The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-18
RoutweII Forces a Balance of
Two Millions.
And Now Robson "unlaWfally Uses"
Seveny-twO ThOns and.
ynhurn VIII SuccH NH, and the Oni'
eiaI Character of Judge McAr.
tnur viii he Touched with
the Brush.

WAAHlNuTONi Muroll l''-bistIlVl
Attorney Dyer, Ex-senator Hender-
oon. Colonel Broadhead and Others
will be summoned by the proper COM
mlttee to testify regarding General
Rabcock's abstraction of official pa
ners belonging to the Department OF
Justice
General Peck, recently summoned
nv the Committee on War Depart.
ment Expenditures, will testify that
four traderships were taken from him
and given to persons more or less con-
nected with the War Department ring,
Kilburn, the contumacious and IN.
generated witness, will succumb. The
investigation will cover the purchase
of property by General Grant from
members of the pool. EX.Secretary
Belknap, Judge Macarthur, of the Su'
preme Court, and ex-Congressman
Eldrage are involved in its corrupt
transactions.
1t is charged and proof il forthcom'
ing to establish it, that Secretary Bout
well during his administration Of the
Treasury Department ordered sub
ordinate to balance discrepancy of
two hundred million dollars found in
the books of that department.
Further Investigations in the man
agement of the Postotlice Department
unearths the fact that half million
dollars were expended for the benefit
Of mail contractors on one long and
comparatively useless mail line In
Montana during Cresswell's admins
trati0R.
III The sentiment of the Republican
caucus yesterday was for a fight over
tie reduction of ten per cent. of the
fOrc@ and twenty per cent. in the pay
n Ofthe army. Also against any OF the
reductions In the consular and Giplo-
matte bill already passed by the
K House.
IA Witnesses have turned up who admit
having received five, seven and ten
n thousand dollars for their personal in
\ fuence with the Secretary of the Navy
\ TO secure payment of old claims. None
"A of these fees have been traced to or
spoken Of as having reached the Sec
rotary or any member of his family.
The committee may convict the Sec
retsry of bad conduct in transactions
with Ward, in the gun-bursting exper-
4 iments, involving the unlawful use of
at seventy-two thousand dollars of Gov
eminent money.
hi Secretary Bristow and Mint Director
Iinderwan were, by invitation, before
the House Appropriations Committee
to-day to furnish further information
concerning the readiness Of the Treas
ury Department to begin the redemp-
ton Of fractional currency in silver
coin. After hearing their statements,
the committee voted to report the Dill
for this object back again to the House
tomorrow, and ask its immediate con
sideration.
The House Committee, on PaclIl'
Railroads agreed to report ana recon-
mend passage of bill to compel TN
reduction by the Union Pacific ian
road Company of the present charge
of fifty cents per passenger ana Tel
dollars per carload for transportation
over the Omaha bridge.
Il The bill reported from the Senat
4 Committee ON Indian affairs providin
for agreement with the Sioux natiol
for REIMBURSEMENT of the Black Hill'
Is, with few amendments, the meas
nre introduced by Allison.
The Payne bill, finally agreed upo
by the Democratic caucus provides IL
The gradual resumption of specie pa,
ment by making it the duty of the SCI
rotary of the Treasury annually to re
tain, In coin, an amount equal to thrt
per centunl of legal teuder notes ON
Standing to constitute resunpflo
Iund, and also requiring Nation'
Banks TO set aside an amount OF col
equal to three per cent. of their Gre
'a'lng notes. The bill, in addition
provides for the repeal Of 80 much
Tue specie Resumption Act of Januar
~, 1876, as designptes the LIST OF Jan
sIy, 1913, as the date of Resumption
s'ahy amendments were voted dow
including that of the minority OF Il
'auc'ls Committee for simple repe
'o much of the act of 1875 as nix
.ne Isl of January, 1879, as the tin
,o' resumption. This received on
iorty.two votes.
PREVIOUS to taking final action
'ue nomination of Richard II. Oar
IT. 10 be Minister to England, t
oenate Foreign Relations Commit
VIII near him reply to charges ma
against him by General Butler of lit
ny piracy. Next Tuesdays sessi
N ra' Oeen assigned for the purpose, a
qua so Informed. One of its me
WIS authorizes denial of the rep,