Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1874, Page 1

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Tae Natiomat Banks.—The Controller o the Currency has called upon the nations’ Danks for reports exhibiting their condition at the close of business on Friday, May Ist. ‘Tue prt regulating gas-worksin Washingto2 Passed the Senate to day with an unimportant amendment. An abstract of the bill appeared in Tes Stara few aess has been au- thorized by the Joint Committee on the Li- brary to subscribe for at least two papers from each state—one democratic and one repablican —tu be filed in the library for reference. ConrirnMaTion.—The nomination of Samuel 8. Burdette, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of the General Land Office, to take effect June 1, vice Willis Drummond, resigned,was contirmed yesterday. NomINations.—The President sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate to-day: Alon- zo G. Sharp, collector of internal revenue 34 district of Tennessee. Nicholas Fish, of N. Y., Secretary of U.S. Legation at Berlin. Chap- man Coleman, of Md., second secretary of same legation. Tax Howarp Cor ‘The counsel for Gen- eral Howard yesterday summed up the case, reviewing the history and operations of the Freedmen’s bureau, and claiming that his client was not guilty of the irregularities which he is charged. The judge advocate will be heard, when the court will consider the case and submit its findings to the President. Estima Tes. —The Secretary of the Treasury to-day forwarded to Congress estimates of ap- propriations for certain public works required for the ser fthe fiscal year 1875, amount- ing to $689 Of this sum the post office and sub-treasury at Boston gets $352,027; the San Francisco Mint, $153,342. and the cus- tom bouse at Milwaukee, $58,453.17. CHarter Erection tn OALIFORNIA.—Rep- resentative Page received a dispatch this morn- ing stating that at the charter election at Oak- land, Cal., yesterday, the Booth candidates, krown as the “independents” or “Dolly Var- dens,” were beaten by unprecedented major ities. This is the first important election neid iy the state since Booth made his contest ter U. 8. Senator. INVESTIGATION oF THR WASHINGTON Mar- KET House Comrany.—The Senate Commit. tee on Public Buildings and Grounds will begin the investigation of the Washington Market- honse company to-morrow morning. The sea- sions of the committee will be secret, and it ts understood that the investigation will be short asthere are but @ few points upon which the committee desire information. Taw Ivptan ConTRacts.—Bishop Hare. chairman of the committee on alleged frauds in Indian contracts, reports that all contracts have been fulfilled in good faith and with credit to the contractors and benefit to the govern- ment. The Indian Peace Commission have in- formed the House Indian Committee that they were mistaken in their complaints against the Tutertor department for paying bille for sup- Plies. CoLonep MEN IN THE ARMY.—Mr. Sargent introduced in the Senate a bill which repeals | the present law providing for colored regiments, and directs that all branches of the military service shall be opened alike to all American citizens, without regard to race or color. The bill provides that the pamber of colored men in the army shall at no time be less than the pro portion of the colored population to the entire population. Mrvority RePasseNnTaTion IN Uraa.— The House Committee on Territories heard an argument to-day by Prof. J.H. K. Willcox, of New York, in favor of H. It. 1693 to establish minority representation in Utah. At the con clusion of his argument a di-cussion ensued in which it appearcd that the members of the committee admitted the correctness of the principle of minority representation. They took no action, however. How THE APPROPRIATION BILLS STAND.— The House Committee on Appropriations have finally acted on eleven of the general appro- priation bills, and the remaining one of the series, namely, for Cocca civil expenses, is ow under consideration. The fortification bill a bs — Davy appro- priation bills have passed both houses, and have n returned to the Committee on Appropris- tions with the Senate amendments. The lative, judicial, and executive bill has the House is now in the Senate. The | dian bill is mow before the House. The mili- tary, deficiency, post office, consular, and diplomatic bills have been reported to the House, but remain to be acted on. The peu- son, river, and harbor bills, and sundry civil expenses bill are yet to be reported. Tue New Curgency BiLt.—The majority of the Senate Finance Committee have decided upon a new currency bill, which they will report to the Senate. All efforts to reconcile the two elements in the committee fatied, and the J second, redemption of United States notes in five per cent. gold-bear- ing bonds; third, retirement of fitty per cent greenbacks upon the issue of national bank currency. The maximum greenback circula- tion to be $382,000,000; new national bank notes to be iseued to the amount of $16,000,000, pro- vided that for each million of such notes issued there shall be $500,000 of greenbacks retired until the total greenback circulation shall have been reduced to three hundred millions. The committee voted to fix January Ist, 1 as the date at which specie payments should be re- sumed, but did not reach a conclusion as to what system should be employed for that pur- pose, whether of interchangeable bonds. or by means of any of the other plans proposed. Mrsority Report ox Sours CaRotiwa Arrains.