New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-19


have been brought 70 the knowsdgs of the Admnistra
on, and yzt the guilty prties have not only gone un-
punished 1ut arc retained ia Office in charge VI the rev.
Of the second post in Importance Of the United
States. ri 500 ~ t''
Your Committee submit that such conduct on he
part Of the Executive and the Secretary Of the Treasury
Is subject for the highest eensure.
AZ part of the lame Glars OF Irregularities, your
Ccmmt,,e call attention % The Pay%sns o. saslgs
10 Theophns Feke and Charles Cummings. neither OF
whom as at any tine in the performance OF any OF
the duti,s Of their appointments and 70 inc case OF
Charles Clement who signed the pay roll, but did not
receive any portion Of his salary leaving il u the hands
Of the naval stoIekeeber John Cummings, Tor his own
profit.
Your Committee, for want Of time, have not been
able TO Iurrue the ye.tga0n into the management
of tie Post Offices TO any conf denbe extent IL ap;
pears that in the Detroit PostUfiee one Harry Scoyei
was the local mail agent, and received the saiafy as
such. lie is what js known as the items man or
local editor of TIE FIRE. Press Administration organ
in that city, Ills salary sl00 per month"; for which
lie rendered little or no service his dulles being per-
formed iy man who employed by the railroad 10
deliver the mail bags, Seovel pay log him 80 month.
henry j. Alvord, Democratic EDITOR IN mat Guy,
held situation in the same Post-Oitee, at S5Va
year, which WIS., substantially snecure.
EXECUTIVE BINDING.
The Executive binding was continued IN Tue halds
of Cornelius Wendell in violation of the statutes OF
1853 clap. I54 Ia, stats. at large vol H. page
HIS. non Tie tttlLloEy Vi w
and Columbus Alexander, two highly respectable gen.
elnen practical binders, residing i'll Washington was
at loss tie Government OF az least soOOO per an
nun, whatever the Government might choose 70
make H. as Mr. Alexander offered 70 do tie work al So
per cert less than the Government was then paying
The following extracts from bis testimony VIII show
the character of the proposition he submitted to the
Department of the Interior, as also 70 dr. bowman,
late Superintendent OF the Public Printing:
O. Have yop within The last three made b or pro-
porsls finding for tie Executive Department. and IFS to
which DePs,tns s4 did you make Ss in writing to the De-
pan Interior proposing 70 do the binding for that d,
IN lie month OF september following renewed oder tAnk
Ing had heard from u that the Department. IN the m1
lie nher proposition that II they did think proper to a
eede to my or.T proposition Sous pay G 1s prosdd
they would give the contract at the prices then paid 70. the
the ssof Mach p6I upon he sisps and sealing Of the
would hst a9oaat over e the Tor
20 ,tike lin forciby at matter Of I'm
hans thai the proposition Of the price 80 en
d him being 6 meter q c %aeA p port Bat
O. Wee either of these proposition. accepted!
1hey not accepted that H. the Secretary never con-
that Why the Secretary refused accept your proposition
A. NO. SIR lie made any communication TO Inc upon the
& had yoa any conversation with him after ih. law was
PeS ee n s VIh 70 rIf sa
hai there indisposon pay any attention . H. as
wien he had control OF the Executive binding
Mr WiDsow-I object 10 that.
BY Sir window q. How do you know it A. For thu best
IN shs world made th, proposition myssi'O the Super
hy the Charman-o Have you any estimate Of The profits to
Well Sir could safely say that would be rom thirty fifty
per cent should be glad to take at hy cent
By MT kc5in.oQ Are You speskins now Of the printing
for the Executive D-pantnsi a. The printing and binding
made proportion in writing through the Office 70
Gen. Bowman think IN January isst 20 do Ell the printing at
the printing being the Executive Departments and the bind
ing Tor cent es never got any answer from
BY The Chairman Do you know the probable of
The printing and binding for the Departments fr yeai A
trey uIon the Department. they cut out order at
1 ls al the reoa u the pSSn interest hs in
bnirg printing should be done and is ordered be DONE
binding Of different Departments have amounted ayear
tie Of Mr. Bucansus administrator A.
amount hut should think the binding the of my know
edge would anoun to 600 how speak of s the De-
The statute was framed by and passed Congress
ueon the suggestion OF Mr. Pe,tibone himself. After
it's passage sir. Pettibone became applicant TO the
Department tor this work. He called the attention of
the President to the law in letter which appears 10
the evidence. The manner in which Mr.. Pettibone
wss treated by the President appears from the follow
ing extracts from bis testimony:
DID you hand that letter to President in person. did
'VS send End to hun so A. sent 20 10 him
after sent to the President remained three weeks be-
respectfully to him. requesting him to refer my communication
to tue Attorney G.neia few days after that note had been
original President there asked the cers to show
to me, and he did had his Enforcement t Referred
10 the Attorney General, but not for his opiEnn" called
Judge Bscks attention to the and he said TO me-
give Sc Might hnS,sa Il.
@ s as ss PP sa s !. to sn nS Sdss ss
called again and So" the paper with this second IN
a0 the tas sss hd m S a1 un s 0
have acted upon Ii decline interfering This was sisned
VIII hee et ned upon the President Judge Black
have cent youi communicative 10 the Attorney Genera.
said Of that DIR. President; but the paper
opinion" Why lhatl" said he told him that
ndors,d Rened to The Attorney GENERAL but not for his
BOW do YOU Iow Bee es have sssn H. Replied
ns,l Hs seensdt surprise then asked could
pied said Row shsI seI ia shall 60 to Judge
n hs d ecSs i S . ss !. Sr s s is as s
bis opinion IN to that law Il called upon Jude
replied You know, Mr.. Petibone give you toe
opinion except the request writing" He also said q"
srhozs to give you opinion viii do with pleas.
ure called upon Judge Black the next day he told me
that he had eenhe President nd the President declined inter-
consideration ard had decided IL he declined interfering
UPON the fesdsnt snd said to b% Er eset did ei sn
you a1ighf assured should have the opinion
nfcims that you decline allowing him give rc such an
opmion' He says BE informed you corcctly | do de.
The President, while protesting to Mr. Pettibone TO
be deslrous of executing the law, and his Willingness
that the opinion Of the Attorney General should be-
taken Tor the gudance OF the departments, ndorses to
the AttorDcy-Genera Mr. Pettibone's letter" Refer
" red to the Attorney General, but not for his 0pia
-" iOa.'
This persistent violation Of law is only surpassed by
the neanHess OF such an act The inference is oby-
Gus, viz: retain this patronage in the hands of the
mos .tng