The Republican journal., 1870-06-16
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
THE CUBAN LOBBY.


WASHINGTON June 10. The investigation into
The conduct of the American Commissioner VINO
negotiated the San Domingo treaty, and the alleged
revelations tending to the implication OF members
of Congress in the sO-caed Cuban lobby, nave fur-
nished matter for considerable of sensation in
both Houses of Congress. In the House, especially
there was quite scene to-day over the fulnlment
"i an order directing the 10 Drlng
~ the bar of he House the correspondent of the
New York +, enng Post, to show cause why he
should not he expelled from the reporters gallery
Tor rceratng, in dispatch published yesterday.
one published on Monday, which has been denied
il The House, and in which it was stated that an
a.rnt of the Cuban lobby, named Taylor, saw Rep
rcSentatiNes Gollalay of Kentucky, Devices of
North Carolina, Fitch of Nevada and Mccormick
ol Missouri, but that IT was not positively known
who accepted bribes and who did not, but that it
was conclusive that brbes were rendered. Inc
correspondent, amid of keen interest IN the
House, returned written answers to questions sub
mitted by members through the Speaker, which
Were to The effect that he based his dispatch on an
official document which had been before the Grand
Jury of this district, and which, it is understood,
in the form of an affidavit from one n. b. Taylor,
wherein he alleges that he approached the members
uf Congress named, but with what result is not
stated. Additional interest was given the corre-
>pOndent'S statement by the virtual admission of
General Butler that such an affidavit was before
nj investigating committee, but that it did not, in
"a opinion. implicate the members named. The
lncpal inquiry which was made-namely, as to
who furnished the correspondent this afldavlt-the
halter declined TO answer, whereupon the whole
matter was referred to select committee of five for
investigation. just after the proceedings ended
M tIich received telegram dated at Montreal to-
Lay from \. Il. Taylor, denying that he had ever
approached MeSsrs. Fitch, Mccormick, Golladay,
ur Butler of Tennessee, in the manner stated.
ttrn Buffers committee has been endeaVOrlnS for
-lnle time To get hold of this man Taylor who is
known IN Washington AS an eX-army contractor
Aulmg from Chicago, but he remains in Montreal
dcfying The summons OF the House. One of the
l>i alntl>ing incidents of the whole affair is that
',.lH investigate
manner m Which official news leaked into the news
iairr>, elt and yet the main points of the testi-
HipnN hc ha> taken on this inquiry have nearly all
leaked out The friends OF Cuba very generally al
ir4r fh: Tho state Department, or the Spanish
Minister, have furnished these recent publications
in order 10 throw discredit on the Cuban cause.
li,r select committee will be able to show the
ioa~r IA a few days whether there is any truth in
that,
IIIE NATURALIZATION LAWS.
The House has etlectually put an end to any
schemes for changing naturalization laws and
ltking the jurisdiction from state Courts and giving
iIcNclu>Nely 10 United States Courts. The bill of
Judge Davis was riculed and ridded to pieces in
Tho House OF lis friends. the Republicans being
equally divided for and against it. The Democrats
anlted with the Republican opponents of the bill
and laid upon the table There We're but 60 votes
IN FAVOR of the measure The sentiment of the OPP
pl~ition was decidedly averSe to complcating the
naturalization laws surrounding the process of
naturalization with difficulties greater than now
rNist.
IlIE eIiIPBUILDING INTEREST.
llc two Committees of Commerce are Jointly
,un>ilerin@ bill for the revival of shpbuilding
interests. A delegation of shipbuilders oppose the
third section of the Senate bill, which authorizes
tlc Treasury Department TO issue American regis
Irr Ia foreign built vessels No bill has vet been
agreed on.
A PRETTY sun IN DEFICIENCY BILLS.
II came out i'll debate in the House to-day, despite
lie pretenslons OF reform and retrenchment made
10y the Republicans i'll passing the Appropriation
bills, thai there had been deficiency bills already
PASSED amounting to the enormous sum of $40, ,0O0,-
H@, being >i,mU,000 more than Republican MEM
trr h"a>tcd there would be in January last. Mr.
weeks ago that 1900 clerks employed in the
"ol provided for by law.
FREEDMEN'S BUREAU AFFAIRS.
The Wood-Howard Freedmen's Bureau invest-
gallon before the Committee on Education and
Labor, makes slow progress. Every now and then
some startling testimony is brought out by
Fernando Woods witnesses. There is evidence
uuW, II Is said to show that Howard paid out of
The bureau funds some $240.000 to the American
missionary Society; about $4,000 in rations sold
aud The proceeds pocketed by the agents of the
bureau. The United States Marshal for South
'hollna and one of the United States Senators
lr'li that Stale We're brought in to prove that about
>4'mVH OF the educational fund of the bureau were
u-rd fol The purchase of rations the majority of
which We're sold 10 the negroes Of South Carolina,
"u time, or The purpose of securing the election of
'.lYrlnur scott.