The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-14
WASHINGTON.
Emma Mine.

MARTINIQUE -. OJ ApTll 1os-belOte
the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
to-day T. W. Park testified that his opin.
ion OF the value Of the Emma mine had
been formed from the representations oi
Silliman, Williams and others, and that
he did not take advantage Of the dispatch
OF the persons named to sell out his stock.
WAR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION.
Senator Stevenson testified in regard to
the Kentucky Railroad that Il was a
partnership concern, composed Of seven
members Of the Board Of Control, all Of
whom were officers. Each member had
one vote regardless OF the amount Of in.
terest. Death did not create vacancy
in the Board until the number was reduc.
ed to FIVE. Bowler's estate was not repre-.
sented in the Board after his death.
Pendleton could not have represented the
Bowler interest there, because Mr.. Bald.
win had no exclusive control over the es.
tate.
William Harman, OF Minneapolis, tes-
titled, he was post trader OF Fort Rice,
Dakota, ta,appointed on the recommendation
Of Mr.. Peck, of Duriee, and Peck was remov
cd in July, 1874, by order from the Secreta.
ry Of War, and was interested at Standing
Rock, and sold out to 0ryille Grant.
A note signed Baunafou, to the order Of
Orville Grant, and endorsed by Grant for
S4G3S, is still unpaid. Witness had not
paid any money to any one for securing
his appointment. t..
PosToFFICE INVESTIGATIONS.
Col. John L. Routt, formerly Second
Assistant Postmaster General and now
Governor Of Colorado, was before the
House Committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads to-day, and on oath absolutely de-
MED that he had ever received any money
or any present or any valuable considera-
tion whatever from F. P. Sawyer, or from
any other contractor, directly or indi-
rectly. ..r.a.
Before the committee adjourned Mr..
Luttrell, one Of its Democratic members,
volunteered the statement that Col. Rout:,
while Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, had heartily sustained him in his
efforts which be Luttrell) made two
years ago to prevent straw bidders from
controlling certain California and Ore
gon routes and in furnishing informa-
tion for use in exposing and breaking
up the straw bidding abuse generally.
ASSISTANT QuARTERMAsrER GENERAL.
The. order dirootirig Col. Rufus ingalls,,
Assistant Quartermaster General, 10 re-
sumo his duties as Chief Quar,ermaster
Of the Military Division Of the Atlantic,
is suspended till further orders.
THE $4,000 STEAL. 0..l
The jury disagreed and was discharged
in the case Of 0ttman, tried for receiving
the $4,000 stolen from the treasury a
year ago.
PROPOSED CRIMINAL LAW.
The bill reported by Mr.. Wright, from
the Senate Judiciary Commit,e, to-day,
relative to certain offences and their pun
ishment, provides that II in any place un-
der the jurisdiction Of the United
States, except the District OF Co.
lumbia, any offence is committed
which is not prohibited, or the
punishment thereof is moi specially
provided for by the United States law,
and such oflense shall receive the same
punishment as provided by the local laws
Of the State or Territory now in force to
provide for like oiiense il committed in
their jurisdiction, and no appeal Of such
State or special law shall effect any
prosecution OF liability for such offence
In any United States Court.