The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-13

petition for nearing IoI HIS OohoUAI
uent, and had it referred to the Judi
eiary Committee. This committee
has eleven lawyers on it, the greatest
in the House among them Butler,
Poland, Frye, Tremaine, Clarkson n.
Potter and Eldridge, republicans and
democrats. They asked Dawes
for his "proofs," but DAVIS never
came, nor his proofs. They asked
again, but there was no answer. They |
read his old speech, and studied it,
and analysed it, and got all the evil
dence they could hear of, and then
reported to the House, that Chorpen-
ing challenged the seyerest scrutiny
submitted himself for examination,
demanded full investigation, and
after all their search and effort, they
had unanimously concluded that the
government was in debt to him. This
conclusion knocks Dawes off his stills
and into the mud. He thinks the
man has been oyerpaid, and twice
paid, and has humbugged a whole
Congress and he has the proofs; but
dozen able lawyers after examining
the papers, with Dawes club over
their heads, find that his proofs are
no proofs, and that Chorpening has
been improperly aud illegally kept
out of his money for many years.
| Such report in the face of the pub
lie sentiment, could only come from
deep conviction, and it leaves Dawes
| in a sad plight, as he must have pros
tituted his influence and talents to
deny Justice to a citizen, aud rob him
of his good name, at the same time.
They reported a bill sending the case
to the Court of Claims to fix the
amount on the evidence, and as the
only thing against the claim is the
stump speech of Dawes, Chorpenning
will get his money, the committee OF
! lawyers not regarding that speech as
proof.
Honest John Cessna has made his
mark by courageously meeting the
violent and unreasoning opposition
|
to an investigation of this claim.
!. On Thursday, Mr.. Bristow, the new
, Secretary of the Treasury, stepped
into the shoes of Mr.. Richardson. Tn
, contrast in personal appearance OF tn
two is as marked as the difference II
, public favor. Richardson is % pal'
faced, diminutive person, and Bris
tow ruddy, bluff-looking, kentuck.
giant-like person, who could hold hi
own in wrestling or boxing mate
, with the best of them. He receives
the Bureau officers with cordialit.
and ease of manner, and produced
e. favorable impression.
Mr.. Richardson has been more pop
!, ular in the Department than Bout
well, but owing to the panic and tn
state of finances he has had roug
time generally, and the demands upo
him no Secretary could have satisfae
: torily met.
:. The Illinois editors and their wiye
have been here on an excursion, an
= visited the White House under til
!: escort of the gallant Senator Logan
marching up there in the rain frol
:, Wizards.
= Both Houses have been discussin
Internal Improvement measures, ii
- opening of the mouths of the Missi
= sippi being the principal. This opel
ing of mouths it is contended, W
:, greatly facilitate the feeding of Il
- hungry, but the opening of so maj
:. mouths in Congress is likely to resi-
:a in keeping the Mississippi mout
closed another year.
Baker, the ridiculous Commission
of Pensions, still holds on, but on
by the eyelids. He will have to Dire
p His support by Delano, killed Del
IFS nos chances for being Secretary
III the Treasury, so the latter can S
ed how much he has made by trying
~, float dead wood.
ut, Assistant Secretary Sawyer has tie
ne dered his resignation.
,re ALERT.
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