Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-02
Foreign News.

In the PrusSln Kelehstag, yesterday, count
Won Bismarck made long speech against the
abolition OF death penalties. The Relehstag,
however voted in favor oi abolition by l
majority OF 81.
It's reported that }. McLsary Brown, Sec
Rotary oil the Chinese Embassy, will be appoint
cd to the place made vacant by the death OF
Arson Burllngamc.
The Bank Of Holland yesterday reduced It's
minimum rate oil discount 10 four per cent.
The opinion is general that the other CONT
mental banks vii! follow the example.
The GOLD CONSPIRACY the 1ous, OF
Representatives yesterday the committee on
banking and currency submitted their report III
relation 10 the gold panic of September last.
The committee 90 over the history OF the pane
reviewing and commenting on the testimony IL
detail. The conduct Of Messrs. Fisk, Gould
anu Corbu, in their Intellectual effort to involve
the President aud members, of his family Se-
crctury Boutwell, and others IN their conspiracy,
is criticised severely as having been characters
zed ~ great deceit and cttr0ntery
The cnmmlttce' $ conclusions show, first that
tire rold exchange and gold exchange bank
designed to meet Legitimate business necessity
during the war, but soon becoming instruments
Of reckless speculation, and that in the opinion
OF the prominent bankers and merchants who
testified before the committee, there is no sutl
cient reason Tor such Institutions {; that.they are
tho source O { mcasurcess evils, and ought to DC
DESTROYED Second, that at the time OF the con
spiracy the tendency OF gold was downward, the
movement OF the c)nspirators was wholly artih
c;al and unnatural, and it's effects were most
disastrous to the country and injurious to our
credit abroad. Third that the wicked anc
cunningy devised attempts OF the consplrator>
to compromise the President or his family ut.
terly failed" In regard to General Buttertield
it is not conclusiVely proved that he was inter
ested with the conspirators, though 90 this
point, the committee state, the teStemeny Is con
hcting.
The committee add: "Mr. Corbin, using the
oppnrtunitics which his family relationship 10
the President afforded aud under that worst
from OF hypocrisy which puts on the eulse OIL
religion and PATRIOTISM used all his arts to learn
something from the private conversations OF tho
President which could be made profitable to
him and his consprators. But with these and
all the efforts OF his associates the testimony
has not elected word or an act OF the President
inconsistent with that patriotism and integrity
which befit the chief executive OF the nation.
The committee recommend the adoption OF
the following resolutions:
Resolred, That the committee of ways and
means be instructed to report bill levying such
tax on the transactions of the gold exchange
and the gold exchange clearing house as in their
judgment the Interests of the country shall re-
qulre.
Resolred, That the committee on the judi
ciary be Instructed toinquire into the expedien-
cy of re porting bill to define and punish con.
spiracy against the credit Of the United States
and the business Of the people
Resolretl, That the committee on banking and
currency be instructed to inquire whether any
further legislation is necessary to preren: the
use Of certified checks by the national banks,
and that they have leave to report by bill or
otherwise