Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-31


| The hearing on the sugar questionwas con-
tinued this morning before the Committee on
! Ways and Means. Henry \. Brown. ex-
| Treasury agent, concluded his statement with
| further experiments and demonstrations
showing how high grade sugar can he arti-
j iciallv colorcd So as to make il represent a
low grade under the Dutch standard. He
said he would recommend the committee 10
allow the present tariff on sugar to remain as
it is, Dutch standard and all, and to add TO
the power of the Secretary of the Treasury
authority to employ polarization, and also to
employ whom he saw fit in analysis, in order
to detect other ingredients in the export of
fine sugars.
Mr.. French. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. then came before the committee
and made statements rs to the reasons which
impelled the Secretary to issue orders in re-
gard to the appraisement of sugar, so much
complained of by importers.
The Fanding Question.
Secretary Sherman was before the Senate
Finance committee to-day, in response to
their invitation for an oral expression of his
views on the funding question.
Census Preliminaries.
The Senate Committee on the Census to-
day received reports from the several sub
committees on the nomination of census SUI
pervisors. The appointments for Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island were reported back favor
ably from the subcommittee, and so were all
those for the Western States except three for
Illinois. one for Iowa. and one for Tennessee,
which were held by the subcommittee for
further inquiry The indications are that
a strong movement will be made in the Sen
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present with view to forcing an equal divi-
sion of these appointments between the two
great political parties.
Exodus Investigation.
The Senate special committee, to-day, re-
sumed investigation of the cause of the col
ored exodus. Chas. ii. Olny was subjected
to a vigorous cross-examination, in course of
which he acknowledged he had not heard any
member of the Washington Emigrant Aid
Society advise a division of the exodus from
Kansas to Indiana for political purposes, ex-
cept Mr.. Mendenhal. and could not name
any other republican in Washington, outside
of the Emgrant Aid Society. who had advised
or promoted the exodus for political purposes.
L. \. Bantz, q resident of Goldsboro', and
editor of a democratic paper there, said j,
was difficult to assign any reason for the cy-
odus of colored people from North Car"lina.
! 1t certainly was not on account of oppres-
sion.
| NJ. I. Lewman, sheriff of Putnam county.
Indiana, and resident of Greencastle. testified
to seeing circular which was printed in
Greencastle by colorcd editor. and circula-
ted extensively among North Carolina ne.
grocs, holding forth alluring inducements to
emigrants.
Appropriation Bill.
| Secretary Sherman has sent letter to the
chairman of the Senate committee on Appro
priations, in regard to the repeal of certain
permanent and indefinite appropriations, Civ.
ing his views on the subject and submitting
bill of his own construction, which he sug
| gests be substituted for the one which ha,
already been introduced.
The Reno Case.
1t is stated that the court of inquiry in tn,
Reno case will recommend that he be dis
missed from the service.