New-York tribune., 1872-03-15

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Co. Murray 4 Goodwin; Newcomb. think dcras! Is h
think made three purchases from NewcomU oe
fore these menoned don't remember tss eo an% 500
any one time: should think between SSOo anu si;o
worth Of stationery; should thiHk It wouu t,se Sr
tween aud 5000 mt to supply sns %are NECESSARY
they sent in acquisitions for these things ana wheh
hadn't them purchased them. ..,,.o. conversations
which he had with Montanye in regard to ns Of Ss Com
Mr BSrGn c G S sS y !" ycsoma
the credit OF defeating IL himser' So, ID pheIps: I
didn't introduce him to Mr. Parsons didn't Introduce
him to Mr. Montanye never had any oSont print.
ing never knew Mr. Parsons to pay one cent nv Mr.
Thos. L. Goodwin was called anu aNor ca when I be-
ramc acGnainted with YOU remember having n
sation with you in January 1860; d0 th vnn when yon
spoke the or 9ns my rTen HnsRs c
ent with Pease IN isSg up an plate and printing
diagrams Of the Chamber for 1850 Mr M %9ou%in t H
@ WARMED by the Committee and the examination
prcceedod am not sure that you sent an order or sne
didn't coIpe you and ask you for the order " MAS @
the custom in the business @ What dd you te dtnr s
sunni A. told him the understanding was you wer "
have sO told him that because u was So :" %Sh hrn
Won check. TO bring you the money to your mousse
did d ten cents piece was tho gTce m ond SIIfse be-
fair compensation for The engraving. =,
4, fair compensation for the printing OF the dia-
Grams would be how mucni a. II was worth wbat ne
COZ s well "a what Won cot suppose fair price would
6e six cents copy; when took the IN money 70 yIut G
bouse il lccolect right found You Ill the ROOM nfs
door to the right; brought so 10 you on tbe fsHci9
Dsnn Mr IeWis was also called by Mr. Icharss6h sGd
anincd by him was business partner OF 'aoina' l..
Goodwin in 1861, think. ..
kind Of partncrl" A. suppose meant hadn't conli-
dence in what hc saidi had no confidence III ti'e man man
ncr in which he kept the books OF the concern dOh
say why nOw because our accounts are not !e'
q. Would vou. from your knowledge of him, believe
him on the question OF whether be PAID money 10
another man or ncti A. would like to DC excused from
Wna. r. Richardson testified: have read the test
Sn 90 o. aH M Of 500 ON bchsT TS Of rry T. Peas swear
that positively and entirely untrue, never received
and that no such conversation occurred between u.s.
the order was given to Mr. rease on the representation
AMI dyiae % it % between lin other engravcr in 1853
the clerk paid to Holman Pease Co. SS total OF $50
the price OF the plate. and twelve cents including the
plate for diagrams printed in tint JAM IL, resolution
was adopted that the CLERK furnish each ineIhpef W 20
copies OF the diagrams that were adopted by the pro
| luton that the Clerk furnish members with
so copies of lithographic diagrams; opposed
diagrams ordered subsequently, for none OF these
did receive any compensation; in Republican caucus,
pcnsaton clerks should be enanccd, and hat
the clerks should pledge themselves thereto the usual
fused to taLc it, because had pledged myself by the
resolution referred TO, not to; my COMPENSATION was
SiO $500 was voted Tor tie extra copying and $3.50 for
for the Clerks Manual and S10OO paid by INC to the
parties who did The work for which it was appropriated
that makes $50 i ogether.
testified here did you visit the Controllers office A.
me l the bills OF 1859 and 1sC0 there went up
to look TOR G h% Sd M 6S SSe of e Clerks rc e ha e
bills lost since my testimony was given called
g h bs ana aSed for the SAID he
did Mt know anything OF the Transactions in question
Mr. Cowe and lie said nc would testify II desired
Henry Galtier testified | am Second Deputy Con-
troler examined The boo6s TO see whether extra
Assembly for 1850; find it has not been pail the
bills for stationery ordered by Dillon came to US IN Pc
amounts TO about 5000 and that Of Murray u Goodwin
Controllers heard Dillon's tinony the Controller
atthe time refused 10 pay the item for steel pens the
bill was cut down somewhat the deduction was SO the
inference drawn in the Contro.lcr's Office in re-
quence of practice that had obtained with outgoing
administrations; can only say that to us they were
| uncx ncxpectedly large purchases
BY llr. Goodwin-I think that Mr. Richardson called
to see the accounts at the Controller Office before
testified here when you asked TO the accounts OF
1861 answered you that some documents were mslad,
When Tie testimony was concluded. Mr., Richardson
addressed me Comtee ON the evidence claiming hat
he had been entirely eXonerated from any charges
| bfOught against him.
| CONCERNING POSTAGE STAMPS.
! The Senate Postage Investigation ComGittee held
another session this evening, but The testimony
1
cher p. " Machire foreman in the baggingroom in the
City PCstOcc, stated that Tic Sunday Press packages
! which were alluded to last night, did not have the
stencil stamp Of the Assembly; never knew any docu-
| ment to come down that did not have the stencil
| stamp on; The Eccning journal Almanac, which
came in the Deavan House wagon had the compliments
| of either a member Senator; his duty TO help
distribute the documents and place them in the proper
mailbag, after they had hecn stamped; there nigh
have documents sent that he would know nothing
| about; his attention was called TO The Sutday
| Press from the reason that they had formerly
refused to send them, when they came direct
from office for the that they not sent 10
bona Tde subscribers.
Geo. E. MnkwhObas bccnncarly four years I'm the city
Office the next wuos lcaed He corrohordtcd
former witness III regard 10 IHC SuH0dU IFesS ana
also in gard to amanacs r. McMuIdy, Deputy Post
master recalled. He testified tAat the persons EN-
ploycd at the POstOhce TO place stamps on legislative
documents only employed during the session, and
their services paid for by the state; their Services were
charged the postage account: thai was the practice
into the Post Once ia 1862 and had been
since those clerks perform no other service
cOrrObOTated the testimony OF the former witness
regard to The SuHddV Press; thought that there was
hut instance OF dirty clothes being sent through the
tOfce last winter there might pos Iby have been
more; did not open packages had no right TO. when
sealed at each end; would render themselves liable
| under United States law.
Mr.. NiSscher recalled and testified that Thomas
Stevens TO An morning, and said that there
were 500 EUeninq journal ALHdndcS ordered by of
the Senators from Tie JOUrHH Office, which they mad
STAMPED and wanted To know how they would get tile
stamps back; lie referred him to the deputy In the
afternoon of that day the almanacs There being
no other witnesses, the Committee adjourned.