New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
WASHINGTON.
A Tiiden and Hendricks Congressiona
Reform Club.

A Tiden and Hendricks Congressiona
Reform Club.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-The officers and
employees Of the House had preliminary
meeting last night to organize Tilden and
Hendricks reform club. A committee of
thirteen was appointed Oh permanent or
ganizstiOn. to report Monday
More Whisky Testimony.
Ex- Solicitor of the Treasury Wilson gave
important testimony yesterday afternoon
before the committee on whisky frauds. 1t
was very long story, and lhowe. although
the President said, "Let no guilty man
escape" he thought at that time that Gen
erai Babcock Was innocent; but when he
found that Secretary Bristow and Solicitor
Wilson were earnest in his prosecution.
the President did not sympathize with the
prosecuting officers or with the prosecc-
ton. The President did not sympathize
with the prosecuting officers, or assist
Secretary Bristow and Mr.. Wilson for
this case. The witness says: Whatever
difference arose with these gentlemen on
one part and the President OF the other.
was due partly to q misconception of
motives and purposes which actuaced the
Secretary and the solicitor, and misinforma-
ton as to facts; to willful, deliberate per-
version of facts to the President by the
bring to punishment, and their friends, for
the purpose of bringing about disagree
ment between the President and the Seere-
taTy, to create embarrassments to the prcs-
ecutions, and if possible to defeat them
The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.
If the President persists in withho lding
his signature from the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, and Congress makes no pro-
vision, there will be NO money for Tues-
days operations.
Proposed Reduction of Employees.
All the departments have submitted lists
OF the employees they can spare with tho
least Inconvenience. Nearly all CON plain
that they will be crippled.
No Progress.
The conference committee made little
progress today.
Mrs. Custer's Pension.
The Senate amendment now pending re-
duces Mrs. Clusters pension from $50 to $50.
General Sheridan Recommends an In.
crease of Cavalry Force.
The Secretary Of War has sent to the
House a letter from General Sheridan,
recommending an increase of the COM
panies of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Seventh cavalry regiments to 100 men
each. as was done for two regiments ON the
Rio Grande. The number of men required
will be $500. and the additional expense
$l,634O0O. General Sheridan says. in the let
ter that the events which have occurred to
the troops, and my best knowledge of the
strength of the Indians and affairs at the
agencies and in the field, will not warrant,
at the present time, in asking for volunteers.
l have no objection to asking for them
as soon as l conscientiously believe their
services necessary, but do not-from the
disaster which came to Custer from q di-
vided command-wish to take the RESPONSE
Congress will Increase the Companies, as
was done for two regiments on the Rio
Grande, we can fill them up at once, and
they will be sufficiently large to meet the
wants of the service and relieve the public
mind of the constant fear of disaster to our
present insufficient force in the Indian
country.