The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30
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WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSMAN HAYES.
NE Il Exoncrnted of Malpractice IN Cadet

WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSMAN HAYES.
NE II Exoucrated of Malpractice an Cadet
Appoint ments.
WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Messrs. Hurd.
Frye. Lawrence. Hoar and McCreary,
OF the Judiciary Committee, have signed
the report in regard to the charge
against Congressman Hayes, OF Ala
bama, for selling u cadetship, conclud-
ing as follows: TN looking over this
whole case we feel II due to Mr. Hayes,
as matter OF justice. to say there IL no
evidence to sustain the charges affect
ing his honor or integrity
sUNDRy NOTES.
The steamboat BiIi - Appointments =
Packard, Kellogg and BADGER.
WASHINGTON. July 2s.- s. Z. Kimball
has been detailed to act IA chief clerk
OF the Treasury Department. E
The diplomatic conference committee
could not agree.
Evidence IL cumulative that the Pres
ident has no present intention OF inter
fering with Marshal Packard.
Gen. Badger IL here; Kellogg goes to
New York in the morning.
The House bill concerning commerce
and navigation, commonly known as
the steamboat bill. was reported back
to the Senate to-day by the Committee
on Commerce, with amendments strik
Ing out nearly the entire text Of the
measure.
Nominations II. +. Finley. District
Attorney for Kentucky, Cuthbert Jones,
Of Louisiana, Consul to Tripoli: Lieut..
Chas. Larned, Seventh Cavalry, to be
professor Of drawing ut West Point.
Mr.. doode, or Virginia, Is retained In
his seat.
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.
Pensioning the Custer Family The
Diplomatic Dill, Etc.
The bin pensioning General Clusters
widow, fatherand mother, was amended
by striking father out, reported favor
ably calendar. Steam bin reported
calendar
The committee of conference on the
diplomatic bill reported they were un-
able to agree. 1t was moved the Senate
further insist on It's amendments and
agree to further conferences. A long de-
bate ensued. the Republicans showing u
determination to adhere to their posi-
ton
Amendments TO the bill completing
the Washington Monument were agreed
to and go to the President.
Mr.. Christiancy moved to recommit
the bill to the Committee on Appropri-
ations. and said he was satisfied the bill
as whole appropriated too much
money. and would not receive public
appreciation.
Mr. Edwards moved to amend the
motion to recommit as TO instruct the
committee to report the bill so amended
as to reduce the aggregate amount ap-
prOprinted by IL to g5 600 900
The amendment was accepted, and
the motion OF Mr.. Christi,ncy was then
agreed to without division.
The Chair laid before the Senate o
communication from the Secretary OF
War, announcing that the State OF Texas
and the International and Great North
ern Railway Company offer to donate to
the United States the site upon which
Fort Elliott is located. Referred to the
Committee on Military affairs.
Adjourned to Monday.
Majority Report Of the Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Upon full review Of the facts your
committee present to the consideration
Of the House, that In the administration
Of the naval service during the last
seven years the law has been disre-
contracts In the purchase Of supplies
in the destruction and sale Of property
belonging to the naval service; In the
failure to cover into the Treasury the
proceeds OF sales OF property; in the
expenditure and disbursement OF the APP
populations made for the support OF
the navy in the application OF the
sums appropriated Tor that branch Of
the public service; In exceeding the ap-
preparations made by Congress for given
fiscal years in involving the Govern
ment for the future payment OF money
In excess OF appropriations made by
that department; in making contracts
and purchases, the same not being au
thorized by law, and no appropriation
adequate to their fulililment being
made; in the employment OF iaborers
ana mechanics upon other consldera-
tons than skill and Il necessity for
such labor; in the assessment Of en-
ployees for sums OF money to be used
for political and partisan purposes; ia
falling TO exact bonds from contractors,
and the failure to enforce the penalties
OF such bonds in cases OF default; in
the employment Of persons to receive
and pay money for the use Of the naval
service on foreign stations; In the ille-
gal disposition OF public funds: i'm fail
ibS w ~ lIPclt w OchStCoo do vi
rected by the law, and in failing to ex-
act fidelity In the execution and admin
istration OF the law by subordinates,
whereby corruption and a system OF
corruption has grown up in the admin
istration OF the revenues intrusted to
the control and direction Of the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, which, from the PEI
culiarity Of It's continuance, must here
after be known as Cattellism; this sys-
tenn Of corruption, likely to affect the
entire revenues and credit, OF the Gov
eminent. shall be checked and in the
most vigorous manner rebuked; in vail
else would be all our previous legisla-
ton
Your committee, while the havey well
formed opinions OF their own on the
questions, yet in view Of the vast amount
of proof taken, and the numerous legal
questions involved, have no desire to
precipitate the discussion and determi-
nation of 80 grave o question as the i'm
parchment OF high officer OF the Gov
eminent upon the consideration OF the
House, without having full examination
of the lawful facts which may be in