The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-21

WASHINGTON.
That Circular Letter of the AttOr-
meY General = The ENRMa Mime
EnvesfigatiOn-New Bills-Secre-
tary BristOyV,s Mule Case.

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MeY general = The ENama Mime
EnvesfigatiOn-New Bills-Secre-
tary BristOyV's Mule Case.
BY American Press Association to the STAR
WAsHIN GToN, March 21.-There is the
highest authority for the assertion that
the President never saw the now some-
what famous letter Of instructions to the
United States District Attorney from
Attorney General Plerrepont till after
it appeared in print, and up to the pres
ent time has never seen the original
COPY. The letter, it will be remembered,
was intended to advise the District At
torney having charge OF the prosecution
of the Whisky Rings that immunity from
punishment should not be extended to
intormers, and it was charged that its
publication had the effect to defeat the
complete development of all the testi-
mony that would otherwise have been
obtained against Gen. Babcock.
. II seems probable that some one not
altogether disinterested may have tenn
porarily distracted it from the official
record and secured its publication. The
President did not know OF its existence
till alter it had been published, and it is
not certain that he would have approved
it had it been submitted to him. In this
connection it is due to Attorney General
Pierrepont to explain that he intended
the letter to be OF a confidential charac-
ter, and was as mu5h surprised as any
one else at its publication.
GOV. Swami, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, lett here last
night to visit his sick brother at
Philadelphia, and the Emma Mine in.
vestiyation will be delayed until his re-
turn.
The bill introduced yesterday by Sem
ator Thurman am3ndatory of the Bank.
ing Act provides that no transfer or vol
uMtary assignment made by a debtor
heretofore or hereafter in good faith for
the beneti of all his creditors, according
to their respective rights and without
preference, and valid according to the
laws OF the 5 ate, shall, in the event OF
his being subsequently adjudieated a
bankrupt, be bar to the discharge OF
such debtor.
Senator Allison's bill proposes to au-
thorize the Secretary of the Interior to
deposit in the United States Treasury
any sums now held or hereafter received
by him as Trustee of the Indian Tribes,
on account OF the redemption OF bonds
or other trust fund securities, whenever
he is convinced that the best interest OF
the Government will be promoted by
such deposits, in lieu otinves tment, and
the United States Government has to
pay five per cent. interest on all such
l'deposits.
Secretary Bristow appeared yesterday
before the War Expenditures Committee
and related at length his connection
with the Kentucky mule case, showing
| that 1t was perfectly legitimate. He
only received ten per cent. ON the ac.
count OF the claim. He submitted all
| the official papers in the case. He knew
nothing OF the manner In which the
money was paid. His only connection
with IL was arguing the case. His lee
was paid in a check ON Riggs 81 Co.,
Washington Bankers. He did not know
how much his associate, Mr.. FalIer, re.
ceivcd. He suggested that the Com.
mittee should try to find out how such
charges get into the newspapers. Mr.
Clyluer said the Committee proposed to
do 50. He then thanked Secretary Bris.
tow for his attending the call Of the Com
mittee.
|. MIR. BUTLER AFTER PENDLEToE.
WASHINGTON, March 2l.-W. Scott
Smith. OF the New York Evening Post
having Yesterday refused to give his au
thority for the statement published lii
that paper relative to Mr. Pepdlelon's
connection with the Kentucky Central
RAILROAD claim, Gen. D.. II. Butler an
lpeared befote Che Committee this NOR.