National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-26
lISTRIGT INVESTIGATION ON.

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the nreyto,,s srtimIfes are isrreiv Iiniss ths
actual amount Done; and e. nany Of the Improve
mehts are nov either finished or gradually APP
proachiug cempisticr, respecffutiy rsccmnsnd,
20 sns ~, IN sr6 snsiss ~ ~
X r.n,sssnred sftsy snoh ann,onrIations are
made, and before anal ssttlsmsnt =,
Very respectfully, yoer obsdfent servant,
...,., TTzsonoss y; $40.
As.''
oensrSf =. sa1eocs Cotonst ~ u snty.nsters
S5uei,,ct.' O'''V "3''' v 80 W"
DID you have reference there BY centre vorko
To mean that which YOU had already preyiousIy
measuredI A. / aid sir: and mean whatever
entire means I'm the whole accep.ation of the
term. -l-E
By Mr.. Wilson O. You were aware, were
YOU, that the board was seeking to get appro-
uriations from the present Congress for work
mat they had been doing since YOU made your
last messuremeutsi A Yes, sir.
Q. You were aware Of that A. was.
Q Why did you not proceed 10 make ac-
curate measurements Of the work that they had
done to the end that Congress might know
what 1t would be proper to appropriated A. I
think answered that question, Mr.. wtIsoa,
but will state It again. It was in November
when Governor Shepherd requested General
,Babcock to detail his assistant engineer to
measure up the work that had been dons, and
commenced to do that with the intention OF
Iremeasuring all of the work. I found that
there was not going to be time by several
months. told General Babcock It would be
impossible for me to do 1t, and advised him to
let me &c. a copy of the work that had been
done by the board since the final measurement
and put 1t into these estimates. He said, az
will do so with the understanding that in the
event Of Congress making another appropria-
ton shall have the right to remeasure the en-
tire work" That is as near as l can remember
the conversation.
2. But how was Congress to make an ap-
preparation oil this money 70 pay LOT THIS WORK,
without knowing what the work would eostl
A. They had vouchers of the board!4
o. Exactly. but were YOU. as Government
.esSe. IIIIyy - 80 Hon1..s, ,nat,o''a,,,ro
oncer, Miing W nays ConSsese insSo app
prlations 10 pay Ior t4is Work upon mere state
ments Of the engineer Of the board as to what
nouio eosi a. Cer.aihty.
". ana take tneir stateInsus as 20 tae siioun'
OF WORK ana the cost Oh the workt a Yer
fanny, win TINS proYlso, Inas VIC snouiu nave
the privilege OF measuring IL:
| v. 10 you know OF any authority anyWhere,
Tor General babcocK or yOursen 70 MAKE q
measurement Ior tne poaru OF rGohc MorAs
Win the view OF procuring iroh Nongress an
sPPropfiauo" a. 10 NOT Aho" Vi An' Au
'norltS.
9. Do you know OF any authority that you
mao 70 make any nsasuremens oI sn,s " tnla,,
Whicn was measured iast summer, OF " ,aH ne
any action wnateyer Win rciere nee W ~
mere Is any Any"hsre wSulu nag c nao%
Wnere II Isl a. my suInor'y WAS uene'ai
baocock.
| y; 70 YOU Ano" "nesner he nAu any v. Do''
a 9e not
py mt !, s.snrT IS ill.,. 10 YOU do u nv, VI my
4 law IQAL IL MOulQ VlOldJcf u. L uO HOt
Mr: wilson am not talking aoou' laws "
WoqIo violate .,-
MT. otanIon. askeo Ihe quesVoa, sh'
by Mr. Snrsty; o ao9 Saiu LII S'uf s''''-
mony as follows, page sssS.
MI blexensderier t0iH me t NJ. ne
nnS esSc1istIoSs 70 the COMMITTEES. lei me see
| them. called upon him q number OF times; the
last time told him had called at the request of
General Babcock. It was tho same day that the
denerai oanea.
