Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 7. ‘- LINEN GOODS. Tild, Leiter & Co, STATE & WASHINGTON-BTS., Osll attention to theirs CONTINUED SED. FINE LINENS! Tmvorted for their Best RETATL TRADH, comprising DAMASK OLOTHS, DAM. ABKS by the yerd, Napkins and Doylies to matoh, slso Linen Sheetings, Pillow Linens, and Fronting Linens, At the tollowing prices: DAMASKS..................... 8225 DOWN FROM $3.75. LINEN SHEETINGS. -..$2.50 DOWN FROM $3.00. ...31.30 ...51.25 PILLOW LINENS...... DOWN FROM $L70. FRONTING LINENS.. DOWN FROM $1.50. ALL DECIDED BARGAINS. AUCTION SALES. Grand Auction Sale ! " Pavilion Parkway Property. 15 ACRES, Bubdivided into 98 Large and Eli- gible Lota. 10 Parkuay. TEAT So0% ffyxrf Sl front, on T “FOUR LOTS 3 Y-F ‘North 1 Fil o e Gl aotav., *Horkloy and W PAlv;hinu Barkway t 1 erod, utifull ipas mow boing [aid within ono block of these Ioia. PRfors funo propectyaround Gnleago that will inceete morotapidly [ valus than tals bolng ool tow biocks the’ Houth, Park, on & Boulovard 400 foot wido, 3 ng on the b oty of Chtcago'on (b0 sorih, Farks on the sist: o wator and sower on the ances to buy roperty liko this ara sold 'ROW is tha TIME. faporty boui e will pay Sou woll, il tnke pince on tho NOON, Moy 11, atd oolook: Kort Wayno R, 5, sharp. i OK ct," Abstract furnished. b, bifance n {anddyoars a8 per asat. 0N, POMEROY & OD., Austioncers. AUCTION SALE. * REAL ESTATE ON Drexel Bonlevar, CORNER FORTY-FIRST-ST., Thursday Afternoon, May 7, at 2 o'olock, AT QUR S8TORE, & & 8§ RANDOLPH-ST. Three Droxel Boulovard, 164 feot front, ill gl m&:}'mgm'nfl lobof 64x140' foat, on cornor, and % (1! th 52180 foct eacls, adjofning on the sguth, his I tho most deslrablo cormor on the Kanloward 1ng only one Blook from tho terminus of STREET 4 Hlocks from Beam Oars, Oakland Btati L oity lmits, an GROCERIES. &o. FINE GROCERIES, Teas, Wines, and Cigars, Seleatod especially for Family Trade. CADY, HODGES & 00, No. 47 State-st. Goods dolivored {n all three divisions of tho ofty. HOTELS. OCONOMOWOQ, o besutitul summor rotreat; the prettiost lakesin the wozld, and the finest drives in the country. VWV OODIL.AND Tamowopen fo snmmor visitors, Tho most dellghtful Tocation an tha fakos: shady groves, largo afry rooms, aud olean, somfortable beds." A spring of purs water - mear the house, hettor than Bethesda or ilvom. Guoata raceived duriok May at'S7 por weok, Juns at 310 porweek. For the s0ason apply to . W, BMAL Ooonomowos, Wis. FURNITURE. ?ASHIONABLE EURNITURE. W, W, STRONG FURNITURE (0, 266 & 268 Wabash-av. TO RENT. 770 RENT, To Real Estate or Loan Brolers. Part of office formerly ocouplod by BABOQOK FIRE EXTINGUISHER. Apply st 81 and 83 Washington-st., Northwest oornor Dearborn, FOR REINT. o threg-story brick buflding, with basemont, 60375 fonr Nose 5 S5 nd 37 North Oliston-at. o premh ¥log lgkit and accoss on threo el eapachy, and conialniog & steam woll adapted for manuincturing purposes. Batad £0r a torm of yoars at a moderate vents jiRAtk Ketinonl Bonnat Ibesha to 1 i ‘aid WD KERFOOT & GO, 8 Kast Washing- “TO RENT. A Qorner Bassment Ofige, firat-class, and (n the bert locallty in the city, Apply to GUSTIN & WALLAUE, Room 8 Trlbune Building, DRESS GOODS, &o. HAMLIN, DAVEY & COMPANY, Madison and Franklin-ts,, CEICAGO, Importers and Jobbers oz |DRESS GOODS, SEHAWILS, Woolens, Cottonades, JEANS, WHITE GOODS, LINENS, HUS‘IERY. GLOVES, YANKEE NOTIONS. SPECTAL INDUCEMENTS of- fered this week in all Depart- ments. LOW PRICES and LIB- ERAL TERMS. REMOVALS. REMOVAL. CHANDLER & BOYNTON, DEALERS IN HIDES, PELTS, AND TALLOW, From 40 South Canal-st. to 209 & 211 Kinzieo=st., CEIC.AGO, ILL. REMOV.ATL. H. B HEIMERDINGER, DEALER IN Legther and Findings, ATE 60 LAKE-ST.,) Has romoved to his now and spacious quartors, 40O State-st. Whoro his will be glad to so all his old triends and ousfo- a. REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. Real Estate Exchange, The first Rogular Monthly Meeting of tho Chiosgo Roal Estate [Exchange will be hold Tuosdsy, May 5, at 11 s, m,, in the Hall of tho Bxchange, known &3 the * Open Board of Trade” (entrance in renr of Chamber of Commerae). All members and others inter- eatod in Ohioago Real Hstato are roguested to be presont. By order of the Executive Committes. WM. BOWERS, Secretary. GENERAL NOTICES. “BROWNS" “Will be opened on Wedneaday, M\\J 0, an a Rostaurant of the very highost standard, Notwithstanding the elegance and superi- ority of this establishment over all others, tho prices will bs auch asto give ;onnrnl satiafaction. H. M. KINSLEY, Propr. Gorner Clark and Madison-ats. 10 MY FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC. I agnsequenos of the immonas Iabor and expen tached to i Bomeniation sl publieg £t Commarotal Gazgiteet and Soipp blishiing ¢ Ang Dircotory of the. Howlborn and Wit tin Biter, whiLhtas Deon i DEaDAFStion Jorsaroral months, T haro concluded. not to issus my rogulsr Dirso- Tory for 1874, Evan tho sreat pressuroof other business would ot permit this course, 1] thoro was not every roavon 20 bolleve {lat the publio will bo well supplied this year. Twill, Bowerer, fssue my Btatist w of tho Pro- grona'of tha ity in Population, Trade, &o, do; Thonk: vou for the very liboral patronsge extonded to my publication, { romaln, &o., RICHARD EDWARDS. REMEMBER the Rosl Ratate and Houso-Ronting Agenoy of WALTER P. DEAN, 177 Euat Madlson-st., Room 7, whien yon wish to buy, soll, or oxahango your property. Hn‘l::’lll Ttention siven S0 Tonrie 200 GonBerizs ot oits, Al porsons are forbldden purchasing or losnng money onanote for 815,000, dated Maroh 5, 1874, at€0days, musde by WILLIAM MILLER, paysbls to JOHN FITOH orardor &s payment of the ssmo will bo roslated, Chieago, May 4, 1874, IWILLIAM MILLER. FINANCIAL. AAAAAAAAAAARARAS 1. K. JESOP, PATON & 0, BANKERS, UNION BUILDING, No, 52 WILLIAM-ST, NEW YTORK. ccounts and agenoy of Hanks, Baukers, Corpors- nd private firns will recolro oarefal attontion, MISCELLANEOUS. LUMBER OR C0AL DOCK TO RENT, 250 foot front on Twelfth-at., running back to the Hmpire 8lip, with raile rond connootions, near 'Lwomhfié‘.nb{ifii:u. APPIY 10 ) o Washingtorest . Bagemont. FOR SALE, 13 1 3 ”» Fish Pole. BPENCER'S 8-joiut brass-mounted Rods, 800, Al the sewast Linos, Rools, Spoons, Flios, Frogs, and Minnows, 8 GRANITE MONUNENTS, HBOHUREMAN & HAND MANTEL 00y Michigan+ay ¢ cosmer Van Hurenssh FURST&FLANDERS, ARCHITECTS, Washingtos Block southwest corner Fifthav. and Wash ington-st., Roows 16and 17, DISSOLUTION. By dmfi‘l:m content th undersigned haro tha day dia- “paciners oo e Kot ey waraoand sirts of B, LOEDLONDOM ‘snd M. PAUL POSULORUM will atey on the businadiol the ltle frun, and s sutborlsed {8 ST o Uilafmndia dots due o aud to by s i DR, e, Mag4, ors,_ADGUSTIEA, POPULORUM, COPARTNERSIIIP. Tho undejsigned have formed & aopartuarship for the prrossof dotie s, Mocunant and Commiseion businces Do s amo s atgle or 3. Wil Gooupy (5] aud 163 Waabiagtog s Chiosgo, May d, 1874 WASHINGTON. Report of the Ways and Means Committee on the Sanborn Contracts, A Lack of Confidence Shown Between Richardson and Douglass. The Former Belicved to Have Usurped the Authority of the Latter, The Sanborn Business Not a Proper Subject for Contract. Collections Should IHave Been Made in the Ordinary Way. The Action of the Secretary, His Assist- ant, and Solicitor Strongly Condemned. Testimony Taken Before the District Committee. How Contractors and Patont- Owners Played Their Cards, Provisions of the Dawes and Butler Compromise Financo Bills, THE SANBORN CONTRACTS, REPORT OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMAMITTEE. Wasninaroy, D. 0., May 4.—In the House of Represcntatives to-dny Charlos Foster, of Ohio, from tho Committeo of Ways and Moans, sub- mittod a report in the matter of the Sanborn con= tracts, Tho Committes in tho firat placo state- that thoy have examined a0 far as they know all parties in any way connectod with the exccution of tho law under which the Sanborn contracts ‘woremado, and that they annox to tho roport a statomont of the testimony. Thoy thon proceed s follows : ‘The Forty-sacond Congress at ita second session re pealed all laws which provided for the paymont of moletica to’ informera o for as rclatod to internal rovonue taxes, but in the last hours of the same rea- slon, and by means of & Committos of Conference,thers ‘was engrafted on the Logislutive, Executive, sud Judi- cial Appropriation bill & provision of scemingly so slight signiticance, relating to the Internal Rovenue Dureau, wheroin provisions bave been anuually made for tho support of said bureau, [The provisionis here quoted,) Under the provisions of tuis law, CONTRACTS WERZ MADE with W, IL, Kelsey, Malcolm Campboll, J. Nicholson, Albert John Clark, and John D, Banborn, ‘The Committes give a history of the Sanborn con- tract and how he had addud ‘to it s largo number of names and persons alleged to huve been gullty of with- bolding taxes imposcd upon legacles, successlons, and comon. On 1st of July, 1873, Banborn again asked to amend 1is contract, and Richardson, thun Bscrotary of the "Treasury, on thoith of July following, added to his contract the names of 502 rullroad companies alleged to be indebted to the Government for taxes upon divi. dends and interest paid upon bonds, The Committes find that the information furnisbed by pald officers of the Government on whick collections were made was FLACED AT TIIR DISTOSAL, OF 8ANDOIIN, ‘who, availlug himeelZ of the information paid for by the Government, obtained a contract for the collection of the vory claima thus brought to light and fouud to ‘be due the Government, It further appears from the testimony of Sauborn that, whon he applied for this raflroad contract, hie furnished a st of rafirosds taken from a railfond manual or guide, comprising thenames of 692 railroad companles, boiug AUBSTANTIALLY THX ETINR LIST OF BOADS within the United Bltates, That whilo he had knowl. edge of the delinquency of only 1000f them, he Had no knowledge whatsver of the delinqusncy of £Le re- maining 400 or 450, It also appears that when he so represented it to officers of the Treasury Department ho wa there told that “It didn't make any differ- cuce, and to put them all 10" Whereupon-he made affidavit that the entire 592 rallroad corporations were delinquent, and were indebted to the Goverumout, ‘They wore, ummmgx{. added to his contract, T this connectlon, It may be proper tostate that thio oflicers of the Tréasury Departmont, including the Becrotary of the Troasury himself, seem to IAVE NO RECOLLEOTION OF THIS FACT a5 5worn to efore the Committes by Banborn in rer- ercnce to the llat of raflroads included in bin coutract, {1iore follows & capy of the contract made Letween Bocretary Boutwell and Kelaoy.} The Committes call ottention to the fact that the law pravides for tho “employment of three poraons to ase Biat the proper officers in discovering and collecting,” whilo the coutracts provide that the contractors *may proceed (o colleet,” really ignoring tho Internnl Rev- tnue officers altogethor: whils it should have boen atipulated merely that ey sliould assist thie oficers, Bocretary Doutwell, on the 8th of June, 1873, by the frst order of tho Treasury Doparithent issted in rolotlon to the omployinent of par- sous under this act, directed that porties ‘ap- plying for contracts sholl, to his satisfaction, set forth in & written stateent ** under oath to be held in bis office the character fn detail of the clafm, thename of tho person, firm, or corporation withe bolding mouoy, tho lawa'by Violation of which tho money has bsoh withheld, and the evidencs by which the clnim s to be supporlud; upon doing which tten contract will 'ba mado upon such terms and conditions as he deem Dost for the interests of the United Statos.” The Committoe bollovs tust thi requirement of Secretary Houtwell Wau in exaot o formity fo the lsw. But they aro unable to nd in suy ‘can thiat the conditions as et forth by the Socretary Tuve boon compliod with, It in ovident that the propor ofticers of the Government referred {o in the luw could only bave been taken to menn the oficors of Iuternal Revonue, ‘Tho Committco connot ascortain ihat the Commissionor of Internal Revenue, or