Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-05-30
DEFERRED TELEGRAMS.

DEFERRED TELEGRAMS.
WASHINGTON, May 2G.-The House re-
sumed the consideration of the report OF
the Committee on Ways and Means on
the Sanborn contracts. Brooks addressed
the House and spoke of sanborn as
man who had been paid S2l3,OOO for do
ing nothing except to prostitute officers
of the Government to his own uses. lie
denounced the entire system IN unstlnt-
ed terms, referring to the impugnment
Of the motives of the committee IN edl-
torials OF the Washington Republican.
He said that as the Treasury Department
had thus thrown down the gauntlet, he
would now say that which he had not in
tended to say, and that he would make
record showing that these officials could
not stay in that department and no hon
est President could keep them. He
would not use accommodation, but he
would bring forth stubborn facts which
demanded the impeachment, conviction
and sentence OF Sanborn to the peniten-
tiary of the country. He declared the
Sanborn contract was made by Richard
son as Acting Secretary of the Treasury,
taking advantage of the temporary alb
sence of Boutwell,, and that under it San
born was allowed his so per cent. in
cases where indictments were already
pending, SO that there could have been
no pretext of discovery on the part OF
Sanborn.
A report is prevalent around the Capt.
toll that new Secretary of the Treasury
is to be appointed within the next "a
hours.
The rumor that the President will APP
point new Secretary Of the Treasury
to-day or tomorrow, can not be traced
to any official source, though parties
holding prominent positions here say
they consider it worthy of credit.
The Board of Public Works yesterday
sent a request to President Grant to direct
tie Secretary of War to detail an army
engineer to make measurements of the
ground in Washington alleged to be In.
correctly measured, and to ascertain
whether the measurements are correct OF
not. The Board also passed resolution
condemnatory Of perjury on the witness
stand of Adolph Cluss, in view of which
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Der of the Board, they revoked the re-
quest that he should take charge of tn,
Engineering Department. Owing to thi
action, the President appointed Richard
L. Hoxie his successor. The nominee i
a Lieutenant of the U. ). Marine Corp
here.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasur,
Sawyer, before the Ways and Meanl
Committee yesterday, protested agains
the decision that the committee had t
right to censure the Treasury officials
since there was no evidence atfectin,
their integrity.
In the Senate Stewart introduced al
amendment to the Constitution, proyid
ing that if any State shall not maintain
u common school system for the ele
mentary education of all persons be
tween five and eighteen years of age
Congress shall have the power OF estab
fishing such system at the cost of tn
State Referred to Judiciary Committee
Cameron introduced bill providiD!
for survey to ascertain whether steam
boat navigation is practicable between
Chesapeake Bay and Lake Ontorio. Re
ferred.
NIsALA, CAL, May 26.-At Fresh,
on Friday last. Gustavus De Young ant
wife and 5. Geary procured team from
Charles Fleming which they drove [,
Centrevie, q distance of Is miles, re
turning in time for the 2 a. m. train, OIL
which they came to Tulare next day. 4
dispatch was sent by Fleming to d.
Young, demanding $50 for damage
done to the team, saying that if it wa
not paid he would stop them on
criminal charge of cruelty to ami
mails. De Young made no reply t,
this, and on Sunday Deputy Sheriff
from Fresno county came to Tular
with warrant for his arrest. ID
Young wished to visit this city, anl
persuaded the officer to accompany hin
here in carriage he obtained at Tulare
The party arrived here about 3p. m. OIL
Sunday, and alighted at the EYchang
Hotel. About 8 o'clock, while the Office
was talking in the barroom of the Elk
change, De Young jumped into his bugg.
and drove furiously through town ant
out on the Centreville road. He wa
followed by the three local officers an
overhauled about three miles from tn
city, and put under arrest for violating
the city ordnance against fast driving
He was handcuffed, relieved of a brac
of sixshooters, and lodged in cell il
the County Jail 1t is said that he mad
threats against any officer who shoul
, attempt to arrest him. At III p. IN. h
was taken before Judge Clark on wri
OF habeas corpus, and gave $500 bond
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On his appearance Judge Clark decide
that he was illegally held, and dismisse
him. lie was then arrested on q warran
issued by Recorder Elkins, and after
few hours argument it was discovers
that we have no ordinance under which
person can be arrested for fast driving.
having never heen published nor signe
l by the Mayor. De Young was again re
, leased, and the officer from Fresno i'm
mediately seized him and forced hin
INTO Jail. The officer was going direct t
Fresno but the prisoner prayed for tn
protection of the Recorder, who admitte
him to bail in the sum of $3.50, to appea
In Fresno on Friday next, at 10 a. IN
Deioung says that while he was on
looking about town his wife, in compan
3 with another lady, also went walking
and when he returned he was informe
that She had started to Tulare, some on
having told her that it was his desir
that she would do SO. Upon hearin,
this he was much excited, thinking ther
was foul play, and his team, which ha
, been stabbed by some chance, had bee
brought out just at this critical time an
= was standing by the hotel. He jumpe
{ INTO a buggy and pursued carriag
which he supposed contained his wife
when he discovered his error he turne,
back and was within mile of tow
, when the officer met him. He admit
, being drunk, and says it was caused b
frenzy. He saws the faano nt Eras,o ,,,.