, 1876-06-03
Washington Letter.
wAsaISercs, May 90, 1875.

Washington Letter.
wAsaISeTcs, May &c, 1875.
The long debate in the Senate ever the question o:
iurisfe on in the Beknap case ndic1ies the
importance attributed TO it here. 1t il pretty well
understood that the House OF Representatives,, ~
pressing the clam NJ j1risdlct!o1 Is ooking oeyon,
Belknap. II the Senate shall decide that oinclal
misconduct s impschsbe after tie officer Is OUT OF
office then il IL sspi that Williams, DeiAno, Sawyer
Richardson Dougl1ss and many Others viii be IN
yestigate. In this event the work OF investigation
will be pushed Ilresh in all directions.
THE Ropes OF THE soFr MONTY DzAocRATs
The result Of the Ohio convention may make
trouble here AS It has undoubtedly encouIaSel t.e
soft money democrats, who ht1 OF iste gwen up
hopes and appeared cnteniei 10 fall into the ranks
some OF them now talk Of split IN the party u1less
they are aIlowsi - rule This spirit VIII prcbably
make itself felt IN tie House and cause renewei AT
tempts % repeal the resumption act, and 10 oTInS
forward legislation looking toward inhItIon. bci
the hard n of,ey democrats nOt discouraged. They
tueau 70 stand by their pTlneit les, and say that t
give IN to the iEittIon sentiment would De 70 gave
the election To the republicans OVERWHELMINGLY ana
thai, If they are j betten, they prefer 10 de with
nor AMI nut "a, i DR. iyed n the heels OF Mr. Alien
and the inf ,to, crowd. They admit that the Aller
movement will lose Indiana 10 the democratic party
and that IL uarTows chances OF success but UT
Eastern democrats nount on ths Nnoie oSu,n' @ ,eN
York New Jersey AM enough other states to carry
the election Among Western hard money men th'
reckoning is somewhat diff rent and the Davis move
ment gains with ttem they assert that uuge Dave
can carry some Western and NORTHWESTERN nta't' !
which Mr. Tilfen could not, the5 say, look for
re.rr7,n entnt OF III. democratic programme Is un
duubttle necessary, and the net result OF the Oh'
Convention tins time Is 10 strengthen tie ehahcf'
of an Eastern ciniiat At the same tine " esteri
democrats are more and more outspoken IN ihelr Los
tility to Governor flen, who seems 20 lie regarde-
by many OF them with great bitterness
THE LoUIsIss. TRIO BLEs.
Governor Kellogg appears TO have heard some piIi
ful truths from the President one OF his attempts
TO get federal interference IN LOUISIANA Ten Gran
toll him IL is -epr,ed that he were ut his post II
New Orleans and diScharging his duties, instead o
bein, here sskIHg for truops, he wouli he able Il
preserve the pea thai he hal abundant insaDs ana
authority TO maintain the laws and put down DIS
orders without getting the U .ited States authortIe;
uto eounpllcztIons with State affairs The President
added with some yehemence that he WAS tired OF DO
ing annoyed with louisiana affairs and did not wan
to be perpeIed with them any more, and he hoped
Governor k-llogg would attend 10 his duties as eN
utiye Cfficerof the state These remarks are epoIt
Ell here among LnuIslaans OF both parties. aud art
Thought lust rebuke TO the half dozen State otcers
OF Louisians WHO are Spending their time here.
THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION.
The more one examines the huge mass of testimony
given betOre the House Naval Committee the stTongei
becomes the conviction that the days OF Mr. Geort
II RObeSOn a Cabinet officer, are numbered IN
administration scarcely venture to brave publ'
opinion by retaInin; III its councils man whose ON
ciaI career slows 30 many ugly ami suspc Gus D! m
isnes Tue stse Ot the Cattelis, developer by th'
ties imouy = of a nature calculated 10 call dowL
pubic opprI bIUm ON every one Connected with II
Inc firm Of A G. Cittell Il Co appears 10 nave dls
covered spsci OF CornstOck lode IN the Navy DE
parUpent, AID they lost tlIne IN working II Ioi
tier own ten.fit- lie commissions received iruil
various naval contractors; the intimate Tei-toHs ex
istng between Secretary Robson and the firm, anl
tie queer system OF bookkeeping, appar cntly design
ell TO cover up the tracks and hide such netaIlou'
transactions in the event OF Off idl Investigation,
have y very grave influence on he position OF tht
Secretary bsOre theeountry. A Judge nom Camden
N j. naInel G. p StIdtlon, testified that he received
money Tor tlectIoneerluS puTI o7es from Ar RODE
sou, and alsD that he succeeei IN getting II cl'iiu
through the Navy Department, tor weieh he received
nearly one-tlIri Ui tHeamount involved ihe III !St
also said tirt Camden men were esIecIallE favored
by Mr.. Robson. He himself, from tine to time
made out Isis of men u be employed st the PhlIa
delphI Navy Yard, and IN regard 10 further action
on his part ia procuring appointments his memory
WAS rather tresicheruus " hen Ie WAS asked wheth
er lie asked or appointments before Mr. RooesOn
WAS made Set.tary Ot the Navy Judge Sttatloh le'
Piled:
No. sir Fpresume we never should have had ap-
Pcatsons fTrm our side OF tine river but tfoTD the
fact that the Secretary from Camden, AMI that
encouraged every shp-caTpenter laboFer, painter oT
clker, and of that description OF employees, to Try
and get into the navy yard
inspector Ia Floriia, while h= was living IN New
Jersey most VI the time He was appointed through
Camden influence.
Mr.. Russell, pay inspector in the navy, showed
that u the abuses OF the department III Adyer-
tising bids 4 giving notice 10 pUpe 10 com.
pete except those who have the article advertised
Tor on the spot, IN which case there can he very lit
tie competition
IN addi,lon 10 tie matters already developed by
the val Committee in the course OF their inquiries
into the bank accounts Of Secretary RobeSIn, Il ap
bears hat up 10 the tliiure Of Jay Cooke d c., IN
this city, Sepemptr, 1873 his totl deposits of mon-
ey with that firm sjd,GG0, ami that siEoe
the fllure his deposits wiGh Messrs- Riggs and &
c., to whom he trIHfrrred his account, AMOUNT t.
over s200,00.
GENERAL HASC0cK FA?JRED by SOUTHERN Dsai0cEATs
Within day or twoquite strong feeling has been
manifested among Solthrn democrats In favor of the
nomination OF General Hancock A suggestive pro-
vision for the future also being marpel out IN the
appointment OF Gen-ral McClel an Secretary OF
War should deIsoTatie President be elected--N.
/. Herald.