The New York herald., 1878-03-03
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
wAsHIxGroy, March 2, 1879

PROGRESS WITH THE TARIFF BILL
Cigars cigarettes made in part whole OF paper
" any substance and tobacco and cheroots of all
rinds. SO SO ger pound. Tobacco in leai unmanu-
sactured and not stemmed thirty-1ve cents per
pound; tobacco stems, fifteen per pound. Sawed
boards, planks, deals and other lumber Of hcmock,
whitewood, y cottonwood, sycamore and spruce,
fifty cents per LOCO feet, board measure. All
other varieties OF sawed lumber 81 per /, 900 fcct
board measure. Whom lumber Of any sort Is planed
or finished. IN addition to the rates herein provided
there shall be lowed and paid zach side planed
or finished twenty-five cents per 1000 feet; and il
plancd sido aud tongued aud groovsd, fifty
cents per 1000 feet; and If planed on two
sides and ongucd and groovod, scventy.fve
cents per 1000 feet. Timber hewn sawed, squared
or sided. and timber used In building wharvcs md
spars SO per 1000 cubic feet Hubs, wheels posts &c,
rough hown sawed only, increased fifteen DER
sent ad valorcln. House cabinet furniture Of what
material, not otherwise provided Tor, In pieces
rough and finished, thirty per ad valorem
cabinet and house furniture finished thirty lyc
per cent ad vaiorem Casks and barrels. empty sugar
box shooks tobacco box shocks packing boxes OF
wood not otherwise provided for twenty per cent al
valorem
THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD SCHEME.
Tne House Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day
BY majority vote decided to tho passage
OF the Texas Pacific Railroad bill on she precise
terms reported by the subcommittee last week.
Representative House, or Tennessee Will report the
measure at tho first call Of the committee Tho
members who voted 'say' the question OF
reporting the bill for passage arc Messrs. rhrock.
Morton, of Toxas House, of Tennessee; Chalmers of
mississippi; Elan, OF Louisiana; O'Nci OF Pcnnsyl-
wanna; Caswcli OF Wisconsin, and Cole, OF Missouri
Two of tho thirteen members ofthe ecommittce-uamc-
Iy, Messrs. Hewitt and Morrison--wero absent from
the meeting to-day, but their votes by proxy
against H. together with those OF Messrs. Luttrel OF
California; Llndcrs, Of Connecticut; Blair, OF New
Hampshire, and CO. OF Massachusetts, who were
present II understood and agreed, however
that evory member should be at liberty take such
position in tho House concerning this bill any OF
its provisions his judgment may hereafter dictate
regardless OF his vote to-day In tho committee.
RIO GRANDE ouTRAaEs
Tho House Committee on Military Affairs to-day
beard the testimony. OF Lieutenant Turner, Of Fort
Clarke on the Rio Grande, in relation 10 tho Mex
lcan border ouirages. HIS statements differed
somewhat from those OF Lieutenant Bulles and
Colonel shafter Lieutenant Turner said the raids
upon American soil had boon made solely by Indians
and that the Mexican citizens wero not engaged IN
dcprcdatlons on the border Ho related several
instances of depreciation on the Mexican side by
Americana Hc said that during the recent alb
sencs OF Colonel Shafier to testify before tho In
vestgating Committee, an American scout crossed
into Mexico. killed man, and brought tho BODY
into Texas In order TO reward OF $780, offered
by the local authorities oil tho Texas side of
the Rio Grande. for the person OF the murdered man.
INVESTIGATING A MAIL SUPERINTENDENT
The House Committee Post Onlces and Post
Roads to-day resumed tho investigation OF Thomas r.
Cheney, superintendent oil tho New ngland Railway
Mail SeYvice Henry Chickerinp poetm.,,.. -.
PutsGed testified that he had freq uentIy called A.
Mr. Chency's Office on business, but rarely found
him IN; knew very little personally OF
Dir. Chency's habits; had written him
several business letters requiring his personal
attention, but invariably received replies writ.
ten by some subordinate. James NJ. Wilson,
OF Ashland. N. H.. stared that Mr.. Cheney had
spent half OF his time in that village since
he appointed superintendent; never heard that
Mr.. Cheney was negecing bis duty until about a
week ago; when at Ashland he spends most OF bi,
lime Hodgsons store; ho is generally In
town continually for several weeks preceding
elections; Is regarded as a prominent postican
William Conn, OF Portsmouth, n. H., said, "Up to
August last he had served for thrcc years as mail
agent iron Concord to Portsmouth; while serving In
such capacity frequently saw Mr. Cheney ut Concord
especially In February immediately preceding cleo
tions; he Cheney has tho reputation OF being very
nctive politician" E"
John Smith, a broker OF Boston, and previously n
Postmaster ut Meredith, sworc that he had known
Nr. Cheney twenty yoars, and that no (Mr. Cheney
was actively engaged In politics; never him In
bis Office Boston failed to nd him his
dence In Ashland Mr. Smith told very using story
about the method OF buying votes in New Hampshire.
Ito said both parties did II, and those who paid the
largest price secured the support the large number
of voters always In the at election time r.
Temple, OF Boston, testified that he had served as
route agent under Mr. Cncney for period Of seven
years; knew that Mr.. Choney had neglected his busi
and that his clerk had frequently tcegropbcd
him at Ashland OF the accumulation Of busi-
ness requiring his attention. Mr. Temple
!hcr stated that every employe the rail-
way mail scrvcc was required 10 ray from
% to $1l for political purposes, which amount
forwarded to the cbsirman OF tho National Republi-
ean Committee at Washington; It was the general