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2. On the thirtv-frst Of March, 1875, a
Sl9, 2OS IS.
e75.0o0. ' 0
For all the above detailed disbursements,
amounting in the aggregate to 3l98 ALI 81,
and drawn from the interest fund. no war
rants were shown.
These disbursements are clearly in viola
ton of section seven of act No. 8 of 1874.
known as the funding BILL and section $40
Rev ised Statutes.
The attention of the Treasurer being
called to these Irregularities. he alleged. 10
explanation Of the payment OF the sum OF
$l9, 2O8 So, represented Dy checks Nos. 994.
997, 99S and 1907, that the same we're drawn
in favor of holders of judicial warrants to
that amount; but thar, on the following
day, discovering that there were no FUNDS
At the credit of these warrants he had re-
qnested that the money be refunded. and
that his request had been complied with.
1t appears that the moneys were drawn
Oh the dates following, to wit:
Check No. 99l, first Of October, 1874,
$52O8 sc.
Check No. 997, October 9, 1874, $4,000.
Check No. 99S. October 2, 1874, 5000.
Check No. 1907, October S, 1874, $4,000.
And no refunding of these $l9,2O Sc ap-
pears on the Treasurer's stub book before
the twenty fifth of February, 1875. If that
is the real explanation, then an illegal dis
bursement was made, and no entry was
made on the books, and it remained uncov-
cred for more than four months after ward.
An amount of S19, 2O8 IS appears to have
been paid out of the treasury on the thirty
first OF March, 1875. by check numbered
300 on the stub-book, and charged to the
interest fund of 1875.
This amount was paid back to the treas
ury in the following manner:
On March 81, by warrant No. 1926,
for. ....... $780,. $500 90
On April Z. by warrant No. 1927,
for. 500 90
On April 7, by warrant No. 1871,
for. 49,. 500 90
On April IL, by warrant No. 593,
for. go. CPS 90
On April IL, by cash deposited to
the credit of the interest fund
of 1874. 1908 95
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large sum OF money, which the superlnten-
dent lnfOrms us he n es for secret service.
He has separate roll he can not tell names
nor what duties they perform. He would
nor even the board" No we'll authenti-
Gated instances of suppositiOus names ap-
pesring on the pay rolls, we're established be-
fore your committee The presumption, how
ever, is very great that such . custom pre-
walls with the board, a. the record
accompanying this report will show. and
out of which we quote from Mr.. David
Noises deposition: Il was told by members
of the board that there was dead head
list. They offered to pur me on 1t, and 1
refused to accept their offer. Their names
existence of the dead head list) by Colonel
Loan, by Major Boyle Colonel Loans pri-
vate secretary, by Mr.. Myers, clerk of the
board"
From the superintendent testimony we
make this excerp:
Qusstion-Did you not tell Mr.. Noise
that he ought to be placed on the dead head
roll2
Answer-Yes, sir. But never knew tina
there was such a roll as dead head roll
but | am positive that l told him SO, but
yet l never knew that sach roll existed.
We repeat that the presumption is great
Ln8C 6uCQ rOll JUGS tXlSC. But we nave
not found it.
The average cost of the Metropolitan Po-
lice system, which embraces the parishes
IF Orleane, Jefferson and ST. Bernard, has
been for the seven past years on an average
of $780,472 "a per annum, when, according
to the best authorities, an infinitely more
efficient force. under a different system,
can be msintained at an expense not ex
ceeding $500, 900.
Under the present odious system the sala
ries paid the commissioners, superintend
INT and clerks amouns to very near $25, 900
and this enormous amount paid for services
20 indifferently rendered does not include
the annual additional payment made tt
each commissioner of $l40O under simple
resolution of the board, for that which they
have agreed to call "secret service" Tha
amount, they allege, is paid by each com
missioner to . special detective whose du
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Wilson, Woods Ut Ouacbita, Yorke-33
So two-thrds of the me mbers present not
voting in the affirmative, the rules were
not suspended, and the resolution was or
dered to lie over under the rules.
Mr.. Pipes submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolred, That the Committee on Public
Edu cation be allowed to employ an expert
to as Fist them IN the examination OF the
books and accounts of the School Board OF
the city Of New Orleans.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. Young, leave of absence
was granted Mr.. MCGEE, of the parish Of
Washington, for the term of five days.
