Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-05-03
WASHINGTON.
The Ornamental vice.

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Wilson had long interview with the Pres
ident to-day,
The 0utgo. ysEZLa =
The following payments were made
from the Treasury by warrant during April:
Civil and miscellaneous, S7,240,242; War.
s., ISL ,315; Navy, S2,22SO5T; Interior. In.
dians and Pensions, s52I, ,45T. Total, Sl3.-
1Tl,16S. This does not include payments
made on account of principal or interest of
the public debt.
Dlstrict Beeiitfies.
At the session OF the District of Columbia
Investigation Committee to-day, Lewis
Cliphane, Collector of the District, was re-
called and examined with reference to the
formation of the metropolis" and other
paving companies, prior to the letting of
contracts by the Board of Public Works.
He admitted that one of the objects in con-
solidating the various patent pavemen. in
tereSts was to prevent competition. Ray,
of Chicago testified it cost about $3.50 per
square yard TO lay DeGolyer and McClel-
lar pavement No. 2 in Washington, but
that he figured on the basis of receiving
payment in the Districts scrip and not in
money.
The slippery Kirkland.
Kirkland was again examined. He reit-
Grated his statement that he received all the
proceeds of the Chittenden notes with the
exception Of ten thousand dollars which
was received by Rev. w. Calvin Brown.
He was questioned severely concerning an
extract from letter written by him, dated
New York, April l6, to Wilcox, in this
city, in which he refers to Mcclellan as an
ass. As specimen of his replies to inter
rogatOries, the following furnishes a sam
pie:
Question by Mr.. Thurman.-What do
you mean in that letter by saying McClel-
Ian is an asp
Answer.-I mean that he did not do good
work on his Washington contract, and he
informed the committee.
Question.-Do you mean to say he was
an ass for telling the truth.
Answer say he informed the commit
tee he did not do good work.
The committee are very much disSatis-
fed with the replies made by the witness,
and do not give much if any credit to his
testimony. He intimated his desire to 90
to New York tonight. The committee di-
rected him to remain in the city, and hold
bAAS liiC AoGlldlG
bic for his presence Monday.
Financial LOg-RoIIiag.
To the Louisville Comier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, May I.-Mr. Spinner, the
United States Treasurer, was before the
Senate Committee to-day, giving his views
on the Maynard bill, which he agreed would
al first tend TO contraction, but ultimately
to expansion. He favored the feature of
the bin requiring deposit by the banks at
the Treasury on the ground that 1t would
enable the Treasury officers to redeem mu-
tilated notes without delay. The commit
tee is expected to report shortly; but this
report will have no significance or value,
except as atfording basis for action by the
Senate.
The most important consultations going
on concerning this subject are those held by
MeSsrs. Morton, Ferry, Logan and other
leaders Of the expansion party. The prob
lem of these gentlemen is to agree on bill
which will unite the majority party, and
yet run the gauntlet of the White House.
1t is Whispered that the President is
Not Predetermined
to veto the next bill that may be passed on
this question; though Gen. Rufus ingalls,
anu Jay OOulu HdNe Vet 10 SIGNIFY lHtH
views. The difficulty between the friends
of the Senate bill grows out Of the green
back feature. The Republican expansion
lists, in order 10 get free banking and tenn
pOrary relief, are willing to incorporate pro-
visions for a sharp and rapid contraction of
Creenbacks, to begin some years from now.
The Democratic eXpansionists, or friends of
relief, are just as anxious as oilers for i'm
mediate relief, but are averse naturally to
policy which will operate very harshly and
severely two or three years from now.
Western Democrats are not willing to cut
down the greenbacks.
To the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May p The Senate
Committee on Finance held long session
to-day on the currency question. There is
no difficulty among the members on the
general featuaes Of the free banking clause
Of which they are in favor. But there is
no agreement on the other branches of the
financial bill. The members differ widely
in their'opinians.