The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-03-16
WASHINGTON.
The PsndletOn investigator


nation concerning the committee ard
himself and that Nordhoff the author
of the telegram said ihc obtained the
Information from Gen. Boynton. who
yesterday testified that he obtained
his first Information from Mr.. Wilson,
then from Shellabarger and next from
Col. Grafton. The witness IN reply
said his conversation with General
Boynton was week agoand thought
he did not tell Boynton in that CON
versaiion that Mrs. Bowers, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marsh, Pendleton and Ciymer
travelled together in Europe, and that
some of the parties were acquainted
with the main facts alluded to in the
telegram affecting Pendleton. The
witness related the conversation he
had with Gen. Boynton, which the
latter repeated yesterday. He did not
think he stated to Boynton that Gen.
Kiddos told him that Clymer refused
TO investigate the Pendleton matter,
but that he said lie hadn't sufficient
data. The witness did not tell Boy
nton anything that reflected on the
committee. He derived from KID
dos the Impression that there was an
indisposilion on the part of the COM
mittee to examine into the facts.
Kiddos neverstated that Clymer trav-
eled in Europe with the parties above
mentioned. Kiddos said he met ely
mer in Europe, but he never met h I'M
with those parties. Kiddos never said
-Clymer attended meeting at the
Arlington hotel with Mrs. NJ |. and
Mrs. Belknap, nor did the Witness
say so.
The Black Hills Bill.
The bill reported from the SEN
ate committee on Indian affairs to.
day, providing for an agreement
with the Sioux Nation for the relin-
quishn.ent of the Black Hills, is
with few amendments the same
measure as that recently introduced
by Allison.
Marsh to ceme Back
IT is believed that the Attorney
General has sent a man to Canadi
after Marsh under promise of safety
and that he will be back in day or
two.
Dana's Trouble.
Previous to taking final action or
the nomination of Richard A. Dana,
Jr., 10 be minister to England, the
Senate foreign relations committc,
will hear him in reply to the charges
made against him by Gen. Butler, 81
literary piracy, etc. Next Tuesday's
session has been assigned for the pur
pose, and Dana so informed.
Specie Resumption
Secretary Bristow and Mint Direc
tor Linderman were by invitation
before the House appropriation com
mittee to-day to furnish further infor
nation concerning the readiness O
the Treasury department to hegir
the redemption of fractional currenc,
in silver coin. After hearing theil
statements. the committee voted t.
report the bill for this object bach
again TO the House tomorrow ant
ask for its i'm mmediate consideration
Democratic Financiers.
The Democratic financial caucu,
was in session until nearly ~ O'Clock
tonight and finally agreed upon tho
Payne bill, which provides for the
gradual resumption ofspecie payment
by making II the duty of the Secre
tnry of the Treasury annually 10 re
tain in coin an amount equal ts
three per centun of the legal tende,
notes outstanding, to constitute re
sumption fund, and also requiring
National banks t, set aside ar
amount of coin equal to three pei
cent of their circulation.
Straw Bids.
The House committee on post Off
ces and post roads has authorized
LuttreIl to report for passage a bill
w PiCNCut sottaW
The main features of the bill nr,
these: 1t provides that in cases o
failure of bidders or contractors tht
Postmaster General shall not bt
obliged to run up the list of bidder.
uutil he finds some one able and will
ing TO perform the service, but aftel
giving the second lowest bidder the
preference, if his bid is not considered
too high, the department may then
offer the contract to any outside
party at price not exceeding the
next to the lowest bid on the list
The bill will also provide that ne
bonds shall be accepted which do no
explicitly embody satisfactory ans
wcrs 10 various prescribed interrog
atcries, relating to the location, value
and freedom from Inconvenience o
the real estate alleged to be owned b,
bondsmeu.
CALIFORNIA
/. Butt Against the C. P. r. r.