, 1876-03-26

CHE6 IEffGu4 duA kIAk uH k1L0IHAAu6 M0ut Ol1k u
office and took large fec from the claimants,
but the evidence to-day showed thRt Bristow
bad no official knowledge OF responsibility In the
matter.
NOTES AND NEWS.
Special Dtsp1tch to The Chic1oa 1tiounA.
THE PROPOSED TRANSFER OF Tug ARMY READ
QUARTERS.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March 25.-Gen. sher-
maa is reticant on the subject Of the proposed
retransfsr Of the army headquarters to Wash
ington, which is understood to be the object Of
his visit. he says: "Au can Say at present is
that am verJ we'll pleased to see Judge Taft -
Secretary Of Var; that perfect harmony exists
between us and that We, shall try to do about
what Is right for the army And
during further conversation he de-
clared that he had determined not
to transfer his family from St. LOUIS, even il
the army headquarters should ba removed to
Washington The whole conversation left the
impression that the President and Secretary Of
War had acquiesced Ia all Of Gen. Sherman's
wishes with regard to the management OF the
army, aud that bus position as General of the
Army will no longer be q merely nominal one.
Gan. Sherman will remn,n here two or three
days. and during this time the question Of
trausfar will bs fiuaily settled.
THE WEST POINT BILL
The Conference Committee has been appointed
upon the Military Academy bull, aud 1t il re-
ported that speedy agreement is probable. 1t
IL said the members Of the House are discover
ing rhnt a partisan contest On that bill eau only
said that tns House will yiela mort Of tho dis
putad points.
Tho National Republican prints three columns
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. At
present out Of employment because Of
the deficiency in tho appropriation. These
letters reveal state Of misery hard to imagine.
Many Of the writer's state that soma members OF
Congress- have made improper proposals to
them when appealed to for assistance.
WHO KILLED RANDALL
The friends OF Representative Randall say
that it wAs the Tom Scott influence 1hlch
slaughtered him 1t the Psnusylvania Democratic
Convention.
The Printing Committee Claim that they have
found enough against Congressional Printer
Clapp to warrant his removal. They charge
that his bookkeeping is not correct and that
the Office il managed very e1travsgantly.
wHrTELy
There is great uneaainess in tbs Rings or cir
cles 1t the presance here Of Whitley, ex-Chioi
Of the secret Service who ass8ted IN engineer
ing the District safe-turglary. Whitley says
thai II he had been given IN opportunity in the
trss instance. the guilty parties ~ Ton'd long ere
to do now Ia to place thu guilt uheza i really be-
longs-
fre tnf A4see.atea Prsssl
GEN. scnEScE-
WASHINGTON. y; T., March z4;-E1-A1nissar
Schenck ia coo6nol to lis bed to-day.
DEFICIENCIES;
Afr. Randall gave ont, early in the session,
that ne would not report deficiency bill, but, IN
consequence OF the heavy expenditure On &C.
count Of witnesses for the Investigating Com
fnittnfs hn haa chAnpad his mind A Renpt.
llcan Senator expresses hls opinion that there
will be considerable difficulty in getting this
Deficiency bill through ths Senate unless the
House yields to the Senate and consents to re-
Appropriation bills.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate confirmed the following nomins-
lions: William T. Doohttle. OF Minnesota, A.
distant Commissioner Of Patents. Postnaas:e1a
Albert 7. slruler, at Cslmut and Darid Hark-
al, It Wilton junction, 1a
TIE erENcER CASE.
In the Spencer investigation yesterday, Mosoa
S. Fostcr, a banker Of Mobile. tossihed that ha
discounted noto for J. ]. Moulton for
L. a. Mayer Assessor Of Inter-
nal Revenue. Witness refused to discount
it until Caleb Price and c. +. Moulton indo1sed
it. They told him that Spencer would get
a25, 600 from tho Republican National Executive
COMMITTEES to car1y Alabama for that party, and
ssoure Spencer's election thnt troops would be
ordered to thu stats and they were bound to
c&rry it.
tn. MEXICAN APPLICATION FOR ARns.
No action has beea taken by the suthoritieu
here regarding the request from tho Mexican
Government for the purchase Of arms from this
Government. Persons officially connected With
tho Var Department do not think this Govern
ment has the material to spare.
spAspA1 ABOUT MISREPRESENTATION 70 axs
REYNOLDS.
Dispatch to tbs Cine.nnats Commercial
tlnony OF Hon. nctoo2 To-Day opened
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