The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-30

THIS pe~sr ~ svb.esue.sx ssumsd bv the Csss
s"sId whHh had ~er to make sllovsocss Ia oArsou
rsvs pric-s 10 uAny cases vhea Ne Board refu Il
's.s skprs pa the contractors soaN appeal 70 tos
oe,vee sons t~eoty per cent additional by AH Of tue
IRE sx Governor looked rsusrEsbly we'll bead erect.
ana polite ss usuAl and gave hts tea, enooy IN
ct-,u ct and audible OF voice III, apps. youog
ana ,c'iv. enough set to tine p.tS Of tho
M Cbsnellu osIied job. Wight wSo 20. s.4 ta.t
D" vss Comptroller. DuripG the early part sf 1885, Ne
bin. in the supe, c sSr rs siiiss eTsss.s .a% W
given 10 all the COnmisonsrs witness roussd ts give
onv on the 'Iea ury oecs~e cert., SUN wss dsed
ss Fe1aTy aeo the ns ztuu0n did gserausss apy
fus thor psy Neither pre.eLd wtteu 0ua OF
JUDGES AAs.i- and Wright aro Of Aora,y Gsssra Csat
'uch purpose winess tpen rsid soaount though ~
aoo psIisd biz asatt upon the treasury % ms wrttsa
pronts seainet the juttios OF the paw mont
kict ard Kso-l,oc exsmiued TIs oauYA have fur
.ishsd the ser for the West Troy dock for twelve DOL
las sDo . half per shousabd
I'M SshefDef horn cAiirc-N0 Response
hr Porter counsel or maoagsrs here s,ets& that the
pot. .ou'tsr hso q " to- wtnesses ss. aad
would prosab, be abo to close the Of ts psos
ths sftss boon th,s was received vita
nsg ceanrnsso-s oy several Daonassrs Of the court
After dinner Mr. Lrcrnis called
Neison Beach, who tcsriaed that white Canal Co-u-
issoLer the werk WIS less than 1t has been since HIS
neti6ed II times and places he inteadod
to visit sepersliy cpoe in thirty days
Mr. Loonis called Nathaniel Jones, ono Of the nom
Mr. oses asked to be sxcused from app.srisg aA Wit
ness IT, 10 we'll known that he was me s,ber of tho
cios committee Of the Leaf which exaaiued toe
accounts OF the ata officers, upon whicn
obssgss against Mir Mataer bssed therefore fs
q eai'cnar oehcacy IA appealing q SItAess duritg
this nv Sgsti,n.
Mr.. I|.onis-- Then I waive the ex. uinatiou
hr Pctter then produced the bODks of q for Super
ipfsrdsbt sho sng the paid by him for iumoor
vsrinus times
Nr Pecknan objected to the testimony on sccosnt OF
it- vsRIepess atd intasgioity. The Ersicio. OF in
Iesct Denf 30 D"t eoify any charge o. vbe nsturs
he.ss Introduced nor the oifecoe specifically stated
Mr. Hastings Con ended that 1t p-0pa. TO tAtx0-
duce the te-Srpoxy Oroboxa tDg csrtain dooamen
tsiy ev'tencs hefctc'ore iotr ducsd
Jucee Dest0 submitted a that no testimony is
relevant In references 10 tho purchase Of Lumber NJ
tassgAnt prices EXCEPT 20 tho Of lumser for
TIC cockiDg West Troy. Uvon txkipg the question
ths Wa decided ,c the sfr0at ayes 49, ba9-T So
tbe D. cks IN relation to purchases tho thtri section
~ere wittdrAsa.
Mr. Reynolds then suggested whether all evidence
hsrrtosose gron in references TO lumber 0ae that
PuScha I'D for the Troy Dock. should be stricken
out--ADd submitted that questioo to the oours
Mr. Porter sad that It would be difficult to separate
tho 'ertimoby In the prsseut state Of the case
Mr. Ray nntaa waived the motion
MIR CnamplBin 'han offered testlu my certain
vouchers up ~h;cn Mn.her had received some ywo
bur rds0o collars for travelling expenses.
Mr. Peckham objected to tho introduction Of this tes-
tmoDy
Mr. Iocus conerted that Mathor received eight hun
dred cellars for travelling fees, which had bean
performed.
The question was taken upon the Introduction Of
The vouchers ard decided IN the alternative, % to4
Thus IL proved ,het Mather thousand
dollars being two hundred than charged in the
oc'e.
John Van Deuask suorn-Has been contractor on the
public worke kno~s the West Troy he proposed "
furD lumber Tor tho Cock at dollars per taseand
Adjourned