—In the House to day Mr. Eldredge, from the minority of the Judiciary Committee, made a report on the condition of affairs in South Carolina dissenting entirely from the conclusions of the majority. The report says it is impossible to turn a deaf ear to the suppli- cating wail of 300,000 oppressed and despolied citizens of that ‘once us and happy state, praying only that inquiry may be made into ‘the extent of their alleged wrongs. The re) Says there is doubtless some difficulty in inting out the precise c! of the constitu- tion authorizi: iment apmnees ae vernment is ly le C & existing and submits condition of things now that we subject our governmental im thet. wa were’ all-powerful to iaasaee men, in that we were all- ‘ul to inauga- establish ‘um now exiet ing there, and the moment it is done we are utterly less to interfere with it at all, ‘or to save the property of the people trom the a sion, Spoilsmen. we ew the minori THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Proceedings of the Joint Congressional Committee. | b. More of the Secret Testimony. On the 29:h of April last the District Invas- ig Committee examiced in secret session Wm. F. Mattingly and Jerome J. Hind. The injunetion of recrecy having been removed we are enabled to present the following abstract of their testimony. ; ‘TasTimEDY OF WM. P. MATTINGLY. Mr. Mattingly on veing sworn, was requested toetete all be knew with reference to A. B. Kirtland, and said that atter the District gov- ernment understuod that the committee bad failed to find Kirtiand in New York, they (the District authorities) made every etfurt to ob- tain bis attendance, and sent a man on to New’ York atter him; the report received from him was that Mr. Kirtland was not in the city; shortly after that Mr. Storrs intormed witness tha: Kirtland was in town; witness had Several interviews with Mr, Storrs at the Ebbitt House im the rotunda, publicly, and he intended that they sheuld be so; Storrs insisting all the time that the man was bere; witness felt exceedingly doubtful upon the subject, and expressea doubts to him; Mr. Storrs finally sent for witness one day, or one evening, and told him very positively again that Mr. Kirtland was bere; witness asked him if he had seen him, and he said no he had | not, but be had an’ appointment to see him on that evening; that he was here ander the name of Binemore, ur Binmore, or some such name as that; witueestoid bim he was very anxious to nd out whether Mr. Kirtland was here or nut; that the District movy; terview; witness was informed that Mr. Storrs had gone to the house of Mr. Wilcox; witness never saw Wilcox to know him; witness after- wards got the number of the house and the lo- cation; it was on 16th street, between I and K or K and L—a brick house; witness saw Mr. Storrs afterwarde and he told witness that he had had an interview with Mr. Binsmore; witness endeavored on that occasion and on several other occasions afterwards to get from Mr. Storrs a statement as to what Mr. Binsmore hed told bim; he was very mysterious about the matter, and witness never could get anything out of Lim at all; that still renderea it doubtful im witness’ mind as to whether Kirtland was here or not; this continued for several days; Mr. Storrs would send for witness almost daily; wit- ncas would see him; he insisted all the time that the man was here, and that he had seen him, and witness, by his manner, more than in words, sigvitied his strong doubts. On Thureday morning this week, befure wit- ness’ examination, word was sent to witness owgecy net and in coutidence that he could ave on interview with Mr. Binsmore at the Eb- bitt house; went to Binsmore’s room, (No. 19,) and spoke to him; Lis appearance currespondet with the description witness had of bim, and witness bad no doubt that he was Mr. Kirt! ; government had been endeavoring to secure his attendance, and were exceedingly anxious that he should testify before the committee, and witness would be glad it he would niake witness a detailed statement of the entire transaction; he was ap- parently in an extreme state of nervous excite- ment; he bad a big scare upon him, and ap peared very much indir posed to talk; he said he bad not decided in hisown mind whether he would testify or not, and that was the reason he had remained here during this time under an assumed pame, and had kept out of sight; that if he did testity he did not want to come before the committee until everybody else had ap- pearec; witness then repeated his request to him; he seemed very reluctant to talk about it, indeed, which rather surprised witness, because he sought the