The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-04
WASHINGTON.
WAsHINaros, May 2.

Commissioner Drummond retired
from the general land Office to-day
leaving it in charge of Chiei-Clerk
Curtis until his successor is appointed.
Drummond will remain in this city and
become a partner in the law hrm o.
Brtton & Gray. -.
The following payments were made
from the Treasury by warrants, during
the mouth of April: Civil and mis-
cellaneous, 81 $40, ,232; war, 2 oSl, ,3l5 |;
navy, 2,22S,O57; interior, Indians and
pc nsions 6,26l ,457 total, l3,l1l.lo5.
This does not include payments made
on account OF principal or interest OF
the public debt.
The District Investigation.
Atthe session of the District OF Co.
lumbia Investigating Committee, to-
day, Lewis Clepham, Collector OF the
District, was recalled and examined
with reference to the formation Of the
Metropolis and other paving companies
prior to the letting Of the contracts by
the Board OF Public Works. He ad-
mitted that one OF the objects in con-
solidating the various patent pavement
interests was to prevent competition
Mr.. Ray, of Chicago, testified that it
cost sbout two dollars and eighty cents
per square yard to lay the Deployer
& Mcclellan pavement as in Washing
ton, but that he had figured on
the basis of receiving payment in the
District's scrip and not In money. Kirt-
land was again examined, and re'terat'
ed HE statement. He reserved all the
proceeds of the Chittenden notes with
The exception Of $4,000 which wss re-
ceived by Rev. w. Colviu Brown. He
was questioned sharply concerning an
extract from letter written by him,
dated New York, April 10th, to Will.
cox in this city, in which he refers to
Mcclellan as an lass" As a specimen
of his replies to the iuterrogatories, the
following furnishes sample:
By Judge Thurman. Q. What dc
YOU mean in that letter by saying Nc
Clellan ia au ass ? .... ,
A. mean that he didn't do good
work on his Washington contract and
he informed the committee.
Q. Do you mean to saw that he was
sn sss for telling the truth?
A. l say be informed the committee
that he didn't do good work.
The Committee are very much DIS
satisfied with the replies made by the
witness, and don't give much, il any.
credit to his testimony. He intimated
bis desire to 20 10 New York tonight
bu, the Committee directed him to re-
main IN the city and would hold the
Sergeant-at-arms OF the Senate RESPONSE
BILE for his presence on Monday.
WARRINGTON, May 3.-The Senate
Com mittee on Military Affairs have
taken adverse action on the bill for th'
aid OF geological and other surveys il
the United States.
The House struck out the appropria.
ton in the legislative, Judicial and
executive appropriation bill for the
stationary and printing division OF the
Treasury Department, but the Senate
will reinstste it. This division has
charge of all the advertising, printing
and blank books for the department
and all its bureaus throughout th'
cou ntry, including Internal Revenue
offices and custom houses.
The Committee on Ways ann Mean
are now considering the bill 10 repea
the provisions OF the law under which
tho Sauborn and other like contract
were made. The committee is auxionI
to have these contracts annulled, bu
have not yet agreed on the best maune
OF doing 30. Should the contracts b.
annulled, the contractors would, unde
f, The present law, be entitled to 90 to tb
Court OF Claims for relief. and therefor
it is q question whether they should b
excluded from this remedy and provide
With one in an appeal to Congress. Th
t bill, however, has not acquired def
mite shape, except 30 far as the repes
of the contract provision is concerned
Sales OF Gold.
The sales OF gold for the month
/ Nav will be % follows; On the firs
| and third Thursdsys 81 100000 eac
dav, and on the second and fourt
J Thursdays 100000 each day, max
ing s5,OOO,ooo.
The sanbora Cases.
/ The Committee on Ways and Near
Tomorrow make a report in what
called the Sanborn cases. 80 far as ca
be verbally ascertainsd. They reci
the law and give narratives OF th