The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Congressman Charged with Selling Cade tship.
Important Revenue Casa, Etc.

Especial to the Cincinnati Enquirer.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8-Mr John p. Brady
Member OF the Virginia Legislature, formal!
presented to the Speaker of the House to-da,
charges against Hon. VIM. II. H. Stowell
Member OF Congress from the Fourth Virgins
District, as follows:
That for the consideration Of $1,000 he had
one Schoolcraft appointed as cadet midship
man to the United States Naval Academy al
Annapolis. Schoolcraft was never resident
of this Congressional district.
The names of number of respectable and
prominent witness are given to substantiate
these charges, among them Geo. W. Graham,
State Senator for Richmond county, who was
the attorney who made the negotiations with
StowelL
By agreement between Mr.. Stowell, Speake,
Blaine and Mr.. Brady, Mr.. Stowell is himself
to ask for a committee Of inquiry before Fri
day of this week. If he fails to do so, some
other member will move in the matter.
AN IMPORTANT REVENUE CASE.
The case Of Mr.. Arthur, Collector of New
York, VS.. Richard & Iselin, was argued in the
United States Supreme Court to-day. The
question involved is whether the value of the
French franc is to be computed in valuations
at the Custom-H House under the act of 1876
us CO1VCuuCu AOA ny tu0 WulCA
fixed the value at Is 6-1O cents, or according
to the estimate of the Director of the Mint,
made under the act of 1873, which fixes the
value at 10 $40 cents. There are seven hun
dred and fifty appeals from the decisions Of
collectors, involving some $4,000, 900 of du-
ties, which will be affected by the decision in
the pending case.
MR.. BECKs SUCCESS.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Beck to-day,
prohibiting Senators and Representatives in
Congress from appearing as counsel against
the United States, appeared at one time as
though it would provoke good deal OF dis
cussion, but it was finally passed by unani-
nous consent. Gen. Butler insisted that it
should be referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, of which he is chairman. Mr..
OF Ways and Means should control it if re-
ferred at all. He showed the urgent neces-
sity of the law by producing the record in the
case of the New York and Harlem River rail-
road against the United States in which
Senator Conkling appeared as coun-
sci for the railroad before a Judge
who has recently been appointed on his
own recommendation. and obtained Judgment
for over $50, 600 Of internal revanue collected
from the company. He referred also to the
Farragut prize cases, the taxed costs in which
amounted to nearly 100000, OF which some
$4,000 was paid to Gen. Butler as counsel.
The introduction of the bill created quite
iutter, but the unclean birds who were to be
Affected by it thought it best to keep quiet,
rs they were not strong enough to beat the
measure. They will, however, do their level
best in the Senit when Conkling cracks his
whip over the dominant party
BUTLER's PROJECTED RAID.
Ben Butler is said to be closely watching
Messrs. Foster, Garfield Blaine and Phelps,
md is reported as declaring that he will have
heir scalps before the session is over.