The New York herald., 1876-01-21
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON Jan. 20, 1875
REACTION FROM THE SECTIONAL PARTISAN
SHIP IN THE HoUsE-BAsE POLITICAL
CHARGES DENIED CHILD THAT WAS NOT
NAMED JOHN WILKES BOOTH.
reaction against the bitter partsanship Of the mi
nority of the House quite observable now that the
free general interchange of sentiment In the discussion
OF the Centennial appropriation has given the South
ern members an opportunity to express themselves
with few exceptions in what sounds like the sincerest
professions OF loyalty and good faith toward gov
ernment The debate has been political Appomattox,
in which the Southern Congressman have surrendered
one after another, openly squarey and uncquvocally,
to the authority OF the United States The reaction
makes the more headway as the baseness Of some OF
the charges used for party purposes Is revealed
For instance 1t said that General Morrison cnar-
man of the Ways and Means Committee had suppressed
his military record out of difference to his Southern
colleagues when the fact is the alteration the Con-
gressional Directory from last year madc bring
the sketch of his life within the limit prescribed by the
publisher or piece with this slander the story
that the clerk Of the important committee, Dr.
Hambleton, had a favorite child which he named John
Wilkes Booth, after the assassin OF President Lincoln
when the fact is that the child christenod John
wilkes simply, and in honor Of an uncle Of Dr.
Hamblcton.
SENATOR MOTIONS SPEECH ON THE Mrssrs-
sIPPr ELECTION. -
large audience occupied the galleries Of the Senate
to-day Senator Morton delivered the second install
ment OF his Mississippi speech. Hc had spoken only
hour and n half when his poor health compelled
him to desist until another day He spoke with great
earnestness. and his tone was deliberate and severe
At his request, Mr. Ingalls, OF Kansas who is called the
literary Senator the extracts from ro-
ports and letters which occurred in the speech.
THE DEBATE ON THE CENTENNIAL APPRoPRIA-
roN AND ITS PROSPECTS
The debate on the Centennial Appropriation bill win
probably close tomorrow. Mr.. Blaine, contrary TO
general expectations, will not speak the subject
In his opinion tho bill will pass. General Hawey and
Governor Hartranft who have been somewhat alarmed
for the fate of the BILL among the on the
floor OF the House to-day and hopeful TO- night
OF Its success.
ESCAPE OF AN IMPORTANT WITNESS IN THE
wHIsKEx TRIALS.
It is said hero tonight that Everest the man who
acted as the go-between and paymaster tor the ST.
Louis whisKey Ring, and who to be the chief wit
in the next series Of trials has escaped the vigil
Of tho government detectives and taken passage for
Europe by Of the Baltimore steamers
A CONDENSATION OF THE DEBATES AND PRO-
cEEDINGs OF CoNaREss.
MT Cox, Of New York, is maturing plan for the
condensation Of tho debates and proceedings OF Con-
gress manual OF reference, with copous index
after the style OF "Hansard's Reports OF the British
Parliament" The prescpt full Official shorthand tran
script will not be discontinued, but will be placed
6lc for consultation and reference Tho smaller book
or digest will be available facilitating the researches
OF committees and others who in the OF bust
may wish to past legislation, matter OF
great difficulty with the unwiedy volumes which form
the present Congressional Record"
FRAUDULENT BIDS DISCOVERED IN THE POST
oFFIcR DEPARTMENT..
large number Of bids bearing fraudulent seal Of
the same general character those discovered In the
Post once Department last summer found there
to-day and thrown out accordingly. These bids por-
tain the service IN louisiana Arkansas and Texas
The person who manufactured the seal which tho do
partment attaches bids that examined and
arc stamped properly received visited the depart
ment In connection with parties privy TO
the transactions and examined large num-
Der OF bids He at once detected about 100 which
we're stamped with counterfeit and those will be sus
pended by tho department. The parties whose bids
we're found TO thus stamped the California and
Texas Stage Company, Kophling Kinzie, Durfee a
Peasc and Vail sprague. It's thought further
number OF bids with counterfeit seals attached will be
found in the morning, the person who caused the
discovery those found to-day PROCESSES have info
nation which will lead TO the discovery OF many more
A full investigation viii begin at once.
THE INTEREST ON THE 3.65 DISTRICT BONDS.
Tho question OF providing for the interest tho DIS
trct Of Columbia IS bonds will probably DO settled
in committee but reported back for the action OF the
House
REDUCTION IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
BILL.
The Diplomatic and Consular bill has been completed
and will DO reported the House tomorrow BY Mr..
Randall chairman OF the committee The total amount
appropriated SOIL l47. reduction from last year Of
$40, 1877.
THE TwESTY-sEcoND JOINT RULE
The much debated twenty-second joint rule was
thrown out by the Senate to-day when the others
adopted
THE LIFE AND SERVICES or HENRY WILSON.
Tomorrow will bo devoted 70 culogizng the life and
services Of Henry Wilson
COTTON CLAIM CASE BKFoRR THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury to-day took evidonco in the Park
man. Brooks Co cotton case Assistant Secretary
Richardson, Auditor Mahon, Cashier wyman and
Messrk Fcssenden and Hoar. OF the Cotton Claims d.