The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-18
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

STRANGE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE POST OFFICE
ORATORS WE'RE FURNISHED DURING THE CON-
NECTIoUT CAMPAIGN.
A. rather entertaining story told the Committee
on Post Office Expenditures to-day by George w. Nc
Lane who belongs in Arkansas and who testified that
month so before the election in Connecticut last
spring no was appointed clerk of the Post
ONCE Department and sent into Connecticut
where he made stump speeches as
Southern republican and worked diligently
for the State ticket during the of the campaign
Notwithstanding that he had ignored all post Office
business he was paid his salary in fall and remu-
nerated well for all hotel travelling and like expenses
incurred during the canvass
The matter came TO light as follows Mr. Stone of
Missouri, Chairman OF the Committee on ExpendI-
lures in the Post ONCE Department. in examining the
vouchers for amounts paid to special agents for
1875, which in the hands of the committee
had his attention directed rendered by George
W. McLane for hotel bills and railroad in the month
OF March, 1875 which peculiar from the that
1t contained no amount as compensation for services
Upon inquiry IL found that this appeared upon
the rolls of the Post Office Department first class
clerk and paid 1929 OF for services from March
10 April g. 1875. McLane was summoned to appear be-
fore the committee to-day and testified that he
did a days work In the department In
consideration for the salary paid him, but
that he went TO Connecticut to take
part in the campaign with the full knowledge OF
Governor Jewell that, being from Arkansas and
the Southern question: he had with Mr. Burroughs,
OF Michigan q member of tho Forty third Congress-
been to New Hampshire counteract If possible the
effect OF the speeches of Gordon and Lamar was to
do the service in Connecticut. On his return
voucher hotel bills railroad fares Con.
necticut after being cut about SIS by James Tyner
Second Assistant Postmaster General, allowed by
Postmaster General Jewell himself and the amount
$s2-paid him.
McLane testified further that he did service for
the Governor for the money paid him (S2l1 but make
republican speeches in Connecticut He admitted that
he called upon W. D. Kittle mail contractor, and
told him that be would make capital with the Post
Office Department by quitting up for the Connecticut
campaign that Kitte agreed to do this and drawn
upon for 5000 which he paid and the money went
into the campaign fund
The contract frauds, partly developed before Jewell
went home Connecticut TO vote, showed that Kettle
was in them to such an extent that when the fact
came TO Governor JEWELS attention that McLane had
drawn upon Kettle and he claimed compensation
on account OF paying the draft Jewell and McIano
had high words and McLane paid or The prin-
cpal facts McLAnes statement sustained by J.
A. p Burnside, Superintendent and dsbursing clerk
for the Post Once Department
Other officers will be examined upon that point to-
morrow.
THE DEMOCRATS NOT PREPARED FOR THE CUR
RENcY INSTRUMENTATION AND ExPEcrA-
T1oEs OF THE NFLArIoNIsTs.
-he democratic caucus, which to have been held
tonight agree upon financial policy, has been again
postponed, and this time Indefinitely When the Clerk
OF the House. the close OF the session this AFTER
noon read the notice OF postponement tho
republicans were cruel and wicked enough TO
laugh hard and long at tho unhappy pre-
dcament Of their opponents revealed in this
new sign OF distress In explanation the democrats
say that the revocation OF the call for the
made at the of the JOINT committee OF thr-
teen who met to-day and decided that Of their
inability to prepare and lay out work for the
was best TO the meeting of the until they
had had ampler time for conference.
Il Is said outside that the real Of the postpone
ment was the nomination of Franklin Landers leader
Of the natonists In the House, for Governor Of lndi
ana made by the Greenback Convention at Indianapo-
lis yesterday Mr. Landers. who has been conspicuous
in tho previous caucus meetings, cannot abide by
anything less than the platform OF the Convention
which nominated him. He Is therefore, committed to
imitation in its widest FORM and stand by the
other similar policy likely be evolved from inner
consciousness of the He and his fellow inaa-
tionsts are compelled uphold their principles or re-
tire from the Indiana campaign. This latter he
does not propose to do and meantime the
regular democrats, who favor Mr.. Holman
for the nomination are distracted over dilemma OF
indorsing MT Landers and goDE 70 political death with
bis imitation heresy or Of running separate cand
date-Mr Holman or some one else-and being
whipped in their State election on eve the Pres
Dental election The imitation party quietly helped
by the neutras and tho anti-resumpton party, who
believe In repeating the Resumption act OF 1875 and
allowing the currency question to take care OF ITSELF
They urge that tho Treasury poor resources to-
day that il It's matured obligations we're paid II could
not, At most, show more than few millions OF gold
coin ON hand as really owned by the government
Under the recent resolution Of Mr.. Milton
savler OF Ohio, tho Secretary Of the Treas
urv has been required TO report within
tho next eight days what amount Of golI coin
he actually owns at the present time that can be APP
piled to resumption and information this important
point will be soon hand. The innationsts expect TO
get sorry showing from Mr.. Bristow because under
the resolution, he is expected TO give only tho net
amount OF gold he possesses after dcductng from his
assets the Treasury vaults tho outstanding gold
tacatcs the accrued interest the public debt all his
silver OF every kind and all obligations which he may
called upon at any moment 10 liqudate such the
principal Of called bonds, Interest due but taken
up and the like. The showing will be an interesting
one the country at large and the indatonsts say
will reveal nearly empty Treasury. Meantime this
resurrection OF the imitation heresy has been taken ad
vantage OF by the gold gamblers OF Wall street, and
delegation Of the fraternity may be In constant
daily attendance in tho lobby OF Congress watching
every STIR the galvanized rag baby makes
THE ExrRADITIoN OF THE FoRGER wISsLow
Deectlse Dearborn, OF Boston, who traced the fug-
tive forgcr winslow TO the wharf Of the Rotterdam
steamer in New YORK, arrived here to-day, aud made
application to the Secretary Of State for the
papers requisite the extradition Of Winslow
by the British government He was promptly fur
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