Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-28

CrtSiu+nt THIS morning IN relation 10
he use of the government dredge
BOAT in stiinuial ion of the wash of the
cities 70 secure the necessary depth.
The gossip here regarding this mat
IT is: First, that it is device on |
ID" part OF the j,:t.y company TO secure |
.rtiiicl,,iiy the necessary depth, al d |
,aim the fir t paym mt from the gov
eminent. Second, that the name had |
It's origin with New Orleans iaer- !
chants, and Is opposed by seafaring
men WHO do not wish TO spare the
hedges from the present work. The
friends of Fades say it is of little inn
portance to them, as the JettIeS viii q"
their work i'll due time without stImU
iation. The matter is still under
careful advis: ment by the War De-
partnent. The best opinion is that
the use of the dredge will be refused.
These dred2ea, two in number, cost
the government $780, 900 each.
Akerman was before the committee
of expendt lures of the Department q!
Justice to-day. He was granted tim
vest ,rduy to consider his answer as o
whether the President has dir, O Y
,rderel him to pay money to Da:r'r
port, and this morning he asks iii
com mittee to Withdraw the qua: tscu.
The commit tee which was not full ad
journed to 2 OF clock. when they will
dec de whether TO press Akerman to
answer.
Col. Bridglan1 was before the com
mittee to investigate Gen. Baughton OF
Tennessee. His evidence Was SIM lar
to that foreshadowed in previous dis
patches. After giving ms deposition
Bridglahd left for New York and sails
to day for HavrH, where he is CO lsut
Moore, the republican editor, gives Il
general denial to Brldgtaud's testi-
mony and will do SO specifically be-
fore the committee to morrow. The
House will contest progressing as t
precedence of business.
The appropriations committee is
ant sgonizing ali legislation They are
having the ayes and nays.
Senate has indefinitely postponed
the bill appropriatiug $l5. 900 to sur
vey the Austin Topolovampo Pacific
route.
There was full cabinet to-day.
Lieutenant johnson, Commanding
on the Rio Grande, has autographed to
the Navy Department that the reports
of forced loans on foreign merchants
at New Laredo, Mexico, are untrue.
The argument in the Kilbourn case
closed to-day, and the court took the
papers under advisement.
Gen. Hazen, who is the reported
author of the original statement re-
garding the Fort Sill corruption, is
here. He will testify before the i'm.
parchment court All the other wit
nesses are 1t hand. Clymer denies
the statements put forth IN Belknap' s
replication.
Gen, Ingalls, testified before the
military committee 5hat the War De-
partment was responsible for the
moving of the headquarters OF the
quartermaster' department. He ha
been misled and disappointed as t.
| the amount it would COST
WAsHINGToN, April 25.-Night-
HoUsE.-The contest between the elcc
tiols and appropriations committee
for precedence stands 1T to 20 IL
favor Of the appropriation committee
| The navy committee made a report
| of the testimony and ordered it printed
and recommitted.
The legisla'i i've appropriation bill
was resumed. The amendment giving
81, 900 to the mint at Charlotte, n. c.,
and $l4 QUO for an assay Office in She
mint at New Orleans was adopted.
Six pages OF the bill were considered
The managers presented a replica
ton which was adopted.
Adjourned.
SENATE. The Judiciary committee
reported favOrabiy on the bills remov-
ing the political disabilities Of Vm. L.
| MauraY. Francis T. Anchor, Sam
Jones and w. A. Jerlfer. Calendar.
The committee on District reported
unfavorabIy on the bill au' horizing i
vote of the people of the District
whether Congress shall establish q gov
eminent for the District to be elected
by the people. Spencer dissented.
Calendar.
The bill removing the disabilities OF
James Z. Slaughter passed.
The Senate insisted upon the amend
ments 10 the deficiency bill! and ass, q
a confer ence also on the depiomatio
bill.
Jones resumed his speech, and after
executive session the Senate adjourned
There were no Sou therp confrma
tons to day.
The committee CO expenditures l.
the Department of Justice having in
sisted on an answer, Alderman, under
protest, said the subject of frauds had
frequently been a subject of conversa-
ton between him and the President
Senator Conkling and other gentlemen
demanded the prosecution of cases of
fraud at the elections in New York 81
We're of such Importance as to sugge.i
the employment of special counsel, a
the District Attorney and his assist
ants were very busy. Caleb Gushing
was SO employed. and was paid out
the ordinary Judiciary funds. He hal
heard it cha ged that members of
Congress were fraudulentIy elected il
New York, but could not name any
particular district The President
advised Alderman to assist Davenport
in auppressing such frauds without
making any reference TO political par
ties. Mr.. Alderman had no fear of
duplicating any one, but deemed it
against public policy to give publicity
10 answers to the questions the com
mittee proposed.
The navy committee will commence
the investigation o. the brooklyn navy
yard Monday.
John Delano says he did not receive
OfCI bAESS from sur
veyiDg contracts. He did not think it
dismissable.
WASHINGTON, April 26-Noon.-
The foreign affairs committee have re-
ceived important Emma mine docu-
ments from Europe. Their contents
will be kept secret until Schenck has
an opportunity to explain them.
TIE elections committee took final
a 'tion on the Spencer Morey contest
from Louis ana this morning. There
will b. Il rec report is. Of he majority
there IRE SIX for seating Spencer; of
the minority three are for retaining
Morey III his seat, and Baker is for
declaring the seat vacant and referring
the cleo ION back to the people.
The PAc tic railroad committee have
agreed to report favGrably the Senate
bill exteL ding the time for the compile
ton of the Northern Pacific railroad.
In the Senate Morton is speaking on
his resolution to cstab lish a govern
nent in the District of Columbia to be
elected by the people.
Ames will testify before tho Missis-
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