Wilmington journal., 1876-06-30
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 22-Noon.-Ihe
following has been received here:
PHILADELPHIA, June Goth.

PHILADELPHIA. June 10Th.
Hon. H. Proctor Knott. Chuir'n1t
{ C0ntnaittec on the .Judiciary, Hon,
Of Representatives.. Washmgto
. ID. e.
My DEAR SIR see by papers th
morning that numerous cables a
published relative to certain cab
from Josiah Caldwell to your comnri
tee. | believe it my duty to send her
with the enclosed letter received fro
Caldwell yesterday on this subject an
and lii regard to the cable sent to Cal.
we'll from Philadelphia suggesting
message to you. [ think it due to my
self TO say that have had no pOssibl
connection with any message to q
from & ildwaii except to acknowledg
thu receipt of the following cable frnI
him:
"LoNDoN, May 3l-Your statemen
to the Congressional: committee on tn
10th relating to the Fort Smith rail
way bonds which you purchased of m
is perfectly correct. can more full,
substantiate it if necessary"
10 which, after verifcation through
the telegi aph office, I responded
simply acknowledging its receipt il
the following words: "Thanka for YOU
cable confirming all my statements.
On the day L received the above cabl.
IRON Caldwell a young man whom
had never before seen called at my
office, representing himself as the
Secretary of Caldwell. He stated that
he wanted to send q cable to London snp.
gesting that Caldwell telegraph to the
Judiciary committee of the: House his
knowledge i'll regard to the Fort Smith
bond transaction, as he knew he could
and asked me whether I could not
give him means to for ward it, This [
declined to do, stating that my own
testimony had given all the facts in
the case aud that [ could have nothing
TO do with any such matter as he pro-
posed. L then informed him that [
mad received d ca Die from Caldwell
that morning which was quite salts
factory to me. All statements to the
effect that l either paid or guaranteed
to pay any telegraph company for a
cable to you or it's contents are un--
qualitiedly false. AS soon as [ saw a
statement ln the paper purpOrting to
be made by Mr.. Hewett of New York
that he had spent y, veral days pre-
pari 6 interrogatories to the telegraph
with Il view OF getting in.
for yOur committee OH this
subject 1 Immediately went to the
Offices of both telegraph companies to
furnish your cOmlnittee with copies of
any telegraph az passing between Cald-
we'll and myself. My desire has been
TO give your commi tee the fullest in
in my power in relation to |
ali this subject, aud | believe [ have |
lone So
Very respectfully, THos. 4. SCOTT.
The Senate last night struck out the
clause transferring the Indian Bureau
md passed the Indian appropriation |
)iu.
The delegates of the convention of
)ankers made statement before the
committee on banking and currency.
Mr.. Payne, temporary chairman of the
committee thanked them for the in
orlnation furnished, but stated that
N account of the delicate political
and depressed commercial
condition of the country there would
,e no Legislation on the subject this
ession, though there might be next.
In the Senate. Wright, from the COM
nlttee on elections, reported with
the House bill to pay
ialmS aiIOWeu by the Southern Claims
commission and to allow certain claims
eported by the accounting officers of
he Treasury Department. They were
laced on calendar.
WASHINGTON, June 22-Night-
postoffice committee re-
orted without amendment the House
ill preventing the passage of obscene
terature and lottery circulars throuei
ne mails. Calendar.
Tie bill retiring General Emory
18th the rank of brigadler general was
assed.
The presidents of various insurance
ompanies tf New York petition
gainst repeating or changing the ship
ing act.
TIE navn! appropriation bill was
iscnssed and passed, after which the
enate went into executive session aud
1jOurned.
HOUSE Tho House resumed the
ludry civil appropriation bill and is
i>cussing all amendment giving the
rinting of the debates TO the lowest
idder who shall give one hundred
,ousand dollars bond. The Librarian
nj 9th r departments shall also have
Ieir work done 10y contract. The
ext section was one appropria-
rg two million five hundred
nousand dollars for defraying
ne expenses of the Supreme Court
nd the u. s District and Circuit
!ourts for expenses Of suits in which
he United States il concerned and for
xpenses incurred in the enforcement
+ the net relative to the right of clti-
clrs TO vote, provided that the maxi
.I..aI Ia.
ot exceed 5000 yeaE and that
ereafter no charge for mileage shall
e allowed to any marshal, but they
hall receive only their actual expenses
nd the alIowanc. to deputies shall
ot exceed five dollars day. 1t also
epea!a all laws in relation to registra-
25, 900 for the detection OF crimes
ut and the bill adopted
The banking and currency commit
ee have agreed to the Senate amend-
nent striking out the word "new" but
non-concurrence in tue
senate amendment providing that the
rade dollar shall no longer be legal
ender.
Before the naval committee paymas-
er Bradford testified regarding his
cts as naval disbursing agent in Lon
on. In October, 1873, by order of
he Secretary of the Navy he deposited
,ith Jay Cooke, McCulloch 4 Co.,
los, 900, for which security was pre-
lonely given, the firm being in debt
0 the Navy Department at that time
;l2O, 600. This prevented the iestruc
ion of the firm at that time and ena-
led them to continue business, by
7hich mauY large American interests
,ere protected. The House has since
one into liquidation under the Eng
ish law.
Mr.. Kerr has gone to Alum Springs,
Firginia.
Justice David Davis declines the
candidacy.
Blaine has declined two thousand
|ollars per week for a lecturlpg tour.
Is soon as he is we'll enough he goes
O the mountains to recruit,
The joint appropriation committee
# the two Houses are said to have
greed upon basis of compromise
q follows: first, that the House con-