Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

ueDate are that after STRIKING out tt
clause of the Indian appropriation bi
transferring the Indian Bureau to I'll
War Department the Senate will pal
the House bill.
Lot M. Morrill, has been nominate
for Secretary of the Treasury and til
Senate is in executive session on th
nomination.
The committee on banking Ind cul
rency voted on the repeal of the bi
requiring resumption in 1879 and stoo
five to five, with Gibson of Louisian
absent.
The House is in committee on tn
sundry civil appropriation bill.
The Senate il discu ssiug the Hous
resolution authorizing the Secretar
of the Treasury to issue $4,000, 90
silver coin in exchange for legal ten
ders.
WASHINGTON, June 21-Night-
HoUsE-In committee to-day Stingel
of Pennsylvania spoke in bitter de
nunciation of the managers of tn
Freedman's Saving Bank. He showed
that the negro depositors will lose two
millions dollars.
Cook Of Georgia addressed th,
! House on the subject of grievances in
| the Southern States and in advocacy
| of refunding the cotton tax. A nigh
session was ordered.
SENATE-Ehe Presidents WinsloW
message was referred to the commit
toe on foreign relations
The cOmmitte on privileges and
elections were directed to inquire
what legislation is necessary to secure
telegraph messages from seizure by
unauthorized persons.
The comm ittee on Indian affairs re-
ported the House bill transferring
the Indian bure III with a recon men
dation that it be epostponed till Decem-
ber Ingersoll asked that the bill be
laid on the table for the present and it
was so ordered.
The bill issuing ten millions of silver
for ie gal tenders, with the following
amendments. was passed: providing
that the trade dollar shall not here
after be legal tender, and authoriz
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to
limit the coinage thereof to such
hmonnt as he may deem sufficient to
meet the export demand for the same.
The Indian appropriation bill was
resumed. The debate occupied several
hours, when motion prevailed to
take up the House bill transferring
the bureau by vote of 27 to II. The
Senate then took n recess for the
night session.
TThe nomination of Lot M. Morrill,
for Secretary of the Treasury was con-
firmed.
Advices from Crooks command,
June 18th. say five hundred and thirty
six friendly Indians had reached
Crooks camp. Gen. Gibbons lost
number of horses while attempting to
cross the Yellowstone river. The In-
dians stole the ponies of his Indian
scouts. A fighting column. with In
dian auxilliaries, 1900 strong, has
a rapid march for the
Sioux.
The report of the resignation of
Pratt is untrue.
1t is supposed the Governor of
Maine will appoint Blaine to fill the
balance of Morrill's term which ex-
pires on the 4th of March.
No progress is reported in the cou-
ference on the legislative appropria-
ton bill. Several meetings have been
held.
The clerk of the telegraph office at
Philadelphia was examined to-day and
stated that the person who filed the
'Fava" dispatch refused to give his
name or address.
The Investigations of the real estate
pool, it is said, show that Sergeant-at-
Arms Ordway and Captain of Police
of the last House return
ed part of the salaries of the employ
ees. All the testimony before the real
estate pool committee connecting Gen.
Young of Georgia with the pool was
given by himself from which it appears
that some eighteen moths before the
formation of the pool he gave Mr..
some money to invest.
After Huntingto1's death Young re-
ceived his money without interest 1t
had never been invested IN his name
Or for his benefit. He knew nothing
IF the ring.
Heber Robinson, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office, after
the usual protest, delivered the origi-
lals of the three dispatches already
testified to. The one signed "Scott'
came to the Office by Col. SCOTS mes
senger. The dispatch telling "FarC"
TO telegraph the judiciary committee
was brought by a gentleman who
replied when asked for his address
that it was not necessary. He paid S57
in gold for the message. When again
asked for his address he smilingly
said "John Smith"
Morrill, has not concluded to accept
5he Secretaryship of the Treasury.
He thinks himself more useful where
le is. He will in any event remain in
5ho Senate until the pending appro-
oriation bills pass.
The bankers convention met at Will
ards Hotel. G.. F. Dorsey, president
IF the Citizens National Bank of Piqua
,OhiO), presided, A preamble adopt
ID sets forth that the depression of
srade makes the present taxation on
banks unbearable, aud if not promptly
it must lead to the dissolution
If a large number of institutions. Il
vas resolved to appear before the com.
nittees on banking and currency and
ways and means, and that the presi
lent and secretary of the convention
ay the whole matter before the COM