Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-31
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the resolution to investigate the Mi
sissippi elections.
The electoral bill consumed the da,
but no action.
HoUsE-Parsons introduced bill
sell certain lands at Vincennes for raj
road purposes; passed.
The bill prohibiting the cutting {
timber on Indian reservations or land
| owned by Indians passed.
The bill repeating the law whic
forbids the appointment to any posi-
| ton in the army of any person VIII
served in any capacity in the military
naval or civil service of the Conderat
States in the late rebellion passed.
A New York World special says th
President. ex-Secretary Borie, Ere,
Grant and others are implicated in th,
land transactions of doubtful honest,
in connection with the Denver anC
also that the committee will report nc
against Hays of Alabama.
The crooked features in the Ken.
lucky mule case are becoming palmer.
The ways and means committee
have concluded the cotton branch OF
the tariff bill increasing the duty on
bleached from 81 to per cent.
Silver coin is worth S3 2-10 cents
compared with gold dollar.
The report of the committee will ex-
onerate Hays of cadetship selling.
Postmaster Hurt of Boston, in set
tling, turned in $780, worth of old
claims which were -disallowed.
The Spencer investigation was fruit
less to-day.
Schenck is here.
Six to eight thousand dollars were
exacted from Durfee and Peck for
purposes in the last Presi-
Dental election. Fish and Evans were
also bled in addition to what they paid
Marsh.
The Bower estate at his death was
worth $29, 900 to $50, 900, including
ZOO life insurance. The life in
surance was put into the firm of E. G.
Leonard & Go. and was paid to Pen
dleton as the lawyer of Bowers
widow, now Mrs. BeIknap. The money
was paid to the order of Amanda
Bower. Leonard paid it to Pendleton
and got his Oeonard's) notes. The
testimony is cumulative as to the sale
of post traderships but there is moth
ing to convict Belknap.
Stewart received $3.50, ,00Ofor services
in the Emma mine business, $100, 900
Of which was 1. present to his wife.
WASHINGTON, March 24-HoUsE-
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
postal cards passed.
The bill reported for a territorial
government for the Indian Territory
was recommitted to the committee on
Indian Affairs.
The House went into committee of
he whole on the appropriation bill,
md a long and somewhat personal
lebate followed over the item reduc-
ng Senator's pay to 81, 500. No action
vas reached and the House adjourned
% Monday.
SENATE-The bill preventing contri-
buttons for election purposes was re
erred to the COM Mittee on privileges
md elections.
The post route bill was passed.
The resolution to engrave the port
ats of dead Senators was passed.
The bill for counting the electoral
'ote, providing that when the two
louses disagree regarding a State the
ote shall not be counted, was passed.
thurman. the only democrat who
oted for it, moved its reconsideration |
q the hope that better result may be |
The vote stood 81 to 26.
After executive session the Sen |
te adjourned to Monday.
Sherman visited Grant to day.
Full cabinet to-day.
Seward, minister to China, has made
xplanations of his conduct which are |
stisfactory to the administration.
In the Supreme Court the question
f the validity of the retrocession of
,lexandria to Virginia was argued.
he case arises from citizen of Alex
ndria refusing to pay tax leyie by
'Irginia.
Marsh in his testimony said he read |
he Fort Sill exposure published in the
tribune to Belknap i'll 1872. and they
9th wondered who wrote 1t. Belknap |
bought it was Ten. Hogan. Marsh |
ed to Canada from fear of criminal |
Mrs. Marsh stated that |
he knew Mrs. Bower since 1861. She |
esided at the Burnett House in Gin
iunati four years. She ard Mrs.
q London. Pendleton went out with
hem. She did not return with Mrs
Bower. Knew nothing about the Ken
ucky railroad claim. Her husbands
'riginal understanding about Fort 81
vas with Belknap. The lady's evil
ience goes to show that nearly every
rading post paid tribute to some friend
If Be,knap aside from Senator Harlan's
assessments for political purposes.
Schenck writes Mr.. Faulkner that
,e left London on one days notice and
s sick from his hasty journey. He
will be given until Tuesday to appear.
Detective Whitney testified that he
1sed $3.50, 900 in 1871, -'72- -'73-'74 in fer
.eting out Ku Klux in North and South
Jarolina.
A $500, 900 yearly irregularity in the
public printing is developing.
e. P. Smith, Indian Commissioner,
vas $500. 900 behind at the White Earth
agency, which the Indian Committee
ind he covered after becoming com
using his official position
.or this purpose.
The deficiencies of agents of the
Freedman's Bureau robbing amounts
10 $800,0OU.
There is a growing disposition on
the part of both parties to take the cur
rency question out of politics.
WAsH1NeToN, March 25-Ex-Attor>
ney General Williams and Conptroler,
were examined to-day in
regard to the money squandered in
the alleged Ku Klux raids.
The committee on appropriations
have gone to New York to inspect the
sailors and soldiers national asylum
there.
kilograms, under the usual protest,
were furnished the committee on the
real estate pool by Capt. Whitney, the
Gen. Fitzpatrick, who achieved bad
reputation in Southwestern Georgia
during the war, succeeds in eluding
the sergeant-at-arms of the House.