New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-20
WASHINGTON.

MEETING OF THE KU-KLUX COMMITTEE-COURT
MARTIAL FOR THE TRIAL OF PAYMASTER
HODGE-TREAsURY CLERKS VISITING EUROPE
AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRIBUNB.I
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept. 49, 1871.
The Ku-Klux Committee will meet tomorrow, aud
eral Of the members have arrived In tho city The full
Committee have not had meeting since last April,
when the subcommittee which has been at work during
the Summer was appointed. The Committee consists Of
seven Senators and fourteen members Of the House.
At the meeting tomorrow, the subcommittee will
mako report Of their operations, and will be de.
termined whether further testimony shall be taken be-
fore the meeting Of Congress- 1t is probable that the
subcommittee will be continued for the purpose Of
making inquiry INTO the condition Of snars In Georgia
general cOurtmartia has been appointed to meet at
Fort McHenry, Maryland, at II o'clock m the Goth
day of September, 1871 thereafter practi
CAL for the trial Of the defaung Paymaster, John Led
yard Hodge, The following is the detail for the Court:
MajorGen George g. Meade, Col. Delos B. sackett In
spector General; Col Israel vodgcs LIST Artillery; Col
Viet, Deputy ouartermsster. General; Major John n
rs Major Truman Seymour Of the sn Artillery Capt
Henry N. .Laselle Of the 9Th Infantry, Capt James
ist Cavalry, Capt John r. Edie IT, the Ordnance De-
partment Col. W. McK Dunn, Assistant Judse;Advo'
cate Gener 10 appointed JudgeAdvocate VI the Court
Oacers of the Treasury claim that In few days they
viii BIO able to show the public that their department
10 in no way responsible the Hodge dealcstion, and
that the Paymaster-Generars o6ace was aware Of
Hodges misconduct long anoe.
The Treasury Department continues to send detach.
ent Of three clerks to London with each nstament OF
the now bonds that goes the Syndicate Eighteen
these fortunate gentlemen are now abroad enjoying
themselves ct Government expense. and four more de-
tachmenu arc 70 Co. making 80 clerks In all Their pas
sage and all other travelling expenses are paid and they
are allowed to BIO absent for periods OF six weeks escn
giving them time to make little trip on the Continent
Efforts will be made at the next term OF tho United
States Supreme Court by attorneys and other persons
interested to ret . rehesring upon tho question %
Ofcers' travel pay. When officer was mustered OUT
of service ut tie close Of the he was allowed travel
nav nom place Of to the place OF his residence
for Instance, II ofncer discharged t NewQrleana,
vine In Wellington, t TO take up his residence In
Chicseo he subsequently put IN ME claim for iull
allowance Of travel pay from NewOrleans Wasoing-
ton The second Controller held that the claim could MOI
$500 Of ike instance the attorneys for the vlamans
brourht the matter up to the United States supreme
Court and the case decided by tie vote, against
4 the Chef Justice being absent The parties arr now
Of tbs opinion that with full Court they can succese
fully carry their eaee, and consequently endeavors WIN
David Dudley Field, attorney for the New.York and
Erie Railroad before tho Commissioners OF lnternM
Rsysnuo to-day aAd argued the Of that Conpsny
yolyed Il over ooooO and the question TO be determined
Il whether money raised by the sale Of bonds Liable 10
taxation - earnings OF the road.