The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-04

Court adjourned until Monday.
Nominations.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
Henry G. johnson, to be Commissioner of
Customs; Cyrus Fl. Baldwin, to be Assistant
U. S. Treasurer at Charleston, S. G.
District lnvesti cation.
In the District Investigations to-day, Col.
Wright Rivers stated he had measured Louis
lana Avenue from Ninth to Tenth Streets
charged the U. S. Government for 1000 yards
more of grading than they should have charged.
Gov. Shepherd stated that that charge in
cuded an amount of grading done by the old
Corporation, which they had never been pre-
viously paid for.
a. Richards, late Auditor in the District gov
ernment called by the memorialist, testified
that it was his official duty to act on all ac-
counts presented against the District govern
ment. He did so, and about a year ago receiv-
ed a statement and batch of bills from the
Board of Public Works, for work alleged to
have been done by the Board in carrying out
old corporation laws. The claims were not as
reported to witness. Many of them We're for
work. When the original contracts were an
nulled or charged the auditing commission had,
all such claims, and had those claims under
consideration several weeks. He did not think
that class OF bills should be paid out of the
sinking fund, in view of the fact they had never
been authorized by the old corporation. He
had a correspondence with the Board about
and finally letter was received from the At
tOrney of the District with which witness
agreed as to some points, and delegation COM
posed of various leading officials called on him
about it. Witness still held that all amounts
extra to those authorized by the old corporation
ought to be paid out of the S. 600. 900, in other
words, paid by the Board.
The Legislature had passed law eonfining
witness to official duty to auditing bills which
was the result of legislation.
Witness approved bills to the extent OF $780,
600, some $94, 200 less than the amount present.
ed. Witness was relieved of his Office last De-
cember.
TWAS no part of witness duty to decide
which bills should be paid out of the sinking
faEd, and which out Of The 81 900. 900 loan.
Among the bills referred to was one relating
to ''P'' street bridge, the pavement for which
was provided for by an old contractor, and the
original plan was changed by the Board, and
the cost of the bridge increased from 1924, 900 to
over $6O,UUO The additional cost was In one OF
these bllls. The Board also did the same in re-
gard to the Seaton and Jefferson school build
ings.
Richards was Intercepted concerning the
school fund, and was notified by Mr.. Wilson
OF the Committee that he would be further
questioned at a future time on the same sub
ject.
supreme Court Assignments.
The assignments of circuits by the Supreme
Court since the appointment of the new Chief
justice, is as follows: LIST Circuit Clifford: "a.
hunt; "a, Strohg; 4th, Chief Justice Waite;
5th, Bradley; 9th, wayne; 18th, Davis; 9Th,
Miller; 9th, Field.
Arrest of a Newspaper Correspondent.
ABOUT II O'Clock to night detective arres TED
MI. buell., correspondent of the st. LOUIS he.
p9olcan and Detroit Free Press, on charge OF
crlu m, loel IN warrant sworn out by Sena-
t1r Cnandier of Michigan. Buell. was taken TO
!ne a. re esq OF Judge Smell and gave Donds
~ @o,ooO, Don Piatt being his bondsman Tor
MS appearance in the Police Court tomorrow
morning.
Various Matters.
Inc case of South Carolina was considered
G9-uay Dy the judiciary Committee OF sne
nouse VINO appointed a sub committee couslsG-
lug OF Messrs. Tremaine of New YORK. Eli
riuse OF Wisconsin, and White of Alabama
near Doth Sides The point now aimed at Is
inauce the Judiciary Committee to recon-
lnend an investigation committee.
Senas0r Boutwell,.
NEW YORK, April ga Washington special
says senator Boutwell, who, to outward ap-
Pearances, is in good health, is in fact, IN
very very Feeble condition. His physician mas 1or-
oloden ris attending to his duties in the Senate
except Tor brief period each day. he visited
the senate Thursday and remained but a snort
ueime, but while there arranged to pair OIL with
senator Mitchell of Oregon on all hnanciai
questions: Boutwell, says that on all PROPOSE
IONS TO initiate the currency be would vote
nay while Mr.. Mitchell would vote aye.
IL, II his health will permit, Boutwell, will prob
| aoly go before the Ways and Means Commit
tee next week and tell what he knows about
| tne Sanborn contracts.