New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-28
WASHINGTON.
Treasury Investixations.


WASHINGTON, April 27.-Matthew Prin-
der, who made recent statement of treas
ury Irregularities, was examined and ex-
Secretary Richardson summoned in the
case.
Confirmation.
S. w. Marston, agent for consolidated
agencies of the Indian Territory.
The Deficiency Appropriation Bill.
The deficiency appropriation bill now
goes to the President.
DavenpOrt's Vouchers.
Davenport exhibited his books, showing
work which the President Attorney Gen
eral and himself thought necessary to pre-
vent frauds, but not authorized by any act
of Congress, and paid for out of the secret
service fund: they comprise penitentiary
and mortuaIy statistics and household
geography of New York city.
The Post0fIice Appropriation Bill.
The postofice appropriation bill provides
$4,000 for advertising, provided that the
Postmaster General shall cause an adver.
tisement of the territory to be posted up in
such pOstofices therein conspicuously at
least sixty days before such letting, but no
other advertisement of such lettings shall
be required. Hereafter free delivery shall
not be established in cities of less than
10000 inhabitants, but may continue in all
cities where now established by law. The
total appropriation is $32, l25, 900.
The Silver Bill.
The amendments which Senator Morrill,,
of Vermont, to-day submitted and gave no.
tice he should offer to the pending bill in
regard to silver coin are az follows: Make
the weight of the new silver dollar 45O
grains instead of 4l2; make it's legal
tender limit S. for any one payment, in
stead OF $40; make the new silver dol
lars exchangeable by the Secretary Of the
denomination less than IS, commencing
with the lowest, instead of allowing all
United States notes to be retired; insert
a new section; providing that after 50,-
600, 900 Of the new silver dollars shall have
been issued, they shall thenceforth be
issued only il exchange for gold coins at
par. Finally, in place of Senator Bogy's
amendment to fix the legal relative values
of gold and silver at 15h to l, Mr.. Nor
rill, Of Vermont. proposes to make it 7ls
tOl.
The Khedlve's Gift.
The Committee on Ways and Means con
sidered the Senate bill allow General
Sherman's daughter to receive the Khe-
dives jewels duty free. While willing she
should have them, the committee holds it
as q matter OF revenue which should
originate in the House, and will rep ort q
new bill.
Increasing Demand for Silver.
The demand for silver upon the treasury
increases daily and from all parts Of the
country. A million has already been dis
tributed.
Taking Original Papers from Their Files.
Secretary Bristow has written Mi. Caul-
field declining further to allow original
papers to be taken from the department,
but informing him that the matter had been
referred to the Attorney General by the
President. The papers wanted refer to
Davenp0rt's accounts.
The Investfgatfn8 Committee-Gibson De-
clines tho Chalrmanship.
General r. L. Gibson was compelled to
decline the craftsmanship of the Louisiana
committee Of Investigation on account Of
sickness in his family. He will probably
secure the appointment Of one Of his col
leagues.