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Show Wallace's Committee. Washington, 27. The Waliaet coiumittce, to-day, reaumed the iu-quiry iu-quiry iuiu election matters ol 1S7S fc.i-Secretary of tue SenaU Gorham produced the books of the lubicnp-tioua lubicnp-tioua in the departmenu and a iiet ol moneys sent lo different states. Tue national committee aided nineteen southern congress districts, with an average of $lki3. - northern districts with an average of $712. No aid was given to 212 districts. The contributions of federal otlicers in Wisconsin went to the state committee. commit-tee. The eubscripiions in the books need in the treasury department are beaded by the name of Secretary : Sherman, the po&iolhce department ly the second assistant postmaster general, the agricultural department by Commissioner LeDuc, the sixth auditor's office by the sixth auditor. The money Bent to Indiana was put in the bands of Blair, with witness' recommendation as to its uso. Toe general policy was ij devote the money to cIcbb districts. About nine districts in Ohio were thus helped. The librarian of the senate helped Gorham to compile a EOit of republi can campaign text tor.fc, and was paid $250. The work did not interfere inter-fere with his official duties. No deduction de-duction was made in hia salary as librarian on account of bis working for tho committee. Witness thought the subscriptions in the treasury department de-partment might amount to $12,000 or $13,000, instead of $7,000 or $S,000, stated yesterday. About $2,000 was subscribed in tbo posloflice department. depart-ment. Very liltlo was ot from the interior department. James McKems, United States marshal of the eastern district ol Pennsylvania, teslilied that be thought as far as United Slats 6uper-ribTra 6uper-ribTra and marshals are concerned, Philadelphia can do without them very well. The expenses of United States supervisors amount to$27,440. Special attention was paid to Randall's Ran-dall's district, because it is in a bad part of the city, where riots Ire-qtiently Ire-qtiently occur. |