The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-25
In tho Senate tho Chair laid .bc,oro

exhibit Of the unsettled accounts OF pul,
i lie officers from 1890. Sherman oh
! jccted to ills printing, rs the bulk Of the
documents were. not of interest to any.
ono. The resolution lind originally beer
introduced for political effect. Davis
said he first introduced, the resolution
asking for n list OF dcfaulters and
amounts, but the Finance Committee saw
proper to nmcna it. by calling for The
list since 1884. lie tried several times
4 to obtnin Ills Information, but now il
was obtained, an objection was made 70
its printing. Sherman reported that
the motion calling for information since
.f5 .wEs Z political move, intended to
show the defalcations since the Repub-
leans came into power. Sihcc 1850
the amount cf. 'defalcations was one
tenth greater, i'll proportion. thnn be-
fore that time. lie thought it would be
great scandal 10 publish to the world
This list, MS it contained the names of
many honorable men in the inaYnl. Eriiiid
military services, who wefo put down
nominally i'll debt 10 the Government
when they were not, i'll reality. Davis
said there has been no official list Of
Government lefaulters printed for
twenty years. Tho law provided that
this list should be printed every year;
therefore there had beep violation for
twenty years. Davis said he would not
volunteer to say thu. some Senators
did not want the information printed
for political reasons, though the Scna-
tor accused him of offering tho resolu-
| ton for political rcnsUns. lie was per-
fcctly willing to strike out names OF
every soldier who owed for n knapsacls
or gun. 1t il the dcfaultcrs We are
| after.
On motion the report made by Isaac
NJ. Morrison, of the Commissioners of
the Pacific Railroads, in 1869, was Or
dorcd to be printed.
NEW YonK, juno 90.
A Washington special says President
Grant made n speech last night, en-
dorsing Hayes and Wheeler. Tho scrc-
nNders after the ratification meeting at
tho City Hotel went 10 tho White
House, and tie fr6fidciit soon appear
ed OH the balcony, where lie could be
heard.
! Vanderbilt is .cfy weak; end suffers
great pain. lie is very fearful. His
condition is less favorable than two
days ago.
A Washington special shys: II 10 very
probable thht the st Louis Convention
will rc-adopt the currency plank Of ihe
Cincinnati Convention. II they do
this, the CURRENCY question will DO
hardly likely TO enter Into tho canvass.
The Democrats will also adopt planl:
similar to the Cincinnati platform
concerning Tho granting of money 10
religious corporations, and this will
rob the Republicans Of their strongest
| thunder.
All explosion Of the boiler of the tug
boat II. j. Workman made perfect
wreck OF Tho bont; damaged tho VIM
tasscl grain elevator, and wrecked tho
canal boat, Julia, which wns lying
nrnr. Parts Of the boiler Icro thrown
somo distance. Only five persons,
names mt present unknown, were on
board. Their bodies wcro thrown up
i'll tile mir. One body was found, OIL
tbs top Of Shed one thousand feet of,
black and bruised. The Captain and
Engineer wcro not OH bohrd. The
fireman. was lef: in charge.
LONDON, juno 90.
Brent, tho Louisville forger who wRs
released from prison yesterday, i
bonrdiiig II { house in Craven street
under an assumed name. lie says hC
will not make any claim for tho securi
tics found On him.
Gray, ti!o Now York torgcr, Sine,
his arrest, has been visited in his eel
frequently by u lady Of titlc, Who's,
name is withheld from the public. Mis-
BalfoTr, tlG Handsome blonde, wilt
took such deep interest in Nihsl6w's
welfare, Is HOW extending simila
kindness TO Grey. She pays his board
and his meals nro furnished from
gnud restaurant outside nt the prison
Grey will bo released oil TEusGday. .
Detectives Williams md Wilson vii
sail for NcW York to.murruw OH Il,
steamer Briiinn.
SAN FHiSCtsCo, june 90.
The Bay Sugar Rciiucry, corner q
Battery and Union Slfcds, was burnc
this Iunruing nj one o'clock. Value
about $i0O,OOO, on which ilcrc wn
1926, 900 insurance IN various ccmlai
les. Tho insurance was mostly /
EastcIti companies, in sums Of nbuu
so, ,000 caclt. Tho lnildiue is tot.
wreck, but owing TO its isolated stu;
tion, no other buildings were imiurct
At meeting Of the Anti.Cuoli
League, last evening, tho following ro'
0lution was adopted:
RcGlrci. That il cnN DO proved b
yond d0ubt that every one Of tho hous'
who advertise not tu employ Chimes
employ from 100 10 100 Chinese cacl
On motion tho committee 10 invcsiign
these bogus houses wNs appointed, al
. will present report Of thoir lnboH
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