The daily gazette., 1878-04-29
SECOND EDITION
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Investigation of Minister
Seward.
IMPEACHMENT THREATENED-MR.B BLAZE
AND HIS POLITICAL INVENTION THE
FLORIDA FRAUD

AND MIS- foLlFICAL INVENTION THE
FLORIDA FRAUD.
WASHINGTON April %. 1873.
MINISTER sEwARD's MfaDEEDs.
Representative Springer's committee.
Which is Investigating expenditures in
the State Department, is preparing for a
sensation after the manner of the Rel.
knap scandal. The investigation agai nst
George Seward. minister to China. is
said to have disclosed such facts that
members OF the committee are of the
opinion that Shey will recommend the
Impeachment both of Minister Seward
and of Consular Agent Bradford. This
movement will be based upon alleged
extortiona'e charges and other Irregular
tiles. A member of the committee SAYS
That the proof of these extortionate
charges is overwhelming, and is COM
pletely substantiated by the official
record. The counsel for Seward has re-
queSted the committee to ask the State
department to order Seward to re-
Turn To this country In order that he NAV
testify in his own behalf. The council
claims that Seward will be able to vindi-
cate himself. The committee has pre-.
pared communication, which will be
submitted 10 Secretary Eyarts as soon as
Ills domestic afh ctiol will permit him
to attend to his otficia duties. Ii the re-
quest is granted, sixty days will be neces-
sary to secure the presence of Seward.
Meanwhile the committee is scarcely dis
posed to wait 80 long.
MIR. BLAIR AND HIS SCHEME.
In answer to inquiries made tonight,
Judge Blair stated he was not aware
whether any new motion would be made
IN the House Tomorrow with reference
TO The title to the presidency, but that 1t
was possible something Of the kind
might be done. He said that the move.
ment against Hayes was no longer his
movement-the people had taken 1T out
of his hands and wo lid finish it. He had
not been to the capitol for some time,
and was not doing anything in the mat
ter personally, as he consid ered it no
l)nger necessary. He considered that
everything was moving along all right.
While he had Dever had the least doubt
On the subject, he was encouraged by the
present condition ofatfairs.
THE SILVER CIRCULATION.
Up to the present time something less
than S3,000,000 of the new silver dollars
have been paid out by the treasury, aud
all In exchange for gold. In the mean
time the treasury has been steadily ac-
cumulating them, and by the first of May
1t Is circulated that there will be 50 ,0OO,-
900 on hand. These the secl etary will
pun iuIo ClTCuldIlOn az rdpluly as pOSSi- |
BILE. His purpose is TO pay them out for
silver bullion, and also to exchange them
for the mutllated and defaced national
bank notes sent in monthly. In this way
the whole $3,000,000 will probably be put
into active circulation during next
month, and similar amount monthly
thereafter.
THE TARIFF BILL.
1t is understood that there is DISPOSE !
ton among the friends of the Wood tar |
j Il hill 10 lot it 90 over till the next ses-
sion In preference to pressing final vote /
upon 1t now and running the risk Of de-
feat. But the protection element will |
not be satisfied with this, as they say it
would be very disastrous to business to
have the uncertainty as to the tariff pro-
tracted until next winter. If the bill Is
to pass, they say they would sooner it
should pass now, and for that reason the
effort of those opposed to the measure
will be to force a decisive vote upon 1t
before the close of this season. This de-
sire is no doubt prompted by the Know
ledge that a pretty thorough canvass of |
the House demonstrates that a majority
are opposed to the bill.