New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-02
WASHINGTON.

Adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
KiIbourn Gives In.
WASHINGTON, May l.-Speaker Kerr has
a letter from Kilbourn, in which
he says:
have the honor to respectfully inform
you. and through you the honorable House
to appear before the House or the commit
tee and answer fully Sll interrOgatOries
in regard to the so-ealled real es-
tate pool, in which myself, or Kill
bourn g. Lstta are or have been
in any way connected, with the view that
after full investigation the fact will ap-
pear as l made oath to, that the govern
ment was in no way interested therein.
beg to assure you that l had no other mo.
tive in refusing to comply with the demand
Of the House Of Representatives heretofore
personal rights of the citizen. AS there
seems to be real or affected suspicion
that there is something of q wrong
that l have refused to reveal, and
which our books and papers will show;
therefore, waving all questions of this as
eumed right Of the House and its committee
to inquire into our private and personal
affairs in which know there is no wrong
and public interest involved, am willing
the honorable committee shall, and hereby
invite them to visit our Office, where all the
books and papers relating to our business
shall be as open as the day to their inspec-
tion, and every facility offered them
for thorough investigation of
their contents. make but one
request in connection with such an examin-
alton of our books, and that is, if the COM
mittee shall find as l have testified to be
the fact that there is nothing longer affect
ing public interest, they will 60 report to
the House OF Representatives, and not pub.
transactions in which no one but ourselves
and our patrons are interested.
Dyer ON Clemency.
The Repu5lican says District Attorney
Dyer has not forwarded from ST. IIoUis any
recommendation about the pardon Of ex-
collector Mcguire; but private adviceo say
that he will not approve the petition u the
President for his release. 1t is understood
here that Dyer's declination is based upon
political considerations. The same answer
will be made in regard to the application
for the pardon of Mckee.
The Hon. Pandora Tarbox. Of Massa.
chusetts.
The resolution of Mr.. Tarbox, to investi
gate the Union Pacific scandal. with which
Mr. Blaine's name has been connected, will
be adopted.
Debt, Coin and Currency.
The debt statement shows decrease of
$2.75O,OOO Coin in the treasury 81 ,625 900.
Currency s., Los, 900.
Personal.
Attorney General Pierrepont has gone 10
New York, and returns THURSDAY -,
official Bnsiness, and returns IN 1So s1Se %eess -
The Mary Merritt Case.
Secretary Bristow testified that he had
nothing to do with the Mary Merritt case
after he became Secretary of the Treasury.
He was absent when the case was settled
by Mr.. Conant, and denied in general all
the allegations of the resolution ordering
the investigation.
The Crippled Soldiers and Protection.
Delegates from the Pensioners Union
called on the President to ask him to protect
the soldiers, especially the crippled ones; IN
office. under the reduction of force. The
President replied he would do what he
could for them.
The WinsIow Case and the Probable
Sequel.
Mr.. Faulkner, chairman pro tenn; of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, learns tina,
a meeting of the British Cabinet on Satur
day determined to adhere to their former
dc cisiop. and not deliver WinslOw withOu,
the guarantees requested. WinslOw will bt
Internationally discharged tomorrow
When the release becomes officially known
Mr.. Fish will communicate all cOrreapOn
dence on the subject to the House. 1t vii
lead to measures having in view the repeal
treaty.
n
road.
The Supreme Court made supplement
ary decree in the State of Georgia gains,
Anderton & Co. (which was often before
the court during last winter), directing the
jacksonville, Mobile and Pensacola rail
road to be turned over to the State IN &C
cordance with the decision in the case rem
dered some time since.
Instructions for Tobacco Manufacturers
Internal Revenue Commissioner Pratt
has issued letter that it is required tina
| each individual stOckholder OF an incor
porated tobacco manufactory shall person
allv sign the bond or bonds which the Law
requires to be given before commencing o.
continuing the business OF manufacturing
tobacco, snuff or cigars. 1t is deemed necee
sary, however, and will be required OF sscl
| companies to accompany their Statement
on form No. Sc or No. 36ls, with copy O
| their charter and bylaws, and the name'
of all existing stockholders; and notices 0
changes should be Immediately filed will
| the collector. 1t will be required hereafter
that sureties on the bond Of such compan!
shall be other than stockholders or incoI
| porators in such corporations.
Venezuela Claims to be Paid.
Eight DER cent on certificates of awar
issued by the mixed commission appointe
| under the provision of the convention By
| tween the United States and Venezuela i
1868 will be paid on tho fifteenth Of May.
! The Savannah River Case In the Suprem
| Court.
| In the Supreme Court q motion for ten
| porary Injunction on behalf of South Carr
lima against the War Department in tn
matter of the obstructions now being erec
ed by the government in Savannah Ilv; nv;
be heard before Mr.. Justice Bradley. In
State was represented by Messrs. Phiii
Phillips and William H. Trescot: and l., tn
United States by Solicitor General Phllhp
Tho Latest slander ON Blaine'
The story which caused Blaine's explan'
tion to-day is that he had long held an II
terest in the Kansas Pacific rallroa'
| acnuired when that road was known AZ u
eastern division of the Union Paclnc. ID
said in the course of his speech that ne ha
made no allusion to this in his former e
planat1on because he wanted to keep u
two scandals apart.
The speaker Goes to Virginia.
i Mr.. Kerr, after consulting his physiois
in New York, will spend his vacaeon
Virginia.
II MIR. Harris, Bill.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Harris tods
provides that no criminal proceedln
shall be commenced against . recusal
witness until tho Senate or House, as 9
case may be, shall discharge such wltne'