Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-26
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NAVY Yard Changes.

Washington, May %. Engineer Smith is Or
dered to the Kittery, Me. Engineer Kelly is de-
tached from kittery, and has been ordered to
Mare Island.
Nominations.
The President sent the following nominations
James S. Rutad, Consul to Florence, vice Writ
Sykes.
o. L. Pitney, Collector of Customs for the dis
trct Of Georgetown, d. c., withdrawn.
The Franking Privilege.
The Senate committee of the postal office to-
day, agreed to report bill to restore the franking
privilege for all letters or packages sent ON purely
official business by the head of the bureau and ex
ecutive departments, or by Senators or members
| The Blaine Investigating Committee.
| The sub judiciary committee investigating the
| charges against Blaine, reported to the fu com =
mitiee to- day. the fact that an objection was made
by Judge Lawrence to the admssability of the
question propounded by Hunton to witness Sickles
as to what he heard from any parties in Arkansas
on the subject of this inquiry.
McCrary offered a resolution that the sub-com-
mittee in continuing this investigation should not
receive hearsay testimony except to the extent of
| name and residence of any person alleged to have
knowledge of the matters now under considera.
| ton.
| After considerable discussion this resolution was
defeated by a strict party vote.
Hurd then offered resolution that the resolu-
mittee to conduct the investigation, did not au-
thorze any investigation of the question whether
q corrupt use of bonds was made to procure legis-
lation, unless it related to the Little Rock and
Arkansas bonds which came into the posse ssion OF
| the Union Pacific Co.
Agreed to.
On motion of Lynde, the committee thereupon
| resolved that the objection made by Lawrence to
Sickles answering the question in dispute. was
well taken and must be sustained.
This latter action was understood to be based by
the democratic majority on the ground that the
matter referred to in the question is not within the
| jurisdiction of the committee, 1t not having been
made subject of enquiry by the resolution OF
| the House.
The republican minority voted for Lynde's res
olution, however, on the ground simply, that it
provided for the exclusion of the same hearsav
testimony.
| Subcommittee recalled Sckles of Arkansas,
who testified he had no personal knowledge OF
| ex-Speaker Blaine and Fort Smith r. X. Bonds,
that passed to the possession of the Union Pacific
Railroad Co. o. A. Hadley Of Little Rock, gave
testimony to the same import.
| Financial.
The books of the treasury department show
amount of silver paid out up to close Of business,
May "a, $500 600.
| Political.
A private despatch from an ex Congressman to
representative Hale says that IL out of 80 Missoui
delegates to the Cincinnati convention, may be
counted upon surely for Blaine. On the other
hand private dispatches received by friends OF
Senator Morton, asserts that he can count on 70
of the Missouri delegates. Also that several oil
the Illinois delegates will certainly vote for hu
on first ballot and that there others who viii
support him as their second choice.
Legislative.
! 1t is doubtful whether the committee on ways
and means, will make an investigation into the
management of the New York custom house, re-
Gently ordered by the House of Representatives
This doubt arises from the lateress Of the session
The Emma Mine.
Scheck has sent the committee on foreign affair:
a long letter reply ing to the Cheeseborough. He
reerates that when he arrived in Paris, from Italy
he first heard alarming report of probable stoppage
of dividends on the Emma mine, still he had nc
thought of parting with the shares. The action
subsequently taken with Cheeseborough was tc
guard the interest of Gen. Woodruff, who was his
cousin, and himself; Cheeseborough was fully EN-
powered to act, and Schenck says He knew
my views. During few days that followed, there
passed between us several kilograms and letters
, which l regret are not preserved; any way die
not sell two thousand shares as was suggested Il
me to do, nor any other shares except those which
, were sold in Woodhull's name. for him and my
self by Jay Cooke and Mccullough"