The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-25
aNE OF Mr.. DELAN0'S JOBS
. moKs OF JTILLARD TfLLh0Rh'S
IDUsNISTRI


s.u ,hr Irtcrnnl Revenue Comm 'ss'ontr
hanged 4t0.OOO \ Chnm In the
MAJOR, VI one 81 Den. Grants Apnoinicca
Thr Man VITO Runs the iDternnl
R,yenao y parincnt.
s~,,.J r,,a, ~ RVD.t OF II FrsfH CpW .idi.s Of Ni
iDnd ). osi Tf5c, ~ ggbh 3sHh"r 'em p "s-
it,l, %, j,ItL h TO- Bgo pii.t coiny y. ycid
G.attslt ih. 10 lorL3rpts, - ~ ..'ysi4g Nyyd9t
.ogg'' t T.. r; s"FS "a S5,aSj 'aaI o,a5
nj. Committee, during the special scs ion call.
a u,r,h l--8, tlrouI, the Hon. Scion Barland,
rpori,I e following evidence III regard 10 Che -,lo
y.ecntract fot tue construction oi light houses on
he plc6e coas,'
ru,ruoSY oP JouN versus, lso
VITA had BEEN a cher, In the Office Of the
scrN-,y ct the Treasury, 10 9 su.ordnNo ho.-
hoi: sutstou nj, chief Clerk, nom Nuy. l. isal "a
blreh q, i-il. TIE was tnru a.-iLnrl ~ ~. al
tur m. ur dtHk, 10 tue departncut T. which was
,o,lIsd the ~. iioul p.tuuin- to the N-ht house
mi rtgrirc hospitals IN 'ie PaciNc coat IWy in
NrL Is5i, sucn 1'tcr n "A9rg', hr waited IN Mr..
Corv %. e, r'pry of Tie tt1.alS, and after repre-
shtnI. ioc t,.sOns Stat. W hi., las d,-sr - &c
nr nom 'hc d'rtrirent u h. cou'i make 5000 or
40 CO. stated thnt hCtCUil cure cOutrc, for the
o., ur,ion OF tsl;h, lcncs In talit. .uia ore.
top, he h,lCN' / he CDrll erect to s,mc iOr the
mr.. -.lous, ana tCulilg a c2n,l' liable prorf,
mi o.. -col Ia U1itc Uaitucr Win hm m u e en-.
e,p co. vi hi- own hr Corwn4 sr.rctOu 40
,S.,.pd interview. Tic Secretary cen; tor witnc.s
mi to,,mm,njcd Mr. D,'nto, oi NcN YORK. ~
,r r,.cr. - limo rlkd ON rItntH r, AMI SUI ''-;cd
,tirl pl 'tncr - Wiz Mr. Rnbcu q. CoiWin, rri..
tvs ul che rcrrtatO, who should have an IN Great
81 80 90 a9,su, TO winch witness 1s-cuird.
ihrc vac 10 eohe hesitation ~ t1" port ct tue
scuctlry ~ civtn. tie contract TO sit css; but
snaly i vgF a2sosi to, With The shd,r-tand' :
nn, vtncsI would reign lbs po-iuon IN ITO de-
NE ,n.r.ct was .i,nsl by witness on tho estl
u D.ccnitr, 1851, and by agreement between hm
Ne an fFHs.F ~ nd AZ la an
re hitter io-tJunciy asscntcd ~ By Witness, the
htcIosL " Ar. NObort q. CutNin wn. made equal 10
IA, If NcGInui- aud MIR. DolinO rms was DefUrc
w. s.euung nd rIccnt on OF tuc contract
No md or CcurI'y was r. quired FROM vi nc@a NJ
&c tia Of tie cdntract, nor Wes there anv rubuc
sdy'ru'emcht FOX proposals. Tending ueguuauous
krtC, contract, witness Was called upln b. The Sec
rc'rry len IJrrot 10 the law rU-prctlEE such
hue,-, I'D ito practice Of toe department
suircj tnch 0iyeru',mont, but the practice
kai Mt alyay, Lecn consistent With ~, tue
uecpionf l'in. In The ease Of contracts smaer
tlnn tlt 'r tc California and OREGON lisnt houses,
srd Tor ilc;' OF IN 1non1ious character. The work
~ to le ~ brtcN or atone. aud TO be complete I
N'hn on year from NnNctib'r, i-0'. he amount
sl0Atd u DIR he contract was The sum appropriated
tf even .hih1usca Ia CsGprn1, tqaal t. - 500
and S3i,do 'or tie light tou-e at cape Dsappoint.