Mr.. Blliu submitted the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolred That the Speaker appoint q
committee OF three to investigate the con-
duct of the Hon E B. Mentz. parish
judge of the parish of st Mary, as regards
malteasance, bribery, corruption and incOm-
potency in office, with power to send for
persons and papers, and to report to this
Houee within the shortest possible delay
what action, if any, is deemed proper aud
necessary.
IN motion OF Mr. Booth leave was granted
him to withdraw from the files of the House
the petition of James Graham praying Tor
relief, which had been referred to the Com
mittee on Claims.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Young, from the Committee on Judi
clary, submitted the following report:
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY I
r New Orleans February is, 1876
40 me Honorable Speaker aud Members OF the
House of Representatives,:
am directed by the judiciary Committee
TO submit the following report:
tsvorably on the following bill:
House bill No. 1853, entitled an act to
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The books of the Trs asurer, when at first
examined, appeared to be correctly kept.
Your committee ascertained, however, from
Mr. Campbell, the book keeper, that the
entries made upon his books we're simply
from the vouchers handed to him by the
cashier, and that he had no personal knowl-
edge of the cash transactions Of the Office.
In consequence, your committee request
ed the Treasurer to submit to them his stub
check book, for the purpose of comparing
the amounts charged thereon with the war
rants which must have been issued
for the payment of the some. Our
object in checking the stub check
book was to ascertain if the Treasurer had
at any time drawn out or disposed of the
State funds without the proper vouchers.
Your committee by this process discov-
cred that the following checks had been
drawn by the Treasurer without warrants:
l. On the first of October 1874, check,
numbered 99l, drawn in favor of w. S.
Burrows, for $5208 90.
9 On the second of October, 1874, two
checks, numbered 997 and 99s, tor Soooo
each say $4,000, to the order OF the same
w. s. Burrows.
3. On the fifth of October, 1874, one check,
numbered 1907, tor $4,000 to the order OF 5.
Making total of $le,2Os 90.
4. On the thirty-tirst of October, 1874 q
check. numbered 1858 on the stub book, to
the order of j. H. Oglesby, Fiscal Agent,
| and charged on the stub book as being
drawn against the interest fund, for $40 900.
S. On the same day another check, num-
bered 1867 on the stub book, also drawn in
favor of j. H. Oglesby, Fiscal Agent,
against the same fund, for 81, 900.
! 6. On the second of January. 1875, a
check drawn in favor of j. II. Osies6y,
Eiscal Agent. against the interest fund, for
| $I6,489 l8.
The evidence elicits the fact that
on the same day a loan of $4,000
was made to j. H. Oglesby,. Fiscal
Agent. The entire amount OF the loan
was evidently drawn from the interest
funds of the State, but in what manner it
does not appear from any entries or records
in the Treasurer's Office beyond the above
described check.
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this Dr. Griffin visits him regularly twice a
month to levy blackmall in the sum of $50
each time, or say 500 per month. This
money Wilson pays with the clear under
standing "that he is not to be troubled by
the police" Mr.. Wilson says: II first made
lis (Grifin's) acquaintance about three
years ago; think had some business with
him about three years ago for short time;
had q place then on Canal street; he came
that transacted that kind Of business; of
course that was all satisfactory to me; he
has been in the habit of visiting me regu
larly about one year.
Question-You say that one of the condi-
tions upon which you pay him this money
is that you are not to be troubled by the
police9
Answer-Most assuredly. sir.
Question-If you did not pay you would
be closed up!
Answer-I am inclined to think would
be pulled.
Quesfion-Is it not your impression that
other parties besides Yourself do pay him
| in the same mannerY
Answer-Well. yes, sir.
This Griffin, under the curious plea of q
loan, makes. as he states, regular visits to
| the numerous gambling houses in the Sec
| ond District, and divides with certain pO-
lice AUTHORITIES LILO uOuoyS luuo COAicOlCU'
And gambling goes on hourishing, although
as Mr.. Wilson says, the tax thus levied ls
enormous. 1t stands to reason that q man
intimate as Griffin is, by his own showing,
with the police Of high and low degree, can
not appropriate to himself the tax thus
levied. The immunity extended to these
| gambling houses is complete, just in pro-
portion to the regularity of their peculiar
"lOans" to this man.
r. A. Bray, Esq, is police commissioners,
vice president OF the Metropolitan Police
Board, also partner in q pswnbroker,e
shop in this city, and friend OF this col
lector of blackmail, DR.. Griffin, to whom he
lends money; sells gold watches out OF hlf
pawnbroker's shop on credit, and Of whom
as Dr. Griffin says himself. "he even Dor
J ro,cs money sometimes" (See Grifins evi
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lCoNTINvED ON SEVENTH PAGE.