interview; he said that if hecame before the committee he did not want to be dragged there by the sergeant-at-arms, or au officer, but wanted to come voluntarily. ‘The impression produced upon mind of wit- ness was that he,not knowing witness, was fear- fal that witness might disclose his presence here and have him brought up, and in order to get from him what be would state, witness told him that he might rest assured that under the cir- cumstances under which the interview was hed, witness would not avail myself of the op- portucity he had bad to disclose his presence; ani that is the reason why witness did not. They had a conversation then for some time, and ali that witness succeeded in getting out of him was upon a sort of cross-examination and pretty severe pumping. Witness asked him as tw his first connection with the matter with Mr. Chittenden, and Kirtland went on to give a history of the transaction which does not ditfer irem what has aiready been developed before the committee. In this connection witnes< a:ked Kirtland whether be had himself ssen any member of the Board of Public Works. He said he bad not. Witnees asked him whether we Lad ever had any interview with Governor Shepherd. Witness had previously been in- formed by Mr. Shepherd that he did not know Mr. Kirtland, and, to his knowledge, had never seen him. He said the only interview he had had with Mr. Shepherd was after the award had been made, and DeGolyer & McClellan refused to give the notes unless they had a con- tract in writing; they were not satistied with the award, and that he met Mr. Shepherd one day and toid bim that be was anxious—t! Golyer & McClellan were anxious—to ha contract under the award; that Mr. Shepherd told him it did not make any difference; that the award was just as good as id that that was all the conversa- took place between en. Kirtland denied that any member of the Dia- trict government had received any of the notes or any portion of the proceeds, nor did he di vide with Chittenden. Witness asked Kirtland what disposition he had made of the cash; he did not seem disposed to talk about that matter; it seemed to be a tender point with him. Wit- pressed it — him in every conceivable ay. Witness asked him whether any member of the Board of Public Works, to his knowledge, had received any portion of it; he said they nad not; that no person connected with the ‘d and no person in this city had received any por- tion of it. Witness told him he did not see any objection to his stating who had received it; he id he ceuld not tell, that he had used it for his private purposes. Finally Kirtland said he had ven some of the money to William Colvin rown. Witness told Kirtland in the com- mencement of the interview that he had placed him (witness) in @ very embarrassing position; that the District authorities had becn endeay- Oring to secure his attendance; that he (Kirt- land) had information of their endeavoring to get him in New York; that witness was very apxious Lo have him testify, and saw no objec- tion to his testifying. He was undetermined as ‘o whether he would testify or not; he said he would consider the matter, and if he concluded to testify he would come voluntarily before the committee and would do eo. Tt to questions witness stated that told him Mr. Moore received no por- tion of the money; that he, Moore, had declined accepting any of it; thathe had promised to give him a jon of either the notes or the roceeds of tes; witness forget which; that e had offered it tobim and thathe had de- clined to accept it. On the evening of the day witness saw Kirtland he, witness, told Cov. Sbepherd of his interview, and the Governor said he was in Me Kirtland would testify; and witness told Billy Moore when Kirtl: wanted to see him that he was anxious that he should testify. On the evening of the 28th inst. witness and Gov. Shepherd walkedaiown avenue from the Capitol to the store of Shepherd & Bros., and Mr. Moore told them, he, Moore, had been summoned . tay i é i A g i § 3 i F i : £0 low that no first-class manufactory conld live | anc keep its doors open. He considered the ar- Fengement made to obtain pipe from bim by the ard ® shrewd busivess operation; that they j Dought their goo’s lower in the pipe line than anyhody else could have bougut, or will again be able to buy for along time, until wages and coal came down. MR. LEWIS CLEPHAN® RECALLED, Mr. Lewis Clephane was recalled, and pro- euced the ledger, the record-book and the stock book of the Metropolis Paving company; witness stated that the articles of incorporation were signed by Lewis Clephane, Richard B. Mobun, John L. Kidwell, Moses Kelly, William S. Huntington, Samuel G. Young, Hallet Kil- bourn, A. jomons and Addison M. Smith. Mr. Wilson read the following from an ac- countof a meeting of the company, October 14, 1870: “Mr. Kilbourn stated that fifteen in- terests were represented in the company, of which number twelve only were at. present Vailable for assessment, and moved that each interest, for the purpose of assessment, be fixed At $10,000, aud that an assessment of 20 per cenc. be