Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-24
WASHINGTON.

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> Il reSO' utIOn was adopted REQUESTING
@ the Secretary of the Treasury to fur
nish the Serate written statements Of
the annual product of gold and silve,
in the UuiTd StaJes from lS4J to 1876
s lnciusive, also the amount of gold and
{ silver coin in other parts of the world
for che onle years, aud an estimate OF
the gold and silver coin now in the
United States.
A recently published statement that
: the administration was attempting to
, deft at the House bill fer the urote ct on
of witnesses was denied by Edmuuds,
Thurman and others.
The bill regulating the counting of
the electoral vote was discussed.
. ! llOUsE-There Was long discussion
on the bill appropriatipg Honey for
the deficiency III the bureau of engrav-
ing aud printing, aud the biIl to provide
for silver cizcu lation, but nc action on
either.
The subcommittee on ventilaiinc
the House reported it impossible to
force into the House a sufficient supply
of fresh air for 600 persons, and with
it report resolution 10 exclude from
the ga elies all persons except those
who ave the 2 -ivileg9 of the report
ers' aud diplomatic galleries and such
as may be admitted on cards of mGm-
bers.
4 debate sprung up, Harrison of
Illinois Advocating the measure ou tue
grOurd that the gentleme Is gale Y
was duly crowded W tn idlers, and that
members of the House we've being
poisoned by fool air.
Conger OF Michigan opposed it as
proposing to draw a line between the
classes of American people.
In the con sc of the discussion
Blaine remarked thai from some cause
or other the air Of the House had
never been SO bad as this year, and
Wills II of Iowa asserted that it was
worse than the air Of emigra,t ships.
HOar of Massachusetts remarked
that be had come here eight years ago
the youngest member of his dele
| CATION, and now lie was the seuior
member Of the delegation. La that
periad seven members of the dee
| CATION had died.
The report WAS uecOmmitted.
| 4 resolution to restore au elective
government in the District Of Coium-
| bis was offered and referred.
HE ury in the case Of Halleck, the
! treasury robber, retained q verdict of
guilty.
I:te committee of ways aud means
to day decided by strict party vote
70 tuke up MJrrison's tariff blu for
consideration, ell the republican mem
bera OF the commit ee opposing 1t Oh
the ground that the tariff question
should nos be a9itated aud rrOpened
Save al democrats who voted to To ke
up the bill stated that they did not in
tend thereby to pledge themselves to
! l. How tNE,t
considered MIR. Wood was abseut by
reason of sickness but sent word that
if present be would oppose the taking
up Of he i'll.
The Democratic caucus after voting
on numerous propositions adopted the
pavae bill by large majority.
WASHINGTON, March 17-There was
grand parade IN honor of st. Pat
rick's Day. The various societies were
reviewed by the President aud Cabi-
net. Dispatches from other points re-
port the day duly observed.
There was no Senat, session to-day
and private bills occupied the attention
of the House.
An agent of the department. CT JUS
tice has met Marsh i'll Canada with
rf.ers of safety and it is believed |
Marsh Will soon be here.
The Spencer invest, cation case was |
taken up to-day by the Senate commit
tee on privileges and elections. John |
J. Moulton was the only witness eX- |
amiped. LII every material point he |
swDre directly to the reverse of his |
depo Ji,ion before the Alabama investi-
gAting committee. He admitted that
he signed the original deposition which |
was present but denied that 1t had |
been read to him or that he knew It's |
contents, and accused the Alabama |
com mittee with baying garbled and |
msstated his evidence in every essen
tial particular. He admitted that he |
had been appointed deputy internal !
revenue calle:tor at Mobile under Lon |
H.. Mayer ,ince his deposition was
taken by the Alabama committee. He |
stated in conclusion that the membe |
of the Alabama committee were well |
known gentlemen of good repute. The |
investigation will be renewed to NOR |
row.
Gossip says witnesses have turned |
up who admit receiving five, sew and |
ten thousand dollars for their personal |
iufuonce with the Secretary OF the |
Navy to secure the payment of old |
claims. No part OF these fees reached j |
the Secretary or members Of his frm1iy. |
The committee may convict the Secre- |
ia Y of bad coGduct III the transactions |
with Wizard in the gun-bnrstlng expert |
ments. which involved the uniaw4 ii
use of at least $72, 900 of government
money.
District Attorney Dyer, ex-senator
Henderson, Col. Brodhead and others
have been summoned by the commit
tee to testify regarding Babcock's alb |
straction of official papers.
Kiibourn will succumb and testify.
The investigation will cover Giants
purchases of property from members
O. the pool. Secretary Belkaap, Judge
Macarthur of the supreme District
Court ard ex-Corgressmo1 Eldridge
are involved.
Secretary Boutwell, during his ad-
minis Istion ordered subordlr ate to
balance disc epancy Of two burdred
millions found in the BOOKS. Half a
million of this was expended for the
| benefit of mail contractors on one long
and comparatively useless mail line III
Montana during CreswelPs fdministra-
| ton.
| Sentiment Of the republican caucus
Yesterday was for fight over the pro-
posed reduction of 10 per ent. of the
| force and twenty in the pay; also
against any reduction IN the consular
and diplomatic bill which has already
pass ID the House.
Gen, Peck Will testify that four
5raderships were taken from nIm ana
given TO persons more or less connected
with the ring.
WASHINGTON, March 18.-The COM
mittee on expenditul es In the Treasury
Department convened this afternoon
- t<>o
animation of the expenditures of the
departmept with especial reference to
the bureau OF engraving and printing.
| Numerous witnesses have been re-
'quested to appear, including Bristow.
Marsh will return here next week,
pardon having been issued for him es
well as immunity for his wife. Hecon-