New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-21
WASHINGTON.
Brfstow's Testimony.

Bristew's Testimony.
WASHINGTON, March 20-Mr. Bristew,
before the War Expenses Committee, testi-
fed that Mr.. Groom, Of Kentucky, asked
him to argue Q care before the Court OF
Claims. Groom. by the collapse Of the re-
belliOn and failure of the government to
take the mules, had lost $200, 900. Bristow,
for . small retainer and expenses and con-
tingent fee, made the argument. He had
nothing beyond this to do with the matter,
except in introducing Groom to the AttOr-
ney General. The argument was on ques-
tions of law, not of facts. Bristow was not
in office at the time of the argument. Judg-
ment WAS rendered January 5, 1874, ap-
proved by Belknsp February 4. passed
upon by Controller Broadhead, and $lO8,75O
paid February6. 6.
The Thirty Thousand Dollar Draft.
The thirty thousand dollar draft paid to
q person for Mrs. Bowers by q New York
bank did not belong to Pendleton, but to
Cincinnati bank who had discounted it for
The Spencer Case.
The committee announced, ruling in the
Spencer case. that the evidence offered to
chow what means were used to prevent
members of the Court House Legislature
from going over to the capitol body and
thus breaking the formers quorum is not
within the range of testimony that can be
properly taken by this committee.
The Star says: Richard II. Dana, Jr.,
after asking to be heard by the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, has mounted
his bigh-stepping Harvard horse and pub
lished letter in Boston, which, had q
pleb;an written it, would have been styled
impertinent. He evidently wishes to be
made a martyr OF, and he will be gratifed.
Dana is an accomplished, high toned gen.
tleman, but he lacks common sense, aud
Ben Butler is too much for him.
Cruelty In the Georgia Penitentiary.
Mrs. L. G. Wasson writes, and she says
at great peril to herself, ''thst the Georgia
penitentiary convicts are laehed, and
strained go that several have died."
Attorney General Pierrepont has sent .
letter to Senator Clayton, saying it affected
United States prisoners. The Senate Ju-
dietary Committee will investigate the mat
ter.
Admission to tho Congregational Men
agerie.
The uorth gallery of the House known as
the smallpox gallery, will not be Opened d
hereafter until after prayer. Admission to
the other gallery by ticket is easily OBJ
talnable by decently clad people.
Hope Deferred.
No Southern nominations.
Personal.
Ex-senator Stewart, of Emma mine, is
Printing Paper.
Contracts for tine government printing
paper show about cent per pound decline.
Silver By the Ton.
Thn A~nnuuvv ~onoivo fnur<oovn <nue
of silver this week. Silver coin in the
treasury vaults not $50, 600; fractional cur.
rency in vaults 81, 100000.
The Investigators Disappointed.
The Star says: There is reason to say
that thus far the developments do not full.
| fill the expectations excited by the first
announcement.
An Act to Discourage Jerrymandering.
The resolution adopted unanimously by
| the Committee on Elections, to the effect
that all congressional districts of the United
States must be composed Of continuous ter
| ritory. and as near as may be of equal pop
ulatiop, and that the Legislature of South
Carolina, now in session, ought at once to
correct the illegal construction of the third
oon gressional district of that State, now
! represented by j. L. Hoge, it is very well
| understood was intended TO allow the State
| the opportunity to correct the error herself
! but if the State persists in this unfair dis
tricting, there is no doubt that the commit
tea will feel bound to take the whole matter
into their own hands, and will act with
prOmptness and decision.
| The eeuthern Pacific.
| The Senate Railroad Committee had 6
! full meeting this morning, and took into
! consideration the various propositions look
| ing to the construction Of Pacific railroad
on the thirty second parallel Of latitude
The Texas Pacific, known as the Scott bill
was considered in all it's bearings, as also
the alternative proposition presented BY
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Texas, to build . road
with no further subsidy than the land
grant. Some definite action will probably
be taken on Monday next, to which time
the subject was postponed.
| A Denial.
It having been charged that the conf
Dental letter Of the Attorney General t,
district attorneys, pending the whisk,
trials, met tho approval of the President
it is authoritatively denied that the Pres
ide mt ever saw the letter until it appeared
in print.