New-York tribune., 1876-04-20
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
GEN. GARFIELD AND TIE MOTH PREVENTIVE
MASIuNGrnN. Melnosday. AprIl 10. le16.


WASHINGTON, Wednesday, April 10. 1870
Gen. Garfeld's explanation of his connection
with the Cowles and Bresa moth preventive and of his
telegram TO the Secretary OF War. TO which Brcga
alluded. Is this After the first appropriation had bon
made the Committee Appropriations received letter
from shcllabarser stating that the preparation was
humbug Quartcnm,ster-General Megs VAS summoned
before the Committee and hc stated that the Board that
had been appointed 10 cxamDe the preparation was
composed of officers hostile to It, Another Board was
ordered and the result of its report was that another
appropriation VAS made Before the next Congress IN
the story had been nosd about that Cowes aud Brea
had sad that they nad paid 100000 for securing the
Introduction of their pr. paration Ia the army.
when. therefore, Mr. Garfield. wIo was then in the
West that the secretary OF War bad suspended tbe
Cowlcs and Brcga contract, he tGartcd tecgnphed to
the Secretary OF War To .tsnl fun Ia his snspcnSlon
Gen Garfield maintains that tn telegram. aud the let
ters Secretary oi war which followed IT, VIII show
that lie Garel wished To have the contract suspended
until the Investigation Of ,hs alleged WronSlni use oI
meaning of his telegram, and lac declar tnat he n,ycr
heard uui ,s day tt Dom fiatt bad been the ca4sc
OF that order OF suru 4nslol
SIZE OF TIE ALABAMA CLAIIs BONDS.
The following il the text of Mr.. llewitts
resolution. referred to the Committee ON Ways AND
Means this afternoon relation tho paJ mcnt Of lie
Judg .nents OF the C,nml-slon Of Alabama Gains:
whereas The Secretary OF the Treasury, on the l7th
SoS Is hereby given that proposal, will be received
"st aaa opened ialae ssi, uerssfsr q NO
bearing interest payaJs qlery ir'n A J.; ts,e 80 - "a , a.
These viii sold Tor seh Al payment theieior u 80
three Gays .i.er acsspiaAe. b. lao DeIaL
Ana chereaS BY the terms OF tins notice parties who
desire To- purchase lees amount OF said bonds tai
100000, ire prccuied from making pns ANA are re-
ured pay gold tnc0f0r instead ol icga tender hOies
lu
ResoIfed That Ia te OuIon OF this House the stcre-
ana ofr sand bonds Tor sale III suns Of 100000 mul
upics thereof and ia legaltendcr NOTES, uhi.sS 'eio Is
some provision OF law forD,dLns uuen pay lehI
DOUBLE SALARIES AT THE CUsTOM-IIousE.
The House Committee on Civil Service has
been engaged for days in inquiry into the en-
poynent age 70 Of the Secret Service bureAu unde'
Chief Whitley, In the New-York Custom-housc. IL ap-
pears from the testimony Of A d. NeweomD ana l. l.
Nettloshp, the later OF whom WIS examined lo7lay,
that Of Ihe, while receiving eguir pay as eo'Ie'
service agcuLs also received sl!aIy oi 81 DAY AZ h
spectors Ia the How-York Cusomhouse. Tho second
salary however they did not retain Themselves, bu'
Newcob Oh the order OF Nettosp, and NettiosAp. by
direction Of WAitoy. paid 1t 10 Theodore Allen,
who, tnoy slid. rendering tnen some aHss ane''
Whitley ana othef "i.hcSo"S "iS !" Do .A'0N ~" ~
gard 10 THIS matter.
COZ. SCOTS RIVALS
Col. Thomas Scott has encountered some
formidable rivals before the Congressional Committees
to-day. lie proposed 10 the House Committee Oh Pacific
Railroads an amtDducnI TO the pending bhl which
snoud grant the Company gnt additional years within
which TO construct the Texas Pacific. Per contra re-
spousiDc persons have made proposition o the Com
mittee To complete road the amount OF the i"nd
grant To benn IL without delay, tO c0ntinno operations
uulii 1t rs .isIcd, AID maze "a pOst al %oOOO,OOO 40
dge the GOy,rnenL Oi tc soOd iath Oi 1ho piVpV
st0n.
MIR SPENCER TO BE INDICATED"
I'm Erbnv NEXT the Committee Hrly-
ilcges aud Elections tho senate Will resume the hearnS
of tL. oa.e Of scuator Spencer The time Oi the meeting
will evidently be taken UP In reading tAs closing
arguments counsel pro con- 50 that the iepo'
N, the matter will be made The Senate before the
latter part OF next week h spcncers friends claim
that ihe Committee viii DC unanimous Ia making lA'ol-
aolc report for him; but hardly propaDe' nhouSh