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Both Catholic Countries.

Gen GRANTS project OF war with Spain
aud war with Mexico ia strictly in har-
mony with his Anti-Catholio doctrines;
for both Spnin and Mexico are Catholic
countries. II rs quite possible that Oh the
Anti-t ntholtc prejudice or feeling of some
Of our fellow citizens, Gen. GRANT, in part,
builds his hopes Of making his recommcn-
datiou OF war with one or both of these
nations popular, and of cnlisting tho SYM
patbes OF a majority Of the people in
favor of helligcrcit measures.
We early called attention to the fact
that while lac developed so fully his Anti
.aihrlic sentiments in his Message, he
took pains to keep wide open the door
winch led 90 intervention in Cuban affairs
aud 60 hostlitics ngainst Mexico. II would
seem that the ideas of opposing Catholi-
G SIN az home ana waring war on a Cath
Ole country were lodged together in his
mud
How the combination of these two UNI
dcriakings will work together, remains to
be scrn. VIII more Protcstauts enlist
Lgainst spain or Mexico because these
countri,, are Catholic, aud because of
Gen. GRANTS avowal of Anu-Catholc
doctrin,s; And Will fewer Catholics enlist
for the same reasons?
very large proportion Of the soldiers
In the cities, who, under ordinary circum-
stances. would be the first to enlist, are
Catholics. If. IN the event of a war with
Spain or Mexico, they should be deferred
from coming forward by GRANTS Anti
Catholic spirit and purpose IL might rem
dor II difficult to III up the ranks, and lead
TO serious Inconvenience The fact that
both Spain and Mexico are Catholic coun-
tries may be Of very considerable sgniG-
CauCc ltlct way
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05
rHB sHADow or rnr rn1RD TERM.
All tue OncehoIder-, Most the Negroes, and
eN-l.nN. IInldrn EnNnr II.

RALE1on, n. c., Jan. LII is really won
defful to note how strongly the third-tcrm
movement has devcloncd in this State within
the past month. The Federal ON ,ehold r. are
all for Grant. Until bishop Haven was AZ out
spoken IN Boston short time ago, many OF this
class were silent on the subject. The loading
lights here II the movement for the Presidents
denomination are FIRST and foremost exc W.
Holden. inrcached Rldicii, md present Po,t-
masterat Raleigh. and Dick lJadger,whr was, TN
I'll ISL, one Of the most violent Democrats In the
state, but suddenly became a convert under the
Influence Of Holden and Ring which then held
the reins of the State Government. Badger is now
United Sites District Attorney. and has stll
higher polite Il aspirations. Robert N. bugass,
United States Marshal, formerly Grants private
secretirv, has some religious scruples about
supporting his former mast f9r a third term
bat. beyond the patronage ~ his ONCE, Robert
WELLS no political influence In the state David
Settle. who WIS President q the Philadelphia
Convention, Is strong third terlnist. His asso-
ciatcs on the Supreme bench OF this state arc
non-cOmmittdi. The colJrcd people In tho
state, VINO do not publicly favor, do not oppose
he writer remembers distinctly that some
years ago, while IN company with eX-G "
inent Holden was the bitterest and most a Ow-
eli kepuDlic'n enemy Grant had. He de-
nounced him and his ADMINISTRATION Ia the
more especially Tor not sending down an army
to Raleigh, and dispensing the Legislature which
was bent upon In peaching hin. Every Demo-
crat In North Carolina Holden denounced as
a cutthrOat, With few exceptions. Grants
friends auieted Holien by Obtaining for
him the post OF editor OF the Washington
Chronicle, and afterwaTd an once. He failed
misetaoly as an editor, and poor John Morris
h tn sell the paper.
The respectable masses among the white Re-
publicans are not nj all In favor Of third term
or Of thiri-tcrmers aud when the State COnyen-
ton meets, should the question be mootcd,
there will I've row At any rate, 1t Il safe to
say. third term or no thir term, az the next
state election North Carolina will co Demo-
cratis.
