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National Republican., 1874-05-29
THE LOGIC OF CONGRESSIONAL
NVESTJGATTO

The fundamental principle of our form
Of government is a combination of three
separate departments - three coordinate
branches, with distinct powers and functions
the legislative to enact, the judiciary to
construe, and the executive to enforce the
law
The assumption by one department o.
the functions of another is in violation o.
the Constitution and subversive of the prin.
ciples upon which the Government rests.
If the Secretary of War were to issue Q
writ of hGbeas corpus, or assumed to exer
else judicial functions, he would he i'm
peached.
If the President were to issue decree
repeating law of Congress or Proclaiming :
q new one, he Would be guilty of treason.
So. too, IL Congress assumes powers
which Of right belong to either of the othel
branches, it is a direct violation of the Con,
stitution.
The fact that of late years each session
of Congress finds here class of malcon
tents, memorialists or black-mailers, who
have grievance which they are anxious
to have ventilated at the expense Of the
United States, and that they have succeeded
in having investigations ordered by Con-
gress, with power to the committee to 'send
for persons and papers" in q great number
of instances, and in each case the inyesti
cation has failed to accomplish any good
result. suggests the inquiry, "When and
where will this thing endH'' Whittier i:
Congress drifting2 .-... ....
To-day there are at least eleven different
investigations in progress. but there is nc
perfected legislation on the currency ques
tion. The revenues fall short of the eI.
pendituresi large amounts are appropriated
for investigations; but no tax bill has been
perfected or plan devised to meet the wants
of the Government ...-
1t is Investigation here and investigation
there, while the business men of the whole
country, with folded arms and anxious
faces. are waiting, waiting until sonssthinc
Is done by Congress to restore confidence
and allow business to return to its natural
channels.
In the midst Of panic, when the united
wisdom of the best minds in Congress should
National Republican., 1874-05-29
so MUCH BETTER IN FRANCE.

Olive Logan, writing OF Paris theatricals, says
AN inyariable French custom, which our mana
gers would do we'll to adopt, is getting up piece
I'm double As soon IS piece makes hit here
It Is Immediately cast again TO idle members Of
the company, and rehearssls with these reserved
forces are at once begun. Every soul playing in
the 'Deux orphslines' might lie down and die this
afternoon, and tonight the piece could be played
without hitch hindrance, BY fresh artists up in
the parts, ready with costumes, and who have
had on the mere chance Of the possibility Of their
being called upon TO play, more rehesrssls than
our managers give to the original production.
This 10 what Dickens called the art Of taking
very great deal Of palms, and that art 10 one
which, in the desirable nelds Of endeavor In dra-
matte contest, is indispensable. Yet fear IN au-
thor. Il he we're not an actor, who should attempt
to direct his pieces on our stage, would be very
coldly seconded by our artistes. They know their
own talent, and would, no doubt, say or think,
DO you presume to teach me 2 You cannot act,
while cam Yet Dumas teaches that superb
artistic, Lafontaine, how 70 act Maxartn, and La
fontaine receives his instructions gladly. The
great French actor says: Here, Mr.. Author, give
me your conception to Its oompletest shade my
task is TO hll It. You couldn't act the part,
couldn't write tour talents supplement each
other"
National Republican., 1874-05-29

JOHN EDGAR THOMSON, weilknown
and highly-esteemed citizen of Philadel,
pAia, and for many years president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company died at
his residence in philadelphia yesterday,
after protracted illness. Mr.. Thomson
was intimately associated with the progress
of the great enterprise over which he so
long and so ably presided. He was a man
of great energy and force. and very much
of the material development of Pennsyl-
Eania may be attributed to his industry
and sagacity. Mr.. Thomas A. Scott will
probably succeed to the presidency made
vacant by the death of Mr.. Thomson.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

famous, published In the independent
press. ..s--.. -.
J Upon the whole. would Ii not be better
II we all concerned ourselves more about
public matters. and paid less attention to
private charactert Take men as they ore,
make allowance where they are but men,
and judge them as we would like TO be
judged. In the case we are considering,
has the great good that has been done to
have no rewardf If crime has been COM
mitted, let justice overtake the wrong
doers, but let them be tried, and. If guilty.
punished by the tribunals which the law
has provided.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

Now THAT the luxurious robber, Frank
Moses, is certain to be deposed from off.
cial position, either as Governor or as a
political leader in South Carolina, the
honest reformers of the Republican party
in that State are discussing the qualifca-
tions of different persons as candidates.
Messrs. Chamberlain and Worthington
seem to be the most prominent aspirants,
with the chances in favor of the former,
although General Worthington is exceed
ingly popular. and. if elected, would make
a good Governor.
National Republican., 1874-05-29
THE QUESTION OF FRAUD