any otficer of his Departmont, was consultad befare, a 1ime, or slnce tho contracts wers made, or tlat la advised 8 to tho waking of tho coutructs or of cliaracter of the claims, it waa intended thereby to b collacted, In fact it 34 shown thal tho Commissionor wrote & letter PROTEKTING AGATNGT TIIE MANNER OF COLLEOTIONS 10 the Bocrotary, which bas never boen snswered, In- deed, tiis very importaut oflicer, to whotn_ bolongs ex- clusively the colleotion of theso taxes, appenrs o Lave Ueon studlously ignored by ihe Bocratary of the Treas. ury, and tha oiflcera n (he office of the Secratury, and wiiliout the knowledge of the Commissloner, his‘sub- ardinates wero dirociod to assiat the contructors, and in o cane cun the Commissiouer Oud that the contrac- tor ussisted this ofticer, Tha whole power of (L Inter- nal Rovenue Burenu, as woll sa tho entiremachinery of tho Government for the collection of taxea wns piaced at the disporulof Banborn by letters from Hocrotaries Boutwoll and Richardson, Tequoating the Buporyisors sud Collectors of Intornnl Rovenus to asplst bim 1n the examiniug of offolal rocords, otc, “Tis Committos flud thut some of tlie agenta of Ran. born, who were ot employes of the Govarnmeat, wore without authority of law furnishod by tho Secre= tary and Asalstant-Secretary of the Tressury with speclallaitors to Buporrisors aud, Gelletors througle out the country, calling upon naid oficers to uid ana ansiat them aa {liey might require, Inaddition to this, 1o moro complotely aria them with power, two of thess #amo ngents wors PURNISHED WITIL A PEORET SEWVIOR Dl.‘l'!o‘t‘lvti commissioned by the Bolicltor of the Tressury, 1t in the opinlon of thie Comimnitteo tlist & vory Iargy per- centage, if not all of the $437,000 of {he taxes collécted Dy Banborn, wore XOT A PHOFER SULJEOT OF CONTRAGT under tho Iaw, nd thiat those tazes should and would liava been collocted by tho officers of the Internal ev- euue Bureau in the ordiusry dischargo of thetr dutles, 1t 18 shown by the svideiice bofors the Committeo $ust about $10,000 waa collected by Buporvisors Hswley sud Bimmons froin faxcs imyored by schadils 1 0 of the Tuternal Reven; for tho collection of WAS ALLC D 50 PIB OKNT TUEREOT, “The Comuniiice cite the case of the Delawaro, Lack- awanna & Wentoru Rafiroad Compuny, 8 full sccount of which s heen publislied, #nd o du to say thot thio theory of the law, xv adminlatered, s completely re. AL verae {natoad of three 'porsons belng em- &lwy-d to Aeaist the proper ofloers of ifl' oyernmend, (b9 propor oMoess of » Governmont have been mads - to It I8 cerfain that a continuance of tliin sy; work {o a groator or less oxtont a domoralization of the entizoanialdo worliog forco ongaged under (hoTutarmal Rovenue Birogu in the collection of revenues, “The Committeo, fecling siarmod st TAR APFARENT LOOSENEAR with which the ]aw has been adminiatered, wors de- siroua of sacertaining whors tlio responsibillty reated, Thoy have had before them the Eccr!.‘l-ll'i, Ansistan Bocratary Bawyer, and the Halicllor of {He Treasury, Tho Heoretarygave but little Information, and exhibited AN ENTIRR WART OF KNOWLEDOE an to tho manner of makinyr thq contracts, adminiater~ {og the law, or of tho proviaions of she lavw {taolf, Iiia anfy connoélon, so far aa i could romember, with thess. trananctlons, was in afixing Lis aignativn fo varlous pspora presentod to Lim as 4 moro matter of oftice routine, \WITHOUT KNOWING THFEI GONTENTS, tho Asistant Socrotary disclaimed any partioular khowledgo of the Iaw or eontracta, and L in 1iko man nor aflixed bis ignature s o maiterof ofiico routhie, Tho fecretary anil Asslatant Hocrelary, by thelr totlc mony, show fhat. payeis waro &x-F-r-u by the Solleltor, thue Indleating the responsibility upon him, Tho Sollcltor, in turn, toatified that Lo is simply tho Iaw officor of the Treasury Dopartment, and s subordinate of the Bocrotary of the Trensury, without power in ro- gard fo tho administration of this Inw, except that Sxpreanty given by tho Bocrotary ¢ that ho had cone auited In every instance with thio Secrotary or Assistant swrnllnry of the Tressury; that Lio had in all osses simply ODEYED THX DINEOTIONS OF III8 SUPEDIOR OFFICERS, and that contracts and various ordars of the Depart- ment were well known {0 the Seoretary and Assistant Bocrotary, : TAE DUWAGREEMENTS AND CONTRADIOTIONS glven respectively by these gentlemon, 88 appear from their testimony, 18 a matter greatly deplored by, the Commiltce, sa ly it thoy aro unablo 4o fix upon any one or any’ whers {he sesponsibility for {he mlade ministration of this law, and thus thoy look with scrioun apprelionalona upon fhie apparent offorls of theso gontiomen to transfer the ‘roaponsibility each from bimaelf to tlie other, . Whilo the Commitico, {herefors, are unable to de- tormine whero tho responsibility rests, they cannot, in Juatice to themselves, Jgnors the fact that thess thres porsons DESERYE SKVENP. CONDEMNATION for thio memnir i whick thoy have permilted thia law 10 bo administored. While the Committes thus severe- iy erilciae thess oflciale o the Tressury Dopriment, lirectly chnrficd with the adminiatration of this law, they find nothing impesching the integrity of Becre- tary Boutwell's or Richardson's nction, aud the tesii. many 0t prove that the Bocrataries or any of their ton were “ INFLUENOKD BY CORRUET MOTIVES, It {s duo to the Treasury oflicials to say that, as far back as the Administration of the Treasury Dopart- mient by Becrotary Guthirie, auch contracts were made for the collection of monoys dua the United States in' extraordinary cases, and that this practico was con- tinuod up to the time that Mr, Boutwoll bocame Bocre- tary of the Treasury, Whon he camaintoofiice ho found A NOMDER OF CONTRACTS TN EXISTENCE, nnd his Solicitor testifies that, aftor a thorough and ex- haustive oxamination, ke found no. suthority in the Inw permitting them fo bs made, and tho Secrotary of thio Treasury at once annulled yiem, and that notiiing of any consoquence wan ever callooted from this claes of contracts, Under the act ol 1870 a number of con- tracts were made