The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-12
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Commit
tee on Ways and Means completed theil
work on the tariff bill to-day and order
ed II to be reported iavorably to the
House. The tax on coffee Of three cents
and on tea Of fifteen cents was stricken
out. The concluding proviso Of the free
list has been amended to read as follows:
Provided that alcohol 10 be exclusively
used for the manufacture of others, chloro'
forms and vegetable alkaloids made free
by this act may be withdrawn from bond
free Of the specific internal revenue tax
per gallon, in quantities not exceeding
one thousand gallons at any one time,
under such rules, regulations and bonds
as the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
prescribe.
A motion was made by Mr.. Morrison
in the committee to reduce the proposed
duty OH coffee to two cents and on tea to
ten cents, but this was disagreed to by a
vote Of yeas 10 Q nays. The tea and
coffee clause was then struck from the
bill by a vote Of z yeas to nays.
Mr.. Morrison gave notice Of his inten-
ton to offer in the House, pending the
consideration Of the bill, an amendment
taxing tea and coffee.
The bill was ordered to be reported
favorably to the House by the following
vote: Yeas-Morrison, Wood, Thomas,
Hill, Chaplin and Tucker (all Democrats)
| &c. Nays-Blaine, Kelly, Garfield, Bur-
chard (Reps.) and Hancock (Dem.)-5.
THE LYONS TESTIMONY.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs de-
cided not to admit the testimony with
reference 10 Lyons character for truth
and veracity, and J. Hollister, Collector
Of Internal Revenue OF Utah, corroborated
the statement made by Judge Mexican
yesterday to the effect that the Judge
could obtain 100000 il lie would favor
Lyons law suit relative to the Emma
mine. Lyon at that time had employed
Senator Stewart rs his attorney and was
using him to have Mexican removed.
HALLET KfLDouRN.
The Counsel for Hallet Kilbourn this
morning applied 10 Chief Justice, D. X.
Carter, Of the District Supreme Court
for writ Of habeas corpus. The writ
was ordered 10 be returned forthwith.
The writ was served on the Sergeant-at-
Arms this afternoon, made returnable to-
morrow. The Sergeant-at-Arm will take
order Of the House as to whether he shall
produce Kilbourn before the Judge.
WAR DEPARTMENT INvEsrrGT1oN.
The Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department to-day examined Lieu.
tenant Shoemaker. who testified that the
contracts for fuel at Fort Reno were
awarded to the highest bidder, and the
officers at the fort protested against this,
but without avail.
The committee then adjourned till to-
morrow.
SILVER CURRENCY ELL.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tions agreed to recommend the concur
renee in all the Senate amendments to the
silver currency bill.
COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The Committee on Military Affairs
continued the investigation Of General
Boynton to-day. General Boynton testi-
fed in his own behalf, explaining the
charges against him, which he supposed
were made for blackmailing purposes.
He was approached by General Bridg:
lands clerk. who proposed to drop oil
the cases against him and others indicted
with him for tho sum Of $4,000. The
clerk afterwards reduced his figures to
$1,000, and again to $4,000, all Of which
offers were rejected. Finding that he
was illegally indicted and believing that
the same influences that got him indicted
would continue to persecute him, he did
offer to compromise the'matter.
Mr.. Moore, Special Agent Of the Treas.
ury Department, testified that Bridgland
had been indicted in Texas, md that he
AIoore) had discovered Irregularities on
Briglands part.
BridgIcnd will be heard tomorrow.
THE MAIL CONTRACTS.
Judee Hood, who has been charged