Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-04-03

bone tslegrlFhsd tins E1rrils fr1z
SzsgzetAsls DsFo. tkaf l. vU1i4 cave
there With Is eafirs eczzz.i to-1s!-
Kpss1uS. y. J, ApriI l-Ai Eoss-
isls. . village Dsz- here, : Ers Destroyed
Eos; Of tie pIzs= and L Is SKI u-gilE-
waszH5rus, Aprl I--Ths Irs4s-ry
statement Shows > ruiH balance e
81. III So. c1rrsnry - 20 Al Tie
Ways and Means Cozzit:ss sIE-irs6
TIE Assistant Secretary q tie Treasury,
Ssrys-, today II rslstion 70 the >z--
born eoztract- his testimony -Gs vsry
similar 10 that Ct Secretary Bi-hards5a's
yesterday. He signed everything PR
senisd il properly checked, bat a.
subordinate. He denied that the de-
fsniAn, had -liLhsli inportEli paPsrs
from the eouuittzs. He dsclinei to
give al opiEi5n as to tie .EopIiety q
repsaling. amending CT e7-tiuziIg tie
present. Law. - that question belonged
to COngrsss
The House Committee OF P1biie Bald
ings viH report Garksli's b.n f9r return-
ing to the Treasury al aPPFopristioEs
fer public buiIdizs not ye; commenced,
Nth . proviso that the appropriations
shall remain available til tie completion
Of the work 70. vkich they we're made,
bat suikorizing the Secretary c: the
Treasury to exercise his discretion as to
the tine Of eomnsneirg them and prose
eating any @. such work ior the best IL
teres;s Of the public service.
Ia The Di.tric; Ct Columbia iuyesiiga-
tion today q DgDber Of wi:ressss testi-
fed IL effect that the property holders Of
Washington we're assessed for more work
than had ben dole. T I. Fowler,
partner Of the National Paving Com
pany, testified in August, Ell, con-
solidati1n Of this and other companies
Eas contemplated il order to secure,
free Of competition, certain contracts on
Pennsylvania avenue. That during the
negotiation Saepheri, nos Governor,
who was interested in one Of the CON-
panies. told the witness he hal arranged
with Hallst KiliboGrne to represent his
(Shepheri'sJ interests ~ the c1nsoli1a-
ton, as though h was unwilling, in view
Of his expected relations to the District
Government, to he known Is interested.
The Governor testified that be sol all Of
his interest in tue Paving Company
when be became a member Of the Board
Of Public works. He didn't remember
the conversation With Fowler. Never
had any interest with hillbourns il any
contract work with which Fowler alleged
was to becontrolIsd by proposed consiida-
ton, which was finished six months before.
WARRINGTON, April p Gragin pre-
scented memorial from the survivors of
the Polaris Expedition, reciting their
physical and primary suferings as the
resul, Of their exposure and hariships,
and asking relief
Sherman presented petition from
Mercy Hall, widow Of Captain Hall of
the Polaris Expedition, for a pension.
Referred. The petition was endorsed by
General Sherman, Professor Henry, and
other prominent persons.
SusQUEHASSA DEPoT, April AL the
Erie's trains are running as usual and
no further trouble is anticipated. Labor
in the workshops is resumed.
After disposing Of several private bills,
the Senate resumed the consideration Of
the financial bill, the pending amend
ment being that offered by Gordon yes.
terday. 1t apportions the new circula-
ton among the States according to the
wealth and population, taking the pres
ent circulation in Maine as a basis
Lewis said this would make an increase
OF circulation of S2s, 900, 600, and moved
an amendment substituting Pennsyl-
vania for Maine as the basis, saying the
required increase would be Sll0, 600, 900;
based upon New York it would be 1924,
100000. Gordon accepted the amend
ment, which was then defeated thus
leaving the third section as reported by
the Committee. Jones argued against
inaation and was in favor OF a return to
specie payment in January or July, 1916.
Sherman offered an amendment requir.
ing national banks to keep q legal tender
reserve in their own vaults and redeem
their notes over their own counter.
Sherman also gave notice Of an amend
ment to reinstate the second section,
modified so as to fix the time for specie
resumption in II or 78; and to reinstate
the fourth section, modified SO as to fix
the ratio of retirement of legal tenders
at fifty instead Of seventy per ceut. of
the additional bank circulation. Ad-
journed.