Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-28

Morrill, OF Maine. Nonli-
y mated secretary Of the
I Treasury.
BlnfOrd Wilson, Solicitor
.aas OF the Treasury,
iI.e5.s Resigned.

lions oehe senate j. A. Williamson
Of Iowa, Commissioner of the Gener-
al Land Office w. L. Wilson, of
Minnesota, Surveyor General of Min
nesota. ~
Huford Wilson, solicitor of the
Treasury, resigned to-day, to take
effect July 1st.
The President in message to Con.
grese to-day, about the extradition
treaty with England, says it is with
extreme regret that ann called upon
to announce to You that Her Majesty's
Government has finally released both
these fdgitives, Wins1ow and Brent,
and set them at liberty, thus omittine
to comply with the provisions and
requirements of the treaty under
which y6e extradition Of fugitive
criminals is made between the two
governmental. Tho position thus ia
ken by the British Government, if
adhered to, cannot but beregarded
as an abrogation AND anullment of
the articles Of the treaty ON extradi.
ton under these circumstances. Ii
MiAn0t i'm my Judgment, composf
with the dignity aud self respect of
this Government to make demands ON
that Government for the surrender
of fugitive criminals, nor to entertain
any requisition of that character from
that Government under the treaty.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The man.
ayers of the Union Telegraph Co.,
produced before the Judiciary Com
mittee to-day the three original cable
dispatches addressed to FavO and
Josiah Caldwell. The latter had been
left at the Office by SCOTS messenger.
The one telling Caldwell to telegraph
the Judiciary Committee was brought
by gentleman who refused to leave
his address, but being urged smfiingly
left the name John Smith.
WAsHISGroN, June 2l.-Mr. New,
this morning sent the President his
resignation as Treasurer.
Assistant Secretary Conant is act
ing Secretary of the Treasury.
The President has nominated Sem
ator Morrill,, of Maine, for the Office.
The Committee on Banking and
Currency had under consideration
To-day bill for the repeal of the
specie resumption act. Two amend.
ments will be allowed to be offered
in the house, one for the accumulation
Of coin In the Treasury preparatory
to the resumption Of specie pay
ments, the other providing for the
funding of greenbacks.
The committee were evenly divided
as to reporting to-day, one member
being absent, and the meeting will
be held tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, June ga delega-
tion of the Bankers Convention, in
session here, appeared before the
Committee on Banking and Currency
this morning, and showed how banks
were injnriously affected by the pres
ent taxes on capital and deposits.
The committee asked for uniform
tax on the par value of stocks
throughout the United States, and
that the surplus capital should be cx-
empt from taxation as a surplus invites
confidence and strengthens the banks.
Representative Payne said no legis-
lation was now contemplated on the
subject of taxation. The committee
would, however, be pie ased to re-
ceive any suggestions, as legislation
might be had at the next session Of
Congress.
WASHINGTON, June 23-Col Scott
testified before the Judiciary Com
nlittee this morning that he sent q
dispatch to Josiah T. Caldwell on the
3lst Of May, thanking him for en-
dorsing his testimony before the COM
mittee. He knew nothing about the
two messages sent to Caldwell from
Philadelphia, excepting that a young
map, who said his name was Reed,
representing himself as private Sec
retary to Caldwell, called upon wit
ness and showed him q copy of dis
patch, which would cost about 500 in
gold, and asked witness to aid him in
sending it. Witness declined to do il,
and Reed said he would cut down the
dispatch and send it himself. The
dispatch alluded TO was similar to the
one received by Knott from Caldwell,
but witness did not think 1t was in
the exact words. His testimony ia in
harmony with the statements con-
tanned in Reeds letter in the New
York Herald this morning. Witness
had never seen Reed but once before
that time, and only once since. Wit
ness was little suspicious about the
dispatch which he, himself, received
from Caldwell, and sen. over to the
telegraph office and had it verified,
and there learned that it was q gen.
uine dispatch, cabled from London.
Witness knew nothing of Reed or his
whereabouts, except what he had
stated. Witness identified his own
signature 10 letters containing state
ment Of this matter, received by Mr..
Knott on Wednesday last.