The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-05-03
The New Orleans Inyas4ira-
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ana, at great expense, hes been sup
pressed, their uniform reply has beer
that the report was written within ,
few days after the return of the com
mittee, but that it was impossible 70,
them to get the testimony from the
government printing Office, only for
ty-c'ght pages having been put into
type. Some members of the com.
mlttce have even gone further than
this, and intimated that some mys.
'el1ons Influence cmanating from the
Senate had something to do with
this delay in the printing Office.
Every member of the committee
who has been spoken to on the sub
jcct, has laid the blame Oh the pub
lie printer, and on him alone. In.
vcstlgation at the government print
ing office proves that the excuse that
has been given by the committee fol
delaying its report is wholly without
foundation, and very unjust. The
fault lies entirely with the committee
Itself, who have held back the tcsti-
nony, furnishing to the printer, thus
far, only about one-'i'laytcr of it
livery line of copy sent to the print
ing Office has been promptly Put into
type, although there has been TO or
der given by the House to print it
Mr. CiA1n, as Il matter Of courtesy,
| treatru tins committee as he does
every ot:ler, and put into type ful
tneir use as much Of the testimony
a, they sent, i'll anticipation OF the
order OF the House. An cxp!ana-
ton from the committee, it is sur
scste |, will ROW be in order.
Meanwhile, some interesting ru-
mors are hoatlny about the capitol,
and some Of thtm are in such tetin-
lte shape us to be almost susceptible
Of positive proof. There is no doubt
that some of the testimony taken,
and SO far suppressed, is very dam
aging to Collector Casey, the Presi-
dents brother-in-law. Everybody,
friends or enemies Of the admins
trution, who has seen or heard the
contents of testimony, admits this
Casey himself is reported to have
called on the chairman of the COM
mittee, and to have asked his advice
us to appearing and answering the
charges made against him. The re-
ply he is said to have received was
that if he was innocent, he could do
nothing wiser /; but, if there was any
truth in the charges, there were
sharp lawyers on the committee who
would be likely to handle him rough
ly, and leave him in a worse position
than that in which he then Stood
Having received this advice, Casey
did not request the committee to ex-
anime him. Another report, the
the truth Of which has not been
questioned, is that on the return Of
the committee from New Orleans,
the Republican members Of it called
on the President, and told him that
some Of the testimony was very dam
aging to Casey, and recommending
speedy change i'll the Office OF Col
lector of the port Of New Orleans.
Shortly after, the President was fur
nished with full copy OF the testi-
mony concerning Casey, SO that it
can no longer be said that he is ig-
norant of what has taken place, Or
by any excuse throw off the respon-
sibility of retaining Casey in office.
The Tribune says editorially
It turns out that the blame has
been unfairly laid upon the public
printing establishment, for the unex-
planned delay in the publication Of
the report Of the House Committee
who investigated the New Orleans
complication. The superintendent Of