by Socretary Boutwell, and, although It was ropresontod to the Bicretsry that 1 aums wero dnue the Goviament, and par- tics making colracts professed 1o bs able fo collact whiat was duo, tho amount_collectod wag vory small, Wit the light of the exporionce of the Treas- ury Depariment in the contract business, bLere ro- forred (o, the oflicers, we are told, concluded that the partica proposiug to take contracts under the law of Rtay 8, 1672, would fuil to make collootions in any con slderable amount, snd this fack may account for the apparent neglect of this nesmmm to carofully and siriclly enforce the laws and it is furtlior dus o the resont Treasury ‘oflloials to say that not only waa this intr enactod while the predecessor of the preeent Sece rotary waa in oflice, but that the firat contracts were mado by him, and fhe_goneral polloy of the Adminis- tration subsequently pursued dotormined upon while Br, Houtwll was Sncrotary of the Treasury. The Committeo are of opinion that any system of farming the collection of auy portion of the revenue of the Government in FUNDAMENTALLY WROKO § that no nocessity for such law exints, for the reason that the Socretary of the Treastiry and head of the In~ ternal Ttavenus Ditreau are fully smpowred by law Lo make all collections of taxes. Tho Internsl Revenue Bureau is posscased of a full knowledge of the laws re- Iating to the collection of revenue ; hes all machinery necossary for their full aud comploto nforcoment, snd s full authority, in extraordiuary casce, to pln at \ly making 180 discretion for information, Congress annual approprintions therafor, ‘Any Inw that provides tor any other method, of, collocting taxes, the duty of whiich collaction fs imposed on sny Department of tha Governmont, Ir, in fact, & refiection on the depart~ ‘ment charged with that duty, ; Tise Comuitter, in view of the facts herewith pre- nonled, believa that the law of Bay 8, 1872, ahould be ropesled, and contracts made thoreunder ahiould be ro- voked and annuliod, They alao beliave thist for overy sorvice rondered by thee contractors exhorbitant re- ward has beer: made; for every equity which they might claim more than encugh bus siresdy bean paid ; for overy logal clolm, setiloment has beon porfected on & ‘most liberal acals, In some casos, the Committeo are untisfled moneys Lisve been paid to the contractor to which Lie was Dot entitled under the Iaw, Now, when 1hio wholo subject s been investigated in order to end forover all domsnds against the Tressury on this account, and to avoid danger that lax sdminfstration under carelcss officers may st some future time afford now opportunity o sassi] the Treasury under color of theso contracts, tlis atatute should in terms excluds thiem from the’ jurladiction of the Court of Claims, and all furthor clsims on thelr part, to accomplish tho ‘purpose here indfcated. The Committes eport ta the Houso bill embodying the above conclusions, THE DILL. The following ia the full toxt of the bill re- portod from the Committee : Be ft enacted, ete,, That 60 much of the act entitled An nct making spproprintions for for Leglelative, Excoulive, and Judicial exponses of the Government for the yebr ending June 30, 1673, and for ofhier pur- Posos,” approved Any 8, 1873, a8 provides for the eme ploymont by the Becrelary of the Treasury of not moro than threo porsons to assist the proper officers of the Government in the discovering and collocting of apy money belonging to the United States, when the same abill b witkhold by any person oF cOrpora= tion, b, sud the sawo s hereby, ‘ropealed, sud the Bacrotary of the Troasury is hereby directod to revoke and snnul oll contracts for tho collection of auch taxes mado under snd by authority of md sct, 850, 2, That the Court of Claims shall have no st~ thority fo_consider or declde upon sny clatms for damsgos by resson of discontinuance of contracts aforeuatd, of for any prolis or percentaye under om. A THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION, Bpecit Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. SAMPLE WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENEE. Wasminaton, D. C., May 4.—If the three or four wituesses thus far introduced by Gov. Shepherd in his defouse before the District Committee of Investigation aro a falr sample of those to come horonfter, his chances of over- coming tho tostimony of tho memorlalists are alim indeed. "In many instances ‘they are doing bim more bmmm than good. Xor instance, Francis Roesido, & brick-magon, who suporin- tonded tho construction of the B stroot sewer, was placed on th nd to prove that the job was & good one, portion of ‘bis testimony is an follows: . Quesation—Were any salmon brick used thore, to your knowledge, in the sower? Auswer—Thoy woro not used whilo I was thero. Thore might have boon snimon brick used, I told Mr. Gantz that there woro some inforior brick-layers working there at that timo. 1 told thomen to put the best Lrick on the lower surface, and to pud the rubbish on tlie inside surface, working to a li-inch ring of the top, and the bottom was an 18-iuch, and we .put tie rubbish of the brick {n the ‘centre, and wo put the good briok on each OUTSIDE PORTION OF THE WORK, Q.—And of course an_ingpection now of the sowor would not enable the Committeo to deter- mino whetber the bricks abovo the first course were proper bricks to be used or not? -, A.~—No, fir. ‘If you will allow me to say ono word I witl explaint to you. Suppose that you wore in Rome or soms other country where you Liad very poor naterial to use, why you would havo to'do the bost you could, - e wera taking rough 1material, and put the rough inside and TUE LEST OUTAIDE, At the time this &ower was construotod it was & bad mattor to get brick hore. o Lad to take thio best we could got, i Mr, Merrick—Tlo quostion 8 not whather yon put the beat brivk you got in, but whether you {mt 88 good brivk sa ought to have been put in hat sewer, A.~—Wo did, under the clroumstances, % ‘Wero thoy made according to the speolfl- cntiong, snd in all respects were the brick lhrollfhn\lt of the quolity oalled for by the spooitications ? A.