Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-29

Mr.. Murtagh. Not unless an arrangement
Is made.
Mr. Eldridge. Have you no arrangement
with the city government.
Mr.. Murtagh. No, sir.
Mr. Eldrldge. Was there any understand
Ing what course your paper should take on
the loani
Mr.. Murtagh. Not the slightest.
Mr.. Eldridge. You were one OF those who
argued that II was q one-party government
Mr.. Murtagh. was not.
Mr.. Eldrldge. Was you not here at the
Capitol engineering the change Of govern
menp
Mr.. Murtsgh. No, cir.
Mr.. Eldridge. When your BILLS were pre-
sented, was there rot demur a. TO the
amount
Mr.. Murtagh. There was on one bill, and
the auditor made deduction BY taking of IS
Mr.. Eidrldge. How many years have you
resided In Washington
Mr.. Murtagh. Twenty-Five years.
Mr.. Eldrldgc. Have you been In the print
Ing business all your llfel
Mt. Murtagh. I started the REPUBLICAN In
1892
Mr.. Eldridge. Do you think 1t was nsces-
sary TO advertise the loan In fifteen papersp
Mr.. Murtagh. | do not think Il was neoes-
sary 10 advertise In all.
Mr. Eldridge. What would you have left
out2
Mr.. Murtagh. am In the profession, and
II would be rather a delicate matter to say
what papers | would leave out.
Mr. Roosevelt. Was your printing all In
Rgate2
Mr. Murtagh. Yes. sir.
Mr. Roosevelt. Twenty-seyen thousand
dollars was all for adyertlslng7
Mr.. Murtagh. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Crane. Who are the stockholders In
the paperl
Mr.. Crane. What position does Mr.. Shep-
herd hold on the paperi
Meaning Mr.. Arthur Shepherd.
Mr.. Murtagh. He, a. managing editor,
directs the work inside the Office and selects
tue matter that IL prepared for the paper.
alone am responsible for the oplnlons ex-
pressed; he has nothing 10 do with that.
Mr.. Crane. You are member Of the Police
Board.
Mr. Murtagh. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Crane. Do you allow detectives to
Mr.. MurIagh. No, sir; am opposed to 1t.
Mr.. Gram. A detective has a contract.
Mr.. Murtagh. have heard so.
Mr.. Crane Do 20 know his uamel
Mr.. Murtagh. do not know that the case
Ia true. have only heard so.
Mr.. Crane. You are q stakeholder Of the
paving company
Mr.. Murtagh. l was. l disposed OF my
stock year ago.
Nj; Eidrldgs. I'thls company doing any Of
the city work
Mr.. Murtagh. do not know, but do not
think Il Ia.
Mr.. Eldridge. Has the Portland Cement
Company got any contracts from the clty7
Mr.. Murtagh. l do not think they have.
Mr.. Eldridge. Do you know who ere the
dlrectorsi
Mr.. Murtagh. do not. pay 90 little at.
tentlon TO IL that cannot say much about II.
Mr.. Crane. What per cent did you pay Mr.,
Boswell for the advertising Of the tar list.
Mr.. Chandler. Stop minute. object TO
the insolent manner 10 which that question Is
put.
Mr.. Crane. 1t Ia not half so Insoleut as one
you asked mo the other day.
Mr.. Chandler. The occasion might have
demanded Il then; II dontnow.
Mr.. Eldrldgc. II the question does not re-
late 10 the present government, object; We
have enough on our hands now.
Crosby i. Noyes sworn Was connected
with the Epsning Star. Tbs Star Company
has done printing and advertising for the city
government since 1t was lnAugurated. The
total amount was 90 $3.50; thought there was
no other claim beyond that. There was no
deduction made on the bill; the printing was
taken At their lowest rates.
By Mr.. Chandler Believed that the Star
had the largest circulation OF any paper In
the cityi the advertising had no effect on the
/ Q ltoflal columns.
BY Mr.. Crane Mr.. Shepherd owned one
fourth Of the stock; did not see him there
very often, and would like 10 see him oftener.
By Mr.. Roosevelt Had no claim for print
Ing; the rates were 81 per square for agate,
four lines TO the square.
By Mr.. Eldridge; Il was our regular adj
ycrtlslng rates; thought their bills were the
lowest OF any OF those made out.
By Mr.. Chandler; Never In his recollec.
ton was printers square the same up and
| down as across.
BY Mr.. starkwcatheri The rates charged
the city government were the same as was
charged the National Government.
By Mr.. Green There was auctioneer adj
yortising they had which was more valuable
than the public advertising.
/. ". Burrltt sworn Was editor and pro-
prietor Of the Sunday Herald had adyer-
Used for the city government amounting to
o., ei2 which had been paid, and s2is.45 I'M
paid.
By Mr.. Chandler, Charged o. for six lines,
which was his regular rates. lie charged
the same tor advertising for the city as he
did for private individuals.
By Mr.. Green Had no contract rs to what
rate he should be paid.
By Mr.. Chipmani His opinions were not
Influenced by the advertising. They were
expressed long before the advertising came
out.
John Gibson, sworn Printed the tickets
for the last election was paid by w. A.
Cook. The tickets cost 81, lf0. IS; printed IN
all over 800 900. Mr.. Cook said for the loan
ticket the DlstTict would be responsible.
By Mr.. Cranes Finished printing the tickets
about o'clock on election day. Printing
the tickets for and against the loan the might
before election.
BY Mr.. Eldridge, There was 100, 900 o.
each kind printed. He suggested 10 Mr.
Cook To allow ave tickets 10 each Registered
voter, as many got mutllated and destroyed
and they would run short before the poll
closed.
By Mr.. Chandler, The delegates ticket
amounts to about $500. The bill Is not ye
paid.
The committee thea adjourned until TO
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.