nrBt tt,~op, t7kon II trl thc grCs- anpToJ
OF fburt S!sItb So, tnICc light loose, IN oregon,
b cauec II was su?ro-cd tn ppprpriluoh
Noud DO j. adequate Tor Oregon siSi,UJO N
~ ihv m'leca.ons OF Va M.ieS, as indl'
,iri IN he &C. snlohy, were that IA, ,tary know
81 Die NJ Ni' ~ 10 sell tV contract. Soon alter It's
't,cu' N, rheSH invited on'is, and received nro-
T. 's f.i lpus persons to do tle va, Tor ~ .s
ia-L- ~ $4,000 to f'.i,u1. Tie witness
ruu-- go, h"Se oGers were known to tie Sccrcjlr,
sDi g.. H' Secretary, ana that be nli CONVEX ~
tu4' N.. &c q On the subject, az t.c Sccr,tTy Wa
t,r ..J', 'rsu, nj undos The belief that thu NOrA
trl't Oh lr Executed uuder the contract
go ,Hr'i' mira, each Of $4,000, wcro &C
ni.i p. .css, but both OF the parsons failed :,
,u-. ,n esLsequcne, Of dissatisfaction eX
AMI i'. 'r i~ entertained by California people tna
tc t'' u'aid not be executed By the contractor
t.- 'p.. aug b,c m5 impatient, and N Apul, 1854
rsyc o., ..a 10 the Witness mat lac abrogs,ed Ia
'.uu.'D ,4; allowed bim the privilege to 6h,
"a. odl TO tsRo II oil his hnnds--tho witncs
,,....; Doe llst lie had 4 prospect OF :,
d,n.. ~ us he succeeded, francrs A. Gib
b,ns aut Pc ncis 3. Kelly, oi la iumoru, a.
,."'" "e ronras,, a!rcdns 70 take Of
iu' ~. W. O,.ano was party TO that arrange
n'nL 'r iioD,r @. Uor Ain's interest rename,
- ic,'. lie NEGOTIATIONS Wit. Gibbons & kcll
N''c c'n'uoied by Dslano, and he reprcsentc,
Nlta''s ~ Oh u..lter. a contract was nladu b.
tn.Dor. h,ry nth he Assistant Secretary, sab
tautialif e, r,euUud.ny Vita that vi ~itress.
.nr SiI. 49, w. lUid about two or thire week
.1tlun l',I .u- ts.--tIat IL, from 18th to last q
dus, i.sl. II asl piIl Go BClano. one OF the int
rt'ra i-.;',, :, -D oder lrom Gibbons & D, II!
t.. a' O. ...tuun men m the irya-urs. aul wit
n's' r' .'.1 e., .ary 5000, bat dos no. know
49, ..tt' G.. torEl l, t.o Ithrr pnty interest
g.. ..t. .',u Does ierubn ron D'iIu1,
tRyss-LXAHISATIOy.
hrGui ... . hs cross examination, said: Their
N.etA."' D..l,d.;, with S,Fre lry CO,win aDoat az
ttrt o.. , 90. aud to get over lat, they UJ,lint
tua ROGET ,orwh) prop 'sed To no that tao con
Eatt ti. 81 .r iAth IN another name. but to this
'"e' ~, .t hNedtp h.N" an>thiIsto do viii
.,Di...s B. q OF gy kupwn IA eout .ctor TIi-
it,tsHt. t.,,U ~ connection vita tAc subit Ct
lai "D's "a t"o Mr. Do!aGo c.drI On me to Az
So" rt.f."r, i!c l"n. ILoGius toTwiu, had COZ
,'a'd 90 ..' ma iDc c,ptrlct al o. my re.i nation
s..r..t1 Ike II, an'i ston att rNu'd- rcsgue
49, ~. ID lsnca trc ccn'rlc'. g. vas Ia III
..t.rN NiiA NJ. D,tm 49, !"ucl, an
ta..,,a a,'1 tp"!c Ess.u',ou. &c. Mr.. Robe
TO- 49, s'' ",nhy IA Tue i,or.t. never COS
e.. f.t- ct, INT hr. D,lanO did. do nol knO
leo, ,...e r,tw,cn then.
