The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-01

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The witness Har-
ney, not reappearing today before the commit.
tee on expenditures in the War Department in
the Kerr investigation case, the committee ad-
jouraed till tomorrow.
The Hawaiian Treaty.
DR.. Mehaffv today testified that he knew
nothing whatever of money having been
used to procure the passage of the Hawaiian
treaty.
Chief Justice Allen of Hawaii testified that
there was not a dollar spent by Hawaii for
any such object.
Representative Kelly testified that he did not
believe there was any money spent for such
purpose.
Secretary Robeson's Defence.
Secretory Robson appeared this morning be-
fore the House Committee on naval affairs in
response to an invitation sent him Monday.
The meeting was an informal conference as to
the time the Secretary shall be heard. A
memorandum was presented to him by the
chairman, calling for details which covers his
entire administration and which could only be
obtained by complete overhauling of the record
of the department running back several years.
The Secretary assured the committee that these
enquiries should receive early attention, but
said there was one point upon which he desired
first to be heard. This was the testimony in
regard to his relations with the Cattells which
had been published in advance of much that
had been taken previously and which had been
commented on by the public press to his per-
sonal prejudice. That the publication of this
testimony was inferentially at least an attack
upon him personally that he he would be ready
to defend the ADM nistration of his department
with such completeness and deliberation as
the committee might think best, but his char
acter he wanted to defend now when it was as
sailed.
He desired also to renew his request that the
explanation OF this matter should be heard in
open session for the reason that currency had
been given to whatever inference might be
drawn from the testimony as it stood unex-
planned, and he had no wish to await the slow
progress of the printing Office for public vindi-
cation.
The committee consented to first hear Robe.
son with reference to the testimony affecting
him personally at ten o'clock tomorrow, but
reserved the decision upon the question of per-
mittng the hearing to be in open session until
that time.
The Silver Issue.
The total issue of silver to May Goth. was ST.
279, 2S8; paid on account of currency obligation
So, 974, 73l; fractional currency redeemed with
silver 4,414, 557.
Don Cameron.
- Don Cameron in company with Judge TAFT
called upon the President today. Cameron will
take the oath of Office and assume the duties of
Secretary of War tomorrow, when Judge Taft
will take official charge of the Department of
Justice.
The Redemption Agency.
Operations of the National Bank of Redemp-
ton Agency from July l, 1873, to May 81, 1876
National bank notes fit for circulation assorted
and returned to banks of issue, 1881, 39l ,0O9;
notes unfit for circulation assorted and deliver
ed to the Comptroller of the Currency for de-
structon $71 200 S55; notes of failed, liquidat
ing and reducing banks assorted and deposited
in the treasury, $21 100 900; notes fit for circu-
lation deposited in the treasury, $5,OOO,O0O.
Total $17S,722, 755..