The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-02

man the present superntendeut The.e is nearly City
cent difference in favor OF the prices THIS il u
ses'mony Dir ro~ers, chief la the office Mr. era
ham essles that he would have Of the york
twenty I'VE per ceLt or fourth Or she price paid
Mr. Seaman and reduc,un nearly great this has
tualIy been made in the OF the work done the
coast survey Report OF 1891 The charts done under con-
tract with Mr. Seaman report Tor 1865 sl57 30
each, while the same kud Of charts somewhat larger "a
their average sze for the report 1851 contractor
for and have been done under Mr. Bowman for $40 81
zach.
One two photographers say that the prices about
the same that they from publishers; bat ap-
peare that these parties did object to oaniDg money
TO the late Superintendent, which loans they have NOT re
quesed bin TO return BY reference ~ tho testimony OF
Mess's Roberts tche 1t will be seen that they agreed
70 divide the net profits the work 70 be done on the Me-
chanica Report OF the Patent Office the contract vas
given $50 per page of which they estimated Si4
per page as the net profits. Out or TINS sum k"Ders
agreed Eche twenty five per cent Tor securing the
work.
The per centage paid agents from five to twenty
per cent upon contracts In some Instances the money
loaned 70 Mr. Seaman and 10 security or vouchers
taken for it. In the case Of Sarony, MAJOR ~
Knapp his did not on the books The loans
had been charged of the partners "Or A. G. ;"
but MIR. Major that he added the full name OF A. G.
Seaman after he had been subpGnaed To question put
on the subject that the entry was
thus made to avoid exposing Mr.. Seaman yet he says
that fair and business like transaction. The last
In the loan from That house received by Me- Sea
man in the summer Of 1854. The party who made this
loan was subp9naed TO testify before your committee.
Upon the receipt OF the subpDoa be called upon Mr. Sea
ma ol 'ns aDoun ol .ne 'oan ana aa a'rsnesmens wa
Tho ,v r.; his o,c, ,es,a % that no had
not ni,ey nnon H. Snar.n hto,s That TIM cn, the
NOT caoi upon mr. seaman before sna d H%s ,o .r .he
pnaed In order that be might be able To testify that Mr.
Seaman did not owe him any thing.
ILL., aru, o on 'a' no d.nd has %sn -
upon Mr.. Seaman for it, or any portion OF it, and 1t re-
th. a ~ q, 400 hnI haan m de IN Mr. Seaman. An
note taken for IL had been newed from time 10 time
that tho amount was finally aid by the firm aud charged
IN tha nj mr.
%n sh I"an S;d moi, aheo thsy made ~ eroet 70
he reosid The game honsc nnd an addt mai m N M
Sa NJ s-sn shish uonr pc"r,;,tas ara ysa 10 con-
s"ars,om ~ Nnu was III JUL
Woa. ). Sd ", ,na v.rors s,ms or onsv
ia VI ,h nan, nou nored rds dera n,anc
nai nnosr The that their business iner
eats could no thereby and that it was nenes
CO. ha, ,hnsa ~, ms IA hs n,a IN ordor IN IA
sn y a,n,"an, 80, rna. f,,har end fcon, ~.
ts,monv that crSravers and ihooraphers VINO had ore
,. !. 49, ~ Wv. s;n,a m nov It'll ,aa
nns od Tao n,r,cn,sr ,g,nts wsro
nv Of me mos, snccess," bonsssSaroov Major
INV 80 ,nn,ot 20 ,,ora I'D ~ r,aro ns,noss
,h ~ Wn~S,, 'u ud ,hou no,,d h,nS
erIaags inen' WI. M, e.. uuy opoJo VI W W.
" VI, vo s~ "oI 7, ,s -, 1 ta ,h, ,ho ,.hsn
art "S ,hs b1snch made material Ssrencs in the
~ork gwen 20 houses ,nS na'
=. p =. 80 no, snna.r ,hat ,h;s h,snch u.s.
was olostd; docs not appear mat tnis Drancn was
Soseo onti sne reoeh Id ~ uoi' "eio noiy VI ono
composed. LA. 49,. ..... ,u., .......
Inc ev,Cence Shows s,so, una. on was Tro
maae ior tne pay meI. VI '~en'y pos o's :" ,.
