Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-15
sew Expedition TO the North Pole.

North Pole. Captain HALL, the intrepid
aud daring traveller, is to be in charge of
it. The committee OF Congress which has
charge Of the matter have sent for DR..
HAYES for consultation. We suppose that
the proposed expedition will sail during
the present Spring. The cause of science
could be much advanced if the Govern
ment would send forth an expedition
worthy OF the undertaking and Of this
great country, Money is being lavishly
expended upon muc1 less worthy objects.
Charges Against General Iso~"a~e..
WASHINGTON, April 6.
The proceedings of the House opened
in most spirited manner today, though
it was quite enough when Mr.. Fernando
Wood obtained the floor to makes person
al explanation OF ten minutes. 1t was we'll
that he first had obtained unanimous con-
sent, for he had not occupied half of that
time before several points Of order had
been raised to compel him to take his seat,
and thus prevent him from making series
of damaging charges against Gen. How
ard, the Commissioner of the Ereedmen's
Bureau; but the Speaker ruled that it had
been the practice for the last ten years,
when unanimous consent was given to a
member 10 make personal explanation,
to allow him the widest range, provided
he did not tranSgreSS the rules OF the House.
So Mr.. Wood went on, and such squirm
ing and crashing OF teeth have not been
seen on the Radical side for many day.
Even Ir. Schenck boiled over, SO that he
served general notice that he shOuld OBJ
| iect Ia future to all personal explanations.
| Mr.. Wood first had read & brief letter from
Howard in which the latter expressed the
hope that Mr.. Wood had been unsupported
in debate the other day, representing
him having misappropriated the
public moneys. Mr.. Wood said he
had net been unsupported. but reitera-
ted what he had previously said,
and then proceeded to read fifteen spe-
citic charges against Howard. which ap-
pear IN full in the u gular report. but
which may be summarized to the effect
that he had missed half million of the
Freedmen's Bureau funds for the Howard
| University !; that he perpetra,ed swindle
| in the building material of the university ;
that he used government lumber that he
pays rent for the government to himself
for having headquarters n that building
that he draws three salaries that he has
given $40, 600 TO o church here from
/ the funds Of the bureau III exchange for
unredeemed church bonds that he
belongs TO the Treedmen'a Bureau
rings, ana that he has discharged the du-
ties Of the office. oI commissioner OF the
| bureau with Extravaganza and negligence,
and in the interest," Of himself and family
and immediate friends. All Of these
charges Mr.. Wood said he Lad testimony
to sustain, and it was for the House to
order the Investigation. Peters, Dawes,
and Butler ct once rushed to Howard g
defence and that of the immaculate Freed
menss Bureau. Butler declared thai
if the charges were true the House
could deal with Howard as far as
it had the power, but if false-and he
snapped it out III an excited, kissing,
sharp manner-the House should deal
with Mr.. Wood. u am personally respo11-
siOle for the charges" said MIR. Wood,
with great GOODNESS, "and when the House
has finished with Howard" he continued,
''they can turn their attention to the mem
Der from Massachusetts and investigate
| him." There was burst OF applause at
this palpabIe hit, and Bdtlar subsidized and
| then the Committee on Education and
Labor, with the unknown Arnell, of Ten
nessee, as Chairman, was ordered to fully
! investigate Howard, There is possibility
that this friend Of the colored brother will
now be shown up-if there IS any fairness
in the committee CORES. n. Y. World.