, 1874-06-29
Oomptrol1er Knox Restatos Els Views
Of the Currency Act.
Discharge Of Employees in The War
and Treasury Departments.


and Treasury Departments.
MulIetFs J0hs---Oistrict Matters.
SENATOR L1soN-CREsWELL AND
HALE.
From uur 0tpn Correspondent.
WAaH1aoToHt Juno 23, 1874
Congress adjourned with prosnocts, Oh tho
whole. rcassuring to tho Republican organiza-
ton, md thoro were felicitatioua NIL round,
which Sammy Cox made but 4 fooble effort to
burlesquo. The currency question was neatly
dodgod. Tho Executive end Of tho Govorn-
ment had at last began to roozgani2e tho Cab
met. And more Democrats go homo to throw
up the sponge than Republicans,
ALLISON.
Senator Al1!Bon has beon employed, during
nearly tho whole session, at tho head Of tho Com
mittoe Of Investigation into the affairs Of tho
District Of Columbia. In this nr1uous place he
has shown diligence, attention, lovc Of Justice,
aud synthetic talent IN tho composition OF his
brief aud exhaustive report, which will be tho
model Of future Investigations. His pcrsonAl
dignity waa mover forgotten; ho permitted no
low familiarities from prosecutors, reporters, or
others; and, to tho last, hiH equity MAS 60 fair
that no ono knew how he would yoto. 1nBtead
OF wasting adiootives on individuals, ho pointed
out tho excessive Dimensions of the Government
for tho size OF the District; the inevitable gath
ering Of powcr into tho hands Of the mastor-
spiE1t the want Of checks and restraints to pro-
tect tho rulers in their character, no less than
the people in their property; and ended by rec
ou1menling that CongroRB take buck the thing 1t
had perpesrated, mako q Civil Commission to
decide upon form Of government at leisure,
and meantime commit tho District to q smnl1
National Commission.
Incidentally, NIr. Dlt-o,'s Committee 1Yas the
means OF breaking up ono of tho worst bodies Of
detective spies in the United Statos, Tho Treasury
has long maintained secret police force. Form.
erly one Wood was ut the bead Of it,-a man who
has since beeu shown to have had the first dip
iuto tho private collection Of evadea duties aud
| e1c,ses, aud to have received the first moietios
| paid out.
Whitley, tho present ohief, ia tall, consump-
| tiyo-looking young man, Of m indirect eyo and
| sneaking mental processes. think ho belongH
to New Hampshire. His ohum WAS generally
understood to DO o1.solicitor Baudold. whom VIC
might call.the Attorney General OF tho Treasury.
When tho Attorney for the State and tho Chief
OF Police arc cahoots, it faros i'll for docenoy.
| This appears to have boon tho case.
Not content with tho enormous aud un-
ecrupuloua adyansnge his place gayo him. White
ly seomB to have followed in the way OF all such
thlef-takers since the day Of Jonathan Wild. uo
got to setting up 1oba and inviting crimo for the
snke of leyying upon both tho perpotrator md
tho victim Of It. Tho bitterness existing in the
District between the Shepherd aud tho Alo1an-
der party, the formidable counsel retained, aud
the supposed value Of missing evidence, seemed,
the momsnt profitable haa Tor rsea ao;esfc
Whito}y the procurement OF tho crime Of blow
ing up q safo for various purposes, and, instead
OF wasting objurgations upon tue creaturo, soni
the evidence aud the mans name up 10 his prin-
cipal tho Seoretary Of tho Treasury, ~ notlh-
cation to do hlB duty. .
hlr. Alliaon's temperate, yet intrepid, coursc
has shown that he is tho posaeasor Of Judicial no
less thnn Senatorial qualities, and u part Of tue
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
| Tho Jealousy OF Congress for oyery perQul6ito
renl or vauolesB, is seen in tho rejection OF th(
Joint Library Committeo'B proposition to build I
plain, capaoious building TOT the Library ant
fterary collections SOLELY 10 TINT their treasurer
may become the property Of scholars and gen
eral readers; and the adoption. Instead, Of
scheme to advance tho centre Of tho East front
so ae to accommodate tho Capitol to the growtl
Of the Library. To harmonize the old Capito
70 l1s snJ , "tu6, ,,aa4 "us ~
the added room Will 10 III feq4est 1or etTlotl.
Capltollne purposes; while the Library, lheV1ta
bly, spreading, wil'. % later time, aHal4 pres
upon the bounds whioa @ ooahMe 1n IL. Ih1s Lipfar
10 now bard upon 8ou'o 'oog voanos. y u ID
| Parliament command the British Muaeum to b
made an appondaeo Of westminster Palaco a
for Congross to hoard THIS mighty mass OF r. use
ful books which Il 1 10 Unable 10 D. feaa iaof ao
wore 70 oe !eIs ou'ouo soau1ua ~ ill., ID
fe1eseneeorasy: aas no IT. i.tar;n, ~ ssIo,ta NIL
aadIy dopiore the obstruction Of tho Old centru
apts4t. ..ts ~. ~ IL ,n,1,. - nn,,a hoon+;f,
s n.,, W. o,,d ns'a;ta 1iolI ~ Var
.ior~ ~ a',I ,i,e ctaat s@eations
n 9oan,ts ',nI q1so r6vorort nntroa,1 T. wol