Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-07
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WASHINGTON.

The naval com mittee reported a bi
providing that tue naval estimates /
made in detail under the varioU
heads of expenditure. Passed.
The committee on foreign relation
We're Instructed to inquire whethe
any conflict exists between the Unite
States and Great Bcitain in the COZ
struction of the extradition treaty an
what legislation is necessary.
Knott, of the judiciary committee
presented articles of Impeachment
against Belknap. There are five arti
cles. ane specifications are all un
known. They ara confined cxclu ivel
TO the Fort Sill TRANSACTION.
The discussion on the proposition t.
substitute silver for fractional curren
cy occupied the day without result.
SENATE The preliminary business
was unImportant
The Mississippi resolution wa re-
sumed. and Bayard spoke in opposi
tIon. He urged that eve abstain frc II
the policy Of interfelence whi:h has
been so damaging, and let us Aav,
peace in all the States"
| During Bayard's speech Mr.. Bout
well, interrupting, called the attention
| OF the Senator TO his remark OF tens ol
| millions of dollars, and thought he
would find that these facts would not
bear out the assertion, and asserted
| taat what money was spent then was
made necessary by thu acts of the
party to which the Senator belonged
by their deeds of vioie ace-their in
tlmidatlos- of the col0red people and
otner such acts of violence
Mr.. Bayard said the Senator had
taken advantage of his courtesy in
yielding for u question to iuteriect a
political TRADE of bitter kind, and if
he had derived any comfort from it he
was welcome to il.
When bayard concluded Boutwell,
said that wien he Offended any one he
generally wanted to explain or apollo
glze. He thought the Senator from
Delaware in quite an angry manner
mad charged him with injecting u
political TRADE into his speech that
was the manners Of men who had been
brought up under the code of slavery.
He (BoutwelD was not here "A scholar or
a tt cher. and he did not propose to
by taught Ill manners by the Senator
from Delaware. It was the natur ii
outgrowth of the sys EN- of slavery,
and men who were ra.sed u lder such
influences could not be expected to
maiutain a proper cons ideratiou for
the rights of others. He further de-
nounced the slavery regime, and said
that alter remaining III the Union for
nearly century with their unjust de-
mauds then they withdrew from the
Union to further establish thrir in>
famous principles, and ne Senator
from Delaware was among the first to
come t) their defence in she S-natc.
He did not propose to take lessons
from such men as that.
Bayard replied that ii diI nps liz III
the head of any man to Say that he had
done anything that was not faithful
and loyal to the Union. He belonged
to family every drop of the blood IA
whose veins came from loyal people,
and o;le who charged different, states
in his throat lie. The Senator from
Massachusetts had, a. be thought in d
very angry N 1Hr"r, lnterj 'cted po~
itical TRADE Iuto his speech. He said
1t, and he did not care To modify his
language i'll the least.
Morton followed, after whose speech
Bruce obtained the floor for to-mor-
row.
The condition of r, preventative
'
The President was unable to receive
visitors to-day.
l The cllief of the bureau of statistics
is before the appropriation committee
against reduction of tie !
for that bureau from
$40. 900 to $40, 200.
Two hundred and fifty dollars |
have been subscribed in the Treasury |
~FI
the printing and engraving bureau.
General Sherman favors a modi ica-
ton of tue laW which prohibits officers
1i the army, both active and retired, |
from civil employment. j
The Senate committee are aVerse to |
changing the orgeniz 4tion OF the light
house board.
lf Gen. Morgan's Witnesses are not |
here tomorrow the prosecution will |
close without them.
The Navy Department will require
no deficiency appropriation this year.
Schenck's evidence to day consists
n a series of denials. Mr.. Hewett, a
of the committee, called tie
attention Of the chairman to the fact
hat he had received this morning the
cablegram from London to the
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs: I'm confirmation OF Lyons
evidence have the original draft of
5cLenck's letter of resignation in
Parks handwriting, and respecting the
operations I have proof tl.at Schenck
cable telegram il Paris,
December Is, 1872, from Park ad
vising sale on the intended passing of
lie dividends, and Schenck sent
a telegram to sell ten
thousand shares for him" TLe dis
patch was signed by McDougnll, chair
man of the Emma Nine Co. Gen.
5chenck said he was confident that no
,uch draft of the letter existed, and
1e was not advised to sell stock as
stated in the telegram. He also denied
hat be sent telegram tc Cheesbo-
,ough in relation to the subject.
Federal prisoners hereafter from
Maryland, Virginia and several other
States will be sent to the West Vir
yinia penitsntiary instead nf Albany.
Clusters examination.
Question.-Had the Secretary of
War been man pure in purpose
could these frauds have gone on?
Answer.-They could Lot possibly.
IleY COuiu not nave Deen carried on
without his consent and connivance.
It is strange that the morale of the
army has not been affected when its
head was SO unworthy. l am proud
to say, however, that ] think you will |
find that brass buttons have not been |
Larnished.
Gen Rice publishes a cSrd in the |
Republican tuat If the Stars report |
of Gen. Custar's evidence is correct it
is lie.
Gen. Morgan's witnesses in the
Spencer case had not arrived and the
court adjourned till tomorrow.
No progress in the Spencer aid
Morey contest for seat from Lou
isiana.
WASHINGTON, March 31-HoUsE-
The committee on ways and naes rs re-
ported a bill for the separate entry of
express packages oont@ined in one
when imported; passed. The same
committee reported bill to define the
tax on fermented and malt liquors;
passed. Also directing the Commis-
sioneT of Internal Revenue to Tx places
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