Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-26

Mr.. Cook hen testified that he thought about
1900 worth Of bonds had been issued on &C
issued Tor work done under old contracts; these
certificates were for special improvements, and
the property holders were bound for the amount.
whAT REGISTER COOK DID NOT SAY IN HIS
LATE sPkICH.
Mr.. Crane.-Mr. Cook, the Chronicle of last
Thursday reports you as making Q speech in
which you state that the taxes were being used
to defeat the win Of the people, voters were be-
ing intmidated, and the affairs Of the District
were being managed in q deplorable manner.
Mr.. Starkweather.-Wait, Mr.. Crane. This
has nothing to do with the Investigation. If you
are going to examine people rs to speeches there
will be no end to such testimony. Ask him what
he knows as to facts. .r
Question by Mr.. Eldridge:-Do you know of
any diversion of the public funds being made to
District officers?
Al do not, sir.
Q.-Do you know of the affairs of this District
being conducted in deplOrable manner?
state that there was some party msmanagement
In regard to votes for delegates to the Philadel-
phia convention; did not make use of any ex-
preston in regard to our affairs being conduct
ed in deplorable manner: one contractor came
into the district OF witness and took the men
from the l. street water main down to the Goth
district; knew Of nothing to prevent anybody
from voting as they desired to at
THE LAST ELECTION.
BY MI Green The tickets for and against
the loan were furnished by the Governor; tick
cts against the loan were freely distributed, so
far as witness knew; saw parties in his district
with anti-loan tickets; witness gave one to q
gentleman himself; the votes against the loan
IN MS district were very few; the contingent
fund appropriation for the whole district gov
eminent was about $4,000; witness had no ac-
count OF the number Of officers employed by the
District government; the controller had full
list witness receives 50 900 per annum; the con-
tIOller 81 600; witness had salary OF S3 900 du-
ring Mr.. Emery's administration: the auditor
and controller under Mr.. Emery received each
5000 per annum; witness knew nothing about
y, the tickets were to come from previous
one from voting as they liked; saw parties get
ting anti loan tickets from VIM. A. Cooks office;
saw messenger taking ant-loan tickets to Col.
COOKS ONCE; MT. Barker asked for some, and
witness suggested to Mr.. Barker that the mes
senger be permitted to carry the tickets to their
place OF destination. and they could then be OBJ
tanned by parties who wanted them.
By Mr.: Chandler-Witness supposed prior to
the election Il At each side would have their
owl tick cts printed; found
ANTl-LOAN TICKETS IN ALL THE DISTRICTS
ne visited on election day; knew nothing about
the bill Of Gibson & Bro. for printing tickets
James w. Barker sworn.-Knew there was diff
hcnity at the last election in getting ballots
against the loan, as the Board OF Public Works
would not deliver them; the anti-loan tickets
were put in Attorney Cooks room; anti loan
tickets were not furnished until the latter part
OF the day; went to bis voting precinct about
tickets there; saw several persons there who
would not vote because they could not get anti
loan tickets; appealed to the judges to
allow these persons to vote for theif can
didates, and they could vote against the
loan later in the day when the tickets should be
procured; went to Attorney Cooks room; found
laid he wanted the anti-loan tickets. man
said witness should not have them; witness took
up several bundles; they took them away from
MIN by force; went to half q dozen rooms in the
building to see If he could not get the tickets;
saw colored man come with anti-loan tickets
in wagon; went to the wagon and took lot of
them; called a witness when he took the tickets;
to give them mp; the 10Th district was the only
place where he saw any anti-loan tickets.
Mr.. Green called the attention OF the COM
m1ttee to the act Of the legislature levying the
tax for the payment Of interest on the a 900 900
loan. Of August 10, 1871, which act said the bal
Il Is must be printe I.
Witness resumed.-It was understood that the
Governor would furnish tickets both for anG
AGAINST the loan; Was told in Attorney Cook 5
once that he might have as many tickets az he
wanted in favor Of the loan; the custom hereto
fore has been for the candidates to have the
tickets printed.
BY Mr.. Chandler.-Was not much of an orga-
nized opposition to the loan in the city; witness
was member Of the Citizens Association.
ny MI. Crebs.-t n 'erstood the tickets were
paid for by the city government; did not re-.
box. -o 0>.'
Mr.. Chandler said the me morialists had IS or
I1w,tnesses here; he thought fewer witnesses
should be summoned daily, and thus much en-
pense could be saved. Va
Mr.. Eldridge.-It struck me Mr.. Green that IL
was useless to summon Mr.. Sargent as witness;
you could have easily found out whether YOU
wanted him before having him summoned: the
record also would have shown that he was not 4
member OF the Levy Court at the time you
Mr.: Green said he heard Mr. .jargent was
member OF the Levy Court, and he could get
such information as he wanted from him.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. " "