, 1874-04-21
WASHINGTON.
A summing-Up Of the Dis
trict Investigation,
A Strong Case Made Out by tho
D[emorialists.
4 List Of Specific Charges Of
Frauds in Postal Con-
tracts.
Report of the Civil Service
Commission Sent to
Congress.
The Presidents Recommendation
Submitted Herewith.
BE Would Have the Work Con-
tinued as Heretofore.
The Ways and Means Committees
Report on The Sanborn
Business.
The Ways and Means Committees
Report on The Sanborn
Business.
Reforms Proposed III the Matter
of Revenue Collections.


Reforms Proposed i'll the Matter
OF Revenue COLLECTIONS.
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
A SUMMING up.
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WASHINGTON. - ~ Aptn 1o'1N Nv 1'n1o 41'o
aihco TUG beginning OF ING 'n'ost'sA'1on .! 'no
officers Of the District OF Colunbia has it peon
hrinp, hafora tho comm;troo n nictnro If Alcxon-
t.ng ~ s,'a,5 ~ liz srt ,ooras onaaaa1 +,
aor L. enopn9ra u uls s. ~ osaeu
tho net OF prYtng opeh tho vault Oh the afeasufS-
They mover expected, they aascrt, to do anything
of TIM kind but what thoY did eot out to provo
,.,o t,o+ +he ofroira of thc district ind bcau
; maa .n"s 10y a,.d or,at fro,,Ja rornot,oto1
fan 's,,;e, IN ia roenons;h1a ri ia n
i'o ~ "M.um nroa,,n,oJ aftor i;ston;nr In tin
tn.t,rpr,s v Tina ,er n1dncch M hn hne dam at.
tont;vo1v' Gnv Shanheri. Win IL nm oycocf;rrlv
:otnr:1,. 49, Xii i,;man1f odn,it thnt tha
.uson,t H. aI., , " .,,tia o,,t a., axcoo1;,a1v
ha,ovor io Fronds or otorn6rs
n..one ,,;, SneI ~, H. a>toot NV sl,onhori III
mg nin,, 1ul'n ,,na ovaantu a. e annrocio;o od ~
"ou6 u.a us1uos ..' W.. - s.,+,.
,r,uo 1uE Nfa.t;',r,t, o"i Hnr.;uon 1'ovo hmm
a1,,;rL;n, and n5Ga;nr tho f;ornrnor Inn i,oon
s1rnrn mi th6nuTHtfnf md hos st,I]1of1 mud
Eyn;i,od % nnc1' ;tam ~ avoncc VIII, csont carn
T{n had
omriv c,,ornad un1nr oath hv rcsnon-
sihln w1lnoss With having mado au
ottnmnt tn low b]ackmai1. Ho Iag listoned to
"v;donno NJ M o1ccoJinriv damaging character
stoss Hs o n and
nf lis cnrinoors and suuerinteudontg Of
~ e'' e cusnTIors I1snpco,t1yc ,1oSrsr Mry.
Tia Inns Hoard It demonstrated that tho United
statos las beou tlofraudod Of hundreds Of thon-
A~>AA
r. i's contractors Syoro tnnyos mud sco,1u]rels.
lila ;rtimntn ,,orsonai frinnla hnyo bren hold m
to his gazo in tho light OF spec,1-
intora in contracts. and pIurderers Of
tho n,1,;c f,,n;1a, In n word tioy. Shonhertl
i'ns t tdov o1tcr div nat in lid comtuittoc-room
and henrd tho witnesses for the memorialists
"j;nc,, avorv ollecntion made in tho chnrres Be-
mo m ;ntn},;rnnf mar. I,o cannot hayo failed to
aao ti,at tGa systam Of royernmeut now in vogue
+; lila natr;ct ia a failnre. md caunot last. Ho
r. isnows that tho and OF Lis roiru is approaching
t;,"t nuv"o SsA''' 'A4o
''1A' u1a p.ra IA A nu1r,, ARE NUMBERED,
II nrat ha norfnntlv annaront to hi,n tLot oyeu
atawart mi Hnbhcl1 n tho Committoo. aro los.
',', onrtiao,ca H. ,';a rnnsa NH thnt wer
tl,cs ,iosorr him lone muat bo abandoned, Al
sao.!,, IL cmoutio, or oatoh1iah;nr a. aifroront
r a,'i moro ,orsort avatom nf Gnvnrpmont for tho
9 nistr;et IL beins aeltstcd in Congressional cir
of thiais;nc MAJ, that tho nrcsont regime aftar
Tie nxnoa,'2ca tint hayo uesn mado is snp1y i'm.
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| m. rop or ao,,p ann 10 1nrv1r4nr,r,
r. las 'unnroatoJ l,v fo,r r. mula thn Inn,
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mistr;,t HI - hnt NJ thora aro 40 rnonv nh.
ioct;ors' ~ anch m nrransscmont Tint i
1aN0 oan ,'ovar rocaivo scr;nns cons;darat;on
Xna,,,or IN, ;o IN t,,rr t,o natr;rt ovcr r. FIR
Intor;or n nnnnront 10 NJ mt M notn,s wonld he
a;,d IT, tIp nn,,no to s,~aastom 3 "ot 1;ah's
kaea Ie ado,toJ ~ taJ tl'i~d o,1 nrnai' mnrs
toos;,Ia oF F1o., H. - Jaatannta t,,o nowor n,
lena.po laan, - a. ~ c,..,.S ra,.rt ~ Lo,,n
appoan' ~ ~ t III ro",;,,;,;t", l.; ~
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acts snall % 70 congress. ~ u atenoa tl'e n.t
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1nese Mas soa Msoss toat1u ~ .i. ,s1r,;.ta
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naa nnon - fo oe,J af "ho Wnra fnr 1S79
tno tepott ~ to -. i. G'.on.,. a,s,,ar -
aha taoso apnoaas III enu ~ 1;aeavora ,ua
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mi, wb,c1 Gov shon.,ori fp,,nI It imuossib,o t,
syIvamia % avonme. oast. Thin oyonuo was payo
| autor;or to tha orrauixatfnn Of tile orcs
out Board of Pablo Works Mt cos
Of 1886, 800. OF this anln, Sla2 600, one
third, vas assessed against tne uo'9rhmet' ai's
III GoeG!oo s ~ viz Wr,Se So"! rIs ca.,o Into ooma,
md rhortiv aftorwnrd Cougroup nprropriuto
81, 900 600 for tho imnrovemonta adjacout t