The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-02
BY TELEG R A b.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
By the Western Union Line, office North
west corner OF Main and 18th streets.
.WAsHINc
WASHINGTON, May l.

The public debt statement shows a
decrease during April OF s2,90O,OOO.
The Senate Finance Committee held
another meeting to-day on the House
currency bill, but reached no conclu-
sion on any important point.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands have agreed TO report iavorably
on the bill to extend the time for the
completion OF the st. Croix Railroad
in Wisconsin, and thus prevent the i'm
pending forfeiture OF iIs Congressiona!
land grants.
The last statement for April shows q
decrease in the public debt for that
month Of 1906 ,54l; treasury balance
of currency, s., ,25S, ,074; special deposits
OF legal tenders for redemption OF GER
tificates OF deposits, S5l 100000; coin
balance, including $33, 7lO,SOO iu coin
certificates, $90,30l, ,952; outstanding
legal tenders, 372, 100000; amount OF
500 bonds outstanding to date, s473,'
100000 EsaE
The Sanborn Contracts.
Senator Boutwell, was before the
Ways and Means Committee to-day,
and made q statement concerning his
knowledge Of giving contracts for the
collection OF internal revenue. In the
course Of his statement Mr.. Boutwell,
said the preparation OF q paper with
reference to Kelsey's contract was
entrusted to the solicitor of the Treas
ury. who was the law officer OF the de-
partment, and therefore he ielt at lib
erty to rely on him; that the papers
pre- pared in his Office were legal in form
and he believed he would not be led
to sign anything that was not In &C
cordsnce with the law. Mr.. Boutwell,
said he was sure the Sanborn business
was never matter Of conversation te-
tween him and Secretary Richardson,
and had never had any personal rela-
tions with Sanborn, only hearing OF him
as the chief of the special agents ofthe
bureau, when inquiring into The quail
fications OF several special agents. San
born had no right to claim his person.
al friendship aud intimacy.
The District InyestiGation.
The District of Columbia Investigat-
ing Committee to-day examined the
property clerk of the Board OF Public
Works with reference to the method OF
issuing and receiving materials for i'm
provements. Lewis Claphane, collec.
tor OF the district, named In the
charges OF the memorialists as one OF
the couspirasors TO obtain and control
the contracts, denied all knowledge OF
the conspiracy and denounced the
charge as malicious slander. lie read
letter to show that Governor
Shepherd had severed his connection
with the Portland Cement Company
aud the Metropolitan Paving Company
upon being appointed a member OF the
Board oil Public Works.
The Arkansay Trouble.
The following was received here to-
day from Little Rock:
"I0 The President::
III. King White, who fired on the
commander OF the U. S. troops at Lit.
tie Rock, has been ordered to Pine
Bluff by Baxter, aud is pillagiug and
numbering. The State is perfectly
peaceful, excepting Jefferson City, the
scene of Whites rooberies and muir.
ders. I have refrained from sending
out forces in order to avoid a conflict.
JOSEPH BROOKS,
"Govsrnor of Arkansas"
The House Commi on Pacific
Railroads to-day reconsidered their
former action regarding the Omaha
bridge, and decided to report the bill,
providing, merely, that the said bridge
shall be operated as continuous part
OF the Union Pacific railroad, and that
detailed reports Of all receipts for trans
portstion over the said bridge shall be
submitted to Congress semi-annually
with a view to further extension on the
subject OF tolls. The effect of the enact
ment of this bill would be to put stop to
the present double transfer OF freight
and passengers at Council Bluffs and
Omaha, but unless restrained by cults
at law the bridge company may con-
tinue 10 collect dues.