The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
[St. Louis Republican,
THE INDIAN INVESTIGATION.

Juuc lC|4. NIL DdWSOuS LcSIlUlOn
shows, among other things, that wherea
the contracts for supplying the seve
agencies on the Upper Missouri River wer
ostensibly let at an average of two dollar
and sixty cents per hundred weight, tn
contract price was subsequently raised to
} little over 81 80 by the advisory board Q
the Indian Commission, and that Messrs
Dodge q Bosler are now supplying thes
agencies at the latter figures. This iten
alone makes difference of between eight
and ninety thousand dollars 1t is in thi
way that the large annual deficiency il
, the Indian appropriation is brought about
To-day Assistant Secretary COwan ant
the Rev. E. Peshire Smith were present du
ring the session of the committee, but di'
not make any statement. The next witnes
will be Mr. Middleton of this city, formerl,
OF st. Joseph, who has some development t.
make about the letting of transportation
contracts. In his original resolution calling
for this investigation, Mr.. Adams specified
only the awarding of the contracts, ane
though the examination of the case has
only just begun, so much information has
already been given to the committee that
an extension of the power of inquiry tC
cover the tulfilment of the contracts, and in
fact the whole conduct of the Indian bureau
will soon be asked for.
THE LATE JUDGE DENT.
The family Of the late Judge Dent have
| concluded to remove the remains immedi
ately to St. Louis, as was the intention al
first, and as was telegraphed Sunday night
The funeral had been set for Wednesday anG
it had subsequently been decided to intel
the remains temporarily in this city, but the
weather continuing cold it was this morning
determined to have the funeral to-day. I'm.
,nl. fAIx Of = al of ~,
remains We're taken in charge by Col. Casey
and Fred. Grant aud are now on their way
to st. Louis.
THE GEORGIA CONTESTED CASE.
The House to-day struck it's old gait
again by BUSTING Morgan Rawls, of Georgia,
a Democrat who had received 1919 votes
and seating Sloan, Republican, who had re-
ceived 6979 votes. The vote in the House
was very nearly a strictly party one. The
history of the case is that Rawles was
elected under the old law of Georgia, while
Sloan received some votes which were cast
in precincts created under the Bullock
regime, but which was discontinued when
the Conservatives came into power. 1t was
thus shown that a number of negro votes
had been counted out, and this, although
these votes had been cast illegally, was
sufficient to fire the loyal heart, and Rawls
was ousted without ceremony. If it were
not for these little episodes, the country
would soon forget that there was Republic
can majority in Congress.
THE DISTRICT REAL ESTATE POOL.
The developments in the District investi-
cation were not important to-day. The fact
is, the meat of the whole matter, as far as
the country at large is concerned, is in the
real estate pool, the names of the partici-
pants in which Latta and KilbOurne have
refused to disclose. There is no longer any
doubt that this list includes large number
of Senators and members of the House, some
of whom are now sitting, and Others whose
terms have expired. This real estate pool
is Credit MObilier on a. small scale, in
which parcels of real estate have been placed
where trey would do the most good.
QUESTION OF vERACITY.
The New York Times this morning reiter-
ates the correctness of it's dispatch of Sat
urday morning relative to the Presidents
of his financial view, and chal-
lenges the veracity of the leading Western
Republican Senator who claimed that he
was authorized by the President to make
the statement in the Associated Press tele-
grams denying the authenticity of the
Times special. The case begins to possess
interest.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON.
The well worn rumOr that Secretary Rich
ardsOn is about to resign is again in full
blast. The story has been current for sew
eral days that the Sanborn and Jayne expos
ures would compel the Secretary to resign
to avoid less pleasant consequences. But
this is extrayagant. The truth, as near as it
can be got at, is that Richardson intends to
resign about the first of May, to enter upon
an arrangement he perfected some time ago,
to become a partner in a foreign banking
house.
[st. Louis Globe
The House Indian Committee commenced
IN investigation to-day into alleged
CORRUPTION IN CONTRACTS
for furnishing seven Upper Missouri agencies
with beef. -four and transportation. These
charges involve the Advisory Board or Peace
as contracts are concluded
,nly on their recommendation. NJ. d. Slaw
ION, of New York, has addressed letter to
General Averill, in which he states that beef
contracts were let in New York for the cur
Mr.. Slavens, of Kansas City, and Gen. G. NJ.
Dodge, of Iowa, at from 81 IS to 81 IS per
100 pounds. The two last agencies were, it |
s charged, changed about, and the price was
aised three cents by the Advisory Board.
Mr.. SlawsOn said that j. B. Harlan, of Kan
as City, made bid which would have
aved $40, 900; that NJ. NJ. Please, of Leaven-
worth, made
ONE SAVING
me which would have been $4606, and he
made one saving which would
AVE been $982S. Mr.. Please is ready to
estify that at the Blackfeet Agency 1925
vas bid by Col. Church. One Strong re-
eived a contract at $233. Flour at the Crow
Agency was bid for at $3.50 per hundred
POUNDS by Mr.. Nowlan, Montana. One
4argey received double transportation bids,
INNING from $95 to $l44. The committee
re determined to 60 through with the mat
er. ANY testimony. should it be sent to
Ion. G. NJ. Adams or the chairman, will be
reated as confidential, if requested.
Careful statiticians show that the amount
ally bestowed upon street beggars in New