The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-30
WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON, March 28.-At the ses,
sion OF the District Investigating Com.
mittee to-day Mr. Harrington filed III,
answer Of the Board OF Public Work.
TO the last two charges OF the memorial
lists. The contractor said that the curl
around T Circle, for which the Board o.
Public Works paid one dollar and ter
cents foot, could have been laid by him
Tor one dollar foot. One property own
er testified that he had been over.aSsessed
for improvements on New York Avenue
and charged for two changes Of grades;
that Governor Shepherd, as Vice Presi-
dent OF the Board OF Public Works, had
stated that the law OF Congress authoriz-
ing the assessment Of a tax for special i'm.
provements, under which the latter as
sessment was made, was most damnable
and oppressive, and he intended to call
the attention Of Congress to its Injustice
Peter McNamars, contractor, testified
that he paid VIM. A. Cook Tor legal ser
vices, but never for political influence.
Being required 10 answer after declin-
Ing, whether he gave, or offered to
give, money to james Carroll or George
Gulick, members Of the Legislature, the
witness said he gave Carroll 81 900 to OBJ.
tain for him the contract OF Pennsylvania
Avenue, east Of the Capitol. He offered
to give the money TO Gulick. There was
5000 TO be given TO Gulick and Carroll,
but the contract was changed 80 that the
witness did not leel bound TO pay the re-
naming $4,000. They represented 10 the
witness that they could procure this con-
tract, but the witness afterwards found
that such was not the case. The witness
gave Mr.. Barney, assistant engineer, $3.50,
and Barney gave it back again; loaned
him money; did not loan It US q bribe or
regard 1t as such. Barney subsequently
measured work for the witness, and the
witness is sorry for it, because Barney did
not allow the witness the amount Of grad.
ing he claimed. These facts came 10 the
knowledge OF Gov. Sheppard, who was
very angry, and said these men had not
been OF any assistance whatever in OBJ
taining contracts, and il he ever heard of
the witness giving money in that way
again he would never give witness an.
other contract.
MIR. Barney testified that McNamsra a
gave him an envelope on the street, and
supposed 1t was in reference 10 some
measurement McNamara wanted done.
Next day on looking at it witness saw that
II bore an endorsement to the effect that
McNamara loaned witness $3.50 for sixty
days. Witness at once carried the envei. \
ope to the Governor, requesting 1t to be
returned to Mcnamara, which the Cover.
nor did. His object In returning the
money to the Governor was to prevent tie |
contractor from repeating the act.
The House Judiciary Committee to.
day decided that no provision OF the
House be made out of the Geneva |
award for reimbursing insurancCs for
any losses under policies insuriDg vessels
destroyed by the Confederate cruisers.
Admiral Porter is very much worse to.
day. His condition causes serious anx-
iety to his friends.
The Farrsgut prize money is to be
paid without further delay, the prize list
having been forwarded to the Fourth
Auditor. The total amount of prize
proper is $780, 900, and $2OOO
additional bounty for the destruction Of
Confederate vessels. The number ol
United States ships taking part in en-
gagements Is forty.four, and the number
OF officers and men sharing in the prize
awards is between $500 and 5000. The
Farragut estate will receive ne.twentieth |
OF the whole amout, or about $35 900; the |
three division commanders will receive |
fifteenth each, and the other officers in |
proportion to their pay.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has d.
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell 100000 In gold on each
Thursday during the month Of April,
IS, 100000 in ali.