—The bricka were what we term aroh briok, Q.~That is not the question, The -question is, Woro tho brick put into that sowor, of the quallty calied for by the kpooifications ? A—~They wero not, 1say TUEY WERE NOT. M. Mattiugly—Explain to.the Commiltee, Witnoss~Dhie specifications call’ for “all red briok, solid brick, and therq s no sower in the world buils with aolid sed_ brlok, g Q.—Why uot? A.—Becauao you cannot get them. ‘This Capi- tol here fa bullt with them, and the State Da- partmont, that I am working in now, is built with thom, - Qo —With solid red bricks? Ac=Xon, slr. : CHICAGO, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1874, Q.—Yon oan get them for the Governmont ? | { sumed tho control of publie A.—Yen, sir. “The Governmont gives $2 or 83 mors than anybody eleo gives for thom. Q.-—\yhora do thoy come from ? : A.—Thoy plck them out of the kiln. i Q.~Lot us nndorstand thie. Gantz & Apple~ man, the sower contractors, burned their own brick?, A.—~Yos, sir, Q.—Then they Liad solid rod brick ? A—Yes, sir, - They sold them for paving. Q.—Tlo solid xed brick that wera called for by the speoifications of this contract—thoy pioked out of tho kiln and sold them FOR OTHER T'URPOSES P A.~I don't want you to undorstand that I say they called for tho solid red brick in sewer work. Arch brick will do Q.—~1t will do? A.—Yes, sir, It will do s good job, too. The salmon_brick, of course, they have to sell for what thoyean got; paving briok they sell for. pnmu% down sldowalks with, kllQ.?_ Van that dono fu this oase out of this n A.—They took the arch brick and hanled thom. to tho sewor. . Q.—What did thoy do with tho NICE HQUARE LRIOKS ? A.—B80ld thom for paving all sround town. ?‘.—-’ghlfl i8 tho way tho thing was done ? —Yos, sir, The momorialists having charged that o large numbor of conlractors had combinod hiorein order. to proevont compotition,Gov. Bhopliord summoned: Lowis Clapham, President of tho Motropolis Paving Company, and & large individual con- tractor, to dln[;‘rovn tho sllogatlon. Q.—Now, who wero tho parties who originally, coucolved i tho ides of tho orgauization of $his ‘Motropolis Paving Company ? A.—Well, I preaumo . I WAR THE PRIME MOVER IN IT, & Q.—What other person did you consult 7. A.—We had quite a number, Mr, Mohun was the most active with me inthat sarrangoment—R. D. Mohun, % Q.—~Who olse? A.—~Thore was Dr, Filbert and quite a largo number brought into it by the consolidation of the three interests. Thore wers threo interests. -There wna what was colled the Stow. That was OWNED BY MR, SHEPHERD, Mr. Mohun, and_myself. Then_ thore was tho Mulior patont. That was owned by Dr. Filbert and Mr. Collins, of Philadelphis, and somo othor gentleman, named Madlin, I tink, Q.—Who owned the balancs? 4 A.—Tnat waa owned by Mr. Salomon sud by Mr. 8mith. Now, what was tho purpose of tho forma- tlon of this Metropolis Paving Company ? A.—To seek work and do contracting. Q.—You bad the Stow pavement; you and Gov. Bhophord and Mr. Mohun? A.“Yes, sir. Q.—You could ssok work without the forma- tion of the Metropolis Paving Company ? A.—Yea, air, Q.—And theso partics owning the Muller pave- ment, they could seok work without the forma- tion of such » company ? A.~Yos, sir; they might. Q.—And go might the parties owning the Ballard ? A,—Yos, eir. . Q.—Then your sole purpose was to seak woris ? * A.~—The sole purposs was to form & company' for putfing down the best pavement., " Q.—Is that tho only purpose now? A.—That is tha only purpoge, ; Q.—You had no S‘mrpnu to combine these threo interests o that thero should be no com- polition in bidaing 7 A.—No, sir. ‘There are a thousand and one difforent patenta that eould como in compotition, sand dld como. . B Q.—What was the nocossity, thon, for combin- inithonu thiroe in one company ? i X.—Wu doomed it advantageous for us to! o Q.—In what way ?- A.—Wo ‘were all intimato frionds owning the difforent patonts, aud we thought it best to form one campany. 3 s - ! Q.—Why, what advantango was there to form one company # i A.—Wo though! *hat it would be advantageous to have them togethor, sud, in » business point of view, I think it was very desirable. Q.—fiid you have any sort of purJ;aan of pre- ‘venting competition between you throo pactios with regard ta bidding on pavement ? A.—1 do not know about cym‘feflflon. mattor of course, if we united, recolve As a each was to AN EQUAL DENEFIT. All woro to share aliko. Q.—Was not it & part of your-object in form- ing this Detropolis ‘Paving” Company to avoid coming in compotition with each other ? A.—That might have been in a measure, Q.—1Vaa not that » past of the purposo. A.—IL might have boan, Q.—O¢ course it mighs have beon ? . A.—We considercd tho mattor as busineas men, ‘snd, looking to business, we presumed it wouls bo botter to have those threo intorests com- Dbined, We are associnted together in business operations, sud in friendly relations, and wa thonght it bost on the wholo to form this com- any. L QLAnd did not you think it was best, bacause you would not then be fighting each othior? A.—Certamly. * Q.—That was the reason why you thonght it was best ? ‘A.—Cortainly, That is & business operation. 1 am suro all men in baeiness do that. Q.—\What capital did your Metropolis Company start with? A.—It started with » ossh capital of about 40,000, x Q.—Iaid up? You, sir. Vas that capital afterwards inoreased ? .—No, sir. We never bad really more than the 40,000 in it, actual cash capital, Q —\Vhat dividends hove you paid? A.—About S 40 PEP CENT on tha capital stock, which was $200,000; which wauld be about $80,000, 'Q.k—?so tbat you paid up $40,000 of capital stoc A.—Wo paid back that capital atock, and made A OLEAR PRO¥IT OF 40 PER CENT on $200,000—nbout $80,000. . Q.—You did not lose anything ? -No, sir, ¥ .