The Republican journal., 1876-03-23
Washington Affairs.


financial caucus was in session until nearly II
O'Clock tonight, and finally agreed upon the
Payne bill, by vote of 69 to As. This bill
provides for the gradual resumption Of specie
payments, by making it the duty of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury annually 10 retain III coin
au amount equal TO per centum of legal tender
notes Outstanding, to constitute resumption
fund; and also requiring the National banks TO
set aside an amount OF com equal to > per cen
tum OF their circulating notes Inc Bill III at
dltlOn provides for the repeal of 50 much OF the
specie resumption act OF January ii. 1915, as
de>gnate> the 1t of January, lSIG, as the date
Of resumption.
Many amendments were voted down. includ-
ing that OF the minority OF the Caucus Com
lntee for Il simple repeal of so much OF the
act of 80 H. fixes the first of January, 1873,
rs the time for the resumption Of specie pay
ment>: hi, received only II votes.
POSTAL FRAUDS.
Fisk. the editor of the Republican Newspaper
of Montana Territory. testified before the House
Post Office Committee to-day that the W ALA
Walla and Mi,>Oula, or lluntiey mail contract,
which extends over route more than i've hun
dred miles IN length. and TO continue which
costs, as estimated, eight dollars on each letter
wa, renewed by the Department upon petit
ton bearing forged names IN the face OF numtr-
Gus protests made by responsible individuals.
He also stated his belief that the service Oh
that route cost The contractors not more than
i've thousand dollars per wear, for which the
Government pays about one hundred and nine
- continued since 1870
PENDLET0N's FAT FEE.
NAsHISGToN, 1lth. Geo. II. Pendleton's tes-
tmony before the committee on the War depart
lnent expenditures this morning is the talk of
the town, and few are found to defend the posi-
uon in which he has placed himself He denies
that he palu ANYBODY any money or other con-
liberation to obtain the passage Of the railroad
claims. but bOldlY admits that while lie WAS
the paid president OF the railroad and the add
mlnlstratOr Of an estate owning three-ttths OF
The road. he made Il verbal agreement with him
~tlt-Wlth the consent OF the other owners OF
the road, it i true-tor the collection of claim
OF Sl4S 600, which he says he thought sound
and juet one, for 4 commission Of fifty per cent
tie got the claim allowed, drew the money End
paid about 100000, OF which $4,000 WAS
tpr clerk who made up the accounts for him.
The estate of which he WAS The administrator
got only three-tiths OF the remainder, or less
IMAM $4,000 Ptndeton says he thought the
claim 4 good one, but Senator Stevens IN
te>tites that The owners we're satisfied with the
fifty per cent. because they regarded it a so
much money made; that such was one owners
uplulOu Of the value OF the clam that he offered
TO sell hi hare IN it for i've cents the dol
lar and thai he Stevenson was surprised
Nhen told that Pendleton had succeeded in
getting it paid. General Bolnton> testimony
Related to tlymer knowledge OF facts implicat-
ing Pcndleton in the bribery is merely hearSHy
evidence though he gives the name of General
), +. Cadeau H. witness who can substantive
inc story, Colonel trfdtoh al inns tltN, VINO
told BOyntOn that tadcau told him Grafton
The story has been >ubp0naed and VIII be eA-
amlned without delay.
NEW YORK. March II. Tho POST Wash
ington despatch SAYS Evidence has been dis
covered showing cohrlusNelN that S>6U,p10 OF
the money received by Pendleton for getting
The kentucky Central railroad claim allowed
went into the hands OF Nlr>. Bowers, now Mrs
Belknap, but WAS not paid to her directly. The
t} Idence already taken shows that pendleton
had the amount of the claim divided into three
treasury warrants. one OF which, amounting to
r3lO0V, was endorsed by hun and made paya-
bic TO the National Park bank of y. y. In
tracing tn last named draft clue was obtained
which beng followed resulted IN inding what
J. considered conclusive proof that the money
alter passing through TWO hands was paid over
TO Mrs. IelhnHH IN person, IN the city OF New
i ORR.
MiIAI IKE hALL"CIi KNOWS.
San FRANCISCO. March H. The Chronicle
Today publishes an interview with Rev l. :
haltocH' IormerN OF 1eaNenW0fth, Kansas, IN
winch halloch stated that he knew Of money
being pad by Dprlee Y Peek to g. W. Babcoch
but declined to relate the circumstances, SAYING
ihal ne expected TO be called before the Con
&res>lona Committee. when he would reiaie all
the facts III ms possession: lie also admitted
INC existence N kansas OF certain papers that
would be damaging II made public. He init
mated That one OF them contained instructions
70 Dlrlee To send certain sums OF money to c.
W Babeock, Executive Mansion. Those pa
lefs We're III inc Aantis OF We-knoWn ponl-
clan III Kansas. lie SAID there was no doubt
among those 1amillar with affairs IN Kansas
mat Duriet Hech were thoroughly bIed, and
lntlmaled that lney We're set aside because they
refused 10 submit 10 further eNtortlon halloch
a'tilltcu tlAt ne knew great zeal III cOnnec-
ton with the affairs OF Durfee ~ Peck. having
peeh on intimate terms with the late Conllno-
core Durlet'
TESTIMONY INFECTED FROM MIR. AND MRS.
MARSH