The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-05-14

Ways and Means Committee in the Sanborn
investigation on the LIST. He said he was sure
the Sanborn business was never q matter of
conversation between himself and Secretary
Richardson, and he had never had any per-
sonal relations with Sanborn, only hearing of
him at the Chief of Special Agents Bureau
when inquiring into the qualifications of sew
eral special agents. The fact that sanborn had
a contract was not brought to his knowledge
officially or personally, nor had he
officially or personally knowledge of the
contracts made with anybody else under the
law. Mr.. Boutwell,, in his testimony, sus-
tains Messts. Richardson and Sawyer in the
assertion that Solicitor Banfield knew more Of
Sanborn and the details of his contract
than any other officer of the Treasury
Mr.. Boutwell's attention was called to
an order signed by him and addressed to
Collectors and Assessors, directing them to
assist Sanborn in such way as he might ask in
Boutwell, said he stood by this as legal and
proper; 1t merely allowed him to see the
records in ASSESSOR and Collector offices
with reference to persons who have withheld
taxes due to the Government, 90 as to avoid
going after those who have already paid their
taxes.
The Committee on Ways and Means on the
4th reported on the Sanborn contracts, recit-
ing the circumstances under which they were
executed and the conclusions they had
reached. In the opinion of the committee q
very large percentage, il not all, Of the $751;
600 OF taxes collected by Sanborn were not q
proper subject Of contract under the law, and
the taxes should and would have been col
lected by the officers of the Revenue Bureau
in the ordinary discharge Of their duties. Re-
ferring to the conflict of testimony between
the Secretary, Assistant Secretary and the So
licitor Of the Treasury, the committee say:
1.-THE disagreements and contradictions given,
respectively BY these gsntlemen, - appear
from the testimony, is . matter greatly de-
plored by the committee, as by it they are un-
able tofix upon anyone, or anywhere, the
responsibility for the maladministration Of
this law; and they look with serious apprehen-
sion upon the apparent efforts of these gentle
men to transfer the responsibility each from
himset 70 The .uther.s While the committee,
therefore, afe unable to determine where
the responsibility rests, they cannot
In justice to themselves ignore the fact that
these ttEee peSsOus deserve severe condemna-
ton for the manner in which they have per.
United this law to be administered" In view
OF the facts presented the committee recon-.
mended that the law Of May s, 1S72, be re-
pealed and that the contracts made thereunder
be revoked and annulled. They submitted
the draft Of . bill for that purpose.
Forsign Intelligence.
Tins buisdingsh Nsxxass street, London,
fell On the 28th, killing and manning num-
Der Of pdionG r y W q. l.
A Temperance crusade was begun at Manches-
ter, England, on the 27th. Several signatures
to the pledge were obtsined.
A Constantinople dispatch Of the 9oth an
nounces the overflow Of the TigTis, involving
great destruction oe propGty ct Dagdad and
the loss OF many Hives. ss~' 9 -
A decree y Capt..0eu. Concha, Of. Cubs,
issued on the 10th, calls for 10 pr cent On III
incomes exceeding u 900 Annually. Ths pro-
ceeds Of the tax are for ths payment Of the
public debt and the redemption Of the paper
currency. ~
The Fra1co-Anerica postal convention
was aligned By the French Govsrnment On the
2Sth. -t .ae -5ssy.4 !,
Quirina Rubio, another Of the murderer Of
Rev. M. Stephens, ct Mexico, has bean con-
demned to death.
In consequence Of the lockout IN Warwick
shire, England, large numberof agricultural