The Portland daily press., 1874-03-25

jority of the base was broken coble stones, and
witness did not think it was proper base for
the pavement. Witness was in Evans, employ
about three moaths. The asphalt used was OF
inferior quality. Witness formerly superintend-
ed the work of the Schof Pavement Co. in New
York. Witness several times discussed to quail
ty of material used in the Pennsylvania Avenue
pavement, but Evans did not like witness ad-
vice. Witness subsequently was in the employ
of G. E. Evans and also of Thomas Lewis. The
work done by j. O. Evans since the Pennsyi-
vania Avenue work was done is generally very
good.
The Connecticut avenue was paved by G. +.
Evans. 1t is bad pavement, and witness
thinks the board did not favor the property
owners much in that locality by giving them
that pavement. John o. Evans pavement
works we'll generally with the best concrete
pavements laid in this CITY, Witness had seen
the pavement in the Agricultural grounds, and
it would not stand anything Witness could
not lay concrete pavement for IS cents yard.
Adjourned.
The Sanborn Affair.
The Ways and Means Committee examined
Mr.. Coughlin of the New York Legislature, an
expert in collecting legacy taxes, he having
been an Ass slant Assessor in the Internal
Revenue office in New York city. He appear
ed as one of Sanborn's witnesses, and gave the
manner of collecting such taxes. Ex-Repre-
sentative Woodbridge of Vermont, appears as
Sanborn's counsel.
He testified that the legacy tax of Phelps OF
$4,000, would never have been collected
through the regular course There was no rec
ord kept in the internal office of taxes due, but
only of taxes paid. His share of the money
under the Sanborn contracts " as 121 per cent
On being asked if he had ever received "hush
money" Mr.. COughlin said that he desired
definition of that term, but Mr.. Foster of the
committee thought it useless to try to explain
6srcIn
He stated that he had not received any money
from any one for not reporting matters and
never received dollar at all under the San
born contracts. Nobody ever offered him hush
money, and he never paid Bliss any money. He
stated that in March. 1873 he had proposed to
the Secretary of the Treasury to collect the
legacy and succession taxes for commission
of 10 per cent, the same work which was at
ttrwards given to Sanborn for 30 per cent.
Coughlin said he did all the work and Sanborn
got the pay. Sanborn got his first infor.ua alton
from man named VIM. c. Waddell.
John f. Belstering of Philadelphia was also
examined. He states that having been spec
ial assistant assessor of legacy and succession
taxes in Philadelphia nearly two years and
having become famillf With the records in the
office OF register of wl!lA he was employed after
leaving that Office by Mr.. Barrows as agent of
SanbQ;p to procure information as to unpaid
legacJ succession taxes. The information
was obtained only by hard labor and without
colusiOn with any internal revenue or other
government officers, and without paying a
penny to such persons. Information as to three
or four estates was submitted to District At
torney McMichael but no collections were made
up t. this time because of a difference with
Supervisor Fulton as to what constitutes re-
cord in such case. In answer to a question,
Besterling said he did not consider Fulton
vigilant in the interest of the government. and
he thought if Supervisors Hawley and Simmons
in New York and New England had done as
Fulteu did in Philadelphia, the Sanborn col
lections in their districts could not have been
made.
the Howard Investigation.
The Howard Court of Inquiry to day contin-
ued the hearing of Gen. Bullock the witness
for the prosecution. The testimony principally
related to the method of paying bounties to
colored soldiers. Witness testified that no gen.
eral rules have been adopted for this purpose as
each case received specific Instructions Gen.
Howard supervised his action either by a per-
sonal examination or by inspection of his books
at the end of each month instead of approving
all vouchers paid by Bullock seriation.
Howard on account of the loss of his right
arm, got permission from the Second Comp
troller to approve abstracts of the vouchers paid
which recited and described the vouchers paid
and accompanied them in many instances.
Gen. Bullock had vouchers sent him receipt
ed by claimants before sending the money to
the sub-agents to make the payments, and in
SOmc luSlduCeS pdyIucutS W0Tc uOU Indu6 DE-
cause of not finding claimants.
The examination of Bullock will be continued
tomorrow.
This Cotton Goods Tariff
The Treasury Department has decided at
present to continue the classification of bleach
ed and colored cottons having few threads of
flax waven through the body of the goods, as
cotton goods. which are subject to about twice
the duty imposed on goods of mixed mate.
rial.
The Vacant Chair.
Summers chair and desk in the Snate, which
since his death have beeu vacant although Sc
cured by Mr. Ferry of Michigan, were to-day
relinquished by the latter in favor of Mr. Ferry
of Conn.,, who now occupies them.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:~Currency, 1891, 76S; special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, $53, 575 ,000 coin $50, 7O5 AL including
coin certificates $3.50, 799, 700; outstanding legal
tenders, $3S2,OOO,OOO.
Fish Culture.
The House Committee on Appropriations
have agreed to insert $4,000 in the deficiency
of the appropriation bill to be used ucder she
direction of Prof Baird in carrying on the work
of food fish propagation. The money is needed
this spring for the particular purpose of hatch
ing shad. The committee is disposed to allow
the Interior Department appropriations to sup
ply the deficiencies of last year for Indian ser
vice in Arizona and New Mexico.