The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-16

Blaine said for the present he would decline
20 acsede 20 the request Of this committee,
until he had CONS uitsd with his lawyers.
Secretary Cameron was sworn IN and g.
snmed control II fhe War DEPARTING q ION
the LIST. and Secretary Taft at the same fine
took Possession ~ the Attorney Generals
office. h
Mr.. Blaine again appeared before the Sub
Judiciary Committee on the ID, and read a
statement from his counsel. jeremiah ;.
Black ard Mau. Carpenter, tc whom he had
submitted the letters recovered by him from
the witness Mplligan. They say that they
have examined all the letters in ques-
ton. and find nothing in them beaTing
at all upon the case now pending before the
committee. and they advise Mr.. Blaine TO
assert his right as an American citizen, and
resist TO the utmost any attempt 20 take
them from him. Blaine then informed the
committee that. in accordance with his legal
advice, he would decline 10 produce the
letters or memorandum Of their contents.
The public debt statement for May places
the total debt, principal and interest, al
-, 2l3, 6i6. 2l0, less $40. 2a5, IA cash in
Treasury, showing u reduction during May
Of - CIT SIS. The cash in the Treasury is
represented by So, ga. 100 in coin, -. 49,
.0s in currency, and "a. IS, 900 in special
deposits.
Secretary Robson appeared before the
House Committee on Nayal Affairs ON the
1st and explained at length his account
with A. q. Cattell 4 Co. He also made a
general and specific denial OF the various
charges made against his official Integrity.
Hon. :. :. Burdett, Of Missouri, Com
missioner ofthe General Land-offee recent
ly rendered his resignation, on account OF
ill-health. From Washington ne Went
TO Philadelphia and New York. and WAS
last seen alive At the Astor House in the lat
ter city, on the 18th ait. IL WAS rumored
that his dead body had been found in New
jersey. but il proved to be case OF MIS-
taken identity. Mr.. Burdett's friends fear
that he has committed suicide.
The Court OF Claims has decided TO APP
point Receiver for the Hot springs prop
erty, in Arkansas. ON behalf Of the Govern
ment- He is TO collect rents equal 10 the
amount paid By the occupants Of the build
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eminent property.
The Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department, on the 5th, continued
the investigation into the charges against
Speaker Kerr, and the latter presented
written statement concerning his recommen-
dation Of Green for the position OF
Lieutenant in the Army, for which Harvey
swOre he paid Kerr $50. Kerr's
statement was 10 the effect that he had
offered TO recommend two persons from his
own State for the position, both Of whom,
however had declined; and there being no
other applications. and Green having solic-
tied him 70 favor his application, be had.
affer careful scrutiny Of bis recommenda- 7
tons, consented 10 do 80. In regard to
Harney's alleged payment Of money to him.
he characierizes the statement as a willful
and malicious falsehood
Both Houses Of Congress have agreed 10
the provision in the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill, abolishing
the Office Of Supervisor OF Internal Revenue
The Senate Committee on Finance. which
was instructed by resolution, early in the
session. toexamiRe the books and accounts
Of the Treasury Department. with view Of
aseertaining whether certain discrepancies
existed therein, reports the system
Of Treasury accounts now in use 10
be A. perfect as human ingenuity could
probably devise, and ;'at the apparent dis
crepancies in some OK the. financial state
ments at different periods arise from differ
ent systems Of bookkeeping, which have I
been satisfactorily explained to the COM
mittee.