New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-15

DEPARTMENT refused to pay the BILL wherein the con-
tractor vent to Congress- and received moro than ITO
ought to nave Mr. the Chairman Of the
Committee who had just returned IRON Michigan re-
The witness was questioned by Secretary Robson
The Forbes claim he knew not paid by the ~
rnent under his administration OF its airs no Comm
know whether the claim paid through the C4,n t
tee Appropriations not he dd not eXa hnd ali All
f Of the sseE @a IN sS and he thought
paid all the claims allowed by tDe b0ru' luz co,1 not
saw that either the Mahopac the Manhattan or the
1ecumsch, before the Board ana coun nJS e ac
aid not suppose the secors had any claims TO consider
he had supposed their claims had been closed py TIC
Question by Secretary RolesonIs there any record
Of evldence written by You or any officer OF the Bureau
AnswerI cannot tel: out know that passed on
the Sam ta0 %a the
We're reopened paid; do not know what the items
but they We're closed as mao a6 mes
WitnessEwil say so again If the question is asked.
In reply to question by e Cores DANA
appeared in The san Dana wrote to him. inel0ssing
Sip from his r. and n
the witness replied to Dana that he had heard OF some
them but not Of all he denied the right OF any owe
saw Dana afterward wrote to him to know NEE
written contract for the Ames gun, mnressIon was
there was no such contracts there Were III .a Enort
nan HERE was something about bricks being sent to
california bnt he could not recoect the others:
article was shown to witness. 1t was dated fe 70. ic
said il was similar the he had received ioin MI
Dana. nj, ., -r..o hoo,y to Mr.
Dana saving the charges were substanlalIy true a.
wrote 10 him that had heard Of some OF these tngs'
hut not Of others do not think made Use OF inc ca
nression that they were substantially true" -. I,
o. Did Won make the suggestion that tne payment VI
th Secor claim was NewYears present because !, vas
made on that davY A. heard that 1t was insisted tnat
The reGnon should be issued on the 3ls OF December,
Int ths cond not he done the hour being late ana inc
force having left the BuTeau 1t was, however, isSuo
the next day, Jan, i. , ,... ~, ,,or, that Tho
Secretary of the Navy any one else received wv
Years present out of the money y dd not say 'n"'
fhe SECRETARY received any part OF the $4,000.
O. Did you suggest that LADY did a. ibtateu /" Pi'
~ What i heard, but III, ntol ID no lady's name
the witness was Int rrOgGted at length ny several
members OF the Committee, regarding the payment Vi
claims. 49,, ,o ,ro,,1 M,
consider IL proper to pay the Sec0r claims OF 3oO they
having performed the work for the Navy Department.
INT H. not received q cent therefor. -,
The witness replied AS Congress had passed on thc
secor clains and made appropriation Tor thelr SETTLE
nep in full nothing could have induced MIN 10 reopen
the ease. , .oo,ieoa +hot bo ,roe
70 Igar Welles was sworn, and testlted tnht ne Was
(ief Clerk in the Navy Department under ms IatheIs
edInnisraOn; he had general impression tha le saw
Tneods report did not know tho nature 0i It's con-
Tic Chairman said he wanted to call two witnesses.
he would be ready Monday evening; ana llc CoiIh!'
tee adjourned till that time.