The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC.


WARRINGTON, Aug 10.--Tbe Senate Is
Discussing the report OF the Conference
COMMITTEES On the river and harbOr ap-
propriations. A call Of the House Is
progressing. -,
The Senate Committee has amended
Blaine's educational amendment 70 the
COnstitution, 80 as not To exclude the
Bible from the schools.
THE HOUSE.
scott l.ora,s ncprecatOry Resolution --ln-
aian nureau vIetsrisus.
Roll calls show quorum present In
the House voting on the resolution IN
troduced by Scott Lord, OF New YORK,
in deprecation Of Irregularities IN the
South, and declaratory that oil citizens
should be secure In their right TO vote.
The House conference committee has
Welded to the Senate and has agreed
upon the Indian appropriation, omit
ting the transfer OF the Indian Bureau
to the War Department
Secretary Morrill, desires that the re-
duction OF the force in the Treasury
Department take place Oct. 1.
The hawaiian treaty.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.-The Hawaiian
treaty will probably fail this session.
The Senate favors II, but a vote conlo
not be reached without debate, Tor
which there Is not time only Mr.. Sar-
gent, OF California, seems specially
anxious to push 1t.
FRAUDS.
Majority Report en Federal Omces -
Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. - The report
submitted by the majority OF the com.
mittee appointed TO investigate Federal
Offices in Louisiana Ia devoted mainly
to n review Of their inquiries concerning
the management OF the New Orleans
Customhouse.
At the outset they say the Collector.
jas. +. Casey, and his subordinates en-
deavored in several ways to obstruct the
Investigations
The report states that evidence OF ir-
Irregularities and frauds In the importa-
ti0n of dutiable goods WAS given by y
number OF witnesses In the employment
Of the Customhouse and the Internal
Revenue Bureau ut New Orleans, and
evidence was introduced on the part ol
the Collector to rebut the existence ol
these alleged frauds upon the revenue
! but the committee characterizes IL III
, conflicting and contradictory.
. The committee add. however, tina
several merchants engaged In the i'm
/ port trade testified that they had fount
G the Customhouse management honest
efficient and courteous, and statemen
T so certifying was signed by very larg'
i number OF New Orleans merchants ant
! importers as evidence. The committee
}. ther, proceed to State that 1t appear
. from uncorroborated evidences that tn
Customhouse at New Orleans was mad
to contribute large sums OF none
Z taken from its revenues to partisan ends
m
Of fraudulent vouchers made out In tn
Z Customhpuse, apparently regular
signed and sworn to, pretending TO b
for services rendered rs temporary Ia
- borers many Of the names were fictl
tious and In others the parties name
nevered rendered moments service J
4 the Customhouse.
" These papers were certified by Craw
If ford, the entry clerk, and forwarded :
i i the Chief OF the Treasury as voHcnet c,,sI
~ for disbursements made by the Collet
= tor OF Customs, and the money thu
Is Obtained was used for political purposes
" in fact. sometimes the considerable
II was the pollution OF the ballot-box 4
/. self The committee state that Davi
,e p. Kinsella, Special Treasury Agen
70 had knowledge of the prevalence
n this system and did nothing to check ]
ar III q committee say they were unab
y duplicates OF any OF these voucher
in though duplicates OF other voucher
I'd were obtainable, and the Collector faile
1d to appear before the committee, thoug
u u subpoenaed, and alleged Illness as ii
reason. They add: this fact, suppl
menting the positive evidence establish
ing these corrupt practices can lead
-, but one conclusion.
20 They next recite what they characte
ne ize as another glaring fraud, namely
PAYMENT OF 5000 by Casey to +. .
r. Dayis. nominally for repairing the Go
ernment warehouse at Quarantine st
Oh tion, when, In fact, Davis performed !
:, work whatever. and merely turned Il
IL money over to ). II. Sypher for use,
se he Davis understood, for political p,
oS poses.
'n Government should without delay
stitute suit against Collector Casey
lR- recover such sums OF money as have
IL him and his subordinates been miss
propriated to unlawful purposes,
'to shown by the evidence
&C. They add: Your committee canL
believe that the President will perm
on Mr.. Casey to continue in office as G
ny lector OF Customs at New Orleans, at
ils he shall have become acquainted wi
r. the testimony taken before your co
II. mittee.
IN Tho o,pittae dcyOte sOme apace
lis aas,,,,,.t;on ~ cartain irreouia rit
.~ and violations OF law in the office OF I
H. United States Marshal with regard
M, nj. the appointments and payment OF spec
&C. deputy marshals for election purpo
in country places, when their appoi
Jus ment was not authorized under
Us, General Election law, which Is appli
,lai BILE only to cities and towns havin
We, population OF 10000 or more.
They commend Marshal Packar
las administration, however, as faithful Q
les praiseworthy in all other respects. IT
oid i bestow unqualified praise upon DistI
lily Attorney Beckwith, and say also Il
they found all the Federal offices
= is New Orleans satisfactorily conduc
.no .lno in the interests Of the Government q
MS the convenience Of the public.
TO The committee inimadvert, howe,
oKe upon the fact that the Surveyor Ge
:, :. raj and the Register Of the Land OF