The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-11
General Butler and the Morey
Louisiana Bill.
WILLIAMS RANKING DISAPPOINTMENT.
What Might Result from Investigation Of
the Charges Against Him. d.


the Senate with Amendments.
The Senate TO-DAY reached final vote on the
Bankrupt bill, as amended. the vote on its adop-
ton being 43 yeas to II nays. TheHenate was set
In opinion from the first, ana the attempted
amendments were In vain, serving only, by pro-
traction, to lengthen out the time occupied by the
Senate, and just 80 long helped to keep or the I'm.
paatable Louisiana business. Outside Of the text
81 the bill, az reported, no amendments OF i'm
portance were adopted to-day, salisbury and
Stevenson making determined attacks on it how
ever, advocating It's revamping and abolition re-
spectlvely. The latter made . long and well pre-.
pared speech against any Bankrupt bill and quoted
Tom Benton's speeches m the Senate IN l8E IN sup
port Of his position, maintaining that general
bankrupt law Was productive Of fraud and perjury,
and no beneht to debtor or creditor. bat made the
clerks ana attaches Of the system the only bene.
1ciaries He cited statistics of Great Britain extern
sivey, adversely to the working Of the Bankrupt
law, and said that the abolition Of it was the aasi
est and best way to meet the case. BE argued
thatwe should have such law, but let the States
manage their own internal AFFAIRS and In this con-
necti0n favored the reference OF all bankruptcies
proceedings to the State courts. The amendment
OF Mr.. Salisbury was lost without division. Sem
ator Thurman gave the finishing touch to the bill
by providing that in the thirty ninth section the
cate December l., 1878" be inserted so as to ap.
ply to all cases Of involuntary and compulsory
bankruptcy commenced since that date. After
this the tedious and exhaustive discussion was
over.
The Senate, after Snort executive session, ad-
journed.
General Butler and Representative
Morey Disagree Over Morcy's Louistana
BAN.
The hero Of Fort Harrison, who achieved his
principal military fame at Big Bethel and Fort
Fisher, yearning for new worlds to conquer enter
tanned the House this morning with an on
saught on the correspondence Of Saturday
In regard to the details Of the plan Of
salvation for Judge Durell. After Quoting
the Offending paragraph, the hero said "Now, there
II not In that paragraph one word Of truth" Repre-
sentative Aorey, OF louisiana however, who intro.
duced the bill and knows whereof he speaks, says
there NJ This IL narrowing the contest to ques.
ton Of veracity between two members OF Congress.
OiaRespectful Letter OF Attorney General
Williams to the Senate judiciary Com.
naittee-General Belief in the Charges
Made Against Him.
Al effort Wi be made to have published the let
ter OF Attorney General Williams to the Senate
judiciary Committee when his nomination for the
once. Of Chief Justice was before them for con-
sideyatton. It Is known that he complains OF the
action Of the committee as inQuisitorial and that
they listened to charges made against him by Mr..
Nesinith, the present representative in Congress
and former Senator from oregon. whom the At
tOrney General characterizes as his lifelong
enemy The tone Of the letter Is said to be highly
disrespectfu to the committee. One OF the charges
before the committee Is found In the following
telegram
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 10, 1873.
GEORGE F. EDMUNDs Chairman Of the Senate Ju.
dietary Committee
Hen. r P. Boise, ex.Chief Justice of Oregon,
and myself saw contract made in 1872 between
Attorney General Williams and Surveyor Meldrum.
In which Meldrum agreed to pay $4,000 to Williams
each. Contracts written and signed by Williams.
B. j. PENGRA.
Judge Boice is said to be an ardent republican,
as u also Mr.. Pengra, who was at one time United
States Surveyor General for oregon. OuelI, the
present incumbent, who secured his place and is
retained In ONCE through the influence of Williams,
permitted the surveying contracts to be formed in
this manner for the benefit OF his patron. 1t is
thought that q full development OF the charges
against Williams would create so general demand
for bis removal that in case it was not acceded
to bg his resignation It would be accomplished by
impeachment.
Ths investigation OF Admtnistrat ton
AAuses-Thc state Department Moro
Expensive than During the WARMED
OF Reform in the Treasury Department
and the Indian Bureau.
General Garfield. in conversation to-day on the
subject Of the Investigations OF the House Commit
tee IN Appropriations respecting the expenditures
Of Tie government and the practicabiliry OF re-
ducton Of clerical force and excessive outlays on
Othe, accounts, remarked that the Navy Depart
meDt OF all branches OF the executive arm OF the
government had been conducted with economy,
ana SINCE the restoration Of peace had shown some
regard for the TACT Of the reduced amount Of busi
ness to De transacted. The department has but
axtyfour clerks, which number is as low as before
the wal. He also alluded to the State Department
m having clerical force on an economical basis.
the Treasury Department, he said, had not only
ignored the fact that business has diminished since
the Wal, but has annually Increased In expensive
mesa and to-day, nine years after the
war, 10 far more cumbersome and costly
than In 1866, when the business OF the depart
ment was at Its maximum. The greatest reduc-
ton, therefore, win be In this department.. To-
morrow the Interior Department will have an
overhauling by the committee. Though there
have not been abuses to the extent OF those in
the Treasury 1t Ii supposed by the committee that
there may be some improvements. The Interior
Department has under its direction certain
branches OF the government business which have
naturally increased with the growth and ex-
psnsion Of population, and therefore will be per-
mitted reasonable increase Of force. The Indian
Once, however, VIII be subjected to careful In
vestigation. The committee to-day received q
delegation Of ladies, headed BY Mrs. Lippncott,
whose object was to gain . government donation
Of $4,000 for the beneht Of the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Asylum at Gettysburg. The com.
mttee win consider this subject some time in the
future, In connection with bill presented by Mr..
Maynard, providing for an appropriation In a,d Of
the asylum.
ssasenent Of the Secretary OF the Trea-
ssry ~ 20 the System OF Collecting I'M
PAID Revenue Through Contract.
TIE Secretary OF che Treasury, having been
saihd upon by resolution Of the House for copies
Nsl contracts with the Treasury Department., for
discovering and collecting moneys belonging to
me united states Whenever the same shall be
Withheld by any person or corporation. &C.. sent
so-<hy the following letter to the House,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Feb. 10. 1874