The Portland daily press., 1876-07-14

WASHINGTON.
The President Urges MIR. Bristow TO Tell
All He Knows.

The President Urges MIR. Bristow TO Tell
All He Knows.
WASHINGTON, D. G., July 13.-The following
letter was yesterday sent to Ex-Secretary Bris-
tow by the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, D. c., July 10, 1876.
To Hon b. Il. BristoaC:
Dear Sir:-Through the press learn that the
committee of Congress, investigating the
whiskey frauds have summoned you as wit
think, have declined to testify, claiming that
what occurs in the cabinet or between men,
Der of the cabinet and the Executive officially,
is privileged and that committee of Congress
have no right to demand answer.
appreciate the position you have assumed
on this question, but beg to relieve you from
all obligations of secrecy on The subject and de
sire not only that you may answer all ques
tions asked relating to it. but that all mem
bers of my Cabinet and ex-members of the cab
| met since have been Pres ident, may also be
| called upon to testify in regard to the same
matters.
With great respect, your obedient servant,
> U. S. GRANT.
The Resumption Act.
The Banking Committee, after further dis
cuSson of the specie resumption question, this
morning postponed action upon the subject nm
| til Monday The Democratic members have
agreed to prepare and pass through the COM
| mittee bill to repeal the present resumption
act, but at the same time to provide some as
yet undetermined method OF preparing the
| treasury and country for resumption.
The Coming DecaputatiOns.
The names of Assistant Secretary of the
| Treasury, Conant, Fifth Auditor Ely, Supper
vising Architect Potter, Mr.. Jewell, superin-
| tendent of the bureau of engraving and print
| ing, Mr.. Adams, chief of the customs revenue,
| special agent Elmer Washburne, chief of the
secret service, and others are talked of as look
| ing to be removed by the President.
The Deadlock.
The committee of conference on the army
approx ration bill was unable to agree and will
| so report. House conferees intend to arrange
| If possible for their own reappointment and as
toe Senate will in this event undoubtedly reap
point its present members of conference com
mittee there will be an evident deadlock on
this bill just as there is now on the Indian ap-
preparation bill, which is in the hands of sec.
ond conference committee.
Nothing was done today in regard to the di-
plomatic and consular appropriation bill 1t is
not probable any agreement will be reached
concerning the three last named bills till the
general principles at issue have been settled by
an agreement of the two houses. In regard to
the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill on which the fourth conference
committee are making only slow progress to-
ward possible adjustment.
l The committee of conferences on the sundry
civil appropriation bill have agreed on all
| points except Senate amendment striking out
| the clause repeating the national registration
and election laws, and the House will probably
back down on this point.
MIR. Tyner Installed.
Judge Tyner entered upon his official duties
l today. The first official order signed by him
! was to prevent the transmission through the
mails OF circulars, letters Sc, regarding lotter-
les.
It is expected that the British government
will consent to the new arrangement for the
| transportation of British through mails to Aus
| tralia across this continent, which will save
this government $4,000 year.
Adjournment of Congress.
Many prominent Congressman think the adj
journment of the session will take place about
next Monday week.
spe ker Kerr Improving.
Speaker Kerr writes from Rock Alum
Springs that he is slowly but substantially i'm
proving in health.
Secretary RObeson's Wealth.
1t has heen frequently stated that Secretary
Robson before entering the Cabinet was a
man of very limited possessions. He today
however. succeeded in proving by the House
naval affairs committee witnesses that prior to
his becoming Secretary of the Navy he owned
real estate in Camden, N. j., alone valued at
about $25, 900, and that instead of being law
per without an income he was not only attor-
ney general of state but also held simultan-
eOusy the local office of city solicitor of Cam
belonging to which amount at the present time
to about $50, 900 per annum.
CaIdwcll's Affidavit
Proctor Knott received Caldwelps affidavit
from London night before last at the same
time il reached Boston