The Portland daily press., 1878-03-04

J. T. Temple of Boston testified that he
served as agent under Cheney for seven years.
Knew Cheney had neglected his business, aud
that his clerk had frequently telegraphed him
at Ashland of the accumulation OF business
recurring his attedtion. T mple further stated
tnat every em moloyee in the railway mail service
was REQUIRED to pay for political purposes from
80 to S14 which was forwarded to the chair
man OF the National Republican Committee at
Washington. Ii was the general apprehension
among employees that the failure to pav into
such fund would be met with dismissal.
although he knew of 10 such case having
occurred He was notified about wear and a
alf ago that Cheney was incompetent to fill
the position he occupied, aud that the highest
Hampshire were desirous of his removal
Mr. Blunt, superintendent of mail carriers
of Boston, was recalled, and corroborated the
statement that number of kilograms were
sent to Cheney at Ashland, informing him of
the necessity of his presence at his office.
The committee adjourned till Monday,
The Mexican Troubles,
The House committee on MILITARY Affairs
to-day heard the testimony of Lieut.. Turner of
Fort CLARK on the RIO Grande, in relation to
the Mexican border outrages. His statements
differed somewhat from that of Lieut. Bulls
and Col. Shafter. Lieut. Turner said that
raids upon American soil have been made sole
| ly by Indians. and that Mexican citizens were
| not engaged in depreciation on the border. He
related several incidents of depredatious on the
Mexican side by Americans. He said that
during the recent absence of Col Shafter to
| testify before the investigation commIttee, an
American scout had crossed over into Mexico,
killed a man and brought his body into Texas,
| 10 order to secure reward of $50 offered by
the local authorities Of q town on the Texan
| side of the Rio Grande for the person of a
| murdered man.
The Appropriation ELL.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Tbe members of
the House committee on appropriations say
| that they can prepare their bills much sooner
than any of them Can be acted upon by the
House. The navy appropriation and pension
bills will be ready to report this week. The
| legislative appropriation Ill will oe completed
| 10 a week or ten days. The subcommittee are
| at work on the Indian, army and deficiency
| appropriation bills. Owing to the lage mass
of business to bs transacted the general impress
| sion is that the session viii be prolonged to
| August. A large number of bills are before
the House committee on railways and canals
| asking aid in the nature of subsidies for co.,
struction of various kinds of public works. The
committee have not given any of them as yet
| favorable consideration.
A delegate from U tah says in relation to the
| despatch from the territory stating that 1000
| polygamous marriages had taken place in the
| endowment house at Ssli Lake the past twelve
the fall of l776, and only opened four mouths
/ ago, since which none but homogeneous mar
riages have been solemnized there. Mons 9TH
ers were permitted.
More Silver Legislation.
NEW YORK, March "a supplemental silver
bill, providing unlimit d free coinage of silver
| on private account and for certificates of de-
posit GU exchange for all silver bullion taken to
sub treasurers, will be offered i'll the1 House
| Monday.
The Mississippi TImber Stealing.
1t is stated that the passage of the sill re-
! quiring special term of the United States
Court, to sic in Mi sissippi, 10 try log cases,
produced great deal of feeling in the Cabinet.
The bill will probably bs vetoed il it iually
| gets to the White House. 1t is said the court
| would have to Sit 10 sawmill, and the wit.
nesses would be the emeloyes of the accused
| persons. The Senate was influenced very
larsely in passing the bill by desire to defy,
and, if possible, humiliate Secretary Schurz.