mace on such stock, 19 per cent. to be paid on Tuesday next, the 18th inst., and the balance upon call of the president; adopted.” A. Yes, sir; there are twelve of us, { think, and we divi- ded one hundred shares to’ each of the original corporators. Q. There were fifteen interests, according to this, who in your judgment were available for assessment? A. Yes, sir. . And for purposes of the assessment each incerest was fixed at £10,000? A. Yes, sir, Q. Now, was that 20 per cent. paid? sir, subsequently—10 per cent. was paid. nD And afterward 10 per cent. more? A. Yes, r. sir. Q. That would not make $40,000, as you said the other day, but $20,000. A. J said 20 per cent. of the entire stock. It was all paid atterwards. You see the stock was not delivered at that time. a) >» whole capital stock was £200,000? A. es, sir. Q: And that was divided into shares of $100 each? A. Yes, sir. Q. Was there any other assessment upon the capital stock than that 20 per cent’? A. No, Q. Then the whole amount that was paid in ‘Was £20,000—the paid-up capital was §20,0007 A. No, sir; 20 per cent. on the entire capital; there was k distributed about that time; the whole stock was distributed, and 20 per cent. called in on it, which made the $40,000 on the $200,000. @. When was that don The witness. Tne 20 per cent. do you mean? Q. No; 1am speaking about the time the other stock was distributed. A.1 think you will find it in the records three , somewhere. i a: Iwill read from the record of January 9, S71: «On motion, it was ordered that the follow- ing amounts of stock be distributed among the following parties, namely: “C. ©. Chaffee, 100 shares; R. M. Hall, 25 shares; T. L. Tullock, 25 shares; W. J. Mur- tagh, 25 shares; C. S. Noyes, 25 shares, S. H. Kautiman, 26 shares; L. Clepbane, trastee, 25 shares; L. Clephane, trustee, 50 shares; L. Cle- phate, trustee, 100 shares; L. Clephane, tras. tee, 100 shares; leaving # balance uudisnibuted of :00 shares.” Q. Did that distribute the whole of that 200,000 of stock’ A. Yes, sir. Q. Were these parties a:sessed on this stock? A. Yes, sir. Q. What amount? A. Twenty per cent. of the stock. Q. I will read again: On motion, it was ordered that the assess- ment of twenty per cent,on the stock hereto- fore made be extended to cover all the stock of the company, and that the balance of the stock unappropriated be distributed among the origi- ual twelve stockholders.”” What stock was that—that three handred shares? A. These twenty-tive additional shares, and distributed to each of the original twelve shareholders, Q. I will read again: “Mr. Huntingdon moved that as soon a» the condition of the finances justitied, the president be authorized to deciare a dividend of twenty per cent., payable in scrip, or otherwise, at the ditcretion of the president. Adopted. ‘On motion, the mecting adjourned,” Was there ever more thau twenty por cent. paid on this stock? A. No, sir. Q. Was that twenty per cent. paid in cash, or was it paid in scrip dividends of twenty per ceni? A. It was paid first in cash, but did not remain long, because we e0on declared a divi derd after we got through with the work on Pennsylvapia avenue. It was svon paid back. Q. Were you then at workon Pennsyivauia avenue? The Witness: What is the date? Q. This is the 9th of January, 1871? A. No. sit; we had gottes through at Cuat time; tiuished up. %. If you bad gotten through atthat time, what was the occa-ion for levying a 20 per cent. dividend on this stock? 'ehad completed the work but had not received the pay. Q. What was the occasion for callingin the 26 per cent., requiring the parties to pay in 20 per cent.,in money? A. Simply to distribute the stock to the parties in interest and make it stand on the same footing. The original twelve bad paid itand we thought the others should pay also. And, in fact, we needed some money — time to help usto meet our engage- ments. Q. And then you made a dividend of 20 per cent? A. Yes, sir; which brought that all up— which wiped that all oat—; back all that was paid in. Q. I see that there was two hundred and se: “~ ive shares distributed to you as traztee’ A . Yes, sir. Q. For whom did you hold those shares? A. 1 hold them in trast for the company—certain parties. They left it optional with me to dis- pose of that stock, ana they made it to mein order to wind up tre whole concern, and made it to me as trustee, and left it optional with me to dispose of it. Q. Did you ever pay 20 per cent. on this trus- tees stock’ A. Yes, sir; it is all paid up. Q. Was that paid with your money, or money outor the company? A. It was paid up with money out of the company. D. Company's stock? A. Yes, sir; and paid back when the parties got the stock. Q. Did you transfer it to parties, and then did thoee parties pay in their 20 per cent? A. No, sir; 1 held that stock a long while befere I gave itout. Q. Who did you give it out —-? A. Well, I think there was ey yn toa man by the name of Spicer, and, I think, Mr. Evans got tome of it—John 0. Evans. I can tell you by looking at the stock book. Q. Here are 100 shares. This was transferred May 3, 