The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-09

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WHERE t5,oOo,OO0 MORE MAY BH SAVED.
The COMMITTEES recommended the transfer OF
the Indian Bureau to the War Department
which would effect a direct reduction Of $1,000,
900 In the Indian Approximation bill ana ne mao
the authority Of Gen sheridan iot say as6 nS
more In the Army Approximation bill.
The committee had also reconmsnded the aoo-
lition Of 1fty-threo special agents OF the Gus
toms, because they were believed to be utterly
ineficient or unnecessary, and would admit
amendments to be offered by the Chairman Of
the Committee on Invalid Pensions (Mr: jerks
OF PENNSYLVANIA to transfer the Pension Bureau
from the Interior to the War Department, by
which the services Of 3UO persons could he dis
Mr.. Foster Rep., Ohio), another member OF
the committee, said that what the Chairman Of
the committee had said was manly correct, but
he thought Mr.. Randall had placed the addition
which the minority Of the committee would
recommend al too low figure when he placed
II ut $2O,VOO. The minority Of the COMMITTEES
inc ti,6OO.Cn probably si,yeji0O. notably in the
Internal Revenue Department, where n sweep
ing reduction has been ade such as might en-
danger the collection Of the revenue.
Mr.. Randall said when the bill should come to
be discussed he should be able To establish the
fact that those reductions ought TO be made.
The bili was Oruered to be printed, and made
the special order for Frid,, next.
PURMAN ABUSING MS ACCusERs.
MIR Purman tItep. fla.l, rising to a question Of
privilege, called attention to a charge M de
against him In the Washington correspU M once
OF TIM NEW fORK SUN. IN which he Is spoken
of as another ~ oney- m aking Congressman, and
In which II alleged that he had been increasing
his worldly possessions ~ the sale Of naval
cadetship and by other means. He said that his
two accusers were Stearns, the acting Governor
OF Florida. aud Martin, his hsnchman. As to
Stearns, he chsracter,zed him as one who hsd no
| quality TO distinguish him above the common
| herd rs heiug deficient In learning aud culture ;
as bong without educ tion OF respect able ASSOC
| Citations as having no fixed principles, except
those Of avarice aud stupidity % one who, when
| agent OF the Freedmen's Bureau. had swlndled
| the freedmen and the Government; as "phlee.
| matte ncubus;" "a the Moses and Tweed Of
| Florida; as the embodiment % all the political
| woes Of the state and rs an - Gncivllzed mon.
ster." who had betrayed aud lnisgoverned the
state. Tue other man Martini he on tracteriz ed
| ~ " Liroiing aud an "iugate, 1nd AS one
| houses and cultivate VINEYARDS for him. lie
was led to exclaim ~ to Martin ~ Ia Brute.
| lie declared tnere was not one scintila OF truth
| In this charges against MIN. lie dened and chal-
loDgsd inves tigation. and pledged lis honor rs a
man, md tns affection Of his wife aud children.
to prove thetf falsehood. He moved for a select
committee Oh the subject.
An INVESTIGATION HE DIDN'T ASK FoR.
| Mr.. Width 1rne Dem, Tenn, Chairman OF the
| Committee on Naval Affairs, intimated that
that committee certain iacts had beer
| developed affecting the character OF the
| KcprCScnthtlNe from floTiuds tuAt tne com
mittee bad not felt at liberty TO prosecute
| the matter so far "a that gentleman was indi.
| vidually concerned, bat only so far the gen
| era service Of the country was Affected. but that
he thought II emineatly proper that the ON cia
| relations and conduc, Of Mr.. Purman should bs
| inyo,tigated.
| Mr.. Harris dem. Vl.D moved that the matter
| be referred for investigation TO the Committed
on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. O'Bnen dem, Md suggested that undo
| the crcumst noes 1t might he better TO refer tn,
matter to a select committee.
After some discussion Oh the point N was =,
| ordered, ana on motion Of MIR. HOar, the com
mittee was instructed to investigate the mater
referred to In the Paragraph from Inc NEW
| IOHk SUN.
THE RECUsANT WITNESS IN A PIT.
IA soon as this matter was disposed OF Thu
| recusant witness, A. II. W.lf. who mad refuse,
to answer certain questions put to him by tn
| Committee Oh Nlval Anairs, was brought befor
the bar Of the House. White Mr. Wnitthorne
the Oh -irinan, vas exUlaihing that the witneS
had this morning appeared and answered, ant
that ne might therefore be discharged iron
AN epileptic OF. producing much excitement an,
| sympathy III the chamber. lie was attended
| physician and subsequently carried from tn
| hall. Then NJ. Whiitdurne concluded his state
ment anu had the witness discharged from Gus
| tOdy.
| on motion Of Mr.. whitthorne two sub-com
| mttees Of the Committee on Naval Affairs wer
authorized 10 carry on investis,tlous at tn
| Navy Yards Of Chailestown, Mass. and kitterJ
Me. the subcommittee arc Messrs. Mills c
| Texas. Burleigh OF Maine. ana Jones OF Ne'
| Hampshire, Tor kittery and Messrs Mills G
| leXas, Harris OF NTgnil. and Jones Of Ne
| Hampshire for Charlestown.