Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-27
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invcstiga ting Elder Cannon

Washington. %. The House committee on
on elections to-day examined Belle kimball,
daughter of Elder Kimball of the Mormon
church. She testified that Cannon, the dele
gate in Congress, married his fourth wife in
1868. Cannon at that set out on Il combined
preaching and wedding trip accompanied by
his wife number one and wife number four,
but to the latter he devoted the most attention.
The witness did nos know whether the other
wives were living or not. The object of the
investigation is to establish the fact of poly
gamy on the part of Cannon, the charge hav-
ing been preferred as rendering him inelga-
BILE under the anti-polygamy law to a seat in
the House as a delegate from Utah.
Washington, &c.
The Intcrna! Revenue receipts to-day, were
@l57,33l.
The President has nominated VIM Cooper
Howell, of Ohio, Consul at Quebec; Henry
II. Davis, OF Penn, Consul at Valencia,
Spain; James i. Mexican, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court in Utah Territory.
The Centennial Bill
as passed by the Senate, is as follows:
BE it enacted, &c, That the President be
requested to extend in the name of the Unit
ed States respectful and cordial invitation
to the governments of other nations to be
.
Exposition to be held at Philadelphia under
the auspices of the government of the United
States in the year 1876; provided, however,
that the United States shall not be liable, Ell
Their directly or indirectly, foe any expenses
attending such exposition or by reason of the
same"
1t now goes to the House Of Representa-
tiyes for that body to concur in the. proyiso.
The bill to provide for the better protection
Of the frontier settlements of Texas against
Indian and Mexican depradations, which
passed the Senate today, appropriates $780,
600 to enable the Secretary of War to con-
struct and operate q line of frontier tele-
graph.
The House committee on railways and ca
mails have decided to recommend no bill to
The House granting charters to railroads CT
water routes, unless the applications for the
same are supported by wealth and the en-
dorscment of people living along the pronosei
line to a sufficient extent to warrant the belief
that they will be faken up and pushed to com
pletion.
The Secretary OF the Treasury.
There i. no doubt that Secretary Richard
son will soon retire from office, but some of
his friends say that he will not do so until def
mite action shall have been taken on the sub
iect Of the Sanborn Contracts. The Presi-
dent leays to Mr.. Richardson the fixing of the
time OF has resignation, and will nominate
him 10 fill vacancy on the bench of the
Court Of Claims which he is now prepared to
accept. IN view of his intended resignation
as Secretary, the committee of ways and
means " i'll not, according to the present un-
Outstanding, introduce their resolution of cen
sure of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary
and Solicitor of the Treasury.
An impression prevails in Senatorial and
official circles that Secretary Delano will be
appointed as Richardson's successor, although
there is no positive authority for the state
ment.
The Secretary Of War, in reply to letter
from Senator Patterson, says the grounds of
the Arlington Cemetery will on May 30th be
opened 10 all orderly persons who desire to
decorate any of the graves within that en-
closure.
Frank Goodwin, OF Boston, appeared be-
fore the committee of ways and means, and
after consideration of his argument the COM
mittee voted to place alizarine on the tree
list.