New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-13
WASHINGTON.
THE UNITED STATES TREASURY ROBBED OF
S20,0OO-THE ASSAULT on REPRESENTATIVE
PORTER-ANOTHER RAILWAY LAND GRANT
FRENCH PROTECTION TO sHIPBUILDlNG.
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BY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNRl
WASHINGTON, June 70. 1870.
Yesterday the Government was cleverly robbed OF
$4,000 The following the facts obtained from Gen.
Spinner, U. s. Treasurer: At nearly O'Clock 1t was
reported to him by Mr. Root Chief OF the Issue Division
ofhe Treasurers Office, that two bundles OF $40 notes,
Issue of reenbacks had been stolen from his room.
Each bundle contained 1000 notes amounting to $4,000.
There employed in this nearly 100 clerks and
counters Yesterday morning these bundles OF money,
with number OF Others delivered by Mr., Me
Cartee, Chief of the Printing Division, TO Mr. Root,
who recepted for them for the U. Treasurer These
bundles usually all assorted and counted,
and then placed in the Treasury vaults ready for issue
About O'Clock two ladies, accompanied by geteman,
visited the room, permitted 10 visitors. one OF the
ladies well known to Mr. Root, and the Others being
her friends, he showed them the Two young men
followed this party into the room, and as matter OF
course Mr. Root thought they OF the same party
One Of them looked around little, and walked past the
table where the bundles of unoouned money lying,
when the other showed his face into that OF coored
who watching this money, and asked her for
Miss Clark The coloTed woman answered
that there was no Miss Clark there,
and Indignantly asked the young not to
shove his face close to hers the ladies and gentle
men in the room would notice it. 1t was evidently at
this time that the two bundles of taken by
the accomplice, who, holding his hat under his arm,
placed the bundles under his coat black SACK and then
made good his escape, because there was no suspicion
after he had left. The ladies and gentlemen in
the room were all closely examined, and nothing
found upon any Of them 10 impcate them In any
way They all remained in the room until after
IL o'clock last night and until after the closest search
and counting gone through with. Mr. McCartee had
thorough recount made in the Printing Bureau, and
every where these bundles passed through showed
the check and receipt that there was no doubt the
bundles delivered and in fact, the receipts for
them remembered in Mr.. Roots room Therefore,
Gen. Spinner has the conclusion that the Treas
uy has been robbed and the detectives have been set
to work to ferret out the matter If possible.
great deal Of interest is manifested in the arrest Of
Woods alias DOOley, and his arragnment before the
House charge Of assault upon Mr. Porter, member
from the Richmond district in Virginia. Dooley was
arrested Friday, in Richmond, upon telegram sent
hence by the SergeantaAms Of the House, directed 10
the L. s. Marshal Of Virginia. The telegram reads
BY direction of the House OF Representatives, you
will on receipt Of this dispatch and hold Patrick
y. q. 0RDwAY, Sergeantat-Arms.
II appears Dooley was Immediately arrested, and
taken to the train for Washington but before the cars
left writ OF hdbeds corpus had been obtained from the
Circuit Court and served upon the Marshal but the
latter refused to obey the writ and brought Woods of to
this city, where he arrived yesterday morning and was
brought before shortly after it convened.
resolution passed referring the matter to the Jul
dietary Committee, and another that Woods be held in
custody until the Committee shall report all the Demo
voting against the latter, the ground that the
arrest question of the highest privilege that citizen
is restrained of his liberty, and his trial should not be
postponed for other business, and he held in prison
while Committee is sitting lesurely investigating his
case er pdrte. Woods was removed, and placed
in confinement in room under the dome OF
the capitol, the same in which WOOley
inearcerated years for refusing 10 tell Mr.
Butler all about his private affairs in the investigation
as the alleged impeachment bribery. The Judiciary
Committee retired to their and decided that Mr..
Porter should appear before them Monday, and give
detailed statement OF the facts connected with the
assault upon him, and that Woods shall be heard by
counsel telegram received here from citizens OF
Richmond just the Committee adjourned, requesting
Mr. Merck Of this city to act counsel for the prisoner
Mr. Merrick has associated with him. for the trial OF this
case, Judge Paschal of Texas. The Attorneys have
prepared protest against the arrest OF their client In
which they argue that he in the first instance inn
properly and Illegally brought before the House without
a warrant that the assault made upon MI Porter was
not made upon him in his capacity as member OF Con
gress that privilege Of the House or Of the member
is involved in the case that the House has ursdc
ton OF the case and that their client already under in
dctment this alleged ofense and is TO be tried byia
court in Richmond.
The Senate, yesterday, occupied solely with the
Land Grant bill Of the Central Branch Union Pacific
Railroad The combination formed to pass this gigantic
grant sufficiently strong to the further delay
of the Frankng bill and have the precedence given to
them. The bi which was reported from the Committee
on the Pacific Railroad, several months since,
recommtted Friday for revision to suit the views of
all persons interested and in few hours reported
back Yesterday Mr. Sherman stated that no meeting Of
the Committee was held on Friday and although mem
ber been called upon 10 sanction the report
and knew nothing of it. Mr.. Sherman further stated
that with this grant contaminated, the Government
would have no land left in all the space between st.
Joseph and Fort Keaey. Some Of the opposition came
rlof Yiy huf fbp
principally touched upon the policy OF land grants and
the old arguments generally repeated on both
sides Apprehension was expressed lest by consolidate
ing large bodies Of land in the hands Of private corpora
TONS settlement might be retarded. bill is now pend
ing in the Senate proposing to dedicate hereafter the
public lands OF California TO homestead and pre-
emption purposes and Mr. Sherman and other Senators
have indicated desire 10 make the bill apply TO the
whole country and establish the general principle that
the comparatively small portion OF the public domain,
that has not yet absorbed by railroad grants be
now reserved for actual settlers After four hours
debate the bill was passed by 80 to Is.
In the House, yesterday, most OF the day CON
sumed on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation bill long and heated discussion was had
on the Senate amendments increasing the salaries OF the
Judges Of the Supreme Of the United States and
other Courts which were finally defeated. The amend
ment providing that the compensation OF all female en-
ployes OF the Government shall lie the as now fixed
bv law for males was adopted by Yeas 49, Nays u.s. The
Senate amendment appropriating 10000 for the com
mencement OF building for the state Department
on the premises now occupied by the War and Navy De
partments was rejected without discussion. The House
also rejected amendment proposed by the senate IN
relation TO the extension Of the Capitol grounds Ater
separate had been taken on many OF the senate
amendments and the disposed OF, the Dill Was
referred TO Conference Committee Messrs Dawes MD
lack andI Logan being appointed on the part OF 'he