The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-23
HE Is AN HONORABLE MAN.
General Bussey Refutes the Malicious Charges
Of Dugan-Stricken from the Records.

General Bussey Refutes the Malicious Charges
Of Dugan-Stricken from the Records.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-General Bussey,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, ap-
peared before the House special Pension
Office investigating committee to-day to
answer the charges made against him by
General Dugan at q meeting several sew
eral days ago. General Bussey said that he
had been in business In New Orleans. and
had failed after having transacted business
amounting to S250OOOOO. The failure had
been brought about by the panic of 1873
and by the failure of parties who owed him
100000 He owed S15OOO0 and went into
bankruptcy, and settled with his creditors
at 20 cents on the dollar. and in less than
twelve months be paid 100 cents on the dol
lar On all confidential debts to banks. cot
ton exchanges etc. General Bussey chai-
lenged General Dugan TO find any one IN
the South to whom he owed o dollar. and
if he could do so he LBusseyl would pay
Dugan 81 to 81 for every case found.
To show the high esteem in which he was
held by the citizens of New Orleans Gen.
Bussey read to the committee numerous
testimonials and Endorsements by promi-
nent public officers and merchants IN the
city of New Orleans and vicinity. at the
time he was leaving that part OF the coun-
try for Washington and was an applicant
for the position of collector of the port at
New Orleans. A letter from George w.
McCreary, Secretary of War, indorslng
General Bussey as a man of high character.
and various other letters of Endorsement.
and three papers containing the names of
204 of the best merchants at New Orleans,
indOrsing him for the position of collector
of the port at New Orleans. were presented.
These names. said General Bussey. repre-
sented more than 500. G00.0 900. General Bus
sey then produced q scra D. book containing
numerous accounts of his public actions.
and read therefrom several highly comph-
mentary notices.
Ii concluding. General Bussey asked that
the evidence given by General Dugan be
stricken from the record and requested
that the newspapers would give his state
ment the same showing that they had that
of the latter. He concluded with the state
ment that he did not owe one cent south of
Mason and Dixon's line
Representative Little moved TO strike
from the record the conclusions ana asser-
tions made by General Dugan as to General
Busscy's character, as the latter had proved
them to be unQualifedly false. There was
no objection, every member being rnapI-
nous in the denuncistion of the charges
made by General Dugan.
General Notes.
srecial to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. April 22.-F. NJ. Miller and
A
In the House, to-day, the Senate amend
ments to the House bill to promote the
safety of national banks were non-con-
cnrred in, and o conference committee was
ordered.
The President to-day sent to the Senate
the following nominations of United States
cOnsuls: Dwight Moore. now vice-consul,
at Alden. Arabia; George X. Lincoln. of
Connecticut. at Antwerp; Joseph Jones' of
Massachusetts,, now consul at Alden. at
Zanzibar Richard Hudson, of Now Mexi-
calerO agency, New Mexico.
The Treasury department to-day pur-
chased $4,000 ounces of silver at prices
ranging from $3.50 "a S7.97 cents per ounce.
The offers were GAL. 900 ounces. The silver
purchases for the month including to-day
aggregate 3.4l5.0 ounces.
The House committee on postotiices and
pOst-roads to-day ordered h favorable re.
port on the bill consolidating third aud
fourth class mail matter under the head of
third-class. and fixing the rates of postage
Mt cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof. All the conditions as TO wrapping
permissible printing. ETC.. now applicable
to fourth-class matter. are to apply to the
third class matter, In addition to the priv
ileges now conferred upon that class.
The President will leave here next Tues
day evening for New York. to lay the cor
ner-stone Of General Grants tomb at River
side Park, on the 9th inst. He will be &C.
companied by Secretaries Elkins. Tracy and
Rusk and other officials. Secretary Elkins
Will make an address.
Attorney general Miller. who ia now at
Hot Springs, Ark. has abandoned his in
tention of visiting Texas and will return to
Washington about the 1st prox.
The House passed thirteen private pen
sion bills In the committee of the whole at
its session tonight. and at 1880 p. NJ. ad-
lOUrDed.