The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-15
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
The Straits Of Mackinaw are free from
ice. the lower fleet having passed up on the
30th nit.
The Texas Legislature has resolved in
favor of Tom SCOTS Texas Pacific Railroad
bill.
State Treasurer Hayes, OF Kansas, against
whom impeachment proceedings have been
pending, has presented his resignation and
asked for a suspension Of the prosecution.
The House Committee on Agriculture
have agreed to a bill amending the law of
March 3, 1873, to prevent cruelty to animals
while in transit, by railroad or other means of
transportation. The amendments consist of
provisions that the cattle iced not be unload
ed for food and rest, as contemplated by the
law, if they are carried in cars in which they
can have proper food, water. space and oppor-
tunity for rest: and that all railroad COM
panies of the United States shall convey over
their roads any car or cars belonging to in
dividuals or companies, that are in good run
ming order, and are so arranged that the ami
mails have space for rest, and can be rightly
fed and watered while confined therein.
The women's temperance movement i'll
Ohio. although losing the excitement that at
first attended it. has not lost its interest. In
Dayton, Middleton and other towns the cru
saders continue their work daily. and are
meeting with some success.
According to the report of DR.. McFerran,
Missionary Secretary of the NJ. Z. Church, to
the General Conference at Louisville, the
total amount Of contributions, donations. be-
quests, etc, for missionary purposes,
amounted to S39i,466 The expenses of
that period amounted to S14, 339, a little less
than 4 per cent. Of the cost Of the whole
machinery.
Mrs. Adrian VanGfiin. of Grand Rapids,
Mich, recently gave birth to three girls.
Mother and children reported in excellent
condition.
-lhe Committee of Ways and Means have
at last made q report to the House Of Repre-
ton into the abuses arising ont Of the Sanborn
contracts. 1t is a voluminous document. The
manner of passing the law under which the
contracts were awarded is detailed and severe
ly commented upon. BY the addition of a
sentence to one of the appropriation bills,
apparently harmless in itself, authority was
given to the Secretary Of the Treasury to make
the contracts. After the original documents
were signed, Sanborn succeeded in having
them amended by adding the names OF 500
railroad companies which he supposed to be
delinquent to the Government. and this sup
rotary of the Treasury. These and other
details are familiar to the public, and it is not
necessary to recapitulate them. The commit
tee reaches the conclusion and recommends
that the law under which the contracts were
awarded be repealed, and recourse to the Court
of Claims denied to the contractors, as the
committee holds that the profits of the COLI
tracts have been more than sufficient compen-
sation for the work performed. Secretary
Richardson, Assistant Secretary Sawyer and
Solicitor Banfield are condemned by the COM
mittee for inefficiency and carelessness, but
are acquitted OF dishonest intentions.
The National Crop Reporter says the pros
poets Of the fruit crop in the West are very
encouraging.
1t will only cost :25,OOO to complete the
Washington Monument, and it is said that the
committee which has been considering the
matter will repor. in favor of commencing
work upon it n mediately.
Over 1872 900 people are reported to be
without food or 81 e'ttr in the South. The
great flood has robbed them Of everything
except their lives.
d. NJ. Stewart. Secretary Of the Ohio
Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry,
al out 800 oranges in the State, and a
increasing revenue.