q, si,l - VIZ. Bogl nl-Did not ito sccrctar
g, t.. asdly sunW WHO yuuf partners were !
fcL.l"' =" i.ncA that D,itnp was. Ny propc
2. nn o.- that NCuid uY.p.nt q IartnCr, or Il
O.. It, b.. rcuun,n G Il D,lsuy. ANT d lauo waite
'.l.. lie t. .';ica ;ia' ~. q CorNIn Should b
oh D;Ci - &c aW9gut Of .eujJ q. S3OO M tn
j.'-- had 80 previous .cqa nut.urc va Do,uno
l'''''D ts'sQ o., r,i"n o. g., ih,rO and ID.
t-..l ..t.y.t iJVJ DO Uut knut Nugl1tr ~
,u. ..l,Id ~, t.t. G..bvrs aho Eyl, ven q
8, .ta,it ga II t,,i,Ic, D., 80, ol "a. Treasury
..u &C.. i.N. ia order To hr DlauO tor LA
.aygb.
ue-qoSY CT rG,y ~ \. GIpHoSs.
W'tn",- pvfcAa,ei contrast ,ty,u to Mr. Nc
IN, -. 4"' .'d 90 ~. h,lsn" $1,000 Wucn wi
td@t', ''h ".'ne-- reused 10 ave, -Gd the
rtlrd. 'ub-tqI ~ l., hcGi .ul~ icio,f.pLed wii
tH. nt Tag r.., 'ut v ia. - came u Washington
Ntcu ttu,4n,H mt UJuc.d AHA 10 DeiaHo, BIN ,c
~ Nfw Ntr-, 10 81 ON witness agreed 10 pa
Ill0J g. p the I,lirqp-hWert ~ NEG npIs's 60,
t-rt, ~ .,dri p. ngN MIRA thnud he IN de Mil
Ntut.s .di rs tMin,r, 81. k.lN, with ccr,al
~ t' enc, Ntl'h Na- I"tc,d 80. Ihs new COZ,
Ii,', VITA I-'1 I, 4lone, was sIstud by he beer,
f.t. " i.r Ir,asuty, and re i,yt aay Kelly nt.
g., pc. ',V" rae ,urty, IN addition TO Tia 0h
s",rt .N' rr,y s.sO iAt.i 10 Dl.Iuu 500 lor n,
'L".r tu' stIi.,utl allowance OF islI a. a mod
ia 80 % il' '"utr-c' tor Tia Ol.g n hsut b
NL', mo irtHtIDu thc contract gas Aata about o.,
Ii "ri r.
D. .nipsy or FRASoIs .. KELLY.
Nr't's- .,-rroi To un'a With Fr.nuis A. Gilbou
o. l.u.r IA uic purchase. tauc To- v ~ .ins o.
:, .r trli.'- lEstsUcc, Met with DciaAo q -,
l.H-'s lou"'. lhe purch;ae Wa tL,u eiosct
I.,. 40 b., go. then rc:srGCd ~ w tEe-S ~ McIlI
80 -ccUi, We Vi.bJoua K KCll, agreed to ia
hcIGH, Sij,1AJ All nov contract 90 DO eK,
rH'.I 49, as CBtfactofE-Nbich was dune an
lbr 'm"utt raid IA DcaHO. AR. IhbuO nA aud All
b-ho roDduc,'d the hegVtiauOhr, mostly In pr,
'Ltfri NiuCls.
TESTIMONY ~ NON W. L. noDJR, ASSISTANT 81
,eEfAgr o. Tux TREASURY.
Nim's- understood that Mc(ilhnis would AID 1
Va r.t't'l.u OF tie contract, aud RETAIN ns iHlcrvs
L. IA' .atJ N.lnIss iGuId McGiltls wus eudcaynI
hF 20 peel" uut hlr interest ,vT bEUd sgui, which "a
tGed The -Hs,r ~ Nnntsa. Witness mad no Know
ue rG' u,s aud Is convinced that 5.r. Robert Con
WA la" lv', aud never We 10 lave, any interest
am - 90 h' had not received any pScunlIry b nsA
tL'f-ir ~, Fonndr his t. stinOny upon this point
ul.h l'' NhOHh q lu-naAcc OF Tie Secretary TO IT,
H'o.lIluh al hIbert CVrSin ~ counsel oT ugeut i
any bu .n"as beure tie dfpsrinI, at, together Nil
ut acc .gdtlUn vi Robert lOrNin, that he mad IA li