Dut your CONTINUES havo oesu ;, n, W.
tner Tue anoun' ~as e'er ao'u"y P"u oVoi a'Sous !"
tne agreement. u, ~ -, ss, ,,,
ahk fAfHh ooSiNAoiS-hv ~, uHvA can Do'A ""o"
-,... 80, i aS ... .h ,,o, .,;a
row wes nro I the ssmne IN soms
Aroih ConIAcss wAs 'heIoi y, sno saP'e, .. n ~
varying ovg' useo oenso VI va. P a. So
none Oh such inferior paper was oy ,ne Super
lneuoent, api - o'n "o S;h ha y. .;~ Wy
cons,oeraoe quantty OF paper "ncn nau AZ o'nerent
.mes 1eeu o ne u,od S S"AIso on .ue
tcular instance, when large quantity or paper had &C.
10 .ne ns.us "a tae ocaadd ~ , e h %
came On 70 warrington anu su'oe0ueu III s0'uns 4" pA
per Ieue.Seu' .s,. . don. ~ -, .r...r,or. a. r.r
tna' S ns s wa; ~ ny Is =" M ps
'U nv @ -. mV ~: ~ h nM
sne cop'1ac'or ~ 'us oo, ~ n. v.u , r ,
Iacturers 70 make VI p,S s sS, ou,
Pe ,esn s", VIC Pa. ~ oop' ao.od =" .h r.nvSc
t ,hs caduct,on is cbsrosa as the amount n.id on na
suIeI WY oeo =. S - s 49, o.. o - LA 20
per WHICH, ~Ss oas id ,h. '@ n, pry
.nep. navns oeen ue, % ~ VIC rs ,s,i
enS Ne P Dr. '. sn ;d ~ sano and ,,y The oro,
m1ny .. MI 0s, wao pau LIE pioa K ~H ~ h IKE
a a 80 ve,a,aae I, Feathers That the monev was
CHASED in The accounts az pad for that purpose and
ona, keu w. .no DI Weao, a ~ .haro ~ dorht.
f ~ ,;,,ao moi had lima m trace i, into tho
p.s vt m nsrsoo and thew cannot sav thai
IA S,n s9 p.va% The nnnnev When the diG,cultv
Mr. seaman reserved sne money ,oen ' No
SS ~. 1922 ,hns iaovrs ,ha con,ractor in Tho
hands Of bis clerk.
81 a -, ,% n,n,on Of Sonr commee very imner-
fect While IL directs thai the bids shall be opened in
~ .anoo ~ ,ha prss;dent of the Senate and the
sue PIe'euo. Vi u 80 pen..oan,..yos 10, ras tho
SPease o. III ue o,;rn 20 the ;aagmen or the an
,A ~ rrios The bids in The nresence of the
ers ersrred N is an idle Formally az he Suoerinten
ss .a r,ghr N select anv NJ The naper which In his
, a 100, neor,v annrorm.ss 10 the naner aiver Used
Idos ,h;s 1,oy;s,on vonr COMMITTEES and tha the
.-,pon%.n re,sc,ea nansr which VAS offered Tor thir
ton carts nsr n1nnd because IL was TOO well dashed
whio no .rccpted the hid OF another party at l3 ID
.r,s NJ. r"nnS Tor inferior paper This contract was
;n ~ an ind,u,dna msmbsr IF the Arm OF Necareee
,has - wh,h NJ seaman ia now so LARGELY indebted
for Narrowed money
Tqo ,oao NJ for paner upon sampes fur.
,;.had hw Tho hddara is wrong The grade Of p,ner
h'Id ~ and the h,ddcrs shond be required
20 ia ~ IN" samn1e In which case there voud be less
u T~;s rsn has been ndoned nv The present
s,,ro.trtendent 18th great ADVANTAGE
ND vrNnr1I v,crHxs m T1.x RurNRss
Tn With the naner contract YOUR committee
ss sscar,anad that 4 became nscesaarv for The
nsrss sunoivno the eovernment With paper 70 employ
srcr.r sran,s In The citv of Washington 10 receive
tho,r and that those nartcuar AGENTS were EN-
Moved IN All nstances which your committee have been
en:hIeS N exam;ne Your Committed further ind tba,
@ ~ ,noee aoe~ts for tho recc;p of paner
SS f,oco,.e pph,sc,;onab,a 70 one or more az the
nar..s cont,acs,ns ana that thew refused 70 con
ts" ~ ~, a., h,,sr.as ynon On arrangsment was
suo ~. We. ~ ,ho' con,ractors and Mr. SEAMAN
ia.e uot1een @ ~ .nSa, -nn Etc. ON srds hoc. mr.