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Show EASTERN. VusBunton Advice. Washington, 21. Tho House Ways and iVcans Committee, this afternoon, examined J. J). Coughlin, who testified testi-fied that he did all the work of collecting collect-ing taxes in New York for Sanborn, receiving twelve and a half per cent, therefor; that ha proposed to tlic Secretary Sec-retary of the Trensury, months beforo tho Sanborn contract was made, to collect col-lect these taxes for Mflcen per cent. In the District of Columbia investigation, investi-gation, this afternoon. Jno. O. Evans testified, denying any collusion between be-tween the paving association and the bo:ird ot public works. The House Committee- on Appropriation Appro-priation will probably grant tho estimates esti-mates of tho interior department for the appropriation to supply tho deficiencies defi-ciencies for Indian service in Arizona and New Mexico. |