New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-07
FLASHING TON.
sERloUs CHARGES OF CORRUPTION.
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WASHINGTON, July GA morning Republican
paper makes strong attack the District Legislature
and Board OF Public Works, charging that some OF tno
best members Of the Legislature dsclaim knowledge
Of what bills really passed through at the close Vi
the session that the Sewerage bill was passed Dy
violation OF rules of house. and entails an addono
tothe District debt and carries with 1t the Ger
talnty OF doubling this The debt OF the District is rep
resented having been. through late enactments run
to $4,000 600 and that although 1t was claimed Ina
the excess Of the debt above $l0OooO0 the limit ao"u
by the organic act would be betrayed by appropriations
last Congress many debts from the Board continue
unpaid aud its paper heavy discount II s claimed
that as Congress forced this upon the Dis
trct without its desire, 1t ought to replace IL
by putting the government into honest and competent
hands, and suggests Board of Army Engineers.
MIsCoNsTRUCTIoNs OF THE SALARY BILL.
WASHINGTON, July 6-IncOrTect versions OF
the law under which members OF the XLlild Congress
drawing their pay in advance Of being sworn m are
in circulation The law part OF the bill increasing their
salary and provides that all members whose credentials
proper form filed with the Clerk. and where notice
of contest is not received may receive their compensa
ton monthly from beginning Of their term iii the
beginning of the first session OF Congress, and to aVod
the difficulty presented by the old law, of requiring the
certificate OF the Speaker nce there no SpoaKer the
certificate OF the Clerk who IA the only officer IN the
House of Representatives who holds over, is made
sufficient All members now drawing S25 per
month EACH except in contested cascs, and the sal
aries drawn before single days service II performed
ia December win be for each member sG26, or s25 more
than his annual pay under the old law
THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY EMBARRASSMENT
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The trustees of How
ard University met yesterday, and heard report from
the committee appointed 10 prepare an answer TO the
statements concerning its financial condition and the
back pay President, The report was mainly de-
voted 70 the first branch OF the subject and while the
debt was held about 100000 the committee found
that the real estate sufficient TO meet II. It was
decided 10 print the report in pamphlet form Gen.
Howard presented statement concerning his back pay
and OF Der sums he had received from the University,
setting forth that in various ways he had given the
institution almost much he mad received from n,
and that he had also entered into bonds 10 return his
back nay within certain number Of years motion
TO print this statement was lost.
THE MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION BE-EsTABLISHED.
WASHINGTON, July 6-Mr. LamacOna, the
new Mexican Commissioner, and Mr.. Ayela, the new
Mexican agent have arrived at NewYOrk, bringing the
confirmed treaty between the United States and the
Mexican Republic for the revival OF the Mexican Claims
Commission; and may be expected that at early
day the business of that Commission Will he resumed
The Commission was established under Mr. Seward,
treaty Of February, 1861 which expired IN February,
1873 suG has now been extended for tVo years more
from that time