, 1874-05-05
WASHINGTON.


in good filth, aotnally ~, roaidoa 4
on on any 9f 81 as,a lana prior to Sept . 1s,z n sa,
npoots The same as il tho lapd had noyor been
granted to AID IN tho construction Of the said
railroad, and TINT, In caBo the amid Ratlroad
Company or it's boudlloldors shall fall to pro-
duce by the lat day Of September, 1874, to tho
aoyorn9r Of Minnesota satisfactory oydSnoo
Of railrond hnvo been provided, tho said Coy
ornor may contract with other nnrtles for tho
completion Of the railroad.
RELIEF or wonKstEN.
Ward, OF New JerBoy, introduced q bill to-day
providing for tho appropriation Of s75, 900 to pay
the workingmon in tho employ Of the Doara Of
Public Works of tho District. It soorns thnt
thoro has been sono diRtroas occasioned among
tl,oso laborera from q failure Of tho Doard to
liz to tlat Of slo sl' aohooi.teaoheru.
THO bill also provides that this aum Bhatl be de-
ductod from any future appropriation TINT may
10 1nado from tho United statea Treasury for
tho District It waa rofcrred to tho District In-
vastigatiou Committee.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Delegate Ohipmau, Of tho Diatrct introduced
bill appropriattng $025, 600 to complete tho
Washington monument. The bill illstlpulatea TINT
tho monument must o ho 400 foot high, and DO
coded back to tho Govornfnont by, the Monument
Society now controllinElt 1t.
MORE INVESTIGATION.
MIR. FoHtor, or OHIO, triod several times TO-.
day to obtain tho floor for the purpono Of offer-
Ing the following resolution, which he will OIL
duayor to haye acted OIL tomorrow
Resolred, That tho Joint Committee on tho Affairs
Of tho District bo and they arc horeby directed to M
9uro whothor any ofacor OF employees Of tho United
States, airy officer omploYe Of the District Gov
ornment have been engaged In any conspiracy TO de-
feat or hindor tho investigation ordered by Congress
Into tho anirs Of tho District nnd particularly IN this
connection to Inquire into ali the circumstances In
connection with tho robbory ot the safe n tue oice Of
tho United 6tAtcs Attorney for tho District Of CO.
lumbia.
Tho circumstances Of this a,.fc-broaklng are
regarded as very suspicious, and tho Diutrlot
Government ought, il innocont Of completely
with the orimo, to insist on an investigation. :
(1b tbs associated PTess.I
TlioBE INDIAN coNTnAoTg.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 4.-Bishop Hare's
report, as tho Chairman Of tho Committoo
on alleged frauda in 1ndian contractR, has been
published to-day. With reference to tho alleged
lrrcguaritlos on tho part Of contractors for sup-
piles, he reports that nil oontracta have been
fulllled in good faith and with credit to tho
contractors and benefit to tho Government.
Since this report, the Indian Posco Com
mission havo informed the House Indian
Committee that tley were mistaken in thoir
complaints against tho Interior Department for
paying bills for supplies. 1t BcomB that the dis-
approval by tho Commission OF tho vouchers was
technical, and not on account OF any fault or
failure Of the contractors, and thatin every caso
ment, tho aupplios woro duly ordered by Tho
Indinn Agents, wore actually delivered and re-
ceived BY tho Agents mud Indians, and that
sorionB financial embarrassment would have re-
sultod to tho contractors II tho payment had not
boon made.