The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-03
CHENEY PAYS INTO
 TREASURY MONEY
 GIVEN HIM IN 1914
Former Chief Clerk of the Agricultural Department Says He Had Forgot to
 Remit Sum Before

Montgomery, April 2-(special. )-capt John .. Cheney former chief clerk of the department of agriculture and industries today paid into the state treasury s13s .25, which represented a sum turned over to him on December 2S, 1914, by J. P. Dem ing of Evergreen, and which Captain Cheney had forgotten to turn back into the treasury
 The transaction was brought on by the legislative Investigating committee today IF an examination of Captain Cheney and MT Deming. The latter testified that Captain Cheney had sent him s2oo for holding farmers institute, but that he bad only spent about $50 of this money and had returned the balance to the for mer chief clerk of the agricultural de- partment
 Captain Cheney made remittance to the state treasurer this morning the receipt Tor the money being made to Capt. Reu- ben r. kclb, former commissioner The former chief clerk of the agricultural de- partment has now paid into the treasury sz2S2o, the first remittance being for ss4. and representing the money which he paid John C. Cheesboro, a negro.
 The Investigating committee today con- unued It's inquiry into the condition of President ". Brock of the Livingston Normal school; President 1T. O. Sargent of the sixth District Agricultural school, and President Young of the Moundville Nor nal school were witnesses.
 Received Appropriation
 President Brock said his school re- ceiyed an appropriation of $20 600 annually rom the state, and that there is a con- unsent fund of $i000o for building pur- poses. which has not yet been paid.
 Both MT Brock and MT. Sargent testi- Ilea that they did not believe the normal ana agricultural schools conflict with the work of the county high schools.
 fresldent Young told the committee that his schooi received an appropriation of SoVo0 a year, and said there are 5o stu- dents enrolled in his school.
 Another witness before the committee at the morning session was D C Nelms warden at Lucille mine, who testified con cerning conditions at the mine The com mittee inquired particularly concerning a convict named Odom, who was supposed 10 be allowed too much freedom. Mr. Nelms denied that Odom was treated dif- ferently from other convicts.
 Says State Saved Money
 That the people of Alabama were saved sooo.ooo by reason of the rate agreement between the state and the railroads in ehe ioIiher aumln1stratlon was the testi- mony before the Investigating committee this afternoon by Leon McCord, former member of the state railroad commission.
 Mr. McCord said he considered the agreement one of the best the state could have made, and declared that ne would again willingly indorsk the transaction. According to the former member of the railroad commission, both passenger and commodity rates were included in the agreement, and the railroads complied with all the terms of the compromise The state did not make mistrsie in entering into that agreement" said MT. McCord. Personally, I am proud of the sfact that Il signed the agreement, and I would do so again if I had the oppor- tunity."
 Several other witnesses were examined by the committee at the afternoon scSnSon, though none of the testimony was of im- portance.