, 1876-03-29
NOTES AND NEWS.
TUE 1NTERIon INVESTIGATION,

6ESt1Af ItSDGteH 10 1ht ChFado 1ffbMHk.
WAsu1so7oN, D. c.. March 2s.--Tuo Com.ast-
Ice on Expenditures in tho Interior Department
hayo begun tho investigation of Dr. silas lseea's
contract for surveying Ianda in Wyoming, uuder
which some e5,900 vas paid John Doano By
sub-contEactors. Secretary Drintom was called
and asked il this subject was ever called
to his attention and II 10 had submitted
IL 10 tho President The Secretary said that
III. L. C. bsevens, Of Cheyenne, had yont him d
ststemcut Of theso Noed contracts, lnc!eaed to
lim for tho purpose Of submitting tunn, to the
President 10 matter with Which he should DO
acquainted. Gen. Dristow testified that ho Ind
nothing 10 do With originating the Btatc-
'ncnta, and Anow nothing Of tho matter
ut iatuo: aud THAI ho put tho papers III the
hands Of tho Prcsiden: rs requested to do, hay-
'ng no opt'ou, Is tho papers were originally de-
sRned for the eye OF tho r1ehi1out. Thceo
papers will 10 remembered 8s tue sau1e which
we1e discussed in counection with tho irst sters
towards Mr. Delano's leaving the Cabiuet. Ex-
Susvoyor-0enbrhl Heed ia to be summoned snl
atr. Stevons, formerly hts chief clerk, apd n,1-
thor OF these statements. Both e1-SccretAty
Delano and his 500 John nro also to bo called.
NO MONEY TO PAT WITNESSES.
Tho Democrats, after drawing on all tho avail
ab1o funds to pay vtuessns, to-day suspended
payment, and orders Of tho Chatrmen Of .nEesti-
gazing committees on tho Clerk OF the Ho1.e
went to protest. In tho end. Of course. all tho
Witnesses will DO paid. but the deficiency bill
for special appropriation must first pass both
Houses.
E7n ht dssocta&sd ertss1
TUE W1HsLoW MIDDLE.
WASHINGTON. D. e., March 23.-9ccretary
Fish is still without my positive Information,
from the British Government A to whether
Winslow will 10 g1scn up under tbs treaty stipu-
!atione, or lis surrender refused. Quito lately
negotiations have been pondinE between 8ecro-
tary Fl4A and Sir Edward Thornton, tho British
Minister for now e1trndison treaty. cmbodg-
Ing tho point that no criminal shalt 30
tried e1cept for tho etfeuso for which he
Ia extradited. aud that no rorHon shall
bo oxtsadted for m otIenae ct a pol,s-
cal chasactor. Tho British Minister insisted
TINT the power Of determining whether the Of
Tense of American criminals Is Of . political
character should be vcBted In tho British Io!ioe
Magistrate. and Secretary Fish refused 10 allow
those petty officers to Determine this question.
Neither party yiot1iuE, tho negotiations were
brought to m end. It ia now plainly evident
thas tho issue rAised over Wlnsloa q caso mil
either cnd In lls surrender or The abrogntipn Of
tho present extradition treaty. The matter is
regarded a. moro grave thnn appears on Tho STIR
With great interest,
: EXECUTIVE sEss1oH.
Tie Senate Tas in executive session three
hours to-day Oh tho nomination OF Dana. No
Actiou Was taken. Ono Of the Senators. nl1Ie
ASSERTING that he has not made canvars of the
eenRto, says that Dana will ho rejected by at
least toirteon majority. III this ovent It ID
whispered In Senatorial circles that E. ".
Stouch.ou, Of New York, will be tho ne1t nom
iuee.
slr.yE1 com.
Tho Finnnce Co1Qmittoo reported substitute
for 3tr: bafgent's BILL relative to syer-oon.
Tho substitute provideH moroly TINT the silver
coin OF tho United States, oxcept tho tIade-dol-
lar. shalt be 3 legat-tender for their nominal
vhluo for any amount not exceeding % 1u QUO
payment: The bin introduced by Senator sar-
gent. aud also BY Representative llpor, proposed
not only to repoal the legnl-tender power Of tho
tFadO.dollnr, but to authorize the coinage OF q
low silver dollar. and mako 1t legal-teu1ct for
amounts not exceeding $50. It was also pro-
posed by their bill to double tho 1cgal-tonder
power Of other silver coin.
ALLEGED rESH1pN FRAuOs.
-.....- 4S<lu York Norid.
WASHINGTON, al4rch 25.--Tho House Commit
= swandling operation iu thu rensiou Utice,
which for magnitude exceeds anything that tho
investigating committees Of tho present Con-
grees laye yet developed. AIR. jerks, OF Penn
sylyauia, Chairman OF tho COMMITTEE, aud Mr,
t!co. OF Ohio. hayo bcen particularly energetic
in unearthing tlrAo frauds, and It s believed
thAt tho present o1poHnra IL only tho llret rove
lasion Of 3 systeuatto course Of robbery which
has existed III tho Pension Office for years.
Henry Ton Ao1tau1, Of New York. was Com
miBsoucr Of !ipuhH1onB froul 1850 until SOMA tlmo
ia 1871. During hia administration Of the oace,
q. ". Bcaton, OF Albany, MAS Chief Clerk aud
Mr. SeAton's testimony to-dny aubstantinscl tho
Session OF the Committee for sine ttuo. When
You AcrnAm WAS Commissioner 2,3UO dormant
bounty land.walrants for lG9 acEes Of land each
had accumulated in tho Office, heiug
tAe warrants VI persons who wero dead
or had forfeited them otherwise. The
regulations Of tho of'lco prevent INV one chi.
ployed therein tron, giving sny Information 81
10 the number of persoua in whose namea these
dormant warrants exist. at .his time the1o
were thIso lawyers' named CAsney {of Orange,
lot Duuki.k, N. ", engaged in tho prosecution
of claims against tile Government il Washing
tou, You Acruam Nas All ultimate friend Of thus
legal trio, and documentary evidence In tho pos
session Of the COMMITTEE eAoWG that ha gave tho
lawyers tue Information IN whloh tho sviudlo
was perpo.rated. An orior WAS mado on the
Commissioner by vau 3tesor, u administrator,
for thu 3.5l3 dormant variants, apd without tue
least Investigation they wero handed over. The
place for the u.uo Of tho administrator ur guar
dan on tha'"arrauts WAS blank. and tho trio
mado them out. putting In either Cheney, Vat,
Meter, or Hills nRMoa A. administrator Ut
guardian for tho pe1sona to whom tho war
iaus belonged. The warrants we1e shan put