The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-04-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.


1t is stated that the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections will report adversely on
the House bill to prohibit Congressman and
Their officials from contributing money for
campaign purposes.
Secretary Chandler was before Cymer's CON-
mittee the other day, and testified that the
statements of detective Bell 30 far as related
to himself were wholly false. To the best of
his recollection, he never had any conversation
with Bell, and did not know that lac had been
employed to help Babcock. He discharged Bell
because he believed him to be a scoundrel and
gave peremptory orders that his accounts
should not be paid until the Pension Office be-
came satisfied that he had been engaged on
legitimate work. and that he was not aware I'M
til within few days that they had been paid.
He said Luckey never spoke to him about Bell,
as alleged by the latter, and his statements in
in this respect were totally false.
The treasury has received, up to date, over
$4,000 on account of moneys recovered
through whisky prosecutions.
BY direction of the President, the following
order has been issued by the Secretary of War
1t fully explains itself:
1.-THE headquarters of the army are hereby re-
established, and hereafter in time Of peace, shall
be at Washington City, and all orders and instruc-
tons relative TO military operations. or affecting
military control and discipline of the army issued
| by the President through the Secretary Of War,
shall be promulgated through the General of the
Army. ALPHoSso TAFT, Secretary of War;
Atty. Gen. Pierrepont, Gen. Babcock Levi
P. Luckey and A. B. Bradley were all ex-
amined last week by the Clymer committee,
| touching the story Of the detective G. b. Bell.
The Attorney-general stated that Bell called
upon him last December and presented a. card
| from the President, which read 1.-THE bearer
wishes to get employment. / think he
might render valuable service" Bell
wanted employment in the secret service, but
failed to get it. The next day lie asked the
President about the man, and was told that he
(the President) had either known or heard of
him during the war as scout or detective The
reason Pierrepont did not give him employment
was that, on inquiry, he believed him to be a
bad man. Babcock and Luckey, in their testi-
mony, denied that they had ever employed
Bell to steal papers from the ofise OF
VINO DuASr"eeoAhoy III o1. LOUIS, htuOuBu
they admitted having dealings with him,
and that he was employed to get all the infor-
nation he could, and ascertain the nature of
the evidence against Babcock. Bradley sd-
mitted that he had directed Bell to get copies
OF the evidence as far as he was able. +H
Twelve million postal-cards we're issued by
the Postofiice department during the month
of March, n utr
A Washington dispatch Of the 9Th inst. saws :
6 Ex-Secretary Belknap will not appear In per-
son before the court of impeachment but by
his counsel who will AJAX for an extension OF
time for filing their answer. The latter do not
expect the trial will formally begin for
month"
The movement to divide the territory of Da-
kota and organize the northern portion as the
territory of Pembina. it is understood, is 10 be
reported upon favorably by the Senate Commit
tee on Territories.
II. G. Whitley, late Chief of the Secret Service
Division OF the Treasury department, who was
indicted with ex-Dist. Atty. Harrington and
others for the famous safe-burglary conspiracy
was examined bya subcommittee of the House
Judiciary Committee one day Last week. He
testified that Gen. BabcocK was the author Of
the conspiracy that Babcock directed him
(whitely) to see Harrington, from whom
he would get specific directions that
he and Harrington, with some en-
ployes Of the civil service division and