The sun., 1872-03-11
GRANTS TlMMANY RING.
TIE oREtT COBBERS or rHE CfrY
or U.ISHING GTON

Tho Running Npcu-cs Of the Terrtori
6overnmcnt Increased S2,7OjJ70 IrnrIy
Over 1000 900 Expended in Ono Ven.
on Kinx Jobs Facts that speak.
Correspondence II The sun.
WAsuINGToS, March O.-t'pon the arriyn,
Of the New York train, W tn your SATURDAY.
Issue, an cntcrprisng ncwsboy Wlo had rlapr,d
over the headings, commenced TO cry out I.4ti.
ly: "NEw YoHK suN, all about the washjr.t,n
Tammdny. Billy Williams and Eldrdgo ,,ir,t
by Gov. Cooke aud shepherd. VIII We ha,cone.
mister, only i've centsT" And such a rtsh WA
never seen, even for TuR sUN. In sholta,1
O'Clock i. NJ. not a copy could bc Procured n
love or money from any Of the new-d"aors. Il
may surprise you that the letter produced sI,h
asensation, but the fact ID II Is now thunderlns
all around Grants Washington Ring.
THE SATICK CoBBLER ALARMED.
Yesterday the Hon. Henry wilson Of Mas.s-
chusetts, feeling that this Washington TammRny
was too heavy load for him Co carry " he
should happen TO be tho nominee Tor next Vice.
President OF the United States, entered motion
requesting the President Of the United states to
suspend the Board Of Public Works until tho
investieation was concluded and action taktu
thereon, which was laid over under the ruI,s.
This was . it1p in the right direction, a. IL ss
well known that no clerk or employee " tho
Board or Of the District Government, OF even
the members Of the Legislature dare give a word
of testimony willie this arbitrary and Ovcrhear.
Ing Ring has power over them.
STARTLING AND CONCLUSIVE EyInENoE.
Two notable exceptions, however, OF themoni.
bers Of the late Legislature, gladly chronicle.
The FIRST Is that Of the Hon. Charles +. Peck, "a
member Of the Council from Gov Cookies own
ward In Georgetown. lie came forward and
gave the most startling and conclusive evidence
Of the corrupt use Of the peoples money,
showing that the appropriations already putinto
the hands OF this Board Uf Public Works and tho
Governor will amount to between sirtocn and
seventeen millions Of dollars. Hr. Peck Is an ahla
lawyer and was formerly Of Illinois. A he
SAYS Ia his testimony no was FIRST an Abolition.
ist, then Free soiler, and then n Republican.
He testified that he was a momber OF the Dts
triot Council, but resigned last July. lie found
great dlf1culty In getting Just bills through tho
Council. In his opinion the frst four million
loan was grossly Improper act. Members Of
the Board of Public Works appeared In tho
Common Council ond soliritod members for
cessary to get the approval OF tho Board ~ Pub
Ilc n Works before before 1,t ILLS were passed by tho
servient to the BOARD. The total appropriation
by the District Legislature was tl203sGs, The
total expenditure provided by the Legislature
was over seventeen millions The witness dId
not think that money could be raised by taxa
tion TO pay on the Indebtedness. The taxable
property In the District was about $sjVoOyJ.
Several Of the members Of the Board Of Pullld
vote for the four million bill.
GUSHING Az HONEST DEMOCRAT.
The testimony Of Capt. w. W. Moore, q rfA-
long Democrat, Is important His purity of'char.
&C; Ter and honesty have kept him In some branch
OF the late city government Mt, either a neTnh.v
of the Board of Aldermen or Councilmen. fer
organized, the Ring arranged the lcyislniiga
districts that they thought they were sure W
ever, distrusting these com mprehe nsiye nt roverg
decided 20 retain ths honest man; aud stectvd
him by u handsome majority. Although Shep-
herds bookkeeper Ia son Of the old Csptstn,
the Ring could not manipulate this honeet repp.
sentative. II was theTeupon decided to buy up
Tanmany Democratic member from the al
joining district, Of the name of Dickson, Aad
the DEMOCRACY that Dickson could he returSai
tu the legislature. When this little gume va4
nicely hxed bill was in;- -oduced and rushed
through putting Capt. Moore and small portion
OF his own district into Dicksun's, aud tus W
parking the caucu' with Republicans from tho
elected, and Capt Moore, tie most dreaded hy
the Ring. was for the nr-t time ia many SeLn
left cut Of the cpunlis Of Washington.
sLLF-CoNviCTED RORBLKs.
In bis testimony he read statement cor rsf.
Ing the expenditure Of the new and old eoStru-
mcn's Of the District. Taking the hooks ot me
new government be showed that tho cNper.rs
from June 20 December ~, 1874 were e. ja ~,
Ipis was spent IN seven months. For the TWEEN
N.three months preceding the advent oi va
new government the expenses were t2bil!l,
or an ayerage Of !Jo9,l3 far seven months. Ths
shows difference against the bl-tri,l lu ae,vn
months by the figures Of the Ring. II Al sS,,
equnl to an increase ON years expenditure 4
tl.Ess .dE This l. for the ruuu.ut expenses 4
tie j. strict, ~uru ~ salaries Hul repairs.
The report OF the Comptroller II thd
Lew government shuw3 that Si,ii ~ vef
received during the seven months. Df
this sum sllij j6i was raised by taxation. luI
the remainder by the sale of bonds. Ihr fANrs
were received between NoYcmb li. l'tl, abi
February ID, lst3. These ngures show that tho
receipts were si,Ij5,tS1, and tho expenditure
S1ui,Uli, leavn balance " II sol 3D. The
balance IT, bank on February 6 as -hpwn ~ the
books. was only 81 .Oli. leaving 81 ljNHn 60 ba
accounted for II is possible that $50. Nl tem-
porary loans Of last summer may have been
PAID, but there Is no record OF II On the buuk-,
Even II they were repaid thDrD siill remains
$sNst1 TO he accounted fHr. II thd
sum has been applied before Fclrary q,
and since December d. 20 the ln> ucut
OF debts previously contracted o. should I'D
added To the expenses reported IN the Guvtrntf
IN order 10 obtain fair view Of the relsu'e
costs ~ the old and new governments. Ih.I
would make the account stand rs i1lows
EIpensrs of the new government for seven ,..,.
Eipel.cs u The oil corporation flr seven -.
muuFHs NHlN
pinerence as,lu,t me new so,crnmcut.... l-5alI
iosns b- nat pl.i ,' .'.. Tnhg
MAkng difference. In that case Of ..,..... S2Nb,a
The above shows that under Grants territorial
government II costs the people II The li stri.
S2,i0jli9 per year more than before the irvii~
dents Views were carried out.