, 1874-03-20
The Money Divided Among the Conspir-
ators with Great Liberality.
Names of Persons Involved in
These TRANSACTIONS.
Attempt Of Butler to Nuke the For
tune Of Commissioner
Davenport.
Features Of an Extraordinary Bill Now
Pending In Congress.


THE SANBoRN CoNTR ACTS.
sr..,,, u,,no,,, II ~. c6,.o,o ,,,,,n.
No.. a:a. Wna "Scsst" H:aa ~ 1"r .r ."seaao 1t,oa
examination Of tho reports of tho Secretary of
the Treasury on tho matter Of tho sauhorn con-
tracts. the moro nudacious tho robbery Appears,
nyoro thon ai~..ovootl,. - ti,o .1t,aia .a4,aunt
49, - ots-" y. WV "'oAo "."oaas
eoleotea haa ooon found to have been really COL
lected through regular galaried officers of tho
Government including tho Socretary Of tho
Treasury. United Statos District Attorney of
Nav Yor< n1iaa. ami Tho nroaant Colfoctor of
nostar s;,a,.'. s' .,o a.'a~'. rs.v o. ~ I.,.es1
oosson, o'mmohs 1hoh supervisor OF Internal
Revenue.
now TIE sro11s WE'RE DIVIDED.
Noah Dayia 1Jnitcd Stotc. Di.tr;ot Attornav of
NJ W, enoo naso1 u;.,,; ' 1A'so5 -
Now 1ofA' couoctoa 19oo'; William a. tacnora-
son, secretary OF tho treasury, ~, 202I1'; Otte
T. Plesbury, Solicitor Of Clalms in Washington,
e4,389.G0; 4 q. Ii. Horton, United Stu tes Revenue
., %tv'.g'ou D w. a. ne' o., sup",s'sot w, -"
'ot nto.nai heYenue' nos'on, VII .N4'42;
George Dliss, Jr., united Statos Distrfot-Attor-
noy, NOV York, $G4, lol .o9 frank n. Green.
Special State Auditor do of the he TEoa9ury Depart
e154, ,021. Estimating total Of ss2,B10.5o.
THE WHOLE AMOUNT
represented to have been collected by sanborn
lar agents collected tho Information and motley
in over si1.Bevcnths Of the oasea. Tho report
does not even furnish evidence that sanborn
COLLECTED n Tue whole OF tho balance Of tue $11,-
o28.99. In four casee, aggrogating $11, 109.o7,
information was lodged by sanboru, blt there
are reasons to believe t,At tbs large part Of tho
remainder va was collected through the regular
channels. Tue collection
,ro r., 70 n Nsm ga1 rre
road aud was rolnitted by tho Treasurer OF
that Company, March 81, 1878. with lcttor say
ing the amount wes Paid as an assessment made
by tho Assessor. Halt q month lator Sanborn
check above mentioned, which is reported as do
posted april a..
Tho case OF tho st: Paul d Pacific Rai]roa1 is
very similar; Ihas Company remittea SS:2 :293
thronsh ITS Psehident; and tue same day, before
sanporn'H claim could have reached hf'n,
h1ouAnpsoH DEPOSITED THE CHECK
and deied bait OF It to bo paid to Sanborn. It
y inferred from other caseB that Frederick a.
Sanhorn Of receipts paid direct o'tLe Treasury,
tAHs enabling him to claim their distribution.
The names Of Green, Horton, md Prosbury
Aro not familiar Iu connection with this affair.
Horton Blgus himeolf, and Ia acknowledge
cd by Banborn. al q Revenue Agent
presbury Ia Solicitor OF Claims
OF st. Paul. and was doubtless in tho employ OF
sanborn; droen IL repeatedly described in tho
meat and signs himself "5pecial State Agent
og tho Treasury" He operated ia Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan. illinois, and tho West generally:
There il no evidence Of any connection with
6anborn except tlnt the Iattor shared tho fruits
Of all Green's discoverioA:
-, THE COLLECTION nY JUDGE DAVIS
waB tho only Que III which suit waH begun ut
Sanborn's request, mud the, report shows
that Davis only deducted his legal
2 per cent re fusing sanborn'a offer
Of por cent on future collections,
ho donouncing tho contract as T. fraud on the
Government. a similar proposition to his Buc-
ccsaor, Distriot-Astornoy bliss, met with moro
SUCCESS: Ar. Bliss does not .dony that hc re-
| coiYcd per cont OIL all collections mato by him.
Tho dlatterng offer wac also declined by A. W.
Jenney, the United Statcs District Attorney In
Drooklyn, though the'wlolo system WAS eSplain-
cd TO him by Alr. Bliss. ! no lnttcr's percentage
THE MATTER IN WASHINGTON.
~, sDeciat DtsgSt"t TO 3he Ch'cano tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. e., March 19.-Judge Noah
DaVia appeared beforo the Ways and Means
Committee TO-. today but la not make tho full
statement that ne intended to put forward as WAS
teographod YOU !ast night. Ao WILL, however,
resume anu conclude to-morlow.
lIo ms Assoeiasea s;i ,la 1Tsss'l
u,,. 9Hn ~ AolliEs 1n system. I.l!;
mHs1HutoS 1it sta seon n9yuage moan Deys.
1orIaer oilsta oiates D4seFlos-Attorney IN No"
iorK, maoe IN oiaporalo statomoht to-daY hoforo
Tue Colanittce OF Ways ana e!eans. giving h's
know!ed6o OF AND connection with Pholps, Dodge
q COS case. At tho request 'cs the CuBtonl-
House autlor,tios' lo examined documents md
statements laid before him BY jayne, and gave
h'a opinion .hat It was case thae
Ho then arranged with tho authorities
that tho application for . warrant to
seszo the books and paposs should bc brought
directly to him, but should bo kept
undor. hia control, and should not bo
served unless the firm should rofuBe. to
exhibit tlor books and papers. After an inter-
Wow with them Dodge said their boohB wore at
tho service OF tho Government, and Jayno took
witnosa was sent for by Jayne TO como to tho
Astor Ho,,oc. and lhero found Jayno and tho
counsel OF pnolps, Dodge l. Co.
NEGOTIATING 4 sET1LEMENT.