The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.
McNally, McCampbell ana Lott before
schlelcher's Special Committee.
The Advocates OF the TexaS'Paclhc
Heard by The Senate Committee.
Irregularities In the Army Relating 70
Retired Officers Looked Into
The President Summoned rs q Witness
In the Babc0ck Case.
Tho TLird-Term Advocates Hard at
Work and Confident.
To-
* Secretary Richardson Mixed Up In
the Cotton Claim Fraud.

WASHINGTON, January 4.--CapIalh
Mentally. Judge McCampbell and Co
lionel Lott, of Corpus Christi, have ar
rived and were examined by Schlei-
eher's special committee this mornin I
Mt considerable length. They explained
the character and extent OF the Mexi-
can raids across the Rio Grande, the
disposition of the Mexican Govern
ment toward the outlaws, and what,
in their opinion, was necessary 10 pre-
vent their recurrence. Tue commlltee
has finally decided not to go TO Iexas,
but these gentlemen will remain III
Washington q week or SO to give sucn
information as may be needed by the
committee as the basis for its action.
fThe committee Is considering The pro-
nriety of reporting bill to Congress
directing the President to declare mar
tial law in the disturbed districts.
The Senate Committee on Railroads
heard the friends OF the Iexas ana
pacific Railroad in advocacy or mat
,nroiect to-day. Tom Scott, Mr.. BOND
Vice President of the road, and Judge
Kennard and Mr.. ID. II. MacAdam, OF
st. Louis, as representatives OF the
committee of thirteen appointed Dy
the st. Louis railroad convention, au'
dressed the committee. Mr.. Huntihg'
ton and others, representing the Cen
trail Pacific monopoly, disguised under
the name of the Southern Pacihc o.
california. have also asked leave u
nrasont their side. The House com
inittee will have meeting to-day 70
haor further argument
Several membe of the House Com
mittee on appropriations are looKinb
;nto IRREGULARITIES which prevail IN TN
army relating to retired officers. Inc.
say they can see no reason why SUI
officers manned in the late war shoul !,
he retired Oh full rank with correspond,
Ing nav while others who held as higl
rank we're similarly manned or 1 nsi
bled should be receiving only ~"
month. They will make an effort =
remedy this inequality, and are AIS
looking into the question OF forage .
officers who turn over their surplus 10
private livery. ,o,aa III
General Babcock has completed tn
nrincipal details of the defense Whic'
he will make in his trial, next montl
ut ST. Louis. 1t Is stated that one lea
ture of II will require the Presiden'
Secretary Bristow ana eA- -, and 20.
Richardson to appear IN court anu oa, Se :
tify that General Babcock never ash.
either of them to appoint, promo.e' =
tain or remove q single feoelai VI.
cial in st. Louis, or to favor any Oh
connected with the ring. GRANTS eV
dence will probably be taken oy oep'
sitiOn. t,,a stat,
msnt--which, it may be added, conn
verv direct from Senator Morton-tn'
MARSHAL Packard, who Is memper
tue Republican committee iroln Iou,
lana went to member from NOT
Carnlina Mt the last meeting III th
citv and asked him to vote for noun
the Convention in Philadelphia; IN
all the third-term people "ele so,i
for that city. 1t is said, 100, .nh', !; y
ante stories about Grant withutnm,i,
his name, his friends are sui wolhi !,
hard for him. The Repuo lcnnss !. y
mmite elatsd over the fact that all OF VI
Liberals or Independent Repuolic,an
elected outside of the caucus RUE
home. appeared In the caucus mere ~ J,
tonE their seats among the regula
Evan Senator Hamilton, of rexas,wi
has not been in Republican Sena.
rial caucus for two years, once lmo
ENROLLED himself. Senator Camero
ofWisconsin, elected by the Dem W;n,
Coalition; Senator Mcmillan, OF MINI
aota. and Senator Paddock, OF Neor'
ka, were present. ,,, ,;soov
The revelations in the lasI.ul D0na
cd frasd upon the Treasury Depa
ment grow more important before
vrand iury OF this District, ana IL
among the rumors tonight tina;
Secretary Richardson. now one VI
Jndees OF the Court of Claims, may
Indicted, as it is alleged that he pas
the cotton claim Of Parkman, BRO.
Il Co. through the Treasury, on = W "
tive order to the First Auditor ior =
ment. The ex.Secretary says .nas
this nroves true he must have Done
In the routine OF business, TOT ne
no recollection of the case. III now
nears that this claim Is NOT on,
fraud In itself, but has actually y
twice paid; once in 1856 Whe enc.
Culloch was Secretary, ana o Sa
IsTa.a when Richardson was Seo
ary. the payment in each ihS'"
amounting to $4,000.