National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-30

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Tss Chairman. Any other Witnesses pre-
Ths Clerk. Mr.. Coz 10 here.
co Mr. cnr We g No care p can Nj
The Chairman. He can be discharge dnnally
Representative Wilson. shall want to intel
rogafe n. Aagruder IN regard 70 this fenc
matter-this fence coutract-and also in rcgar
to this Bingham eonGfact. want to ask hin
one or two questions. but do not want to g
Into these things ct any length nov, but wan
regard to the manner In which he keeps hi
books. rEr,u-.r r +~hC. .r,Eziyy-rg Z
JAMES A. MAGRUDER-RHcALLID.
Representative Wilson. And that on the III
of October, 1917, you PAID TO Mr.. Moore, - tn
attorney Of Bingham, e40;000. have here tn,
final estinate, and on the margin ofthat I'M
several certificates are marked. The final est
mate amounts 10 how much therei A. III,
final estimate there amounts 70 "a ,98.so;
looks 90 there-the report OF October, 1871.
Representative Wilson. This report of 1879
purports to contain an itemized account Of YOU
receipts and expendituresi A. Yes, sir; up 4
that time.
Q. Up to the day Of this report A. Yes
Q. Tuf.ing to the date Of October, 1872, o,
page 15s, l am unable to find any note of tina
Item Of ~, 900. = 80 y . "a! :. glF-- :
The Witness. October, whena -.
Q. It seems to have been paid by you on tn.
It'll Of October, 1871 A. No, II might not
have been paid On The III Of October, at.all
The certificates was issued.
Q. There is receipt A. Certainly, and Il
Is receipted. $500. -
Q. Whs. is receipted, A. The certificate i.
receipted; look there. -s.I -.s..Z,g-as
Representative Wilson. Please read that,
Mr.. Hubbell.
Mr.. Hubbell read As follows:
"Received, Washington, D. c., October z,
1872, from Col. James A. Magruder, treasurer
of the Board of Public Works, 80, 1000, on
account of tho work on X street north, from
Ninth street west to the circle.
"Attorney for II. H Bingham"
The Witness. When we first issued these
we had them printed. When the receipts gave
out We would write them, and when man
went up into the auditors Office and got this
certificate It was dated. The receipt was
written at the same time, and the two were
put together and handed to him. If had the
money, or was there, he would come down and
get it and sign his name to both the certificate
and the receipt. If not, he would take 1t
away. Now Il is shown plainly, right on the
back Of this, that he did not get II then. "This
certificate is issued In pursuance Of the law
md the regulations of the Board of Public
Works, and the amount therein named Is due
Ind will be paid as soon as funds are realized
rom assessments. Signed Henry D. Cooke.
Governor Of the District of Columbia" It
vas given to Mr.. Bingham In order to enable
lin, no doubt, TO raise money on Il. The GER
ifcate is charged on my account there If you
viii look, but not at that date. It is charged
vhen It is paid.
Mr.. Aattingly. Mr.. Wilson, If you will ex-
:use me, would like to ask Mr.. Magruder one
question.
@. Arc there not Thousands of these eertif-
.ates outstanding In the banks with receipts
attached, and In the hands Of private parties,
which have never been paid At slr A. Yes,
tr; . party, Of course, would not negotiate
hat and give the money on It without its being
eceipted. So they present It themselves for
,ayment. Mr.. Moore has turned this over.
lie wanted to raise money on it probably, and
suppose he has raised the money.
By Representative Wilson: Q. am endesv-
ring to ascertain how you do business. You
ave paid that receipt A. Yes, sir, or would
lot have It.
Q. Do you know when you paid it. A. 1t is
q my account there somewhere. can tell you
Thsn 1t Il in the account. --..- 80
Mr.. Christy. October 81, I think.
The Witness, Grading: "Forty thousand
dollars; October 81, 1873" In the 1873 &c
CUNT you will find It.
By Representative Bass: @. As understood
he other day, you were accustomed to pay
hese certificates out As CASH. A. Not these;
hese are my vouchers for payment. These
ONE from the auditors Office when the &C.
cunt is settled. They 60 then to the owner,
r to whoever the payment is to be made to, TO |
ring to me. We had lot of what they call
certificates issued, to be re-
Q. These are the ones you paid out as cash!
This is the auditors certihcatea A. Yes, sir;
hat is the auditors certificate. ..--.
Q. OF which there are IS 800 900 or %, 400,-
100 outstandingi A. do not recollect. Not
S much as that, guess.
By the Chairman: Q. They are issued by the
uditcr in the adjustment of sccountsf A. Yes,
ir.
By Representative Hubbell: @. They are
ouchers, in other words! A. Yes, sir; they |
re my vouchers. They como down to me, |
nd I retain all these.
By the Chairman: Q. That IL after you pay |
heml A. Yes, sir; not before. They won't |
i've them to me until I pay them. The auditor
Ieeps the original vouchers al in his ONCE
lpon which these certificates are issued. He |
axes the receipt from the party that he gives |
he certificate to for the certificate.
@. Mr.. Bingham could 90 out and sell that
l. Yes, sir; to anybody he chose. a-- t.'
9. Are they payable to bearsri A. No, sir;
Is indofsed. - XII 81
By Representative Bass @. What want to
ct at Is this: when the certificate was issued |
Mr.; Bingham, did # pay Mr.. Blngham's &C
ountl A. Yes, sir; that far.
Representative Bas6: That Is what sup
osed. --s... q -
Representative Hubbell Did the certificate
~ III A. Yes, sir; he took It.
Mr.. Msttinyly. Not that auditors certiAcatei
Tho Witness. No; that 10 only an acknoNl-
igmeut that the board owes him 20 much
Governor Shepherd. 1. is merely certified
oucher.
The Witness. It d certified voucher that
. oGs him 20 much money.
Representative Bags. And It Is not regarded |
3 epayment, but merely an audit Of 4is 10.
ounti A. That q oil; only the evidence that |
be board owet him 20 much money, and he can |
Ike that out and sell Il.
Representative Hamilton. This item IN here |
the 9Th Of October, 1872: "H. H. Btng-
en-, for z street 9o% Ninth to Twenty-third
nh sn Wits IT. gA's Is the payment but you
Representative Wilson. think there must
3 mistake there hi the print. i-- =.
Mr.. Mastingly. There b . mhprint. II
gthef yd6 Vii Odd III u : ISIS.
Representative Hamilton. i II evidently