Are i've 10 understand you as intimaung
or suggesting 6y your sesamony tns I nave
read, that MI. bIcxensoerier aid Wltnnoia IN
lormatlon from you tnst you askeo speciIcsLI
or generally ion a; sot exactly tnst Su. , naa
ealea 9qm9er OF ZINES 49, on Mi o tSss rs
oerier, ana mao not seen tne results snat nc
mao arrived az, OF ms cslcula,ions, anu ,nen
calieo tns IasS sIIis ~ 9sne,oi Daoes to
quess, ana tninh in meoin ~, s,ser-cersan y
within Ncry ie" uAys--ni7 'eSs'niony "As LII
print,
y. INC quesuon tnas in,enu 70 ~ = tors:
nhetucr you Lequesteu VI rA'euueIae.
70 SUBMIT any ms'ssf ~ cASiAs'o% W you
Laiuiy shouIe NOV uaAe SUCH request VI mr.
bnSkensderier. ~,
v. Iou Lnerelors maoe NO request Mnicn
We. - y. o;,r ~ .rticnisr 1's.tion Ala no.
ma ~ -. ~ p.S !. -, o.t.. $50.
~ -sruast ma he Saoiinsa 20 o-r.r.i
1870 ~ pI;oLansdo,ess :, ths 49, S,,, =;
this r,aosnrsrnant that hssors s,,bnitting H. "a
.asuits az ba .-o,,,3 sho,, ths,, ~ M 20 he
tSen toid N. tbst he S,ouid -'
'n S INV NV. LIZ i sua. M mo4 ..,.,
az, a.. a,, "a. ~ ~ es. ~ w
pIoSansda.Ss- ~ ~ cafIs thst no,,
80 49,, ~, .bst Z. 5000 70 a.rsn,s
Ne yo0 a.. IA ~ ~. 'A~' Nv 'oN "
W; o" IT,. I at,o,, ho ,,o,, ,,.,oa a..
that vor bave inst siver 70 ma or 10 ths 60
&C., 49, n. pI,si,nn.Sa ad -, ooonrIn
mites n,,s snas MI Dick M Hu nos comply
"rost;on :. No Sr'zor tiroas CoIonalS 40
1ot tbint bays
q Won saw aIso to-dav 4, vour tss.,rnonv
,hst ~ Sassor - -.o,y q, snI,o ~
s0,rs,,au.s rs.s x =, ssr,sin ,ot..sLas oar,,o
W., sain =, ,s sailS
your nnosIet "oalu you oe Aln Ii, Enough
go ~ ,oT.taI-o. ,sL;aS 49, ~ -, -
kno,vIedSs hsfore tbs be.inniny Of tbe invssti
Il m
SaCo ,a a. lnere was Tus oneItnat was
nH nns squsLe, which ioisuoa'e'y nAu 'ne
pressure 9i So,rectiug.
y. Anu tuA' - tne reason why you ueslreo
oo, oSe enaS yTu nave h, i iS
Sat az a. uIu: SUPPOSE , .nIs: INA. y
naI uiaoe nlistaAe IN one piece nisnt pos-
SiDlS nave nAue some osners'
BY Mr.. stanton; =. How long before the ex-
animation OF Mr.: bliekensderfer did this inter-
view occur at the Eboitt house, when you
S p upon nun AZ tne tnstance OF 1eneraI
psosoee ~. "a, .ouiu no. NJ lne aa.e eAeep'
" me iac. thaI II was tne same oay tnas uenI
e esal paococA eaiiea' "i'nih the same nour'
'niHA,
" ~ was WITHIN uay OF t"o, was " not, OF
e n'ss nnI. .,. oe n sne coImltses ;
A. Yery snort u4ie aiyer l saw .ne who're
eunng ~ PIlus' suo ! ceI,alniy tnougns tnas
snouio nAfs seeu Tue caicuistions AND results
genersiIy peiore tnsy were given 70 tne COM
mttee:
y, NOW, tnese measurements concerning
winch you LOOK tine estimates OF the engineer
officers OF the board, had related to the actual
disbursement OF money, would you nave re-
measured tne W9rk Yoursei1i
Inc witness mnien remeasurements 20 you
mean!
MT. stanton. The measurements which were
maze ss the basis OF tine application to Con
gress lor an appropriation az TINS session. a.