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The Poor Brokers.

The last year was n gloomy one in Wall
street The oldest brokers recall no such
experience. The majority OF them barely
made their expenses. Champagne lunch
cons In the back Office to profitable
customers were almost entirely I'M
known in 1875 The poor broker
has had TO entertain his few Gus
toners with sandwich or cocktail
at DELMoNIco's, or even glass Of lager
and free lunch OF schweizer khse and
pretzels in one of the numerous cellars
about Broad street and Exchange place.
The sale Of champagne around Wall street
must have declined several hundred per
cent. within the last three years, and dur
ing 1875 we suppose IL touched its lowest
figure
The brokers spend large part OF their
time In matching nickels and throwing
dice for drinks, and in other equally ex-
hilnrnting and intellectual employments
The coupes do far less thriving business
than Of old. II is no longer customary TO
see smart coupe, with n gorgcously
arrayod broker stretched diagonally across
its interior and smoking nifty cent
Cabana, trotting rapidly mp 10 the New
York Hotel bar, the first stopping place on
the road to the Union Club, where the luxu-
rious broker is TO spend the remainder OF
the afternoon, extracting nourishment
from the head Of his cane, and betting on
the speed OF the flies on the front window
panes and the numbers OF the passing
Fifth avenue stages. All this glory is a
thing OF the past. The usual thing nova
days IA to see n knock-kneed horse pain
fully dragging coupe with three diapi
dated members Of the Stock Exchange
who are squeezed into the space intended
for two, nud intend TO pool the expense. If
things don't improve in the street. the
smart brokers will actually he driven to
take the horse cars or even to walk.
The trouble with Wall street II that peo-
Pile refuse to do business with the brokers'
or have no money left for speculation
Wall street lives on the blood il sucks out
OF outsiders. When these keep away. the
brokers can attack only each other; and if
they have to do that long, they starve
They may turn over stocks so us to make
beggarly eighth or sixteenth of one per
cent, but that hardly pays their wash
bills, to say nothing Of their cocktails JAY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-05
Brother Hcndrick. the Favorite of the In-
diuun ncUOcrncy.

Yesterday afternoon representative of
the JuuiTiN called ~ ON the Hon. Joseph T..
Mcdonald, Senator In Congress- At his Office.
The Senator was found, ~ ever, In q comfort
able frame u mind at peace with tue world aud
han self dud the following conversation ensued
kepOrter-Nhat Is the feeling In COnsrt s.
upon tue financial question, aud what lekisia-
ton WI DC enacted
sen tor NcDonald-rhe House Is decide dly in
favor OF the repeal Of tine specie resumption act,
aud VIII take active measures as soon IA puss-
ble 10 secure tue passage II the repeating act.
As soon a. the House WIS ready for business.
N,r. Landets. tle mem Der from this district, III
troduced repe ling bill. which was referred to
tue committee on nAIng ana Currency. here
has been OF course, no discussion un the bin as
vet and my opinion ot the temper OF the House
l. based on personal interroursr with the inen
bers. speaker Kerr rs decidedly in favor Of the
repe / of the resump ion act.
hepurter- " hat is the prospect OF the repeal
ing Nv passing the ScuateI
senator NcDOnald-ln the Senate there has
been no debate nor discussion upon the Imam
cial ques Ion at all. The fate Of sucn a bill in
that body u doubtful. think.
Reporter-How viii tue Democratic Senators
voter
senator McDonald--My hest information IL
that TIE democratic Senators will support the
re ealing law AIN oct unanimously.
HepOrter-W ell, Senator, what IL your own
opinion upon the bill, aud what will your vote
be I
Senator McDonald-I think the bili should he
passed. ana wil heartily support II by NY vote
Reporter-What Is the feeling In regard u the
Presidency Is Kerr understood 10 be Tor ! H.
den, Hendricks, or hlmscltf
senator MCDOnald-Mr. Kerr IL decidedly and
warmly IN favor of Gov. Hendricks AS the Dem
ocratic nominee for President. lie takes this
position la common with the entire IndIAu q
delegation Ia Congress. lie Il not "A candidate
himself Tor either first second place ON the
Presidential ticket. You may say that Indiana
whi " sent no candidate N this connection
save & 'V. Hendricks. The outlook now il qutte
favorable, aud 1 tntnk he will undOubt adIv be
Tue Denociatic choice for the Cuief Aaglstracy.
