The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-10

Ss1s3 ~ ronafk, but only - Joke: i
I'M xnXn. however. that there - 40 Q0upt
~ ~ 4Eomp6on q guilt, end thet AZ -
Woo1tkY 0o0ugh - repaY ~ amount Il |
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,rha osav ropiy to the above letter
sTkosnrSon thls morning OF OWL suit
- reoSver one million Of dollars, prtnci..
MN 6n6 Interest OF the bonds stolen, and
fke amouut received by the defendant
from the Confederate States OF Amert0a,
and Whioh It Il alleged reverted to ana
beonmO the property o.! the Unitou
states. one million OF dollars with In
IA Thompson says this suit Is to
49, hin pcrsonally responsible for |
fkS dinhoncit acts Of q clerk. Soon after
3ke bon6s wore AbetrnCtcd, Congress.
.i~nsi oomrSittce was appointed, OF
svhioh Hoeooe ConkliDg was . mem Der.
The ComUiktee exOnerAted Mr.. Thomp-
se1, 81 nj blame. The report says: 'Ihe
oommittce deem Il but just TO tdd that
fhey discover nothing 70 involve tne inte
0ecretAry.. Hon. Jacob Tohmps9ns "a tne
slightest degree 10 me trSo or .r ar H.
more Watchlul guardianship over the
y 1fooks and tho movement OF his suuordl.
nafea. None OF the committee agree
n0iitlcallv with Mr.. Thompson.
m. Ohsnflor claims that the Conted-
erafa Archives In possession OF the Gov
ornment show Mr.. Thompson held some
unoypondOd balancessof the Conlederacy
which should be paid to the United
RI. Thompson has receipts given him
~ the Don edorate Government on the
Ni1al settlement OF his acCounts. Tnls
1uif may nut Mr.. Thompson to some ex-
pense and trouble. but nothing else Is
+ sDpfohondOd.
y rs the cult the flfth count charges that
no defendant On the 2Oth Of August,
1858. reocfved the sum o! yl.OOO,UvO, 90
ing The amount received from the So
called CUnfedcrate States OF America,
a1,d which sum reverted to and became
fho property Of the plaintiff, which ne
retained and did not pay over 70 plain
ma uuit 4 for $4,000. 900; one With In
t3nIlJ }eA1 tha athex from 1896.
rhe postsmcc ApprsVrlatlen Dill-vwhat
che WeWopopcfs Pay.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The P0stof11ce
appropriation bill was resumed: Ar.
I Wost, who has charge OF the bill: ex-
planned tho amendments proposed by
the Senate. During the discussion, Mr..
B Sherman said the Senator from Maine
{Hamlin) some 1time uago IN an able
spoeCh showed there was deficiency
from carving the newspapers OF the
# country amounting to &c, 800 900.
The whole amount paid by the news
papers towards carrying their mail was
III OOO. COO Had not the Senate courage
newspapers such power over the 6ena-
tors2 Was there such terr0ro OF them
that the Senate could not do what YVES
right = He acknowledged the power oi
che n0W0papers was great In the diS0om-
nation Of intelligence. Any respecta-
BE newspaper publisher would consider
himself insulted II told he was bene-
hciary Of the Government In this Re-
ypect. The Senate should have the
courage 20 raise the postage on news
papers. even II every newspaper 10 the
land cried against It. He had CONVEX
aad vifh many newsDauer publishers
~ the a,ihiaof. and thew ali eaid Con.
9rass Ina fixed the rate too low. He
no IN favor ~ increasinu the rate I'd
snur Ave or even six cents q hound. I'd
Nave 4 solution on this trouble.
The Isst eicht sections of the bill re.
adjusting the compensations OF post.
raiiwav service. And fixing the rate on
mai matter Of the third class 1T one
nent Far each two ounces. which the
Gnmmitfee on Appropriations recon-
mended 81 atricken out. were strickcr
ns,t. And On motion Of Withers they were
referred "a the COmmittee on Poetoffict
and Peat Rcads. that they mioht b
oonsidered and appropriate bjlls be re-
ported TO change the existing law. Tht