Mr. Engineer Barney, whose faithfulnes:
and integrity was not only indorsed by hi.
associates, but also by Mr.. Cluss and Mr..
Merrick, gave the following significant tes
timony on Tuesday on the question o.
fraud in measurements. fany evidence is
worth anything on this subject this Ger.
tainly cannot be excepted to:
Q. You say that you would certify Mr
Oertly's work. A. Yes SIR
Q. You would not If you had thought at the
time that there was anything wrong about 1T A.
No, sir; I would not
Q. You have been certifying It up to the pres.
ent time, have you mott A. Yes, sir.
Q. Do you regard Mr. oertly as a competent
mani A. Ido IhGve no reason TO htnk other
t0ise.
Q. You have no reason to think but what Mr.
Oertly is o square msnH A. No, sir.
Q. You have considerable knowledge on this
subject. want to know whether the measure
ments Which we have here fair average of the
surveys for the measurements whi3h have been
made in the city. VIII the errors which we have
before us generally appear in all the streetsf A.
Wei, sir, lido not know, from the fact that have
never tested any Of them second tims-eIther
Oertly's or Forsyth's.
Q. Taking New Hampshire avenue, Twelfth
street and East Capitol street, and those streets
which have been measured and exhibited here,
are they about fair average Of the work of the
cityT A. Well, no; L think not. think most Of
the soork, or great deal Of u, has been done &C.
curGte!y, and tCiH stand pretty severe test. A
great deal Of the work has been done hurriedly,
end, IS have testified here two or three times,
1t was utterly impossible
q. Have we now, so far as you know, got at the
most Rlaring mistakes, or have we about fair
average Of the thing2 A. Well, sir, do not
know about that. do not know but that there
are other mistakes. did not know Of these until
they came out here.
@ You do not know but that there arc others?
A. I do not know that there are others. should
not be astonished If you were to find others.
Q. Nor either. Do you regard these as mis-.
takes or fraudsf A. I think we are all liable to
mistakes, sir; think an as liable to mistakes
rs anybody; do not consider myself infallible,
but what moan Is, do not think anybody has
made duv Intentional mistakes. If they are mis-
fakes they are innocent mfstakes.
q. II there had been any schemes for tho invsn-
tion Of mistakes and fraudulent transactions
(you have been connected with this from the be-
ginning,) would you not have to know something
about 1T A. Ihink should haze knotcn some
thing cbout u, since haze had charge Of the esti-
mGtes GnyhotO.
Z. You have been connected with II how longf
A. Since the last Of November, 1871.
Q. You hare had no reason 10 hGvs suspicion of
the parties Oho Oere nsedssriHg here Of any inten-
tionGI urong' A. No sir; Ihaue nof.,
National Republican., 1874-05-29

THE SENATE yesterday decided the Ala
bama Senatorial contest. Mr.. Spencer ha:
been singled out for abuse and vilifcatior
by certain class of journalists, although
upon what grounds we have never been
able to ascertain. Hei young man, who.
so far as we have been able to see, is hon.
estly working for the best interests of his
State, and who, during his term in the Sen
ate, has done more for Alabama and the
whole Southern country than one half o.
those who put themselves forward as her
and Its special champions.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

A FULL REPORT of the proceedings Of
the Episcopal Convention yesterday will be
found in another portion of this paper. II
is full of interest to all Episcopalians. The
petition Of the chapel of the Holy Com
munion to form a separate congregation in
st Johns parish was fully discussed, and
virtually rejected by a vote of 63 to 80.
This action is unprecedented in the history
Of the American Church, and smacks of the
tyranny of Rome.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

THE House yesterday, by very decided
vote. rejected the currency bill of the Sen
ate. and asked committee of conference
upon the original House bill. 1t looks now
as if the whole financial question would be
left by Congress in the exact position in
which it found it last December.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

MR.. POLAND, of Vermont, has the floor by
special order of the House under suspension Of
the rules to have his Utah bill considered in the
morning hour. With Mr.. Hazleton's resolution
and the Poland bill, Apostle Cannon will have
all that he can attend to for the next few days.
1t is high time that our national disgrace was
looked after by such men as Poland and Hazel
ton. In their efforts to remove the national
stain they will be supported by the entire ma.
ton, and their constituencies will say well
done good and faithful servants.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

REFERRING to the argument that St.
Louis is more convenient for the headquar-
tens of the army than Washington, the
New York Herald puts in claim for Den
yer and advises Gen. Sherman byall means
to select that city. There is not much
probability that the General will take the
hint
National Republican., 1874-05-29

The Philadelphia Press, in noticing the death
of the late Joseph F. Ware, says: "Mr. Ware
was one Of the editorial assistants on the
Washington Daily Chronicle during part of
the war, while that paper was under Colonel
Forney's control, and was endeared to his as
sociates by his rare talents as writer and his
uncommon social gifts.n
National Republican., 1874-05-29
FRIDAY MoRN1Ne:.::::::::::::::::MAY %. Izs.