—Your nominal capital was $200,000, and your paid up capital $40,000 2 J A—Yes, sir. MD. YERTLEY, Firet Assltant Englueer of the Board of Publie Works was put wupon the stand to-doy to dinprove certain damaging statements in_relation to tls measurement of sowor-pipe and other work charged sgaiust tho Qonoral Governmont, The witness testifled that, instond of maling up wu account of aach size of pipo used, he took olghtcon-inoh pipe as his av- erage, and charged 34,70 a foot for it. On oross- oxamiuation he sald NOT ONE-TENTH OF THE PIPE 1md and ohargod to the Genoral Government was moro than twolve inches in dismeter. In rolation to the naccount msde up of work of varlous Linds done under the old corporation and obarged to the -Goneral QGovernment by the Board of Publioc Works, wituoss tostiflod that, instend of making actusl measurement, he sat down with Forsythe, an- other eugincer of the Board, and, while the lat- tor from memory gave him certsin hgures, he i'wunou) wrota them down on & plece of e,lpar. y this ingenious method of caloulation, Yertly and Forsythe mads out a bill AGAINBT UNOLE 8AM oF $1,600,000, Unole Bam looked over the bill, aud, atter chop- ping off the odd $600,000, allowed the remainder, $1,000,000, This witness panned out a0 rich that the Com- mittes conciuded to interview hum again to- marrow. £ ANOTIIER INVEATIGATION. It 1u evident that the days of those who have ruled with almost unlimitod power tho effairs of the Distriot or the last two or throe years are about over.. The Joint Investigation Committae have developed factu that will uake cortain tho overthrow of the prozont form of Distriot Gov- -ernment, and, in ita fate, will bo carried down its dopendenclos'snd baruacles aleo, A rosolution for the inveatigation of thu Washington Market Company, offered by Mr, Morrill, of Vermont, was agroed to in tho Benate to-dny. The {nveati- gotion is to bs mado by tho Committee on Public Buildings: and” Grounds. It np- pears that the Company have transgrossed and Violatad thelr charter limitatious in various .ways, ‘The bulldings which thoey have erociod aro far inforlor to whose thoy promised to con- struct, aud cost only about ono-fourth the sum agreed upon, A part of the sltejgranted them by Congroes for market purpones ouly they have sgreed to give to the oity for ihe losation of % now City Hall for a valuable consideratlon, They have aleo, withous authority of law, se- unds for the annenflon of their business, if the half that s charged can bo suatained, wo aroabont to have anothor slckening rovelation of officinl corrup- tion and ligh-handed opprossion and usirpa- tion, such 88 Lias Leoome 1l too common of late. —_———— THE FINANCES. Speotal Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Wisminarox, D. O, May 4.—The Bonato Finance Commitieo hne thus far dovotod tho grontor part of threo daily seseions to discus- sions on various features of tho financial ques- tion. As yet, tho soveral mombers of the Com- mitteo have touched tho subjeot gingerly, leat some of -tho pent-up displonsure of a fow of thom may find an outlet, the effact of whioh would bo an .acrimonious discussion within the Committeo, resulting in personal ill-feeling and tho widoning of the broach to such au extont o8 to mnke concossions or agreoments on any material queation impoesible, and alo,’ proba- bly, make nccessary tho sppoiniment of a now Committeo, or at lonata fow changos in the composition of the cxisting ono, B DAWES' BILL to authorizo tho {ssuo of Unitod Btatea bouds in oxchango for logal tondor-notes, aud for other purposes, is as follows : Be it enacted, eta., That tho Secrotary of the Troas- ‘ury $s hersby nuthiorizad to {seus in exchonge for legale tender notes of the United Btates, in such form s ho may prescribo, and of denominations of $50, or some ‘multiple of that sum, redeomablo in coln of the preseut standard at the pleasuro of tho United Slates, after 10 yoars from the date of their issue, and hosring futer— ‘eat, payable quarterly, fn such col, at tho rate of 43 per cent; ,per apuum, and tho Beorstary of thw “Iroasury mayd relsauo the United Stales noten no ro- calved, or, f they aro canceled, mny insun novw Uniled Btates notes o the same amount, elthor to purchase or redeem tho publio debt, or to'meet the current py- monta for the publlc service, nad tho said bonds and the interest thereupon shall bo exempt from tho pay- mont of taxes or dutles of tho United BStates, as woll s from taxatlon in any form by or under State, muntetpal, or locel sutliority, aud ths pald bonds shall havo set fortli aud expressed on teir faco thie abovo mpecified conditionw, and shall, with thelr conpons, b made payablo at tie Treasury of tho Uuitod Btaten, Bra, 9, That Bec, 3 of the “act to provide o natlonal, currency secured by o pledge of United Btates bonds, and to provide for tho cironlation and redomption thereof,” bo and tho same 18 horoby amended #0 that the'amonnt. required to e kapton band st all times by every banking association, as therofn provided and specified, should Lo an averago equal to said amount for and durlug any one flscal ear. b4 8ka. 3, That the act entitled ¢ An act to provide a Notional currency sccured byn pledgo of United tutes bonds, and to provide for the ciroulation aud redomption fhereof,” approved June 3, 1804, be and 18 horeby declared to be open and_free for banking, and anyand all persons areat lberty to organize banklug assoclations at such places os tley may fudge propor, in accordauce with the provislonn of auid act Autorsiner soly rolating to Natlonal Danking Asso~ ciations, 8¢0, 4. This sotaball take effect aftor the 1st day of January, 1876, MR. BUTLER'S BILL o to provide for free banking nnd better scourity to depositors, prevent usury, givo elasticity to the ourrenay, preserve its value to the peoplo, and to provent financial panics by loukln[} up curronoy, provides in the firat section for fros banking, limited to $10 per_capits, according to |. the consus of 1870, until =1l the Btates shull bave an equal smount of such circuiation, The socond mcotion directa tho Becrotary to draw in the legnl-tenders “to 26 per cont of the amonnt of the incronso in the National Bank uotes each month, until the outstanding legal- tenders aro roduced to $856,000,000, such notes nat to be again issucd excopt as a resorve to meet any omergoncy of the public service, to be do- clared by the prcclumation of the Prosident. Sec. 3 requires Natiounl Banks to hold the coin rocoived for interest on their bonds de- posited with the Treasuror’ as a portion of their _resorve until the sum oquals tho reserve ro- quired to be held by thoni. Bec. 4 requires the banks to . hold their reserves in their own vauits, and ropeals the law requiring or per mitting the redomption of their notes elsowhero than at their own bank. Bee,. 