, 1876-01-08
All the Departments Gill Be Sub
iect to a Formal Tnyes-
tigation.
Tom Scott's Great Scheme Likely to bo
Reported favorab|y.
Tho General Amnesty Bill to Be Pitted
Against the Centennial Az
preparation.
No Change VIII DO Made In tho Depart
mcnL Estimates for Pensions.


coMMIT1ee-WoRk.
wAYB AND MEANS.
Sptctdi D,stahh to Thr Gheaoo 3F4ouns. :
WAsu1Suron, y. c., J1u. 7.-The Wars and
Means Committee to-day considered the Eesou'
t,uu at Chairman Sloriron carrying out tho 'nws
Of CopRrese. o i rules Of lhe House regarding
lilo Investigation OF expenditures aud General
tusiness t1ensactfona " the several depsrt-
meL.s, which he introduced several days aso'
It Was finally adoptea. With slight notifications,
aud 10 inquiry will begin without delay. Iho
HOUSE is pioulsod very thorough work On DC.
lntf OF tho different Committees Of lnvestign'
t.ou, aud II Two OF them. aud lorhaph thtos OF
thom. 60 to wor1 earuestty, there W,ll be COM
motion in tho Navy and 1ntesIor Departments,
aud possibly 10 the Department Of Justice and
III ihs War.0Aico. The resolution fiaB uow only
to pass tho uuuso 1lieh IL nero matter OF
form.
nA1LnoADs.
Tho Committee On tie Pacific Railroad hold ita
frat meeting to-day, AMI considered briefly Tom
scost'e subsidy sohemo. hut no acsiop was taken.
Chairman Lamar ami ono o;hor mom5os OF the
Committee wsrs abscnt, aud &c, Tho Committee
adjourned for q wsok. There Ia q deup-seated
col yolon IN tile minds Of all opponents Of tic
re1aa pao.hc scheme that tho Caulultteo Ia it,
reyocablY comm!t.od to It. Tom 9cotta fstcnds
Say he has not yet dselded to make
an effort to push his glab through
a. ths present seaston, but taas II le
does decide to attemut 10 10 will como
10 Wa .hsngtou and seAd his Asht tu person. with
tie ueceasary s!news Of war. HIS prev oua ILL.,
c.tat4t,s OH ConEreas aro sufficient to aho" hlB
power when le oncc tnikes up lila MUD.
UNRErTLED ACCuuATH.
TIKI Hnuk0 C0mitteD til Accounts have
started koud ,rx il tito Ituo Of Investigation.
1t appears tLat .nal1y Of the old euploses Of tao
| House layo uceu coutInued in thei dutlos uuder
tho new orRantza.inn in soaie oaseH mouth, ~
othorR haIt mouth. u1re of leHs, aud finally
discharged. When thoJ wont for their pay,
| sAey we.o told taat tho pay t!ad been drawn
I by their succcAsors, although they had not
| beco previously uuttiled, an< Performed Tho du-
tiaa IA t,aua. Thss IL = new caue of scr ice
| uuhout ay, and pay Hi;hout scstice. Tho
| Committee heard The conpinints. Ut lilo cn1'
pIoyss. and II is sa,d will tako action BY INTRO.
| ddcing bill giving one mouths pay to al old
! eu,p!eyes dlaehasgod. This viii doubtless no
tatiBfacsory to tho mon. but will he rather u1l-
| just on tho Gosornnieut which wil tlen pay
| .wtcn for tho Basuo Nork. Ihc COMMITTEE ono
lutonds to inyestlgato purchases n'ado By tue
| last House, aud expenditure ot tlIo oonlnleut
fund, II las discovered wtloro books wore
| bought Tor tho last uouHa ut b ratc much hiRhtr
that suo sa.ne booas may hs bought ~ retail Gil
Tic Avc1ue.
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~. IT,, ~, as't ov 1o.tsv Ronrcsnn,nt3yn t,ro 70,
- ..o,.,ut,4s c.tiad In n,tcm,inn nf Ii.
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d.",.s - ~, outt,a"s =, liz Hsd Gland Aroncy
| nv seSn.tn+ ~ Isrs ~ ,,rov,s,nnn tI,a nnnntv III
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H.. m.,t,,o ~ MnnIlav anf Inc fnr,h tho
~. II snn.nu t1nt t,,o CuuucI,s 4,
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,;i +. - mi nd IN n,eat t1,e cxiprt,cy. btre II
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oathes s1as 80 - tha r-arr,t1o,,u w.rn II,
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lila ~ ran.cn, tt,a;r nfaipen to reduca
| thn a,,nrnnrIatInna tAO OtNj OthI rloY are mi.
rendy d,scuyc, lux that the appropriatluus ui tle
| last Cnbr1 cHB WerD tOF The nl.xt part made Will