The New York herald., 1876-03-18
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON March II, 1875
EUMBER AND EXTENT OF THE INvRsTIGA-
TIoNs IN PROGRESS By COMMITTEES OF TIE
HOUSE.
The number and extent of the Investigations that
being carried before the committees of
HE House unprecedented in any previous Con-
.ress, the following partial list OF them will show
The Judiciary Committee, through several SUBJ
,ommittees is taking testimony in the of the
Selknap impeachment, OF the Beardsley cadetshp
purchase and of the Texas and Pacific Railroad legis
alton.
The Committee Foreign Affairs besides the ques-
ion Of Cuban complications in connection with the
tate Department, has to grspple with the Emma mine
candal, which is to DC reopened early next week
The Confmittee of Ways and Means in the intervals
OF its discussions the Tariff bill and OF its giving
audience to bankers in connection with the funding
law, and to depuations Of the and spirit trade
pursucs an investigation into the operations OF the
Alaska Fur Trade Company
The members Of the Committee on Naval Affairs give
heir whole time to tho investigation of supposed
fauds in the Navy Department and in the several
navy yards Not more than two.thirds of the testi-
mony taken at the Norfolk Navy Yard has yet been
transcribed by the sienographers, and now a sub
committee is at work at the Kittery Navy Yard; and
after finishing up that Investigation the Charles.
town Navy Yard Is to be overhauled by
the gentlemen. Mr.. Willis OF New York, in the
meantime has been pursuing committee OF one,
minute searches into everything connected with the
discipline OF the navy and expects next week open
up an investigation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard This
Naval Committee, with It's several branches is accumu-
lating material that viii make many volumes as the
Of fle war;
The Committee ON Military Affairs finds work
enough in endeavorng throw light on some or the
dark spots connected with the soldiers con
tracts II got history Of the contract to-day from
Maurice j. Walsh, OF New York. who claims that, al
though his bid for first class Carrara marble only
some $500 600 (out or which $500 900 back
TO the government in the shape OF duty
on the imported articel, the contract
given to a Mr. Bridges. Of Kcokuk Iowa, for
$e00,ooo for American marble Of very Inferior
quality and without any such advantage TO the govern
ment- He charges also that Bridges bid was put in
after the hour fixed for opening the bids and after two
Of his twashsl had been opened He asserts that
Bridges was also favored the extent OF $4,000 in
change Of requirements in the specifications after the
bids were In.
Inc Post ONCE Committee and the Committee on Ex.
pendures in the Post Once Department are frequently
al work eiicng testimony about mail contracts spe
cia agents. &c.
The Committee on Printing labors quietly but assidu-
ously In ping up facts and figures bearing the
oil the government printing Office, which, according
TIE estimate OF experts outside, fully my per
more than ought TO be IL IL was not run as great
political machine.
The Committee on Expenditures in the Inferior De.
partment and the Department Of Justice are going very
deeply into the maladminstration officials IN Ccoraa
and elsewhere, and also looking scrutinzingy into
the minor expenses Of these departments particularly
In the matter OF furniture, &C
The Committee ON Expenditures In the war Depart
mont looms up all the by its big bonanza,
discovery Of tho Fort SAL tradershIp 1t hods daily