, 1874-04-16
porHona composing tho ronl ostato r1ng although
lle Inns Ind four wooks' ttno to mako up lis

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charged tho Government botwcen 500 and $500
for tho Bamc work. 1Io ofrorod to tako tho con-
tract for plumbing work OF the ColumbIa Hoa- |
pital at between 900 and $500, but his bid was |
has araady ' ranorod @ ba to % to a%eant III
95, 600, aud has not yot finiehod the work.
BALES UNDER Tnusr-DEEpH.
Gen. Butlor introduced bill to-day provld-
OF Columbia by virtue of nny powor contained |
in any deed Of trust given to secure
tho payment OF money ehall 10 void,
unloss tho anmo shall hnve been mado
court Of competont Jurisdiction. It appears
that tho District is curaed wilt Inv OH thiB
subject undor which p-judgmont may bo
takon nnd great iniuatico wrought upon unfor-
tunnte debtors.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Tho Senate to-dny atloptol the bill appropriate
ing money to pay the District Hohool-toachers
lust as it came from tho House. Senator Stywart
ind ono or two othor patriots, who own resi-
doncos and othcr property hero expressed
ordering tho taxation Of personal property in
tho District to raise elm sufficient to pAY tho
money back into the United Stntos Treasury,
but ns those Senators who do not own property
In tho District wero not impressed in that way,
4 proposition to atriko out that clauge was re-
joctcl,
iTo the iatoc1dted Ffe.s.1
C1i1TTESDEN'S TnAHBAcT1oNH.
WAsH1SuToS. D. C., April ID This morning
jenkins was called, and testified that the lettors
OF Chittenden wero destroyed in February last.
Upon question by Judge lTorrick as to tho con-
tents OF Bail lettcrs, tho wtnoss declined to an
swer, upon tile ground that there woro nnmoB Of
parties mentioned who might 10 innocent, rs
would not swcar to the truth of all contained in
tho letters. The wtnoss stated that lo Ind no
doubt but tl1at Chittendon Ind falsely reprosont-
cd bis influence to tllou for tho rMrpose Of pro-
EXCUSED Joukins until tomorrow morning, Btat-
ing that they would moanwhilo consider tic nd
Visibility Of examining him iii private.
A. N. Gibson, correspondent Of the Now York
tho District. Upon being shown a letter in said
paper in Which Harmer, Ine1nbor or Congress-
from Philadelphia, and other members of Con-
gross, were charged with being Interested in
contracts Of the District, stated that lo got is
information from friends of Harmon, but de-
Glued giving thoir. namca. lilo Committee
retired for conHultation.
Wlien tho doors wore reopened, Senator Thur
man stntod to Gibson that the Committee Ind
instructed him to any to him (dibson) tint tho
sion, a6 to who gayo linn tho informa--
ton that a. G. Harmon was interested
In contracts with tho Board OF Public
Me a III oa to 70 ony On
the ground Of ita beiuY privileged conuluuiea-
tion. Ho thon explained to tho wit,,oas what
1NFFH tKF1HfIF iNhfi 1lAHH
mas a rna, 0nor o
ot,nr IN 1,b1;n NJ nrivetn ifp W"s mt nntitied
tuei ~ po " = .'.;,.iond
w.; '"ae a1so Nv o.,iS ~ ;ais tSt
u!no n ;reot n,,oaton WAS ,rna
% ~ ,t,is tt, tr15 ,oi, ~ ,rn mno
anen oa pa' tnratna o ontrant ~ r.
this ho replied TINT, while ho WAS perfectly
"!i It ,,1t T.. sun Ill.,, nnat,"o
granted him this privilege, but reminded him to
n 's, E;t3s9 ~ t a.
~ 1AAJ gs.n ~ ~ -, s,1c,v .n .rr,,ts
.a a;at;tati, aminl t,,of Ia ,sna ;ntora.tod T.,
t.. antx"nt ~ ,1roa. az o,u conspact i; t.,e na
~ - Tirl;a ti.o4 1n ;ron ,,ot - etoaihoiio,,
os o. t, hu W. nn,nnsnv 10y ard ~ a
avn r''S HnowloGgo did net Lnow Of tie existence Of
e,,a1, onr,or1t;n,, '>''" - '0 ~
saeh cosi'o'A''on' .
.o,,oi ,vt.ds. 6: =. 'Esn1Ms sS11aa,,,xoa ro,,;nn
vas recalled "llness fellaeaine1eu I1 M teautnE
letter written @ ~ George q. Shts!en1eH 9aeeu
Alay 9o, 1S12, 10 nouoiyer q hlcC!ellana. u
commcncod DI stating tl!at Col. PARSONS ha0 NJ
rived that Things aso LOOKING bot1or n IL tnas "o
WIN get i"1' 'oo0, nna nrooan'y zVV,eS9 yAsas
Anas Is VII Ab iaulul1uetee ~ "to ottot- tnt-ot