New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-18

Private DILL 0ay.
the political disabilities of Henry B. Kelly,
Of Louisiana.
WASHINGTON.
Expected Testimsny.
WASHINGTON, March l7.-Witnesses have
turned ND who admit receiving 5000,
$1,000 and $4,000 for their personal in
fluence with the Secretary Of the Navy to
secure payment of old claims. No part of
these fees reached the Secretary OF MEM
bers of his family.
The committee may convict the secretary
of bad conduct in transactions with Wiaxd
in gun bursting experiments. involving nm
lawful use of ct least $4,000 government
money.
derson, Colonel Broadhead and others. VII
regarding Babcock's abstraction OF oficial
papers Killbourn will succumb.
The investigation will cover Granite pur-
chase of property from membefs OF the
pool. Secretary Belknap. Judge MeArthur,
Of the Supreme District Court, and ex.Con-
gressman Eldridge are involved.
Secretary Boutwell,, during his sdmlnis.
discrepancy of GOO, 900 found in the books.
Half q million was expended for the bene-
fit Of mail contracts on one long and COM
paratively useless mail line in Montana
during Cresswell's administration.
Gtneral Peck will testify that four trader
ships were taken from him and given to
persons more or less connected with the
ring.
An agent of the Department Of Justice
has met Marsh in Canada with offers Of
aaretv. and il il believed March will soon
Resfstfvg ReAuctisns.
The sentiment of the Republican caucus
Yesterday was for q fight over the reduc.
ton of ten per cent in tho force, and TWEEN
y in pay; also against any Of the Reductions
in the consular end diplomatic bill which
had already passed the House.
The Spencer Investigatfen.
The Spencer investigation was taken mp
today by the Senate Committee ON Privil.
epee and Elections. John j. Moulton was
the only witness examined. In every ma
terial point he swore directly to the reverse
of hia deposition before the Alabama invoe-
tigating committee. He admitted he signed
tie original deposition, which was present,
him, or that be knew its contents,
and accused the Alabama committee
of having earbled and misstated bis
evidence in every essential particular. He
admitted that he had been appointed
| deputy internal revenue collector at Mobile
| under Low Fl. Maver since his deposition
| was taken by the Alabama committee. He
| stated in conclusion that the members OF
| the Alabama committee were we'll known
| gentlemen of good repute. Tho investigar
! ton will be resumed tomorrow.
| How 70 Refund the Cetten Tax.
Colonel NJ. 8. Foote, of Mobile, while here
| will present to the cotton tax committee
evidence by which refund may reach the
taxpayer.
The number and extent Of the investiga-
tiops that are being carried On before the
| various committees are unprecedented in
partial list will show: The Judiciary Com.
mittee, through several subcsmmittees. ID
taking testimony in the matter OF the Belk.
nap impeaohment, of the Beardslee cadet
ahip purchase and of the Texas and Pacific
railroad legislation.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs, be
sides the question of Cuban complications
in connection with the State department.
hes to grapple with the Emma mine scan
dal, which is to be reopened early next
week. =,
The Ways and Means Committee, in the
intervals Of its discussions ON the tariff bill
and of its giving audience to bankers in
connection with the funding law. and to
deputations of the wine and spirits and
trades .Ss en- ,
The members of the Committee on Naval
Affairs give their whole time to the investi
patiou Of the supposed frauds in the Navy
Department proper, and in several navy
vaIds. Not more than two-thirds OF the
testimony taken at the Norfolk navy yard
has yet been transcribed by the stenoRrsph.
or, and now sub,committee 10 st WORK o.
| Kittery navy yard; and, after finishing uH
that investigation, Chsrlestown navy yard
je to be overhauled bv the same gentlemen
Mr.. Willis, of New York, in the meantime
has been pursuing, - Q committee OF one
minute researches into everything con.
nected with the navy, and expects next
week to open up an investigation at the
Brooklyn n navy yard.
This Naval Committee, with its several
branches, is accommodating material that
will make a. many volumes - the ku'klux
outragas. The report on the conduct OF the
war and the Committee on Military Affsirt
finds work enough. in endeavoring to throw
light ON some of the dark spots connected
| with the soldiers tom bstone contracts.
The Committee ON Printing labers quietly
but assiduously in piling up facts and fig
ures bearing on the cost of the government
printing office, which, according to the esti
mates Of experts outside, il fully fifty pei
cent more than it ought to be, if it wa
| not run AZ government political machine
The Committees ON Expenditures in th'
Interior Department and in the Depart
ment Of Justice are going very deeply int
the maladministratiOn OF officials In 0eorgii
and elsewhere, and also are looking
scrutinizingly into the minor expenses O.
} these departments. particularly in TN
} matter of furniture, etc.
The Committee ON Expenditures IN TN
War Department looms up over AZ tn'
!. rest BY its big bonanza discovery OF I'M
: Fort Sill tradership. 1t has held daily ses
sions. The "hsppy hunting ground" OF tn.
gentlemen of the press tho select eommlt
tee on tho Freedman's bsHk-ls the mos
methodical OF all the committees. Eve
. since its appointment, early in the session
, | it hss met ON alternate days, and sat frou
| ten till twelve O'Clock. The testimQn.
taken by it is very important, PARTICULAR!
"A revesline the manner in which the fund
| of the bank were frittered away in loan
without adequate security.
Il NEW YORK.
, Mining Frauds.
: NEW YORK, March H-Suit has peel
+ | brought in the Supreme Court OF TINS STAT
by the Union Consolidated Mining CON
pany of Tennessee against Jollas f. RAM
it's former superintendent, charging hir
| with defrauding the company IN the cours
| of ten vears of 81 ,275 600, and char ging hi
= hrother Charles Raht, former SECRETARY