The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-04
B Y TELEGR R APh.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
BY the Western Union Line, once North
west corner OF Main and Ian streets.
WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, April 8.
The SanbSrn Case.

The Committee on ways anu means
had anothe hearing this morning 10
the Sauborn contract matter, and ex'
sraiped under oath Acting Collector
James NJ. King OF Indianapolis. He
testified that Geo Green, one OF Ssn-
borp's agents, had called at bis office
last January and introduced himself as
a special agent OF the Treasury Depart
ment and showed 8 letter OF creden-
tials to Mr.. Hogathe. the collec'
tor. which letter. however
the witness had not read
Green stated or conveyed the idea that
he had been cent by the Com missioner
oil Internal Revenue to collect back
tax on dividends from the Ind annapolis
and St. Louis Railroad Company, and
he went 10 the coupany's office the
next day and collected the tax. There
had been no question OF the liability OF
the company TO the tax, aud its secre'
tsry had called several times at the
collectors office, and had been referred
10 the Assessor, who had some diff
Guilty in his own mind as to whether
the rate Of taxation should be fvc per
cent or ortwc-and-a-halt per cent.
The railroad company had entered
upon its books the tax due to the gov
eminent, aud hal always been resdy 10
pay It and auxious TO pay it, The wit
ness was especially inquired OF as to
Mr. Green's representations 10 him.
Mr. Green positively deuied before the
t,onlmittee that be had represented
,'rn.elt as the special agent Of the
r;eGsury Department, and witness was
,uuaiiy positive in asserting that Green
had go Represented himself, and he
added that as the newspaper dispatches
OF the day contained exposures OF the
Sapbor contracts, and mentioned
Green's name in connection with them,
witness had called them TO Green's at
teptiop, aud Green denied the truth OF
the telegraphic statements denied that
any such contracts had been made; de-
MED be was the Grecn alluded 10 10
these dispatches.
The District Inyestiga' 'IOu.
At the mornisg eessiou of the Dis
trict investigation Col. Wright RIves
testified in relation TO the improvemert
of the Eladensburg road, aud expressed
the opinion that portions Of the work
were detective, though the charge for
the work was excessive. The original
estimate OF its cost submitted TO the
legislature was S23 600; the actual
cost vas $4,000. The read was aclu-
slly i'm mpassab!e st times, and witness
had petitioned the Board to have it put
in ordrr. There was heavy grsdng
and filing done, aDd they paid too
much for earth excavation. They paid
sixty cents a yard for grading aud naul
ing. Witness also spoke OF the coat oi
Improvements and assessments at the
intersection OF Third aud Z streets
| near the City Hall, and starei too
much had been charged 10 E street
The board had charged ror more curb
wood pavement and sidewalk on i
stree, than that street would measure
taking the line from New Jersey ave-
uue to Fourth street; measured Lou,s-
ana avenue from Ninth TO Tenth streets
west, and that the board had
charged the United States Govern
ment .or 400 yards more grading
than they should have charged
Governor Shepherd stated ina,
with reference to Louisiana avenue,
referred TO by Colonel Rivcs, tba, the
charge contained an amount oil grad
ing done by the old COZ poration which
had never been previously PAID
tor aod which was provIded ior IN the
appropris ton msde TO reimburse the
board lor what they had done.
CasuaI,fes ON the Lakes.
The Treasury Department has pre-
pared as complete list as possible o.
the casualties on the great lakes IL
this country within the last ten years
from which it appears that in tbs'
rsr cd the number oi vessels lest wai
1921. The loss OF lie amounted tc
BAL persous and the loss Of property
gated s57, ,370.062.
The President.
The President left the city to-day oI
Eis trip to New York.
Southern Claims.
The House Committee Oh Wa
Claims this morning took up the repor
OF the Southern Claims Commission
The committee sgreed TO the report snt
allow the claims. They amount 10 he
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