New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-22

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Belknap's Pay.
II has heAn Uncovered that Belknap drew
his nav a Secretary Of Wax up to midnigh
Of the second of March.
Briseew's Dlscretlen.
Mr.. Brietow replies to the committee thai
tho Law gives him discretion - to the man
ner Of selling bonds. He thought Gums Of
100000 best, and did mot propose to change
Improving the Capitol Crsunds.
The President has signed the bill for i'm
proving the Capitol grounds.
Mail Steamship.
The steamer Colon, with the Central
American and South Pacific mail, saili
Maya.
Blaine Preparing q statement.
Mr.. Blaine il preparing statement about
his Arkansas bonds. He says it will ex
plain things satisfactorily.
Centennial Copgressional Directory.
Major Ben Perley Poore is preparing 9
congressional directory for the century.
Business In tho senate.
The Republican Senators have concurred
ON the order Of business - affected by the
impeachment trial.
Army Omcers Transferred.
Transfer of Ordnance Officers Major Bay
lor, from Fortress Monroe to GOvernor'a
Islsnd. New York; Lieutenant Greer, from
Augusta, Georgia. to Springfield, Massa-
cbusetts; Lieutensnt Smith, from Fortress
Monroe to New York; Captain Grealish,
storekeeper, from Maryland to Augusta,
Georgia.
The Cabinet adjourned at half past eleven
O'Clock this morning.
Tho President.
The President went to Philadelphia to.
dsy.
Moro Testimony.
w. j. Raymond. post trader at Fort
Berth0ld, has paid Orville Grant $1,000 to
$1,000, and is still ready to respond to any
reasonable draft he may make according to
agreement.
Don Piatt testified in the Mott contract,
that he got five per cent and wanted mere,
exbenses which would not bear investiga-
ton, whereupon Piatt drew out and had
their contract stopped.
Davepport's Expenditures.
It is claimed that Commissioner Daven-
port, instead of having copies of registration
made a. provided by law, did it after
method of his own greatly to the satisfac.
ton of the President, and saving q large
amount of money, but leading to the ques-
tionable expenditure of $4,000
Pacific Railroad.
The Committee on Pacific Railroad gave
further consideration to the bill extending
the time for the completion Of the Texas
Pacific railroad.
M. Trockmorton's amendment was pend
ar. Luttrell offered further amendment
proposing that the Southern Pacific Com.
struct road eastward from the Colorado
river and receive the Texas Pacific land
grant, or such portion of the transcon.
tinental line of railroad as it anticipates
tho latter in building within the next six
years. The committee adjourned without
action until next Wednesday.
Celspel Bridgeland's Statement.
The Republican publishes the following:
Colonel John A. Bridgeland, consul ct
Havre, and formerly supervisor of internal
revenue for Texas, will appear before the
Military Committee tomorrow and answer
the charges of indictments against him. He
will produce letter of the commissioner of
internal revenue, dated December 10, 1870,
on tho ground that they were too trivial for
prosecution.
The indictments were for using three gal.
Ions of seized peach brandy, which he |
claimed to have purchased from the collec. |
tor, who afterward refused to take pay for |
it. He will charge that he discovered |
Horace Boughtop, now clerk Of the Com. |
mittee On Military Affairs, then assessor of
internal reve nue. in Texas, engaged in con-
Quoting IN illicit distillery on joint account |
with tho owners; that Boughton received
half the spirits ct the distillery door, agree
ing with the distillers that they should pay
NO tax.
Boughton sfterward offered to compro-
misc with the government for $500, which
application Colonel Bridgeland refused to
indor:e. although he . .ssad have received
The 34500 was deposited with the collector
in 1870, and lie yet in the hands of the gov
turned over as his part of the nm.
collected tax by the direction of Colonel
Indian Troubles.
The Secretary of War transmitted to the
House information that the Apaches at Fort
Bowie, Arizona, have broken away from
he reservation there, and are going toward
ruloross, having killed several persons and
'tolen cattle; also that the Apaches are
because there is no food for the Indians at
he agencies. They must leave or starve.
There is no game in the country and the
military are prohibited from issuing pro-
visions to the Indians. General Pope, who
the above information, says the
'avalry in that region are in the field, but
rave only power to force the Indians to
tarve peacefully or be killed forcibly.
dispatch from General Sch0field re-
'orts the killing of two men by the Chiri-
ahua indiana, and their pursuit by the
rOOna GOvernOr Stafford of Arizona he. |
ewes the whole tribe have broken out.
The commissioner Of Indian affairs wants
SO, 600 for the Chiricahua Indians.
Caucussfng on the Bankrupt Law.
The Republican caucus discussed the 9
louise bill repeating the bankrupt law.
here was no positive action, but the gen.
raj sentiment seemed averse to the repeal I
Amending the Shipping Act.
A bill reported by the Committee on Com.
nerce amending the shipping act of 1872,
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