Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-22
INVESTIGATION.
gLA1HE,a OOMMIrTEE I'm FLETCH-
EL;S FIX.
TS,ey Can't Specify What They Want to
Pind Out-A Slight Insight into the,
oreokedness of Consul Seward--A Man of
Varied Accomplish ments In Monetary
Mattera-The Texas Pacific suita

UhsEIEeroK, lee. 2l.-Chairman Teller, of
tho Senate committee appointed onder the
Bihine resolution, reported that he was unable
to furnish Blaine with copy of tho resolution
requesting him to supply the committee with
specifications regarding the matters to he in
yeatigated. resolution was then adopted re-
qnsaSing Senator Thurman to gi the commit
tee any facts in his possession. The committee
agreed to hold future sessions with open doors
and I'D journed TO Jan. 10Th.
GREEHBBACKs AS GOOD As GOLD.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 2l.-Tne secretary of the
treasury has issued circular to customs Off
Gers authorizing them to receive, after the LIST
OF January, United States notes az we'll gold
oa;ns and standard silver dollars in payment
OF duties on imports.
CONSUL SEWARD.
Tia Seward investigating committee uas in
session to-day and Chairman Springer said
tho question whether Seward should be request
I'd 20 obey the subpoena duccs te717n and produce
the books, papers and vouchers called for would
remain undecided until the House re-asscmbed
I.emis consular clerk at Shanghai who had
ohsrge of the book in which was kept the ac-
count known the seaman's fund, testified
that al through his service addition Of per
cont. 70 disbursements was charged against
stua govern ment under instructions of Seward,
Who said it was designed to cover the loss bv
exchange. At one time the percentage was in
CREASED to &c, but Acting Secretary of
State Conger reduced the percentage
to 5, and requested the reimbursement
OF Che differences. Witness also testified to
his refusal to sign a quarterly voucher for
$500 for services in the consular postoffice, on
the ground that he had worked very short
tame. The explanation given OF this vas that
Ss, 200, hi, nominal salary consual clerk was
only 81, 900, and the difference was made up
either out OF the postoitice fund or else Sew
ards own pocket. Witness specified two mort
.agcs sggregating some $4,000 Seward had
taken about the time there was the largest
balance on hand from the seaman a fund. Sew
ard was also the owner of forty or fifty Chinese
hGugeR in Shanghai, the aggregate cost of which
could not exceed 5000. Seward was
lessee of the consular building at Shanghai, and
sub!e6 1t to the government at SO, 500, whereas
am equally comlnodious building could be OBJ
tanned at a much less rate. Witness, after de-
suribing the hooks at the consulate in which
the daily transactions were entered, was pro-
oeeding to state how he went to look for them
ia the left of the consular building, where the
old books and documents and other rubbish
were Kept, and learned from the Ohinaman
who had the key of the loft what had become
Of them, but before he could finish the story
EerIick, of counsel, objected, on the ground
that the testimony WAS hearsay, therefore in
competent. After d long discussion tho chair
man overrrled the objection. assigning as one
that there had been bad
faith on the part of Seward and his counsel in
withdrawing these books. while one of the ex-
press conditions which il had been cOntin-
ued that these books should he produced.
Merrick and Ashton resented the charge of bad
faith, and claimed that the books were private.
An appeal from the decision of the chair was
taken by Bundy: the committee sustained the
appeal. Yeas, BaYne, Bundy and Dunnell;
nays, Dean and Wavham. The chairman later
modified the remark which had given offiense
to n "violation of what, in his judgment,
the understanding. The reporter YVES directed
to omit all allnsion to unpleasantness. Ad-
learned till Monday.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The Congressional commission apon the
Washington monument met st the executive
mansion this afternoon. The resolutions of
the Monumental society favoriug the alter
alton of the plan, and the letter from W. W.
Btorey advocating the plan suggested by HIM
self were read. The Communications will be
transmitted to Congress-. 1t is understood the
commission regard unfavorably any change in
she plan OF the monument at this day.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC
The Texas Pacific railway company mas filed
an answer to the bill recently filed in the gu
preme court of this district, intended to restrain
the company from dispensing of the stock and
property of the Memphis Il FL Pasc company.
The answer demnrs to the jurisdiction of the
court on the ground that the Texas Pacific
officers not residents of this district; that
it has no place of business here, and can prop
erly be sued only in States and territories where
it's road is located and officers reside