The daily union., 1852-12-31

main in Office. although they offered him some "a 900 10
come back again He would not do il, but went OF. la
king with hi the patterns which had been prepared for
me purpose Oh enabling the 10 with their work
ne consequence Was that the government obliged,
al very great expense TO hire another superintendent
who had 10 go there and go the work again and,
according 10 the evidence Il took him three months
70 lerausbt the building and make the necessary patterns
DO not know enough OF this matter OF building to
dersland why was necessary that this should be done
But arts.s have testified that il necessary TO make
new dIaught OF the building before they could with
their work The old draugh and patterns having been
taken away, they were obliged to wait from time 10 time
unlii The government was able set them work The
testimony shows that IN the time there prof
liable work Tor them 10 do. That is the testimony. do
not know whether q s true or not know That II Is
50 stated IN the depositions taken, and there is
cpnnier Testimony am bound 10 rely upon that ju
dcially iae in The absence of all evidence 10 the con-
trary cannot go against this claim upon bare susp-
cion Where the testimony is fairly takenr-and taken,
TOO, upon cross-examinauon, and with opportunity
upon both sides o being heard know OF why
should reject unless Inconsistency be shown
ID this case 10 not Enos ~ bow aay saaa xssns
this claim can come TO any other conclusion than that
to which the majority OF the committee AS Otter
the same conclusion. Il will be found that there are
two reports OF the Solicitor of the Treasury 10 favor of
these claimants There is report OF committee OF the
House Of Representatives, upon the same evidence the
effect. And do not think that there is any good
reason why should postpone this bill and delay the
claimants any longer from receiving what is due 10 them
yield to the justice of their claim. and may well
do i now as 10 wait for time and then be obliged 10
do it. 4 a4 5s
MIR. UNDERWOOD. I have very hastily collected
some OF the information since spoke before, and which
then thought had recollection Of | will now state
the so Of the have the before
stone was TO commence on the 18th OF September, 1894
and hall OF II was to be delivered by the l0h Of the fol-
cred and the contract completed on or before ,he I5,t
OF June. 1885. These are the dates. The contract
amounted TO some $67 900. In 1895 Mr.. Whiuesey
made report against this claim. The claim was ther
based upon the nsuRcency OF The compensation for III,
work done. In 1912 Mr.. Cowan made another repor
against it, After that these gentlemen came forward
changing their ground and in that petition here IS wha
they say:
referred wholly attributable default upon rhe
part but is chiefly aeeabie upon the supe rinendcn
Mr. Thomson, in his neklecting furnish them with The
working plans and necessary drawings 70 enable them
superintendent in May, 1885.
They do not speak as to what lime in May, 1885, he
did resign Ii II was the last OF May, then, as have
stated before, It was only two weeks from the lime
when they deliver the whole Of this stone and
complete the And talk of their losing $50 600
or $4,000 OF work in two weeks lime out oi all ques
tom thus showing according 10 their own statements that
this ground Tor their claim aeTthought and that
could not possibly have occurred the nature of their
case that they could have suffered TO that extent from
the want oi patterns for two weeks even month.
And there pretence that this man failed 10 furnish
them with anything until he got into officially with the
government and resigned That is their statement If
any injury resulted them, in consequence OF their
iaehes and neglect ..s.f....- -t..',1 ef.5st
AS the charm an of the Committee of Claims INr
BRoDHEADl asked to examine all these papers, and
have not had time to lock into tenth par Of them,
cannot give definite statement OF the this
time. And allow say that IL does that claim
ants before The Committee of Claims try TO smother mp
the proof by The voluminous nature OF the documents
that they furnish, and which have nothing upon Coos
earth TO do with the And the chairman and
the members OF that committee must, | have
done myself IN many cases, labor on the and
examine the documents for whole day sometimes
before they reach anything that hears upon the
case at all, being obliged 10 throw aside. after they
have examined H. whatever irrelevant matter there may
be which has nothing at all 10 do with the case Just
look al that land the honorable held up bic
hands full OF documents There is enough here for al
most months investigation in order TO gel at the merits
Of this case.
have Just shown you that, according to their own
statement, this Mr. Thomson, upon whose default they
now base the whole OF their large claim upon the govern
eminent, did resign till May 1885, while according
TO the contract the whole OF this be fur
nshed by the 18th of the June following Il cannot be,
as the chairman o the committee Mr. BRopHEADl says,
that their horses and and idle in New
York city for month Such idea is out OF the ques
ton.
The question being then taken upon posponng the
further consideration of the bill until Tomorrow it was
agreed 10
tTo ne Continued