NINETEEN VOTES were cast in the Sen
ate yesterday in favor of allowing female
suffrage in the new Territory of Pembina.
Twenty-nine were given against it. In a
body so conservative as the Senate the vote
is extremely significant.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

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National Republican., 1874-05-29

wHEs the celebrated French chemist, Ornla,
was on one occasion witness at trial for poison
ing, he was asked BY the president II he could
state the quantity OF arsenic requisite to kill q
az. uCertainly, M le Presldeut," replied the
expert sBut must know beforehand tho age
and habit Of body, whether married or single,
widow or maiden, widower or bachelor"
National Republican., 1874-05-29

LATToE TRAEANY OTHER MORNING PAPER
o IN TEE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
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So numerous are the applications from students
to COPY Landseer's works In the National Gallery
in London that the authorities have been obliged
to make q rule that only two students OF Q time
may copy anJ one nicture.
National Republican., 1874-05-29

| TESTIMONY OF HUGH MURRAY.
Hugh Murray sworn and examined.
The Witness. I stated to the committee that
Mr.. Barney testified on oath here tha: did
not work on New Hampshire avenue, between
| G and II streets. I wanted to say that am
prepared to prove that worked there from
| four to six weeks with o large force, and all
the work that have done there he allowed
Mr.. Vsndenburgh pay for it, and have here
the authority under which | acted from the
board. have here my order to 60 to work,
ard my order to stop. / am contractor for
New Hampshire avenue, and Mr.. yandenburgh,
If he did any work there, would like to know
| under what authority he acted. do not saw
but be did some work there, but have never
seen any authority he had for doing It there
By Mr.. Wilson: Q. If there is any oyerpay-
ment, then, it is not to youi A. No, sir; Z
\ for.
Q. When did you do that worki A 1 have
an order Of July IL or IS, think.
Q. OF what yeari A. 1673-lsst year. 1
was ordered to go to work there and put fly
horses and carts to work and keep them on
continually, which complied with.
Q. When did you finish the work. A. l
have not finished the work yet.
Q. Have you been working on it all the tnlet
Al have been working until my funds ran
out. had no money to carry It on.
Q. When did you do the last WORK tneret
i A. think ! stopped Work ABOUT OOtoooi iaes'
! Q. Did Vandenburgh have any gravel excaTa-
| ton therei Yes, sir.
| o. How muchf A. do not know, sir;
| could not say that.
q. Do YOU think he had rs much as 1000
vardsi A.. Well, sir, that is for the engineers
to say; I could not answer.
O. You know what the condition of the
street wasi A. Yes, sir; know the condition
of the street.
A. Oh, well, could not say that.
| o. You have pretty good idea, guess. A
Il would be rather a delicate matter FOR me to
say how much.
3. do not care how delicate it is; 4 yoS
| know the fact I want know it. A. do noS
know; could not say positively.
Q. Well, how mnch do you think there was
| therei
The Witness. What vandenburgh didl
@. Yes; am talking about gravel. A.
could not say how much he took out Of New
| Hampshire avenue. I know he got great
portion out of Virginia avenue also. He had
| been hauling ground for some time.
BY the C5aisnaG Q. State ss 9esrly as you
National Republican., 1874-05-29

actly correct-but as / understand it, they
were taken to the treasurer, who paid them In
such funds as he had-if he had money, be
paid money; II he had no money and had
bonds, he paid bonds. thought that wai
rather a loose way of doing business. NV
opinion is that the auditors Office should be
supervised BY comptroIler's Office; that the
comptroller should have the same or higher
powers than the auditor; he should not only
be an accountant, but q law officer, to deter
mine the legal matters which might be in.
volved in the accounts. Ny opinion was that
II he had examined these accounts and struck
q true balance, if there was any difference be-
tween the balance he made and that the audi.
tor made, then should make his warrant upon
the treasurer, and the treasurer should then
issue his check upon. the depository Of the
board. Those were my ideas, and intended
to elaborate them and put them into proper
form had an opportunity of doing 80.
Q. Just In that connection viii ask you to
state whether or not there is in the system
that has been In vogue In the board any check
whatever on the treasurer Of the board. A.
Well, / don't know of any check upon the
treasurer at sll-none at all.
Q. In other words Mr.. Magruder may have
paid out-A. don't want to state anything
Of my own positive knowledge on that subject.
@. No, sir; but you have been bank officer
and you have had great deal Of experience,
and want the benefit of that In determining
as to the propriety or impropriety Of the man
ner In which this thing has been done; there
fore ask you that question, whether there is
any check upon the treasurer You say that
you do not know Of any. A. Well - 1 should
not think that there was any cheek from my
observation from day to day; there may be;
am not aware of it; there is no check upon him.
But, Think, when he comes to settle up his
accounts the auditor would have to determine
whether they were correct or not upon such
evidence as he could obtain.
Q. Now, there being no check upon the
treasurer, Is there any mode by which this
committee can ascertain the true state Of hil
accounts, and the true condition of the hnan-
cial affairs Of this board, from It's organization
down to this time, other than by going through
the whole thingi A. Well, am not familiar
enough with the business TO answer that ques-
ton in the manner would like to do.
Q. Can you conceive Of any way In which we
can arrive at the exact state OF the monetary
affairs Of this board other than by going
through the accounts Of Mr.. Msgruder and the
National Republican., 1874-05-29

