New-York tribune., 1878-03-04
CURRENT TOPICS AT TIE CAPITAL.
AN OFFICIAL TOO DEEP IN POLITICS.

NAsIINGToN, March y, lsIS
The House Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads resumed the investigation OF Thomas +.
Cheney superintendent Of the New-En.an Railway
Mail Service Saturday. Henry thckering post
at Pittsneld testified that he hai frequently
called at Mr.. Choney's oiicc on business. but rare
y found him IN: knew very little personal
y OF Nr. Chcney's habits; had written him
several business lcttrs requiring his pc'oal attention,
but utinvJrahy received replies wrttrr by some trh'r
nat. James VI. Wilson, pTdcticuc lawyer ~ Ashland,
y. H., stated ta NJ. Cneuc' had s,"'nt about one-af
l4- village since c appointed super
nicudeut g'u,ra,l III t"wn continually for several
"A prominent politician William Conn OF Ports
mouth. y. H., an old mah acct testified
John smith, hroker ol Boston aud previously i.st-
master tt Meredith, sWorc that De h'd known W.
Engaged in politics; never saw hin IN hi' Office al
Boston mover ailed 10 find hu 40 bis residence IA Ash
~ ,Iod ~ buy4ns votes in Scvii5mp-nire lie s,i
hoih parties buy votes, end those Wno pny the llr-ct
81 Si'' voiers ,' always II rnc market Al election
timc. J. T. Tempe. Of Boston, Who had served
~ lou,c AGENT under III Cheney Tor srr,u wears, sad
be knew that 'it. Cheney All ntEl'ci"d h> nsn'>- ana
that us clerk Aai f. qu.ay tc'frah'a ~ in 'i ts-
un. Nr. Tempe rurtu-r stated tnlt tycrv cmpotG in
;u .f lJT pouu,d. purposes, "Lci a'uu.ut Wa Tor
Gm,,,,tcc Al Na,hinsion 1ne committee inca adj.
JouIAcd 60 meet a.aiu next Monday.
TOBACCO AND WOOD - THE TARIFF.
The Committee on Ways and Means fin
shcd the tobacco md wood schedule, Of tue Garf l.
Yesterday ana Is amended lett them Ia the following
shape:
Cars. crarcttes. made in part IN whole OF paper,
50 81 per !uuuI. Iopacc, N .c, manufactured and
no, -.,m,l,a 50 c.n,s pei pound Tobacco steins -
sl1td n'lid. pans- deals and Other lumber q hem
lO,k. WHtcwOuu CUttot oDd. sycamore aud sfuc", %
c,i.s per thousand fcc', board measure. Al other
varieties OF saved lumber 81 PER thousand cr board
ie,-iur. when n.ni.r ~ any sItI I- pau4 o. nnitHcd,
~ addition - tie rates herein provided There sAa
b, cyI .n paid for each -.dr pIacd or rui.ued -
cents ger thousand icci ahd u pnrd on one siae aud
tuu,u.d dad .IO.,d, 90 ccn7 H.. thousand let, ind
per thousand FEET Timber h'wn o. sawed squared "r
sie', a1d um''r u''t ~ bd''dA "I-f' os ANA ril-'
labs vito is. ;o.f-, etc., rough Acwn or sawed only,
increased 10 l. p,r ctIt au Ntnrm tou-' 20. ci"fuct
iu!ntufc. OF Wh-te''r m- ici.s n' otorNs' provided
iul in pieces os rotsh %nd n" "i'"' ." r' ON az
vs.Oi,r; cabinet wafer -d h"ue- lua uic, hn.-i"i -
usr cont ..I Ss C1-,- Iai h.lir- cug.t -u-ar-
box shooAa topacr- sh"pA', ahd racAus ."E', 81
wood no, OjIef"Iso provided ioI' 20 FeI cent al
yd.OIoin.
TIE TEXAS AND PACIFIC BILL
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads.
decided to-day. by majority vote. to recommend tie
pas.s.c ~ the Texas aud Pacific Railroad BIZ the
prcc,cte reported ty the subcommittee la-t week
Representative House. of Tcuuo-sec, VIII rerort the
hcis vhO yoed "a'e oh I've question 81 I'p'uMS the
bill foi passage are Ir-~rr I-rpt morton, %! Texas;
Iouse ~ Itnu",rce Chamtr., oi Nr-lss ppi Lam. OF
Louisiana; - y rll. ~ frn-} van! 'dsWe oi "sr"n
Sill ana Colc, OF NI-tour. Two Of tue thirteen
r
Mulr. ab.cut from tc r 'u- to-day hut thuiI
No.,+ eat bt proxy aEsl'L u, t'r Nlh those
~ Aos.r- LuttTcli of California; Landrr+. of tOnucc-
tc.: B.s Oi ScT llaIu,shrc, and ite, OF .Idss.Chu
sstts, were present II WHs understood md agreed
nowrVcr that ctIy member should pe ~ liberty t. take
s.Ich tO,tiun the House concerning this h4ll
II b.. piuyl.loHs h- Judgment hereafter dictate
rcguIulc.s oi ms vote 10 day ~ The committee.
TOO Many SURVIVING PARTIES.
The House Sub-COumttcc, charged with the
prrparat ON OF Sundry tNu Appropriation B, has
Informally con-idei cd the subject OF the geological and
geographical sUrvcJ Of the Territories and has prac
i,aIy concluded mat to cui-uudllc th- work hitherto
conducted by Professor Hayden, Major Powell and
Lieutenant Wheeler would be- 10 conducc 10 cfcc
tive work at lees cost to the GoycInmcnt IEc plan
now suggested by iIo nbcrs ~ the cOHLittcr - -
nav Que survey under tue direction oi the Secretary VI
the interior aud anothOr under the secretary OF war
MIR EIEH-rADr WITH THE PRESIDENT
The President, III company with Albert
Hici.t!t tc rrt who is vi.tinS tho Executive
,ion spent considerable portion OF yesterday after
noon al Tie Washington headquarters Of the liaydon
SurVrt Territories, and cvlnccd great interest IN
tc exhibit the Professor and assistants OF
The methods results OF the scientific Work OF the
var iUus expeditions.