The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-10
WASHINGTON.
Developments by the District Inves.
IIgating Committee.

Developments BY the District InVes.
| IigaIing Committee.
WASHINGTON, April 9-The Dlstric
Investigating Committee examined thi!
forenoon r. B: Mcclellan, Of the firm o.
Degolyer d Mcclellan, who laid the wood
pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue Eut
He testified the firm paid In notes and
money 10 one Chittenden, Of Chicago
$97 600 TO secure them the contract. Nc.
Lellan asked Ohittenden what be wanted
90 much money for, and he.answered that
It was to pay his expenses In Washington
and part OF the national debt; and that he
did not know where the money went 10
or to whom II was paid; that before all
the work under the contract was com
pleted II was discontinued by order OF
Board Of Public works. Chittenden
asked Governor Shepherd to resclnd tho
order and he declined. Cook, the book
keeper Of the firm 10 now on the stand.
CLAIMS REFERRED,
The House Committee on Appropria.
tions to day heard the Postmaster Gen.
eral, his First Assistant and the Sixth
Auditor Of the Treasury In regard to the
nature and present condition Of q large
mass OF the claims for carrying mails 10
the the Southern States before the late
war. After considerable discussion 1t was
referred 10 Messrs. Tyuer, Loughridge
and Hancock as q subcommittee.
APPROPRIATION REFUSED.
The District Of Columbia Board oil
Health were heard IN advocacy OF an ap-
preparation oi $31 900 to make good the
deficiency caused by the extraordinary
expenditures rendered necessary BY the
prevalence oismallpox last year. The com
mittee took the subject under considera-
tion and 1t was decided to refuse the re-
quest.
$1,000 WANTED.
The Postmaster General to. day inform.
ed the committee that 1t would be sdyis.
able to make provision in the deficiency
bill for furnishing his department with
IS 1000 to enable him to offer rewards for
the apprehension of sundry mail robbers
in Texas and elsewhere.
NOMINATED.
The President has sent the following
nomination to the Senate: Benjamin T.
Avery, OF California, Envoy Exrsordi
nary and Minister PlenipotentiarY 10
China, vice F. F. Lowe, resigned.
TIE BILL FOR EXPLOITATION OF DISTILLED
SPIRITS.
The Senate Finance Committee in re.
porting today House bill 10 facilitate
the expectation Of distilled spirits, make
important changes in 1t by striking out
the provision for an allowance OF 3 per
cent reduction ior the leakage ol spirits
while In the course OF bonded transporta.
tion, ,ond by refusing 10 agree to the sec
ond section, which provides that the bonds
shall be destroyed whenever proof is fur.
nished the department that the spirits
were destroyed In the transit. Such cases,
they think, should be made subjects Of
special relief. The Finance Committee
also recommend non-concurrence in the
action Of the House, proposing to reduce
the export stamp from twenty. five to ten
cents for each package.
THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Representative Houghton has been au-
thorized BY the House Committee on
Pacific Railroads to report a bill requir-
ing the Union Pacific railroad company
to operate the bridge across the Missouri
river at Omaha as part Of Its continuous
line oi road. This bill Is designed 10 put
q stop to the present extra charges Tor
freight and passengers exacted for trans
terring them across the river by this
bridge. Much inconvenience is now oc.
casioned TO passengers by compelling
them to change cars. The bill, In order
TO protect the holders ol the bridge bonds.
provides that the Union Pacific railroad
compsy shall pay the interest on them,
and shall also set apart annually an
amount equal TO four per cent Of the
bridge bonds, as sinking fund for their
redemption at maturity.