The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-23
Boutwell, Battling with the
Eager Expansionists.
Probable Presidential Recommendation Of a
New Election in Louisiana.
The Republicans Under Pinch
backs Terrorism.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1874.
Ptnchback Exercising Terrorism Over
tho Republics ns-Ex posture or the
Louisiana History the Doom of the
Party-A New Election Likely To BE
Ordered.
1t is stated, on authority, that the President
will, on Monday next, send to Congress
\ special message recommending that a new
election be ordered in Louisiana. The ground
On which this message will be based Is said to be
recent developments arising out Of confess ons Of
Pi1ehback, who declares that ne will contest
his seat in the Senate until it becomes
. scandal to the republican party. The
argument which prevailed with the ma
)ority Of the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections last session against recognizing the
Kellogg government in Louisiana is renewed
with sucn force now that the entire CON-
mittee is of opinion that such course
b necessary. The dilemma is exceedingly
awkward for the republican party, and
brings into bold relief the Presidents recent
declaration in regard to political monstrosities,
'begin to think that it Is time for the republican
party to unload" Now, the object of new cleo
ton In Louisiana is TO avoid the exposure Of dam
aging testimony which would be fatal to the
republican party at The next Congressional
elections. Pinchback declares tnat II a new cleo
ton Is not ordered his friends will urge the Senate
to admit him upon his credentials as primo fdcte
evidence that he Is entitled to his seat. This
the Senate cannot afford to do, as
The admission would be Immediately
followed by an investigation into the character OF
Pinchback and the manner In which he secured
his election, and this would involve the Kel-
ogSngcvernment and clearly establish the
fact that the interference of the ad-
ministration, the instructions from the At
t0rney General to Marshal Packard to en-
force the orders Of Judge Dure, the concentration
N United States troops in Louisiana was without
The slightest justi1able excuse at the time,
20 that unseating Pinchback would expose
che manner in which this monstrosity has been
pOurished by the administration. The object Of
The new election Is to cover up these facts and, If
ordered, the confession OF guilt on the
cart Of the administration is not one whit
she less. II defeated, then, Piuchback
may be said to holo the destiny OF the republican
prominent 0fficias, even reaching into the Cab
net, would care to have exposed.
The President to- day saw Senator Carpenter
and General Butler on the subject Of new cleo
lion, and read the bill prepared ordering q new
election 10 follow his special message. The At
torney General very naturally opposes new cleo
ton, but cannot persuade the President to his
News The whole trouble, the President declares,
Irows out Of his following the advice OF the Attor
hey General, and he Is determined now to direct
matters himself Senator Cameron says the Presi-
dent is getting very obstinate. and the Pincnback
matter ought to have Deen settled long ago. He
aoes not agree " ith his proposed action and will
oppose 1t in the Senate.
Modoc War Claims.
Representative Luttren succeeded to- day in dis
tsvering at one OF the pubic Offices vouchers to
lhe amount Of more than $73, 900 belonging to cit-
GeAs OF North California and Oregon who mad 1ur-
nished supplies to the army during the Modoc war;
These vouchers ought to have been received here
xix months ago. Checks will now be transmitted
to the parties interested, through Quartermaster
Bachelor, payable by the United States Treas
nrsr at san Francisco Other vouchers are still
miaslng, but Luttren is in search Of them.
Illegal Use OF Public Money Under Cover
II Syndicate Expenses-How Pleasure
Trips OF Treasury Employees Have Been
Paid For-Cost Of Producing Green
backs.
Tie Secretary OF the Treasury and the Chief Of
the Warrant Division appeared before the House
committee on Appropriations this morning for the
pur)0se OF making some cxplana ton on the SUBJ
ect OF the permanent indefinite appropriation
Or the expenses OF the national loan. This pro-
vides one per cent OF the amount Of legal tender
notes, fractional currency and other securities
Issued during each fiscal year to meet the expenses
Of the reissue transfer, delivery, reduction and
destruction of the same. The amount of this Iund
D nearly &c. 600 900, and, as the committee have
discovered, it has been used IN the maintenance
Of tie Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
with 1000 employees, Of whom no record
Ii ever printed and for defraying the
expenses OF officials ana CLERKS visiting Europe
under various pretexts. The committee interro.
gated the Secretary very closely, and, as 1t ap-
pea'ed, greatly to his discontinue and confusion
The Secretary went on to explain the necessity Of
this fund and the impracticabity or providing in
any ether manner for the character OF expendi-
suresincluded under 1t. The committee informed
sne Secretary that that being the case they would
like tC have details showing how the money had
been spent This unpalatable request was lodged
by The Secretary, VINO stated, in reply, that It
wouh take at least three months to make out the
desi,ed papers, and he presumed that would be too
late. The committee responded that they could
not believe that Is would require any such
time, and gave the Secretary to under
stand that II the information was not
sentn and that in reasonable time, they would
take other measures to procure II. The commit
tee are satisfied that the greatest abuses have
been perpetrated under this fund, and will slit the
MATER to the bottom. These dispatches have
already given in what manner the abuse has been
committed. The committee also asked the Secre-
sary under what authority the large number OF
clerks OF the department had been sent abroad.
and also how the expenses OF his own Journey
we're paid. He stated that all were paid py the
syndicate. The committee then asked where the
yndicae received their funds. The Secretary re.
Piled that they were allowed one-haf per
tent out Of the fund for the payment
the expenses Of the national loan.
This reply caused the committee consid.
srable amusement, as it exposed the subterfuge
If the Secretary when he stated that the expenses
we're paid by the syndicate. What he said was
rue hut the money in reality came out Of the
mysterious fund.- The committee have agreed to
make some urpvisi0ps for the nazmAnt n the axl