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The enormous defalcation from BABBITr,
the soap manufacturer suggests the common
remark among LAWYERS That one OF the most
surprising Things about the conduct OF an ordi-
nary business establishment Is its loose manage
ment and merchants ignorance Of their own
affairs is constantly revealed. There are hun
dreds Of them in New York who know nothing
about their financial situation except what their
bookkeepers tell them. No prudent man suffers
his affairs to get into such state that be cannot
at once tell just where he Is without any help
from his bookkeeper and cannot manage them
without the aid Of suggestions from any conf
dental clerk, cashier, or whatever else he may
lag cd
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what can Grant do but Fight,

We should like TO have some of our con-
,empoiaries who anticipate n peaceful
solution of the difficulty with spain, to ex-
plain the basis of them hopes.
Gen. GRANT demands that an end he put
TO the destructive civil war going OF Ia
cuba. How put an end to ity BY the sup
preston of the rebellion? Spain has been
excrting herself TO the utmost TO do that for
seven or eight years past and all in vain,
for the rebellion has been steadily, if
slowly, gaining ground. 1t is stronger
now than ever before, while Spain is un-
able to keep good, undiminished and I'M
impaired, her strength i'm the Island. She
cannot do any more Mt GRANTS request or
on his demand than she has done before I;
indeed. she cannot do 40 IN lch. II is plain
enough that no end can he put to the war
by Spain unless 1t is by Withdrawing her
troops; and sooner than do that she will
declare was against the United States.
President GRANT can only put an end to
the fighting in Cuba in one OF two ways
either by helping the insurgents, or help
ing Spain, one or the other. Would Gen.
GRANT, under any circumstances. assist
Spain? Would this country sustain him in
such a movement for n single houri
And yet he is bound TO DO something, or
Mt least to attempt To do something, or he
passes into history as Il blustercr, without
decision, or real purpose
Help Spain, he cannot. He would re-
ceive no countenance or support in that
whatever Will he help the insurgents j..
That means war with Spain. We think
Ia l. -. =
never shown himself inclined to make un
meaning threats.
War with Spain then is what we see
looming mp in the horizon Of the near fu-
ture. Who sees differently, let him tell us
OF what manufacture is the telescope lac
looks through.
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THE CUBdN QUESTION.
A Prolonged Cabinet Meeting, with no Deh-
mite Resnlts.


WASHINGTON, jan. A-The owl-like wis
dom nd dumbness OF a member Of Grants
Cabinet Just after an imp rtant Cabinet meeting
ia something astonishing. lie would have you
believe that he is in possession Of some wonder
full secret the people could not appreciate and
ought not To know. The Cabinet meeting to-
day lasted from Il o'clock until forty minutes
past TWO, and OF course many important sub
jects must have come up for discussion; b It all
that c,n be learned In regard TO the Spanish
question is that Il came up casually aud will be
more fully discussed ut the next meeting. Two
members Il the Cabinet, with whom have con-
versed this afternoon, are very emphatic IN de-
clarlng that so far IA our present attitude
toward Spain on this Cuban question Is con-
cerned the ClLinet is aud always has been
In perfect accord. In other words, they assert
that this new departure question is the work of
Nj. Fish, endorsed by every other memner Of
The Cabinet. THIS much they are very ANXIOUS
u have sent over The country through the tn
hIence Of the press. rhe Associ ted Press VIII
be used to-night for that purpose. Ihis story
will d. to tell TO Il bpsoD's marines, but an in
teligcut public Will put its own constru ton on
It, That Mr. Fish should Tor nearly seven wears
have udved the part Il mere policeman to
spain and have turned deaf ear To the cries Of
the struggling Cubans, and now want Us @ give
him Credit for tins new departure and amuTe VIZ
orous policy toward Spaln, is putting too heavy
"A tax on the crodulity - the American people.
That this new departure In our policy tow ri
Cuba was taken for political anu not IA hIgh
moral purpose, i becoming more ana more NJ
parent every day. \ SPECIAL Cabinet meeting
Will probably be- called IN a few DAYS, at which
our relations with spain. winch are expected 10
taAe more definite shape, will he considered.
There Is 10 tsutu IN the rumOr set ahuat here
this afternoon that Mr. Fish had rendered his