Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, March IL, 1876
THE BRLKNAP EXPOSE AND ITS oFFsHooTs-
THE SECRETS OF. THE KENTUCKY CENTRAL
RAILROAD CLAIM TO DE LAID OPEN.


The Judiciary Committee has determined To take the
HRRALDs advice and will summon Mr. Gobright before
them to tell them where he got the statement which
he teegraphed in the Associated Press reports the
night OF March that the Cabinet had ordered the ap
prehenson of Marsh There seems 10 be no doubt that
this despatch stated fasehood, good many per-
sons here curious to know who msled the Asso
ciated Press agent as the HERALD ia.


General Boynton will appear before the Clymer COM
mittee tomorrow morning The books OF the Ken
tucky Central Railroad arrived tonight in charge
OF Mr. H. P. Ransom the general ticket agent of the
road They will be examined by expert on behalf Of
the committee. An investigation at the Treasury De-
parlment oday shows that the claim OF the road
amounting in all to $14s 553, was paid to Mr.
Pendleton in three drafts, for Sos, 553,
which, the draft shows, collected by
Covington bank; one for $4,000, which
collected by Cincinnati bank, and third for $50 oOO
which was collected by another Cincinnati bank The
last draft appears to have been endorsed in violet COL
ored INK The committee sent out subpnnas for sew
eral persons to-day, and expect to have of
important witnesses before them the next few days
II Is generally felt in the House that the Belknap in



mittee, this has other matter to quite
sufficient to keep busy for number days and of
Kind to incapacitate 1t from acting vigorously in the
Belknap matter


PROBABLE ADOPTION OF TEE PAYNE BILL BY
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS coMMIrTRE-ITs
CHANCES IN THE SENATE.


The democratic caucus on the currency policy is to
come TO decision at its next meeting to- morrow
Tha ha
whether to repeal the Resumption aud stop there
or 10 adopt the modified Payne bill, which demands
the laying up of three per cent In gold
each year of the total paper currency OF the
country, but prohibits contraction OF greenbacks 1t
probable that the Payne proposition will carried
In caucus and, in that case, Will introduced in the
House by the Banking and Currency Committee and
will receive the support of the democrats though 1t
may be that Mr.. Holman will move as substitute
simple repeal Of the Resumption act This however
will not matter, for the Payne bill will probably
pass the House anyhow. When it goes to the
Senate It Is possible that may be SO changed as
to allow OF very moderate contraction oil greenbacks
and 1t is probable that If it is returned to the
House in that shape, it will be passed there Thus
1t isvery likely that BILL contracting the greenback
currency at rate OF perhaps n million
month, may become u law at this session
Is not much, but IL will be at
least movement In the right direction
and for it, II is got the country will have TO thank
the energetic resistance of the hard money
IN the House led by Mr.. Morrison, very ably led
against the constant and vigorous attacks West
ern anti-contractionists.


ARDUoUs LABoRs OF THE COMMITTEES


The committees of the House uncommonly hard
worked thus winter and their labors IN most cases
OF great Importance The work is getting more and
more systematzed, and committee men are more at
ease than formerly, and begin to that their
work thoroughly they must take time and that the
public does not mean to hurry them.