, 1873-08-13
Conclusions Of Messrs. Jay and
McElrath on His
Case.
Corrupt Contracts and Mismanagement
That Would Have Ruined Any
Business.
He Is also Declared Responsible for the
Misdeeds Of His Subordinates.
His Conduct Altogether Into1era.
bio and Discreditnblc.

"AnA4NbAoN3 f1uRs 11'~AAo bFcG4Ha Aohl~
mission hnyo sont to tho Department Of
State o full report on tho irreRularitios
charged against Gen. Thomas B. Van Buren,,
and replies tlleroto, together with corro-
gpondence, evidence, and reports connected
thorewith. Tho correspondence is vo1uminous,
and touches upon all tho points involved in tho
management Of tho American Department, such
as tho reception Of money by. Van Buron and
Mayor for tho privilege Of erecting bars aud
Restaurants, corrupt contract for roofing the
American court, and variety Of
other matters which havo heretofore been
published, In conclusion. tho Special
Commission find that tho Commission to Won
no has boon managed corrupt1y mud for personal
purposes, to tho great detrimont Of the Ameri-
can Department, and in violation of American
honor, and has exposed tho United States to
national humiliation at Vienna md throughout
tho world. Tho evidence shows no taking Of
money by any members Of tho Commission e1-
cepting Con. Van Buron mud Mr. Mayor. In
regard to Gen. Van Huron, tho Special Com
mission do not hesitate to report TINT they dis
as loan from Huzol, under circumstances shown
In tho eYidonco, TINT they hold unsatisfactory
thoexplanations giyon BY Van Duron touching tho
81 900 which ho received from MoBBrs. Doohm
d Wiohl ); that they find m uttor want Of frank-
ness aud M inoxcusable dfarogard of exaotueBs
in statements nude by him to the Secretary of
State in his letters Of the 18th and 18th Of
Afarch, in regard to tho number Of concessions
for bars and touching the kilograms from
Viouua reporting tho character Of corruption,
| md TINT the inoxactnosB Of tie assurance thon
given mielod tho Government into tho belief that
moi Irregularities had been committed demanding
the transfer Of the inquiry at Vienna!: As
thnt al ho did. In tho taking and
asking of money WAS done BY, linn AZ
Of ihe Chief Commissioner and as to various
questions Of voracity 1aiHod by tho evidence be-
tween Gen. Van Duren and Con. Mayer, touch
ing alleged completely OF tho former in tho pro-
Van Buren, Of tho second 81 900 obtained from
Boohm & Wiohl, the Special Commission rofrain
from expressing IN opinion, for roasons that
| they do not doom q discussion OF thoao points
| essential to Gen. Mayor, since no such approval
OF acts nor partition Of moneyR would in their
f! opinion render tho acta proper or coll
atituto = valid dofonse for the Commission.
They hold that 1t WAS the duty Of the Chief Of
| tho American Commission to exercise 80 wide q
vigilance in the appointment OF each and all Lis
assistants, aud ESPECIALLY his fret sud confidea-
| tial assistant, and 10 exact q supervision of tho
management Of the Commission, as to protect it
from tho smallest taint or suspicion Of corr,lp-
tion, ind onablo it to accomplish at Yionnn
reasonable succosB, and fifty to represent the in-
togrity and honor Of tho Government. Wore
tho Special Commission to admit the Justice Of
acknowledges, md wore thoy to pronounce un-
proven every charge made against him by Gen.
Mayer, Of having approved and ehared
his his, exaotions %, OF money thore @ would would
@ s nsmea of ooraoa ap sA'Esh wsh could s. grss
ferred against tho Chief Of d commission up
pointed to represent, In an assembly Of nations,
the industry, tho culture. aud fair fano Of our
through period Of months, from want Of
olear-sightod intelligence and duo vigilance,
loose management, understood by testimony,
marked BY Irregularities which havo arrested the
honor On tho Republic. The special Commits
sion, therefore, without entering at all upon tue
charges Of completely made against Linn by
Mayer, arc compelled to regard Gen. Van
Buren Us responsible "a tho Chief Of tho Com:
mission for tho abuses Of authority committed
BY his confidential assistant. and apart from
the charges OF corruption, they find that the
management genorally Of the Commission, which
Gen. Van Duron appears to lave loft to lis sub.
ordnates, has been marked by lack Of iudg'
mont and foresight an absence Of effective sys.
tom aud order. and looBenoss in contracts, In
instructions and In accounts, calculated to in
sure the ruin OF any private business, md which
in great national trust like thnt intrustod (
Con. Wan Bu1en, was to tho last degree discred
itablo and intolorable, as indicating indifference
or incapacity, or both combined.
The Special Commission speak in torms Of tht
bsSasd bSassdi y9Sf y tho Of resp eS WITH
Schultz a. Chief. and say that tho i'll
togrity and prudence Of tho present man
agomont are well calculated to cause pas
Irregularities to be forgotten :; to restore gon
and to encourage tho hopo that tho art aud III
dustry Of Europe may bo fairly represented a
our own Centennial in 1876.
In view Of tho fact TINT bars have been mul
scandal Of our country, tho specal Commits
sion recommend that tho American Commission