New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-11
WASHINGTON.
Fate Of the Hawaiian Treaty.

Eoto 01 the a0Wo1100 Treaty.
WASHINGTON, August 10.-The Hawaiian
treaty viii probably tail this session. The
reached without debate, for which there 70
| not time; only Mr.. Sargent, of Califognis,
seems specially anxious to push it.
Conference 81 the Indian Apprspriauoen,
The House conference committee yielded
to the Senate and have agreed upon the In
dian appropriation, omitting the transfer of
the Indian bureau to the War. Depart
1eductisn Of Ferce.
Secretary Morrill, desires that the reduc-
ticn Of force in the Treasury Department
take place October 1.
Nsminasieus.
Edward Wilkens, collector of customs,
Baltimore Louis p. Old, of North Caro-
lima, consul to St. Helena.
Combinations.
Edward Wilkens, collector of customs
Iamar's lllness.
Mr. Lamar, Of Mississippi, is confined to
his room.
Suits for False imprisonment.
Congressman Lewis, of Alabama, is among
those sued by Hallett Kiibourne, for false
imprisonment. The amount claimed 10
$15O,0OO.
Report Of the Committee On Federal On.
cials In Louisiana.
The report submitted by the majority of
the committee appointed to investigate the
Federal Offices in Louisiana is devoted
mainly to recital of their inquiries con-
cerning the management of the New Or
leans Customhouse. At the outset they
say the collector, James F. Casey, and his
nnh In
to obstruct the Investigations. The report
states that evidence OF Irregularities and
frauds in the importation of dutia-
BILE goods was given by o number
Of witnesses in the employment of
the Customhouse and the internal revenue
bureau at New Orleans, and evidence wss
introduced on the part OF the collector to
upon the revenue, but the committee char
acterizes it - conflicting and contradictory.
The committee add, however, that several
merchants engaged in the import trade tes-
titled that they had found the Customhouse
management honest, efficient and courte-
ous, and . ststemant 90 certifying was
signed. By very large number Of NewOr-
The committee then proceeded to state
that it appears from uncorroborsted
evidence that the Customhouse a. New
Orleans was made to contribute large sums
Of money taken from its revenues to
partisan ends. These sums were sb-
stracted by means Of fraudulent vouchers
made cut in the Customhouse apparent
~, regularly eigned and sworn 70, pre-
tending to be for serYiseS rendered
- temporary laborers; msny of the
names were fictitious, and in other
cases the parties named never rendered q
moments service in the Customhouse.
Theee papers were certified by Crawford.
the euf1y clerk, and forwarded to the chief
of the treesuEy % vouchers for disburse-
men0 mAde by the collector of customs,
and the money thus obtained was used for
political purposes; IN fact, sometimes the
confederation was tho rollurion of tho ballot
box.
The committee state that David P. Kin
sella, special treasury agent, had knowl-
edge Of the prevalence Of this system and
did nothing to check 1t. The committee
Say they were unable to obtain from Col
lector Casey the duplicates Of any Of these
vouchers, though duplicates of other
vouchers were obtainable, and the collector
failed to appear before the committee,
| though subpenaed and alleged Hines - the
reason. They add, this fact, supplementing
| the positive evidence establishing these
corrupt practices, can lead to but one con-
/ cluGon.
They next recite what they charactarise
| - anoeher glaring fraud, namely. Q pey-
ment q 5000 BY Casey to one e. 4. Davis,
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