River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-27
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During
the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT HAYES and secretary
Schurz have gone to Hampton, Va, to
attend the Normal school commence
mens.
THE ways and means committee in
structed representative Wood to report
favorably to the house the bill to abolish
the Freedmen's bank commission, and
put The funds in their hands into the
United States treasury.
In the house on the 18th inst the
wages of whisky gaugers was cut from
SIS to 81 day. There was evident op-
position to this, but it passed by major
| ity of only one vote.
TEE president has nominated Horace
Maynard, of Tennessee, for postmaster
General; James Longstreet, of Georgia,
minister to Turkey, and David NJ Kew,
to be United States district Judge for the
Eastern and middle districts of Tennes-
see.
IT was stated in the dipatches several
weeks ago that Secretary Ramsey and
the president were very much disguised
with the conduct of General Schofield
| during the Whitaker investigation, and
| 1t was predicted that he would be remov-
| ed as soon as the Investigation was con-
| cluded. 1t is now stated on good au-
| thOriiy, that Schofield will be removed
| from West Point, and placed in com.
mand of the military Department of
| the Missouri, and General Pope who is
| in command of that department, sent to
West Point
TIE war claims committee of the
| house agreed to report favorably the
claims of eighty nine persons, amounting
IN the aggregate TO $10,6S0, being in full
| for quartermaster and commissary stores
taken and used by the army during the
war. These claims were allowed and
passed by court of claims created by
| Mai Gen. George H. Thomas, in 1884.
The same committee allowed the claim
| of William H. Davis for 100000 for de-
struction of wharf in San Diego, CAL,
by United States troops, during the years
| 1861 and 1882. Fifteen claims were re-
| jecte6 by the committee.
AT the meeting of the house Pacific
railroad committee, letter making
charges of corruption andIbribery against
a Pacific railroad committee, written by
| ]. n. George, a contractor, was submit
! ted. The letter charges that 100000 in
money and 100000 worth of Immigrant
| bonds were paid to United States Sen
ators. and that $1,000, 900 worth of bonds
were distributed among members of the
house The writer says he can produce
the evidence and furnish Witnesses
to sustain the charges, and asks for an
| investigation. Noaction has been taken
in regard to the letter, the committee
desiring first to ascertain as to the
responsibility of the writer, and wheth-
er he is not merely engaged in a stock.
! jobbing affair before asking the house
! to order an investigation. The matter
has caused butte sensation among the
members who have been informed about
! the letter.
| Mr.. GEORGE, who wrote letter to Nc
| Lane chairman of the house Pacific rail-
way committee, charging The use of a
corruption fund by the Texas Pacific
railroad company among members of The
| forty first congress, has been closeted
with McLane and Mr.. E. John Ellis in
the committeeman of the Pacific rail
way, a great deal of late. Mr. George
does not travel much outside the ground
| covered in his letter. He is evidently
! determined to have an investigation.
McLane does not desire this, and will
| oppose it. One of the objections to an
| investigation is that it would neces-
| sarily have very wide scope, and could
not be completed in less than two or three
months. 1t is, besides, questionable
whether the forty sixth congress has any
! right 10 investigate transaction involv-
| ing the official conduct of members of
the forty-f1rst congress. The letter will
be laid before the commit ee tomorrow
if there is a meeting.