Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-26

nouG Oh Cid1fnS reported TO congress
/ under section 2 of the act of June 10th
!. 1874. by the Secretary of the Treasury
4 The New Orleans committee is il
executive session. The examination
, of Gov. Yarmouth will probably b.
i waived.
r Blaine is quite ill aud threatened
, with malarial fever.
6 Lord Derby's note is firm in tone
The objections of Fish are regarded
as merely technical. Emphasis is laiC
/ on similar misstep when Cass was
Secretary.
WASHING TON, May 1S-Night.--
SENATE.-The bill making al appro-
priation for the payment of claims
reported to Congress under section 2,
, act of June 10Th, 1874, by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, was passed and
now goes to the President.
Morton of Indiana submitted the
: following resolution: "That the spe-
cial committee her Atofore appointed
by the Senate to investigate the late
election in Mississippi be instructed to
investigate also the alleged killing of
people and outrages committed near
the Mississippi and Louisiana line and
on and near Bayou Tunica and on
Red river, aud that for this purpose
the com mmittee shall have all the power
and authority conferred by the origi-
nal resolution for their appointment. !"
He read telegram received by Gov
Kellogg of Louisiana now in this city,
from 81. G. Clark, his private secre-
tary. dated at New Orleans, May 18th,
stating that fugitives from the scene
of the troubles had arrived and
reported that six white men were
killed and sixty negroes killed and
hanged, and lnquiring if the special
committee of the Senate could not
inquire into the trouble. The resoIu-
tion was agreed to.
The bill authorizing the appoint
ment of receivers for national banks
and other purposes was passed and
goes to the President.
The impeachment case was resumed
and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Speaker read state
ment from Clark Adams desiring a
committee of investigation into the
charge that he had been selling
offices at prices ranging from 500 to
5000. He declares. the charge abso-
lutely false. The matter was referred
to a select committee.
The resolution that the public
printing shall be done by contract and
|
The bill relating to the reciprocity
treaty with Canada was taken up but
without action.
Jewell don't contemplate resigning
The Treasury to day received one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
silver quarters from San Francisco
Lieutenant Edward Donavan has
been ordered to conduct detachment
of colored troops from st. Louis to
Texas.
s. 8. Burdett, commissioner of the
General Land Office, has resigned be-
cause of health.
Lord Derby's note will be considered |
in Cabinet o-mor1ow.
Frank NJ. Paxley. commissioner |
from California regardi rg the Chinese,
made a statement before the Senate |
committee on foreign relations that |
there are 900 Chinese of the lowest |
class and 1900 arriving monthly, and |
that tie Sta-e is rapidly becoming |
China Botanay Bay.
The New Orleans federal Office COM
mittee, by a party vote, directed the ,
chairman TO apply to the Attorney |
General for immunity for Seelye.
S. w. Fergu -on, who is emploved in
the cigar room of the New Orleans
were smugged as guava Jelly and how
duties on CT RS were assessed below
their value and the difference divided
10y a ring composed of Dillingham;,
the naval officer; Hersog, the deputy
collector; Crawford, the entry clerk,
and Thos. Dug.
Qu stion-Was collector Casey a
III. rnber of this ring ?
Answer-Not that I am aware of.
Witness had seen money paid to Dug,
:eho was a distributor, by Jose Do
miugo, All importer. Without COM
plcteiug the examination the commit
tee adjourned.
WAsHINGToN May 19-Noon.-
World special says the committee on
expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment subpRnaed eX-Commis ,ioher of |
Internal Revenue Douglass to excul
pate himself from some queer charges
made against him. It is alleged that
Douglass had a son III college III Penn
5yivania who drew salary of 81, 500 !
per annum from the government while |
he was in school. The special states |
also that Secretary Robescn has beel
notified that he may appear before the
House committee on naval affairs and |
make such answer as he can to the ar
Navy Department by the evidence |
which has thus tar been taken.
The Senate is in secret session, dis |
cussing the question of its jurisdiction
in the Belknap impeachment case. No |
Legislative business of any importance !
was transacted this morning.
In the House Douglass presented |
the FreedmaL Bank report, which |
was ordered printed.
Before Gibson's committee to-day |
Ferguson, when assut ed it would no
affect MIN, testified that he saw fraudu-
lent cnst. n house pay Tolls made up i
for political purposes in the campaign |
of II. No immunity for Seeiy e yet.
The argument in the Lee VS.. Rainy
case from South Carolina is closed,
and the chances are favor of Lee.
WAsHrNGroN, May 19-Night-
HoUsE-Harrison, from the commit
tee on ways aud means, offered re So
| lution that Congress adjourn on the
18th Of June. Referred.
The bill removing the disabilities of
VIM. Maury of New York Was passed.
The committee on expenditures in
the Department of Justice have per-
mission to go to New York aud Brook
iyn.
sharp passage between Singleton and
Garfield was tabled.
The n,val ap 'ropriation bill was
resumed, hut without action the House
adjourned:
SENAT.,-L agislative business of an
entirely uuimportant character, to-
| gether with the impeachment bust
ness, occupied the day. The Senate
| meets to morrow.
| United States Marshall Campbell of
! Chicago testified to-day that he knew
nothing of the bargain between
Blakely and Miss Sweet by which
money was paid witness. Had he
known of it he would not have been
| party to it. He narrates how il was
legitimate business transaction on
his part, and says he had no part in
attempting Miss Sweets removal.
At a full cabinet meeting to-day