6 limits the amount of interest charged by National Banks to 7 3-10 per cent per anoum, under penaltios for usury. *Bec, 6 forbids the paymnent of intorest to banks for deposits under the penalty of digcon- tinuance of the banks. Sec. 7 makes it the duty of the Comptroller of the Currency to place » Roceivor in any bank detected in certify- ng checks lgovd whon the drawer has not depos- ited a_sufliclent amount to moot it, and to proceed to wind up tho bank. Socs, 8, 9, and 10 relate to the dostruction of worn and mutilated notes and the issue of new ones in their stead. 8ao. 11 provides that no ?uhlle or privato corpo- ration, other thau a baiking corporation author- ized by law, no firm or individusl, sball make or iggue any note as promiso to pay to be used a8 & cirenlating medium. ‘Tho penalty for ko doing in fine not exceading 1,000, or_imprisoumont not exceeding one_yoar, or hoth, at tho discrotion of the Court. Sec. 12, 1!!, and 14 rovide for the issue of 865 forty-yoar gold Eandl of the denominations of $100 aud upwards, interchangenble for legal tenders at the Troasury and Sub- suries of the United States. Bec. 16 rovides for the issuo of legal-tenders temporari- v upon any gold bonds of tho United States whon presentod for that purposo in sums of $10,000 at the Sub-Treasuries in New York, New Orleans, Ban Francisco, or such other cities ag the Beorotary may diroct, to bo returnod again, less intereat, on presentation of tho same amoun in legal-tonders. Sce. 16 exempts the bonds issued under this act from taxation, eithor Stato, ‘municipal, or loeal. To the Asaoetated Press.\ THE APEROFRIATION LILLS. WasmixaTox, D. C., May 4.—Thoe House Com- mittoe on Approprintions has fually noted on oleven of tho goneral 'urpmprintlnu Dbills, and the romaining one of the scrice—namely, for aundry civil oxponsos—is_now undergoing con= ldoration. Tho Avmy and Nsvy Appropriation Dills hiave posaod both Houses, and hiave been returned to the Committee on Appropriations upon Bonate amondments, The Fortification bilt hue bocome o law, The Legialative, Judicial, and Executive bill hns passed the House, and iy now in the Benate, 'fhie Indian Lill is beforo the House. The Military Academy, Deficiency, Toxt-Ofico, and_Consular and_Diplomatic bills have been roported o tLo Housp, bul remain to Dba acted upon, A Peneion bill, Tiivor and Har- bor bill, and Sundry Civil Expenses bill are yot ’| to ba reported. —r SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. CONFISOATION OF THE BLIDELL PROPERTY. Wasmyazon, D. O., May 4.—The Supremo Conrt to-day deoidoed tho conflscation oase relat- 1ug to the Blidell property and soveral other sim- ilar cages, holding that thoe proceedings in tho District Court,in pursuanco of which tho proper- ty was sold, were regular, and passed a full and indefeasible title to the purchasors, and so, not- withetanding the subsequent repeal of the law undor which the procoedings took place, the do- orea of the Circuit Court, which roversed the de- cres of the District Court, was thoreforo ro- vorsed. Justice Strong delivéred the opinion. Justico Ollitord dlssented. i d TIE 20 PER CENT OABFS were algo decided, the Court holding that tho act Incrensing compensntion in the Civil Borvice applied to all'in that sorvico in tha City of Wash- ington, but not outaido of it who wero employed Ly an officer of the Government authorized (o coutract far thelr aervices and to fix compensa- tlon, One caso, that of & plate-printer in tho Burcau of Engraving and Printing, was hold not to be within the sct, because Lo did pieco- work aud omployed another party te do his work, Ouo cang was also thrown ¢ ‘it baizuke the nm¥ was_omployed in a Governisagt vmotery outslde of the city. Justice Bwayne rond a dis- sontiug opinion, concurred in by the Chief Jus- tico and Justice Davis, holdiug that none of tha parties wore entitled to the extra pay voted, Do cause tho yesr for which it was allowed way nearly exhauatod whon the ach passed, and it ‘was for that renson & gratufty instead of ‘a com- ponsation. ——— NOTES AND NEWS. Spectal Dispatch to I'he Chicago T'ribune. BAILROAD GRANT REVIVED, Wasnixatoy, D. 0., Moy 4.—The Ronate to. day passod a bill to revive and continue cortain grants of land made in Minnesota in aid of the conatruotion of tho Bt. Fanl & Paciflo Itailroad, The extonsion of time for tho complotion of tho road Ia for two yoars, and the bill further pro- .vides tuat tho Stato. of Minncsots muy munox such condltions to the grant of theso landa to tho Tailrond Company na it may doom propor to securs the rights, convenlonco, and intercsts of ity oitizens, with & provislon that . the rights of actual wettlers who bhavo, (8so ¥ifth Suges) ¢ . NUMBER 255. ' FOREIGN, iy rg‘ 3 ; Ein‘openn Politics~ Discunssed ' £ 'in the English Loxds. Jltannia to Play tho . Part of the Peacemaler. The Spanish National Troops Enter Bilbac. The Internationals Agafn Organizing for Work in Paris. GREAT BRITAIN.. Loxnox, May 4.