, 1874-05-27
WASHINGTON.
Additional Testimony
Taken by the Dis
trict Commit
tee.
Cluss' Statements 0orroborat-
ed by Two Wit.
neSsos.
Shepherd and Magrudor in a
Tight Place.
Debate on tho Amendatory Tariff
Bill In tho House.
A Vote on the Sanborn Contract
Matter to Be Taken
To-Day.
Additional Gossip Concerning Rtch-
ardson's Resignation.
! How the Treasury is Robbed In the Way
! Of Contingent Expenses.
Additional Gossip Concerning Rich
ardson's Resignation.
How the Treasury Is Robbed In the Way
Of Contingent Expenses.

OF I0nllI14cliA E@Pelloeo'
TEE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION:
Specia, Dispatcht The Chicago 141bans.
cLuss' REMOVAL.
WARRINGTON ,May-SG.-Tho hasty action Of
President Graut in coming to tho roscue, OF tho |
District ring haa alroM1y got him into trouble.
Whilo ho assigned no reason for hiB romoval Of
Cluss, his friends Justified 1t on tue ground tia;
tho deposod Engnoer had been guilty Of til,
o1, ousht no 10 longsr to bo permitted !.
associato with tb0so pu1e and upr!nl,
men, 4. Il. Shepherd and James Il.
AIagruder. That this wes President Gras't'a '"o..
Monday, Shepherd and Magrudcr mot nna 40
solved that CluBa vas per}uror. Tilas after,
noon copy Of the resolutions wero transmitted
to tho presidcnt and carly tho no1t morning
roguiar r army, q 10 0blot- t-Enginoor OF. the
Board Of Public Wc=hg. In selecting. Hoxio to
succeed Cluss, tho preAldent seoms 70 lave
OVERLOOKED TIE Law OF CONGRESS- -,
! not bo lawful for any officer Of tile Army Of tho
Intod States on the active List to bold any civil
Office, wlethor by [9eotion' or appointment and
any such officer fWSurtfng Or r exercising Inc 10
oeof OF 81 ana his
shall bo vacated e. faby:" But the above enact
NOT THE ONLY 1a1pEp1HEnr- ,''-''~
to smooth sailing that troubles the President.
| The Senate, throa Of WhoBe members arc on THO
| ions Investigating ~4'olntnittco, arc not at gil
plonsel at tho Presidents taking a'leb in the
bitter contest now n progress betoro them, anu
removed, ron SH HAD had rot completed bis, tee-
ss@uos' so@a OF A1a' bis ;tatomentis ;i mado on lis
first examination woro too broad in their
| jnagmen. Of Shepherd and Magruder ~ tlnal;
Thinking in this way, i is extremely doubtful
that tie appointment Of Hoxie will bo confirmed;
and thon, again, should tho President persist in
his DISCRIMINATION to remove Clusa for perjury.
be cannot, aftcr to~days developments,
| CONSISTENTLY ALLOW eHErnEBD AND MAonuDEh
ANY LONGER TO HOLD OFFICE.
II CluBs ia a porjurer then aro also the Cover
nor and Treasurer por1u1era. botn o. tnese
vising Architect Mullott received only 81 ,ooo Tor
| hia services as a uiombor Of tho Board
Of Public Works during the yeur 1879.
To-day olusB produced vouchers anS g. r. Te
while q nlenabor Of the District Government.
Again, the very same statements for tho utter
| ance Of which CluBs las been degraded from
Office, were today
sUpsrANT1ATEp IT THREE WITNESSES
% Johnson ,,eA Secretary @ Of tie Boara OF Public
Works, md confidential advisor Of Coz
Shepherd, toatiaod that at 16o Meet
: Of its organization until January, 1874.
Gov. Shepherd was tho only member present l4a
. times. 1ie admitted likewise, thai Tho records
or minutes Of these so-called meetings waro
made up from thu lotter-book, and wero
NEVER oEnT1F1Ep TO
: by any member Of tho Board. Over two-thirde
of tho 159 meetings Worc held in Gov. shop'
herds private onlco over Lis ssorG AZ
sistant-Enginee.s Barney ta and ,teyia motsyt
points Of OluAA' evidence concerning the loose
manner in which the business Of the Board waa
conducted, and tile irregular manner in wh1cl
measurements wore made for contractors. \
anything, tho oylonoe OF barney u EorHytl
vas moro damaging tlan that Of ClusB espoo
tally from the fact that both Of thom ean OK
proas Themselves to advantage in tho EngllsI
= language. Thoy thoroughly vinaicated Lin
i from The charge Of rar]ury, aud placed tn.
!. President in an exceedingly uuonyiablo posi-
!" ton It lis atated tonight That Lleut. Iioxe lia
!. written letter to tho President doclinlng to
u,ale tool Of the District ring.
i. TIA thu Assoc{at<d l'resa.]
THE HOARD "MEETlN0s."
!. WAsurNaroS, D. G., May 28.-ln tho Dihtrie
Of Columbia Investigation, T., to5aay. cher!ss ~ %
Johnson Secretary 81 a poSsa ot r. P
= minutos OF tho Hoard, and how thcy, wore mad
up. Ho testified that tho minutes wore not I'll
~ record Of the Board meetings. but we're mac
up by data furnished by tho Vice-Prosident fro
J
not pretend to Hay that the records On tho Doc
q nero actual Uoard meetings.
CuAnLEa E. NAETEY,
an assistant engineer o!I!eor Of tue 15oar
e. etatod tlat Oertley matlo MI tho moaBlronion
= around Government property. lie presumed
= tho solicitation OF Gov. hlloplerd. lu Oluss
II himnelf certifying thuAo measurements, tht
would depend altogether on Oortaoy's accurao
II the measurements were wronH ho shou
consider that tho blame should fall OH Oartel
not on thom. II he were Chief Englnoor a.
Oer.ley should bring measurement to him, !
would oortify 10 it.
n FORSYTH, AN A8a1sTANT ENGINEER,
!. | testified that In ono or two instances aA6ee
= mentH bud boon made OIL property aud bills
sued before the work Oh tho street had hc
~ completed.
+ ". Il. pII1LLIP
| statod that about year ngo CluHs was dot
- home work for him professionally. He had c
n ho aHlkod him IN casual way how tho !'oard v
n getting on. His nnuwor, at tho time, Impress
~ mo. Ho anla "Not at all Woil." | i.n
gently asked, "Wl,y?" Io mid; "Woll b
~ | Phillip, there Is no Board Of pnbllo Works.
consists OF o1s man, tho Viea-pros!dcnt. 4
others ara OIL hand TO do what thoy !nhtrl!
od." satu . llavA yuu nmotiuR":" lie sai
"No." said "Itayo you no renordsf"
- | eRid; "Not what call record. think l v
resigu. don't like the Bystem." told him
to do II.
l. FRANK 1t. HatlTH
T., was called, aud stated tint la bought oonir
for q, ,0Q0 for Patrick O. 110vcs, an employe
nt. the uouHo OF Representatives. Who Hald ho '
,ho lor going to contribute money TO tho Republic
campaign fund IN Nebraska.