The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-18

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order for revocation Of the license oI
Durfee & Peck was issued from the In
dian Bureau. The witness asked the
Secretary Of the Interior about it, and
the Secretary informed him that the or
der was issued by the direction oi the
President, and If he did not cut of O
head when he was ordered to do so the
President would cut his head of. There
was no complaint whatever Of the firm
Of Durfee & Peck.
The witness detailed the character ol
the contract with Athey. In considera.
tion that he would buy up the stock OF
Duriee & Peck he was to receive salary
at the rate Of 81 500 year until he
should do so. This was done to protect
the interests OF the firm, US they had
$40, 900 worth Of goods at the post and as
they might haul goods there at any time,
and until Athey should buy the goods o.
the firm. They were to pay Surveyor
General Babcock $3.50 quarter. This
they did for three quarters, making
the sum OF S2,250. This was in consid-
Grafton OF Babcocks having procured
the contract.
Adjourned.
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
At an adjourned meeting Of the caucus
Of Republican Senators to-day there was
further interchange OF views respecting
the general policy that should be adopted
in regard to the large reduction made or
contemplated by the House OF Repre-
sentatives in the customary annual ap.
preparations. After a long discussion OF
the subject it was unanimously agreed as
the sense OF the caucus that the necessary
efficiency OF the civil service would be
seriously impaired if sweeping reduc-
ton be made in all its branches by the
application OF the reported policy OF the
House Committee to cut down nearly all
salaries 10 per cent and the force en-
ployed 90 per cent, and also that the
action Of the House in proposing TO
abolish the number Of our missions
to South America, and TO reduce the
salaries of the principle Ministers in
Europe, is unwise and impolitic. 1t was
therefore agreed that the Senate Commit
tee on Appropriations should pass upon
each item OF reduction in the various
bills separately, and should recommend
concurrence only in those reductions
which after separate examination are
found compatible with the continuance OF
the requisite efficiency. Wherever such re
ductions can be made, the Republican
majority Of the Senate will vote for them,
but on the contrary unless similar
good reasons can be shown for concur
renee in any recommendation OF the
House, touching matters OF Importance,
the issue will be met with tirmness.
THE TOMBSTONE CONTRACT.
Maurice J. Walsh, OF New York, ap-
peared before the Committee on Military
Affairs to-day in reference to soldiers
tombstone contracts. He claims that al
though his bid was for iirst-class Carrara
marble and only some nine hundred thou:
sand dollars, out OF which two hundred
thousand dollars was to come back to the
government in the shape of duties, the
contract was given to Mr.. Bridges, oi
Keokuk, Iowa, for $4,000 for Ameri-
can marble Of a very inferior quality,
and without any such advantage TO the
Government. He charges also that
Bridges bid was put in after the hour
for opening the bids and after two Of his
own (Walsh's) had been opened. He as
serts that Bridges was also favored to the
extent OF S75, 900 in change Of require
ments in specifications after the bids
were in.
ME-. MARSH SENT FOR.
Attorney General Pierrepont several
days ago sent n messenger TO Canada to
bring Marsh to Washington. The Attor-
ney General has heard from his agent TO-
day and expects that Marsh will soon be
here. Terms OF safety have been offered
to him that in all probability will be ac-
cepted.
KnBoURSE DEMANDS HIS RIGHTS.
Kilbourne has written a letter from
Jail to Speaker Kerr reminding him that
il is his duty to certify the facts in his
case to the District Attorney, that he
may bring the matter before the grand
Jury, and demanding that the certificate
be given, so that he may enjoy the right
to speedy and public trial by jury.
SENTENCED TO THE PENIrESTIARY.
BIB. Hallack, convicted yesterday OF
the larceny OF 1900 dollars from the
Treasury, was to-day sentenced to four
years. imprisonment at hard labor in the
Albany penitentiary, ottman, indicted