The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-19


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Latest News from Washington
xLIII. CONGRESS- second Session.
WAsHINeros, December IS.
sIt3 SENATE.
T. After receiving che King tie Senate went
Into executive session and then adjourned to
Monday. z ]. S. g !!
" HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After the reception of the King Of the
Sandwich Islands the House went into the
Committee of the Whole on the Legislative
Appropriations bill. a paragraphin relation
to the mileage Of United States marshals and
deputy marshals gave rise to q long discus.
sion. In the course OF which the Department
Of Justice was characterized by Mr.. BECK, of
Kentucky, as being honeycombed with.
frauds.
The western district Of Arkansas and the
district Of North Carolina were alluded TO
by Mr. SPEER, of Pennsylvania, as being run
by political thieves and scoundrels. ..,
Mr.. BECK moved to strike out the appro-
priation for the Department of Justice, and
renewed hts attack upon that Department,
declaring that the Attorney General was q
more guilty man in connection with the
affairs OF Louisiana than Judge DureIl him.
self, who had resigned and confessed his
guilt. he charged that the Department of
Justice had appealed from decisions of the
Court of Claims In cotton cases, and bad
dismissed appeals wherever friends of the
Department were employed, and had their
fees arranged. That Department had used
the army for the basest of purposes, and
was "a department of injustice instead of a
department of justice. When the proper
time came he would, if he got the opportu-
nifty, make good what he had said about the
Attorney General and the Department of
Justice. zu
Reception Of Kalakaua by Congress-
ADDRESS OF SPEAKER BLAINE AND THE KINGS
RESPONSE. .r
WASHINGTON, December 18.-There was
M immense crowd in the House to witness
the reception of King Kalakaua. The Sen.
ale, headed by Vice.President Wilson. en-
tered the House; after which the Speakers
gavel announced the Kings approach, when
the senators and representatives of the
AtucTICdu pcOpic iOSc " GASh lCCIs <Ai 1C-
manned standing, while the King, supported
by Messrs. Cameron and Ortiz, approached
the Speakers chair.
Mr. Cameron introduced the King to the
Speaker, who said:
Your Majesty: On behalf of the Ameri-
can Congress welcome you to these halls.
The senators from our States and the repre-
sentatives of our people unite in cordial con-
gratulations upon your suspicious journey,
and in the expression of the qualification and
pleasure afforded by your presence in the
capital Of the nation as the nations guest.
Your Majesty's appearance among us is the
first instance in which reigniDg sovereign
has set foot upon the soil of the United States,
and it is a significant circumstance that the
visitor comes to us from the West and not
from the East.
The Speaker alluded to the great growth
of the western part Of this country, and con-
graduated the King upon his virtues as
man and ruler.
The Kings cold was too bad for him to
speak his address, and 1t was read by one OF
his ceurtiers. It was thankful and some.
what humble in its sentiments, with nothing
pungent in it.
The StowelI Inv Exam
ination OF Witnesses Commenced.
WASHINGTON, December 18.-The inyesti-
CATION 10 the case of Representative StoWel,
of Virginia, was commenced before the
House Naval Committee this morning. D..
P. Brady, of the Virginia House OF Dele
gates, who brought the charge; DR.. Beattie,
the adopted father of the youth Schoo'craft
who received the appointment to the Naval
Academy State Senator A. P. Lathrop, and
Mr.. Webber, were examined.
Senator Lathrop stated that he knew
nothing of his own knowledge about the
case. In answer to direct question upon
this point he gave q negative answer, and
stated that his knowledge was entirely based
upon hearsay.
DR.. Beattie testified that he applied to
George W. Graham, State senator from
Charlotte, and chairman Of the District Con.
gressional Republican Committee, to aid him
in getting the boy .Schoolcraft the appoint
ment of cadet in the Naval Academy. The
appointment was gotten, and he paid 81, TOO,
which he said was for political expenses
incident to getting the appointment.
The boy schoolcraft took up his
residence in Keysville, Charlotte county, and
witness was under the impression he mad q
right to select his domicie in Sto|elPs DIS.
trict. and also that be had staid there sui
fcient length of time to establish that as bis
residence. Witness did not know what dis.
position had been made Of the 81 700 be bad
giyen Graham. he did not know StoWell,
and had never seen him to know him until
yesterday.
Mir. Brady stated that be had made the
charges against stowell upon what be had
heard from Or. Beattie. Mr.. McGeorge,
mail agent OF the Danville railroad, and
Senator Graham. II they would state to the
committee what be had heard from them ne
nroposed to prove that Mr. Stowel had sold
the cadetship appointment given to young
Scboolcraft. He knew nothing OF MS own
knowledge.
Mr.. Webber testified that in conversation
between himself and Senator Graham rela-
tive to mail contract on the Richmond ana
Dauyille railroad it appeared that that ROAD
had claim against the Government TOT
carving the mails, and that Graham had
been employed as counsel to collect 1t.
Stowe)l interposed objections to its pay ment,
and Graham said to witness that unless
stowell withdrew his objections he
wonld prefer charges against him for
calling the naval cadetship OF his
district to young Schoolcraft. Witness went
To Stowell and told him of this conversation,
and StowelI denied emphatically that be had
ever seen cent of the money given by Dr.
Beattie. and said that the charges were Ut
terly false. He would, however, Withdraw
his Objections to the Dsnyille railroad claim
purely on account of his personal regard for
| the road and its officers.
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