1873, to Samuel Emery. Where will & find Samuel Emery’s account? A. In the er. By Mr. Jewott:—Q. What was the par value of the stock? A. Que hundred dollars a share. ay Emery ever pay for that stock? A. Yes, sir; he paid the 2) per cent. Fou will find it'im my name and then trans- ferred. ‘Witness was examined in reference to Samuél Emery’s stock (100 shares) and said he got 25 per cént. of the profits. Q. When you transferred this stock te Mr. Emery you, as trustee of the company, had re- ceived trom the company in dividends the full amount which you had paid on account of the stock as such trustee? A. Byassessment. You will find that the stock account was all balanced up long before that by the dividends paying for it—20 per cent. cn each share of the stock, and I held, of course, that dividend on that stock asked:—Q. Did loan I think these are all. twenty-five shares are all. The other I have. The ore hundred sharrs I hold. Q. Do you hold that for the benefit of the ccmpany? A. For the benefit of the company It has never been <1 of. 3 id it for the benefit of any tndi- ‘A. No, sir; l calculate to fe that give Mr. Evans shares of ht he wasa good man to h By Mr. Stewart:_Q. Did he come in before oe 7 was carned; did he advance it? A ‘0, sir. By Mr. Jewett:—Q. If he psid the 2 per cont of 2& 53 you paid it back to him again? A. I hold 20 per cent; there was nothing paid on it at all, ont. the whole stock was wi :—Q. It says, “leaving balanc: undistrit uted of 300 shares,” what becam> o' that? A. That was dist/ibuted among the twelve original stockholders; it a/l shows hore yz; Without any consideration whatever? A es, sir. Q. How much stock did Mr. Murtagh have’ A. Twenty-five shares. y more than that, fA. No, sir. A. The Q. Did he ever have either directly or indirect!; Q. What did his stock cost him? same; 20 per cent. Q. ‘Was the result of his operation exactly the enme as these other gentlemen? A. No, sir; he was one of the origiual stockholders at the time of that distribution. . Has he transferred his stock? A. Yes, sir. To whom? A. To the First National Bavk, I think. It bas never been transferred ou our books, however. I paid Mr. Swain, = of the First National Bank, the divi- lend. 5 Q. How much stock did Mr. Noyes have? A. ‘Twenty-five shares. Q. Is that all he ever had? A. Yes, sir, Q: His was theeame? A. Yes, sir. A. I think he Q. Does Mr. Noyes own his? does. I do not know of any transier. Q. Do = know whether Mr. Emery held his stock on his own account, or somebody else’s? A. On bis own. Q. You knew a in the transaction ? A. No, sir. The way Mr. Emery came to get thie, he claimed to be originally in the Ballard interest. There was a considerable fight as to whether we should let him re it all. Mr oie | claimed that he was entitled, from the fact of being connected, or having an interest in the Ballard company. We declined to let him have it when we first organized. Q. Was there any 20 per cent. paid him on these 300 shares? A. No, sir; that was paid out. I will stato that in that matter that we twelve bad to carry the whole machinery on pretty much, and they raised the money on it, and we ade an asse:sment on them, and considered it <0 percent. We made @ loan merely fur the com Q. So that that 300 shares, with the profits of it, were distributed to the original twelve stock- holders. without any consideration being paid by them? A. Without any additional consider- ation. Q. What was the real reason for winding up this company? A. Well, the real reason was that we did not think that Mr. Shepherd was favering us atall. He felt, I think, a delicacy about favoring us because of our combination Q. You Ladn’t lost much? A. No, sir; there were 80 many in it that when we divided it up we didn’t consider that it was paying us, and that we could do better—we who were active in the corcern and running the whole, machine. We thought we could do better for ourselves. Witness was asked if there was not some money which he had not distributed, aud said yes, and that he had it. @. Have you had it in your possession all the while? A. Yes, sir; not money, however, bat certificates. Q. Have you loaned any of it to anybody? A, No, tir. Q. Never? A. No, sir. By Mr. Base:—Q. Can yon teil by this book what the gross amount of your contracts were with the board? A. Yes, sir. Q. How much were they? By Mr. Wilson:—v. In that connection I de- sire to ask you another question; I see by the record that‘all contracts are to be’ made by the president in the name of the company. Was thatdone? A. I think not; I made them indi- vidualiy— most of them. Q. What is the reason of that when your rec- orcs require that you shouid do so? A. Ido not know of any particular reason; I had to furnish the bond, &c.; I do not know that I had any particular reason for doing it. . Was your company assenting to the taking of contracts in that form? A. Yes, sir; they hae no objection to my doing it. By Mr. Bass:—-Q. As appears by this state ment the gross amount of your paving coutract- done in t) city was $595,50593. That s cor- rect? A. Yes, sir. Q. The profits of your