Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-19
WASHINGTON.

fortunate letter still remains, and will
be fatal unless a feeling that tn
treachery which prompted It's publ
cation should under no circumstance
be successful saves Fitzhugh. 1t Ii
known that that gentleman could hav'
prevented its publication for consid
Grafton.
Riddle has published three columns
in the Republican. They contain
cumulative evidence that Blaine was
in Joe Stewards office-strong pre-
sumptive evidence that the late Mr.,
Knowlton, Riddles son-in. law, wit
messed the transfer of bonds from
Stewart to Blaine at the request OF
Stewart. Blaine has heen inexact IN
the details of his explanation.
The Senate, on motion of West OF
J Louisiana, passed the House bill ap-
propriating $1,000 to pay the expenses
I of the sp cial committee appointed to
Investigate federal offices in Louisiana.
| Parties from New York represent the
feeling there regarding the jetties as
entirely confident Commodore Garn-
son, who has been watching their pro-
| gress with view of placing line of
steamships between New Orleans and
Brazil, has mad1 no halt a his pre-
| paratiOns.
Dom Pedro has been approached and
there are assurances that his govern
ment will pay half of what may be nee
essary TO carry the mail between the
United States and Brazil and move
ments are ahoat to secure a contingent
contract from our government for Car
rying the mail.
The investigation of the Little Rock
bonds and Blaine's connection there
with opened with considerable eclat.
Harrison, Reynolds. Scott and other
celebrities in railroads we're ID attend
ance.
WASHING ron, May 15-Night-SEN-
ATE-Withers presented resolutions of
the Virginia Legislature asking the
passage of a law to refund the cotton
tax. Referred to committee on finance.
Sargent introduced a bill prohibit
ing any vessel bringing to the United
States more than ten Chinese passen-
gers at one trip.
The committee on claims reported
adversely on the bill extending the
time for presenting claims for cotton
seized after June 30, 1865; also ad
versely on the bill to reimburse the
loyal owners of the steamer Planter.
The bill to extend the time for pre-
emption of public lands was rassed.
The bill confirming the sale of the
marine hospital at Natchez was passed.
The galleries were cleared and the
Senate retired to consider the jurisdic-
tion in the impeachment case, and ad-
journed
HoUsE-Jones of Kentucky intro
duced a bill chartering a passenger
and freight railroad from the South
Atlantic railroad to Lake Michigan.
Young, bill to refund the direct
tax illegally assessed.
The resolution calling on the Presi-
dent for correspondence relative to the
removal of John P. Henderson as
special counsel in the whisky trials
at st. Louis was adopted.
The resolution calling on the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for names of per-
sons whose accounts remain unsettled
since 1865 and the amounts involved
was adopted.
By Randall of Pennsylvania, a reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for copies of all letters, tele-
grams, orders and instructions relating
to the organization and prosecution of
the movements against the so-called
whisky rings ut st. Louis, Chicago
and Milwaukee. Adopted-yeas 141.
nays SO, party vote. [Great ex-
citement.
Payne moved to suspend the rules
and pass bill to exchange ten mil
lions in silver coin for like snm in
legal tenders, failed-ayes 1872, nays
IS, not voting 43.
The bill allowing Sherman's daugh-
ter to receive her wedding present
from the Khedive free of duty was
passed and goes to the President.
Ho4r moved to suspend the rules
and declare confidence in the Secretary
of the Treasury regarding the whisky
transact, ons and allowing him to re
tain certain information from the
House.
Randall said the resolution reverses
what the House has already done, aud
moved to table it. Pending a vote
thereon District business was resumed.
The charges OF Albert Grant against
Judge Wylie were referred to select
committee of seven and the House ad-
journed.
Ihe Attorney General informed the
counsel for Mckee and Mcguire that
he will recommend that the law take
it's course.
In the Blaine Investigation Harrison
reaffirned his statements. Robbins
swore that he heard from some one
that Blaine would be involved by the
investigations; had spoken to Mr. Har-
rison as reported, and on that account
the motion to Investigate had been
withdrawn and had never Leen made.
He had since been satisfied that Blaine
L. rf,,I1 bod ii
Scott testified tn S evening, prefacing
his remarks with the statement that the
transaction was equitable and Blaine
had nothing to do with it.
Major Seelye was before Gen. Glib
sons committee to investigate the fed
eral offices in New Orleans and refused
to testify regarding the pay rolls in the
custom house, as he would criminate
himself. resolution was then adop5-
ed by the committee directing the
chairman to apply to the Attorney
General for paper like that issued in
the case of Whitley in the safe burg
lary Investigation. Seelye testified
freely on other matters Among other
things he testified that there was a de-
falcation of S6S 00G in the New Orleans
post office during LOwell's adminlstra-
tion. Lowell, his deputy and cashier
we're arrested and held IN $4,000 each
but not prosecuted. Lowell turned
over to his bondsmen about $50, 900
worth of property, which, however,
was afterwards returned TO him. The
defalcation was finally compromised
for $1,000. Morey told witness that
the easiest way to settle the matter was
to steal the bond and requ asted wit
ness to do it. Witness stated that
there were ten bondsmen VINO We're
assessed 81 900 each to secure th~
compromise. Seelye testif that
Jonett, then commissioner of the cir
cult court, gave him a warrant in
Morey's district against twenty men.
Morey erased the names of all but
four, whom he instructed Seelye to
take to Monroe and keep in Jail until
after the election. A warrant was also
given Seelye for the arrest of Isaac
Newton Glover, whom by Morey's
verbal in structions, given Seelye in the
presence of Jonett, he was to take into
the woods and kill. Glover was Tot