The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-09
TH1 RD Eel ITO n
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
The New York Collectorship.
Murphy to be Confirmed.
Red Clouds" SANDER Of Army Officers.
The Proceedings of Congress.
Etc. Etc. ETC. Etc. Etc.
Red Clouds SANDER Of Army Officers.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The New Work Coilectorship.

SD,ciol Despatch to tho Eroaiqg Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, July 9.--The Senate Commerce
Committee held a meeting this morning and
considered the nomination OF Thomas Murphy
to be Collector OF the Customs OF the Port of
New York.
Senator Fenton made an argument against
Murphy and Judge Folger answered Mr. Fenton
on behalf of Murphy.
Colonel Foster, of the Quartermaster's De-
partment. made statement relative TO certain
contracts which Mr.. Murphy had from the Gov
eminent during the war. 1t was charged by
Fenton that in these contracts Murphy had
swindled the Government, but Colonel Foster
stated that in every case Mr.. Murphy's transac-
tiOns with the Government were correct.
The committee finally agreed to report favor
ably on the nomination of Mr.. Murphy.
The Funding Bill.
The conference committee on the Funding
bill is now in session, without much prospect of
coming to an agreement.
The Tax and Tariff Bill
The Committee of Ways and Means to-day
agreed by the following vote to recommend the
disagreeing amendments to the tax and tariff
bill to be referred to a committee of confer
ence:-Yeas, Messrs. Schenck, Blair, Kelley,
McCarty, Maynard. Nays, Messrs. Brooks
On. -, Marshall, Hooper, and Allison. The
House, however, preferred first acting on the
Senate amendments
A SIander Nailed.
The General of the Army submitted the fol-
lowing to the Secretary of War, with the re-
plate the fact that officers of established fame,
such as now garrison Fort Fetterman, can be
slandered by such men" as the annexed cores
pondence refers to-
FORT FETTERNAN, w. T.. June 25-Received az
Omaha June 25-To General George D. Ruggles,
Omaha:-I notice in the Herald Of Junel a reported
speech of Red Cloud, IN which he says all the officers
at Fort Fetterman are whisky drinkers, etc. wish
this report to be denied.
There is no dissipation here, and there has not
been an Officer intoxicated, more than half
dozen men, since my arrival here, March !, 1870.
My impression is that these words put into his
mouth by the white men who accompanied Red
Cloud, and had an interest in the evacuation OF this
post do not think there one drink OF whisky
taken ny any one Of this command while Red Cloud
was here. ALEXANDER CHAMBERS,
Major 4th Infantry
Major Chambers Statement Confirmed.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE,
OMAHA, June 3d. Qnicial copy OF telegram
respectfully furnished for the Information OF
the Lieutenant General of the army. or the
many absurd and fase statements reported
to have been made by Red Cloud on his recent visit
East, none is more utterly false than this alleged
statement in regard to the officers at Fort Fetter-
man. The fact that Red Cloud has never been to
Fetterman, except on his recent visit, affords ey-
dence that Ma or Chambers is correct III mis- idea
that this statement is suggested by bad white men,
l have no doubt it originated with Red Clouds cem-
panion and protege-the renegade and murderer
John Richard. c. Z. AUGUR,
Brevet Major-General commanding.