company were $90,000? A. Yee, sir; making about 17% per cent. on the entire work done by the company in Wash- ington city. y Mr. Mattingly:—Q. How much of that was done under the Board of Public Works? A. Only £330,000 of that was done under the Board of Public Works; the other was done un- der the commission appointed for the paving of Pennsylvania avenue and M street; we ved asl stated the other day, for Pennsylvania venue, 83.95 and $3.75, and for M street $3.10, which is a much higher rate than was paid b: the I have shown our profits to be mu: greater upon what we did before the board came into existence than afterward; it appears in the testimony how much I have done for the Board of Public Works; it does not ap; in = testimony what I did previously that me. BY Mr. Merrick: Q. Does that represent your individal contracts or the aggregate? A. rh. Q. How much was the company’s contract? A. The company’s contracts, I stated, und the Board of Public Works, was $195,000, and these to be added to it. By the Chairman:—Q. What I want to get at is the amount of work done for the benefit of this Metropolis Paving company, upon which this profit of $80,000 was made? A. I will state that this is how it stands: The amount of work done by us on Pennsylvania avenue and M street amounted to $264,851. Mr. Base:—Q. That was not for the Board of Public Works? A. No. sir; we did for th Board of Public Works $195,532, making an ag- gregate of #400,353, which is about iii per cent. ; rofit. By Mr. Wilsov:—Q. What are your own indi- vidual contracts? A. My own individual con- tracts amount to about $135,000. Q. Now, 1 understood you to say, day before sterday, when you were on the stand, that jov. Shepherd had stock in this? A. No, sir, I did not. I there was a Mr. Young inter- we Mr. Young’s stock for his in- Q. For whose interest? A. For Mr. Shep: herd’s interest in the Stowe patent. I made a mistake in stating that was in hg 3 stated that was transferred—Mr. me the original book, transfer was made in February, 1871. By Mr. Wilson:—Q. You sold the stock to Baldwin, then, for Mr. Young. A. Yes, sir. Q. Has Baldwin ever paid for it? A. Yes, sir. @. What did be pay? A. He paid Mr. Young #2, for it. ads For how many shares? A. One hundred ares. Q. Did Mr. Baldwin get any dividends on that stock? A. He did. 1 October, 1872. ‘Near the conclusion of his ing Company? ‘A. No, str. Paving , str. OE sy oe eo trhis, thes, ou at nothing?” A. At - i 3 g C3 9 i I ft Ff uh i 8 i i F Fi ; HE f ; I think fity shares and | ‘To-day's Session. The committee was called to order this mo:e- ing at half past ten o'clock. ‘THE THIRTY-SIX INCH WATER MA AB. Etliott, sworn:—State what you Know about the 96-in’h water main. A. In isTl was Chiet Engineer of Washington Aqde- duct. In that year was associated with Gov. Cooke to lay a 36 inch water main from the Teservoir to New Jersey avenue. man of the business was done by me; Gov. Cooke acted in an advisory capacity; the lowest bid was by a firm ramed Ward In Philadel- phia; the second lowest bid was Evans, iv was thrown out on account of it not being signed; the third lowest bid was by Storr & Co., of Philadelphia. [An abstract of the bids were put in evidence The original bid of Thomas Evans was protucat showing that it was not signed, but the bond attached was daly executed.) Thé bids were referred to the engineer in chief; he referred them to the Attorney General as to whether I could consider the lowest bid upon which there were erasures, which mate it dificult to understand. He reported against it and I re-advertised for bids for the work. Wood & Co., who were the iowest bidders, bid the second time—the difference between their first and second bid was about $50,000; under the second advertisement Jesse W. Starr & Sons, of Camden, New Jersey, wore the lowest bidders and the contract was let to them; Starrs’ second did was higher by $60,000) than Wood's first bid The opicion of the Attorney General, which Prevented me from accepting the first bid of cod & Co., cost the District government about sixty thousand dollars. Gor. Cooke was associated with me as the financial agent of the District ef Columbia, not by the act of Congress requiring the work to be done. I have no doubt Mr. Evans’ bid was made in good faith, but it not being signed it was thrown out. This made the contest between Wood Attorne! eral; between the time of the first Dida for Sp werk aad the sncend time, the price of iron advanced. By Mr. Christy:_Evans bid was never sub- mitted to the a ‘ney of the District, it never having been signed; my attention was called to the bond of Evans; Wood & Co.'s bid also had bonds in perfect shape. Q. Are you not aware of the fact that Evans appeared before you and Goy. Cooke and of- fered to sign this bid. A. I am not; I have not the slightest idea that he ever did. By Mr. Stanton:—There never was any ring as far as I know in connection with the Totting of the contract; never spoke to any body on the subject but Gov. Cook >, the bidders, and Attor- ney General Akerman. THE COST OF PIPE LAYING. J. C. Lay recalied:—(Q. Mr. Thomas