The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-20
WASHINGTON.
KilbOurne Out Of Jail, but Still in
the Custody Of the Mar
shall of the District.
The President Vetoes the Bill Re
ducing the Salary Of his
Successors.
Commissioner Pratt Thinks ReVe-
niue SupcrS tsOrs may he Dis.
penseN with.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April lS.-Tl,e
| sergeant-at-arms of the house to day pro-
duced Hallet klbournc before Chief
Justice Carter and In his turn claimed
| that the writ of hdjdeS corpus could not
| legally reach the case. The Judge order
ed the marshal to take charge of Kill
| bourne pending a hearing. To facilitate
the hearing the judge requested the
counsel to furnish briefs and postpondcd
the case until tomorrow. kilbournc
was not returned to jail. but remains In
| custody of the marshal.
PENDLEToN's CHECKS.
The Committee on War Expenditures
to-day heard the testimony of Elliott a.
Pendleton. I'm relation to checks and
drafts given by his brother, George II.
PendletOn, against money paid him by
the United States In satisfaction Of the
claim ofthc Kentucky Railroad company.
Pendleton's testimony as president of the
Commercial Bank OF Cincinnati, where
George II. Pcndleton's account was kept.
was cOrroborativc of the lattcr's testi.
mony az to how he drew the money.
Witness produced the checks and drafts.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY SILVER BILL.
The silver bill as reported from the
senate Finance Committee allows holders
of bullion to exchange 1t at market value
for the new dollar at its face value or for
United States notes at par. The proposed
limitation of the issue of silver dollars TO
fifty million has not yet been incorpora.
ted In the bill. but the bill is still subject
to change in committee.
SUPERVISORS OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
The senate finance committee has re-
ceived from Commissioner Pratt a letter
In reference to an inquiry as TO the pro-
priety ami expectancy of abolishing
the Office OF supervisor of internal rcve-
nue.. The commissioner writes that If
the same power 20 administer oaths, ex-
anime books and papers, and compel the
giving of testimony be conferred upon
revenue agents, to be exercised under the
direction of the commissioner OF internal
revenue. the office of supervisor may be
abolished without loss to the service and
with considerable saving to the treasury.
He recommends that this be done, and In
the course Of his communication states
that during the last fiscal year, the
amount allowed for salaries and expenses
Of ten supervisors averaged Sl3. 315 each.
GENERAL CUSTER DOES NOT WANT TO TEs-
THY.
General Custer appeared before the
House Committee on military affairs to-
day in relation to charge against Cen
ciai hciIii vi icNciNhS ~oVo as pilDc.
General Custer testified that all the infor-
nation he possessed on the subject was
contained in private letter to himself,
the auther of which he did not wish 70
disclose.
i 60 +Tou RESI-" STIAi SAL.
n Firth street. -
PHIA. Presto. cturned 10 the senat.
this afternoon the bill which provides fol-
reducing the salary Of the president to
$4,000 per annum from and after the 18th
of March next, with a message stating
his reasons for not approving it. The
/ veto message was not, however, read To.