—It is nnnouncod to-day that the relinquishment of lho position of Liberal *whip" by Bir Robort Deel wilt bo only tempo- ATy, ; i % g Tionpox, May 4:—In tho Houso of- Lords-£o- day Lord Rumsoll, in viow of tho ombittered feolings botwoen France and Germany, moved that copies of tho correspondence with those Porwors be called for, and asked what the courso of tho British Government would be in the avout of a rupturo between them. TLord Dorby holioved that tha pence of the immediate futura was gafo, and he trusted in tho influenco of time. England, bo said, would do overything ta mamtaln the peace short of embroiling horsolf in 8 atrugglo in which she js not. nations ally intorested. Bhe would regard abeoluts treatios as open questions, and faithfully adhors to her engagements of late yenrs, Lotd Russell withdrow the motion calling for tho papers iu Orogon boundary sud Foninn' rajd questions,’ He said that the British poople felt that tho honor of England had been touched in the Washington Treaty nogotiations, the national charactorlowered, and the national interests jeop« ardized.” An opinion generally existed in favor of compensation to the Canadian aufferers by tha Fonian raids, tia did not apprehoend a repetition of these ertors, but trustod that Great Brituin would never sesm afraid to risk auything in tha ausortion of Ler just rights. ‘The Consorvative candidnte for Wakefleld, Yorksbire, has been returned to Parliamont. Loxnon, Mny 4.—~Lhe Standard says oditori- ally that Lord Russell's protest auninst the Washington Trenty is welcomo, though tardy. Loxpox, May b.—A groat strike of tho miners in'the Durham coillorios 18 In progress. It it :l:flmgmd that 50,000 mon are out of employment eroby. I'he Daily News, roforring to the Parliamen< tary dobate yestorday, doprecates the reopenin of the Washington Treaty controversy, an pratses Lord Darby’s silonce on the subjeot, el - SPAIN. Mapnip, May 4.—Marshal ‘Sorrano entorod Bilbso on Saturday. Thero is grent rejoicing horo over the deliverance of tho city, On Satur- doy evoning there was goneral illumination. The municipal authoritics have sent congratula~ tory dispatches to_Ssrrano snd Concbo, Addi- tionnl dispatehies from Bilbao state that partics of Carlists are surrendering, in tho hopo of oo amnosty. Tho main body, liowover, is retroat~ ing in disorder in the dircction of the I’rovince of Guipescon. Bilbro iy resuming its wonted appoarance, and trado i8 reviving. Tho obstruc- tions that were placed in the River Nervion, io - provent thio appronch of tho Government war- - vossela, hnve been romoved. Yosterdny, & priest who was lntely discharged from the hiuatic ayylum, where he had boen an inmate, attempted to nssausinate Sonor Piy Margnll, He shot at Margall, aud, missing him, shot muelf fatally. Maprip, May 4.—I'ie main body of Carlists is at Ripall unaor Prince Alphonse. " Don Carlos is st Durango. Marshal Serrano 1 oxpected ot Madtid on Sat- urdsy noxt. _‘The inbabitants of Bilbno wore .without bread during tho last wealk of the slego. The Republican troops have been victorious in sovoral skirmishes in- Andalusin, Valoncis, and .Noyw Caatilo. TS W, FRANCE. NEW York, May4.—A Paria lotter-writer sayss « Evidently diflioulties are fast closing i about ug, aud every day we have some fresh causo for roflecting unon “the iuscBurity of the moment. ‘The #pirit which animsted the Commune is vory far from being orushod. The samo-mon ara once more vrganiziug for anothor attempt; and, just as they'did before, in 1848 and in 1871, Bocioties of workingmon are formed in ench ar- rondisoment nnder the direction of District Com= Committeo. The next atep is to bind mon, by ‘making them solidaires in all dungers aud bonefits, and by tho element of secrocy which in_always attractive to the uneducated. " The mombers of the sooicty who bave work aro privately tnxed, and one-half of the proceeds is added to tho sinking fund reeerved for the war budget. Tho rout goos to aid those who aro out of work and in distross, Just before-the war, mattors had roachiod the stage whoro wo find them to-dny, aud Cronsot was selectod as the best psint for beginning the strikes. The dificulties then kR, mittees, which take their orders fromthe Central ~ caused mnde possiblo the 4th of September. ' This time the strikes are to be oncouraged in Paris._ Cortainly that soptounat must come to an ond one day or other, and the Dbolief that it will not last long gives tho chiofy of tho Inter- national an opportunity for nnvlug that it will bo succeeded by snother Commuue,” ———— FPORTUGAL. LasnoX, May 4,.—Much joy was manifested by the citizens of Lisbon over the entry into Bilbao of the Spapnish Republican troops, Crowds of pooplo, hended by bands of music, paraded tho stroots shouting * Biloro and Liberty.” , — CHINA. BrANamAT, Moy 4.—A uerious riot hay occurred in the French sottloment at this pluce. A mob of Chincse made au attsok upon the resigents of that quarter, and sacked and burned several of their buildings. . Che police fired on tho rioters, killing soveral, The Chineso assign as the rea- son for the attack that the Trench were con- struoting & road whioh intorferod wilk thoir cometory, = N TIJI. Lowpox, May 4.—Intolligonce bas beon ro- caived from Fiji that the King and his people unanimonly favor the coaion of the Islands to Great Britain. —_——— GERMANY, Berry, Mar 4,.—The Czar to-day received vis- its from_Gons. Von Maliks and Alantenffel. Prince Gortschakaft held & conforenco with Prince Dinmarclk, "I'he batrathal of the Ruasian Grand Dulke Via- dimir and the Duchoss Marie, of Mecklenburg, wau promulgaled yostorday. e AT 3 LY. Roxe, May 4,—The Popo held n Consistory yostorany for tho appointment of Binhops. ‘Among the appointmonts wero sovoral to Austra- lian dioceses, and Bishop Crinnon to the Diocesa of Hmmiton, Canada. HAZING. £ighty=one sSux ponded by tho Univeratl e Snectal Dispateh to The Clivago Tribune, Axx Aunon, Mich, May 4~The I'aculty of the Universily, aftera fiva hours’ mooting, this ovening suspended thirty-nine wophonores and forty-two froshmen for the samo offense for which the six mon wero susponded last weol. On aceount of tho limited means und mature ago of okt of the young wen the wnpension con tinues * only uutil Soptember, whon they will bo roveived book on condition of pawsing tho usual exuwinstions, and msgn. ng & writon assuranco that thoy will heronttor sbutain from hmziag aud intorfoy. onco in the governmont of the Univoruity, the prosentation of thoir potition being consfdorad an intorforenca, Tha lightuess of the punish- mont isanproved of by all, although regroty avo oxprossod _that, under the circumstancos, any way considered neaexary, —— ~Tho Hon, Dorion, Minister of Justics in the Dominion Govornmont, has been oleotod Ba- tounier of the Montroal Bar by 60 majority.