The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-06-28
Our Washington Letter.
Special to the REPUBLIcANr

WASHINGTON, d. c., June. %, '76
Since the Presidents message to Con-
gress relative to the appropriation bills
an earnest effort has been made to
perfect and pass them before the close
of the present fiscal year. From indi-
cations developed yesterday the pros
pect of a compromise now seems good
A proposition having been prepared
on the part of the Senate by Hon. Lot.
M. Morrill,, and a counter oae by
Randall of the House. Night sessions
are now in order and all appear ami
mated by the desire to finish up the
work and hasten an adjournment.
The only real obstacles to an early
adjournment are the appropriation
bills and the Belknap trial. Should
the former have been passed by the
first of July it is believed that the
Senate will after settling some prelim-
mary points, postpone the further
consideration of the x-Secretary's
case until November or December.
The committee after having promised
SO much evidence of corruption on the
part of Secretary Robson is extremely
loath to give him up, and to have its
democratic members 90 before the
country as willful falsefiers. Paymas-
ter Gen. John o. Bradford who has
Just arrived from London, whence he
was called by Mr.. Robson upon the
unanimous request of the committee
gave testimony yesterday. 1t was
hoped by the democrats that they
could establish the fact through this
witness that the Secretary had tacitly
encouraged the heads of bureaus to
favor the Cattells, in their bids for
furnishing supplies to his Department.
But he emphatically denied that the
Secretary had ever diBected him to
show any preference to any of the
bidders or had in any manner ever
mterfsred in any way with him as a
purchasing paymaster. All the evil
dence elected from him was highly
creditable to the Secretary and cor
respondingly distasteful to the demo.
Gratis of the committee. "A majority
and minority report from the investi.
eating committee On the aaairs of this
District have been submitted. The
majority report includes the District
Commissioners among the parties rec
commended for criminal prosecution
because of mal-administration. The
minority report dissents so fas as the
commissioners are concerned.
1t is generally understood that SEN
ator Morrill, of Maine will succeed
Bristow, as Secretary of the Treasury,
who resigned, as he says, to giyo more
attention to his private affairs, and to
secure needed rest. So far as / am
able to judge the appointment of MS.
Morrill, is received with universal sat
isfaction.
President Grant has called the at
tention of Congress to the action of
the British Government in the Win
slow case, and recommend that it take
suitable action. He appears to regard
the position taken by England a vir.
tual repudition of the extradition
clause of the Ashburton treaty.
1t is supposed that Mr.. Blaine will
be appointed to fill the vacant seat in
the Senate caused by Morrill's promo
tion; and at the expiration of the
term next March, that he will have
been elected to FIJI it for six years.
1t is felt that he needs the rest such
change would bring him. His recov-
cry from his recent illness is slowly
progressing and his physicians have
recommended the mountains or the
seaside.
The bill for the equalization of
bounties, which recently passed the
House, is almost the same bill that
only failed of becoming a law at the
last session because of an informity.
1t gives to every private, non-com-
missioned officer, sailor and marine,
both of the regular and volunteer
forcs, who enlisted between April II,
1851 and May 8, 1865, eight and one.
third dollars per month for the time
served, dedueting all State and Ma
tional bopnties received. Some doabt