham of evidence he thus formed
he considers highly satisfactory, and when he had
what he considered undOubted evidence Of the
transactions referred to he called the Secretary
Of state and warned him OF the conse-
quences OF an exposure and had his Information
pqoh-pooned by that ilustrious diplomat. Not long
alter, however. the gentleman was offered Q secret
mission to Mexico to ascertain for our government
what lind OF q government the people Of Mexico
desired. L give the above and what follows without
simply as the statement of man who represents
that he knows what he is about. and as something
for the investigating committee to work upon. Ac
cordng to Martins statement, which is at least
worthy Of being sifted, while the Alaska
treaty was being negotiated. Seward ex-
pressed TO Baron Stoeckl doubts as to
the chances OF getting the matter through
Congress and advised the latter to do something TO
oil the wheels OF legislative machinery. In arranging
the price to be paid for the Territory the
provided wherewith to furnish the oil. Thad
Stevens was the man selected to put the matter
through, and 1t is alleged the imperial agent visited
the Great Commoncr, and In his bandest manner
laid the matter open, assuring him that half MIL
lion Of dollars would be regarded as mere baga-
telle II his influence could be secured The good old
refused any recompense but put his shoulder to
the wheel with win. distinguished Eastern men,
Der was found to take charge OF the matter and bill
prepared At this stage Of the game another East
ern member, who has reputation for smelling good
things, scented the game. He had small claim on
the Russian government that he was prosecuting for
an Eastern firm who furnished the Russian bear
with fire arms amounting 10 ss00,000 He at once
saw the first Eastern member and let him know that
he was fully posted. Numbers one and two then put
their heads together and settled that number two
should introduce resolution to make the deduction
but should subsidc when number one raised certain
point Of order Well, the appropriation was finally
made, and the following are represented as some OF
the items OF expenditure:-To ex- public printer
$4,000; to near relative OF the Great Commoner
t40,0 00 to an exCommissloner OF Pensions So 600;
to the Washington correspondent OF New York
radical morning paper, t6,ooo to q washington
correspondent, who II on the list as belonging to
the HERALD. but who Is known 10 be attached
TO q Cincinnati paper, $4,000; to q conser-
vative morning paper In Baltimore, $4,000;
10 the washington special correspondent OF
the same paper, e5,oo0j to q Chicago democratic
morning paper, 5000; to . representative or the
Jones family, s1oooo an Eastern Senator who had
influence with prominent Journal $4,000; ana the
Eastern member before alluded to as No. L. S25o0Oo;
20 Eastern member No. 2 $4,000. The diplomatic
chief fell heir TO $2ooo0o and the great king OF the
New York lobby, who had the general management
OF the job received the modest little sum OF $4,000
Martin pretends that there Is evidence ready for
the committee to show that an acquaintance who
CHANGED to call on Baron Stoeckl soon after the
appropriation was made saw lying on the Minister'S
desk dran Tor e5.ooo,ooo which the Baron handed
him TO looka a. The gentleman asked what IL was for
and was told that II was the payment for Alaska.
"But this" said he lis only for Is, 100000 thought
che United States were to pay S7,aoo, ooo., The
Baron answered:'No. sir; that n all We asked for
the Territory. You Yankees got all the rcsty There
n also proof that Mr. Seward received from Boston
about the attn OF October letter Of which the fol.
lowing Is o COPY
MY DEAR sIR-It appears that some one connected
with the Russian Legation has been telling tales out
Of school and am threatened with Matchmaking. I
Thought at first TO submiC to the exigency n II was
not drawn TOO strong M In these matters the least
talk the better. Thought. however auprlae Won