New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-28
TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
,,p rnM1TNDs GOES TO SEE MR.. KNOX.


uP EDMUNDS GOES TO SEE Mr.. KNOA.
.ur CONTROLLER DEMONSTRATED WITH IN BEHALF
OF THE TELLER coMMITrEE-GLoVER-sEVE
c.xpIpATEs FOR TIE BERLIN MIssoN-pE-
PARTMENT NEWS.
Senator Edmunds and Senator Teller calico
on the Controller yesterday, and presented
arguments to show that the $2O,Ooo
annropriation is rightfully available 1or
The Teller investigation. The Controller
will decide to-day. Mr.. Glover has again at
tackled the Bureau of Engraving and PRINT
ing. The President says that there is no
need of haste in filing the Berlin Mission.
Colonel Grant has been given leave TO
co TO Europe. TIE TRIBUNE's dispatches to-day
contain extracts from the correspondence
about South American commerce sent III Win
tbe Presidents message on that subject.
FUNDS FOR THE TELLER COMMITTEE.
SENATOR FDMUNDs GOFs TO THE TREASURY TO SEE
rur covr2o1ITR-A BETTER PROSPECT FOR THE
INVESTIGATION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGToN Dec. 27.-The prospect OF OBTAIN
ing finds to enable the Teller Committee 10 prose-
cute its work of investigation without waiting ior
fine Resembling of Congress seems somewhat more
favorable tnau laSI ulEht, OuV VIZ "-N
still involved in some doubt.
Sorotor Fdmunds and Senator Teller called
ot the Treasury Department to-day, and IN
the eourse of long consultation with
tbe Secretary and the Controller, they pre-
septed their reasons for cisagreeing with
the opinion Of the Controller. Senator Edmunds,
The author of the resolution which is the lmme-
date subject of consideration held that the error
made in enrolling the resolution, by substl-
tutjng the word "sald " for "such," does not
necessarily limit the of the money appropriated
by the measure TO Presidential investigation The
section as it stands the statute the contn
gent fund of the Senate, with 5000 Ito be applied
toward dcfrayng the expenses of said investigation.
and INQUIRIES as have already been or may here
after be directed by the Senate for the period
of the XLYth Congress" Senator Edmunds
argued that as no investigation OF electoral
affairs had been ordered by the Senate previous 10
the introduction of the Blaine resolution, the
language quoted should not be construed
as applying to any particular class of in
yestigations, but that the money appropriated
under it shall be held available for any kind OF an
investigation which might be ordered by the Sem
ate The Matthews investigation, it was held,
was merely personal affair of Senator
Matthews and was undertaken. not BY order
of the Senate. but by request of Senator Matthew's
himself. The only other investigation when mas
been had during the present Congress is that now
in progress by Senator Davis into the affairs OF the
Treasury Department, and for this speclhc appro-
priatiOn was made in the original resolution,
The Controller holds the matter under consider
alton tonight and will render decision to-
morrow. The whole delay is so evidently the re-
snlt of a clerical error, and the intention of
all parties to the movement is apparent that the
Treasury authorities will feel justified in putting
moro favorable construction upon doubtful points
than would be done under other circumstances.
In ~ fhpc r. situation.
prospect that the money may vet be Forthcoming, q
meeting of the committee has been called tor z
o'clock tomorrow.
The President to-day said, in course of converse
ton, that he was giving no attention to the colec-
ton of official reports etc. showing ia %
Southern States for the use of the Teller Commit
tee as he had learned that the committee had for
Inally refused to call upon HIM for such lntorma-
tiOn
GLOVER sLASHING AROUND WILDLY.
A CHARGE OF ExTRAvAGANCE MADE WITHOUT EVEN
ExAMINING THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU
ACCUSED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-RepresentatIve Glover
has written letter to the Hon. j. ID. Z.
Atkins, chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations. bearing date December 90, in which
he SAYS that IN the fifteen years existence OF
tho Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the
Government must have lost millions Of
dollars by the operations of that Bureau.
list of the losses, $50 far as ascertained" accom-
panies tho letter, aggregating $5,337162. He
concludes the letter by saying: This is
by no means the entire amount lost but
n precise determination would require more
time and aid than the committee have
been able to commando In estimating the
probable correctness of Mr.. GlOvel's, opinions,
IL should he taken into consideration that he has
never made an inquiry IN regard TO the analrs oil
the Bureau, nor examined its books.
COLONEL GRANT GOING ABROAD.
LEAVE TO GO TO EUROPE AND JOIN HIS FATHER.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-General Sherman to-day
received private letter from Colonel Frederick d.