Evans in bis testimony fiom what he collated, says the | beard bought charged it to the covtractor at 53 cents; explain that tothe committee. A. We had a regular list of prices; the price was charged the street at 88 cents, bat the contractor was charged only the cost 65 cents; the charge of eighty-eight ecnts to the street inclnded the laying; we al- lowed the contractor 23 cents for laying the pipe; the street was charged, of course, tor tha pipe and the cost of laying it. MR. ORRTLEY RECALLED. B. Oertley recatled:—A carefal remeasare ment of Government work was the basis; | am somewhat irritated to-day; the New York Sau says yesterday I make an ass of myself. r. Jewett:—You will have an opportunity to reconttruct yourseif. Witness resuming: — Thi measurements charged against the Government were approxi- mated at an average price; final measure- ment was made, which showed that the Govr- ernment did rot pay as mach as the work cost the board; [ did not go out and measare with a chain in making the echedule I submitted the other day; I took final vouchers and the map; the voucher is based on measurements; the mearurements are first made by Mr. Bodfish, and then Mr. Barney; I did not myseif apply the chain; the proper imstruments were used, on which the voucher was based; [ made my statement upon the vouchers, which were made up from actual measurements. Mr. Oertley was sent for vouchers referred to in # statement submitted by him to the com- mittee previously. He returned with some of ord vouchers, which were iuspected by the com mittee. Q. By whom were most of the remeamnre- ments made? A. By Mr. Bodfish, and then Mr. Barney went over them very carefully. The vouchers showed that all contained the certificates of ove of the engineers that actual measurement had been made. Witness my fp In waking my schedule for the committee I got my data trom the map, and the voucher to get the cost per foot; the map I know is correct. ‘Witness explained the vouchers at length. He said the map of sewers was made after the work was done; witness had never known any bid« against the government for the Tibor creek sewer, or Sli run sewer at $1.70 per foot. In making up bis average price of sewers witness excepted the B street inte: ‘cepting sewer, the Tiber and Slash run sewers’ Q. Don't ay know there are two sewer mape, one of which is correct and the other is not? A. With regard to sewers. Q. Yes, sir. Don’t you know there was a map brought bere Yesterday which was a right map and waseent away? A. I was only here a little while yesterday. Of course there are a number of incorrect maps. The one | used to the best of my knowledge was a correct one. Mr. Mattingly.—There was a map brought to me yesterday which [ sent back, because it was not the map I sent for; it was not a sewer map. Q. Did you help to New Hampshire avenue with Mr. not present at the last three or four measurements; | went over it with Col. Samo about ten days ago; he war making figures; he convinced me he was right; in the beginning I thought he was wrong; measured the depth of the excavation and arrived as closely to the fill as he could; he had to come to me to get the fill from personal knowledge, because the profile was wrong; [ was familiar with the locality, and on account of the familiarity I gave him my views. Ata quarter of one o'clock, the committee adjourned until 2 p. m. AFTER RECESS. The committee reassembied at a quarter be- fore three o’clock and proceeded to examine General Francis P. Blair with reference to the desirability ot the improvement of the Seventh street road. ne Mors Inpians Comtnc.—A dispatch from Bismarck says Major Sperry, Indian agent at Fort Bertboid has arrived there with a delega- tion of Arickaree and Mand: iy ¢ Indian territory to examine that country with a view to removethere. After visiting the Indian country they will go to Washington. Tue Eastern BRawcu Batper.—This morn- ing, Mr. Chipman reported from the District Committee the bill to aid in the construction of bridge across the Eastern branch, with an accompanying report, as tollows :—‘The Com- mittee on the District bia rt back it of Col repot House bill 3,082, with accompanying Your committee recommend that the be referred to the Committee on A: q sewer pipe at 63 cents and | Fenton of citizens of New Vork, Albany, . 5 other cities engaged in the ot west to east, asking that those the Peabody sebool at St. Angustine, Florida. Referred to Committee on Public Bult arc Grounds. Mr. Boreman gave notice of his intention to call up the bill to establish the territory of Pembina. to proceed tive on Pub ing the gas works in the District ot Cotam bia. Mr. Logan, trom the amittes on Military Affairs, reported House ing $250 for the employ mento” tempurary clerical force in the War attv copy tue Hurtt reo- p the bill restoring to the Tolls the natu’ » of those stricken there- from on account of disloyalty. Mr. Pratt read astatement of the operations of the pension laws. The present bili, be eatd, had peen agreed to by a mejority of the committee. He was op- posed to some of ite provisions, Mr. Conkling