The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-15

to other questions he said he had one sig.
nature for letters to his friends and anoth-
er for business
Q Why do you make a difference in
signatures? A. The matter concerns my
self and | made difference In my sigma
lures because / chose to.
Q Why? A. Because it suited my
pleasure.
Gen. Butler next referred witness to the
sentence 10 his letter to MIR. Potter, in
which he said: IF | could see the elector-
al certificates [ could show the forgery of
Joffrion as we'll as that Of Levisee; have
made marks on them to prove this beyond
doubt and to show you men who lid it,
Gen. Butler exhibited to him the certi6-
Gates and asked him to point out the marks
of which be spoke in his letter. Witness
replied that the difference was in the hard
writing and make up. These were the
marks. He designated no others.
The chairman Potter wished to say
with respect to one statement of witness
kelly that he never authorized Maddox.
Col Carter or any body else to speak to
witness in regard to bis evidence or other
wise
Adjourned until Thursday.
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amended so that letters mailed with insult
ficient postage will be forwarded and the
deficiency collected from the person ad-
dressed. It provides also for the issuance
OF the new stamps.
At the cabinet meeting to-day Secre-
tary Sherman again called attention to
financial matters and especially to the
resumption OF specie payments. He read
letters from the assistant treasurer sta
'ing that more gold is coming in than is
solng out and showing a preference by
thG e, people Tor greenbacks.
The committee on annronriations to
day devoted the session of nearly five bonrs
to detailed consideration of the new
measure reported from the subcommittee
OF which Hewitt is chairman. for the nos.
sible incorporation into the army appro-
priatiOn bill, in view of the expected fail
ure of the bill reported from the Burn
side committee. The new measure in all
its essential features met with the appro~
val Of the full committee, but after some
discussion it was unanimously agreed that
formal action upon it should be deferred q
reasonable time to afford Banning an op-
portuuity to test the sense of the house
upon the Burnside committee bill. New
eTiB5tesS tD6Te Is very HtIle reason &c
doubt that most if not all of the proyis.
ions Of the new measure will be reported
by the committee as part of the forth
coming appropriation bill The theory OF
the bill is to reduce the army twenty per
cent by failure to fill vacancies as they
occur In accordance with the plan the
Offices Of general and lieutenant general
are, upon the death of the present incum-
bent to be abolished, and the number OF
maj or generals are to be reduced to one,
he to be the chief officer OF the army
The number of brigadier generals of the
line is reduced to six
The ways and means committee to-day
authorized Chairman Wood to report tC
the house with favorable recommendation
the following pending measures: The bill
making United States notes receivable for
: duties on imports; the bill authorizing tht
secretary of the treasury to exchange foul
PER cent. bonds of the United States for
six per cents at the pleasure of the hold
ers thereof. and The bill providing for tht
remittance of taxes upoa inso!vcut saving
hanks