called up bill to grant an Amer- ican register to the steamer Suffolk and change her name to Profesot Morse. a Mr. Wright called up House bill to factlitate the exportation of distitied «pirits, and amenda- tory of acts tn relation thereto. "The amendeeenes reported by the Finance Committee were to, and the bill then passed. [It provides that when @ new bond is FIvER at the port of ex; jon the original md executed at the distillery can be can- celed. It also suthorizes spirit consi, to one port to be shipped to any other port Mr. Morrill ‘haps it would be more convenient for the Senate to consider the bill to regulate the gas works of the District of Oo- lumbia at this time, and he therefore called it up. Mr. Morrill made several verbal and other amendments. ‘The bill was passed. (It fixes th ny for iluminating gas at the uniform rate of $2.50 per thousand feet Notice was given that the Geneva award bill would be called up to-morrow. The Senate then, after an executive session, adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Mr. Gartield (Chto) presented a letter from the Sec. retary of the Treasury in relation to estumates for public buildings, which was ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Ap. propriations, Mr. Dawes (Mass.) asked that by unanimous consent the bour of meeting be fixed at 11 . daily, and objection being made, gave no’ that be would day by day move, about the usual time of adjournment, to take @ recess wutil 11 (IL) gave notice that on Monday next he would move a suspension of the rales to fix the bovr of mecting at 11a. m Mr. E. R. Hoar, (Mars.) from the Committee on the Revision of the Laws, reporte 1 in relation to the circult courts of Al Passed Mr. Hawley, (Ill.) from the Committee on Military Aflaire, reported Senate bill for the relief Of the setilers on the Fort Raadail mili- ion in Dakota. Passed. . Banning (Ohio) trom the Com mittee on Foreign A tlaire, reported a bill to amend sec. 19 of the act of Augast 15, ISS6, to reguinte the Diplomatic and Consular Service of the United States. Passed. Mr. Young (Ga.), from the Committee on Mil- itary Affairs, reported a bill for the eettlement of the accounts of Capt. A. B. Dyer. Passed. Mr. Eldredge (Wis.) presented a minority re- port on the memorial of the South Carolina tax payers; which was ordered to be printed and re- committed. Objection having been withdrawn, Mr. Dawes again renewed bie proposition that the House hereafter meet at 11 o'clock a. m., and it was agreed to. The Speaker laid before the House a number of executive communications, among them @ letter from the Secretary of ‘easary in re- lation to the duties on fruit which have been refunded. Also, a from the Sto: claims for Indi Mr. Kelley (Pa.) asked and obtained unani mous consent for an evening session to-night for Cepate only,on the Centennial pill, with the uncerstanding tlat Mr. Hawley (Conn) will close general debate in the first hour w- morrow mrning. Mr. Kichmond (Ps.), from the Committee on Indian Afiairs, reported @ bill to provide for the removal of certain Indians from the state of Wiscon:in. Ordered printed and recommitted. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Centenntal bill Mr. Cobb (Kan.) was ized and against the bill. He esid It was o thankless lark to oppore a depletion of the treasury, es- peciaily when cheperoned by such eloquent members and supported by such a lobby. He referred to the action of Ci heretofore, and eaid that if this bill passed “punic fatth” iy wou! to give way to “legislative ledges.” He said the west would not con- sent and the ie would not consent, in the present dep! condition of the country, and wi ‘not the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Hale) of 10,000,000 would pay the expenses of the exposition. TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR, Notes. OER. SICKLas. Lospox, May 6.—General Sickles was pre- sented to the (/ueen just previous to his depar- ture for the United States. A POLITICAL ROONOMIET DEAD. Panis, May 6.—Cbaries Jean Lucus, the French political economist, is dead. ‘THE CARLIST WAX IF 8) Mapeip, May 6.—It is asserted General Elio has arrested four Carlist brigadiers for treason. It is also said Don Carlos will shortly issue & Dew prociamation to his troops. Gon. Maurice Concha bar been appointed general- tn-ebief of the republican pubes the worth. During the bombardment of Bil! by the Car. lists one hundred and fitty citizens were killed and wounded by shells which fell in city. THE AMERICAN EXPLOREES IN THE HOLY LAND. Lorpon, May 6.—The Americsn-Oriental pograpbical Corps, vow in the Holy Land. reached Jerusalem, after making cesstul ex in Sinai. They re 5 ory that they were detained by a heavy snow storm two days near Mount Sinai. The expedition will leave soon for Bashan and Moab. LaBOR STRIKES. Lorpox, May 6. —Strikes of miners, in addi- tion to those re , are announced. Tne prices of coal and iron have advanced in con- eequence of the strikes. | i Cuicaco, May the State Farmer's tie pois was held at Bloomington yesterday, 52 out of 102 counties ip the state being 5