@. What check would you have on him in
cases lie that A. Well, cannot imagine
what check we could have upon any man If we
supposed him dishonest.
Q: What check would you have upon him,
for instance, In this case: If he drew out on
the LIST of March 5000, on the $4,000, and
on the Goth of March SIC, 600 moref A. do
not suppose that there would be any check
at all.
By Mr.. Hubbell: Q. Suppose he had pay
roll to meet, and furnished q pay-listl A.
Well, that would exhibit, If he had psy-rolls
Or anything of that kind. If he could make
any show Of the disposition Of the money, 1t
would be all right; that is, It would be right
In point of fact, but 1t would not be right In
business point of view.
BY the Chairman: Q. Do you know how
often the auditor settles with the treasurer
A. Indeed do not know anything about it.
My attention has been drawn to other matters;
and one reason why / have expressed the
opinion here that have, that the treasurer
ought not to be an officer of the board, was
that feel delicacy in going to my colleague
and asking him to make an explanation to me.
could not do so.
By Mr.. Wilson: O. Under this system the
treasurer Is the custodian Of the funds, and he
Is the sole party who draws the fundsi A.
Yes, sir; and the sole disbursing officer.
Q. he Is the sole custodian and the sole dis
bursing oflceri A. Yes, for paying moneys
out Of the treasury, as understand It.
fQ. Are you aware Of the auditor and treas
urer ever having any settlement A. No, sir;
am not aware Of It. viii say this: see
the auditor very often in his room. attending
TO matters Of account; but ] have never in
quired-it has not been explained to me and
never inquired about it. He may have been
having q settlement with the treasurer.
@. But the board has had nothing 10 do with
ing TO do with it. s-
Q. II has been matter purely, II there has
ever been any settlement, entirely between the
auditor and trsssureri 4, Entirely y. ]
National Republican., 1874-05-29

Mr.. Christy. submit to the committee
that is not a proper question.
By the Chairman. That has passed; If yoI
will PROFOUND another we will rule upon It.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. Did you sign this repor
as o member Of the Board of Public Works
Have you seen the printed volumei A: Well
I signed every report that is there that m.
name Is to.
@. Do you indorse all the statements in tina
report7 A. As far as I understand them.
thought I understood it thoroughly at tina
time. mean the body of the report here. Al
matter of detail, must say, did not know |
great deal about them. ! merely looked 81
them.
Q. You have read, you say, carefully all the
testimony In this case, sufficiently to make W
anopinion in regard to it. Now, ask you 1
you are not satisfied that there are mistakes
contained in that report.
Mr.. Hamilton. do not think that that is
legitimate inquiry, Mr.. Christy.
Mr.. Christy. deem It necessary for basine
another question. He said he was as familiar
with the testimony as we ourselves.
The Witness. In regard to what affects tn
Board of Public Works, paid full attention Il
that.
Mr.. Christy All the. testimony, think, af
fects the Board of Public Works.
/ Mr.. Hamilton. That Is question for Us t
determine, sir, not the witness.
Mr.. Christy. wish to submit this: that /
there be any mistakes In that report, which |
was impossible for him to have inquired into
he Is neither morally or legally responsible.
The Chairman. State that fact to him now.
Mr.. Christy. understand that he became
member Of the board In September, and on tn
1st of November the report was signed.
The Chairman. He viii agree to that hav
no doubt.
The Witness. Yes, sir.
By Mr.. Christy: Q. You have had a very ex
tensive experience as banker, have you not
and as . fnancieri A. Well, have been EN-
ployed In business for some time, for man
years.
Q. You know, to some extent, the manner B
which the business of the Office Of the treas
urer of the Board of Public Works has bee
conducted. Taking It for granted that You do
l desire 10 ask you this question, whether ther
It itanything In that system, or manner in which
the accounts are kept, to prevent the Treasures
from purchasing with the public moneys, OF
the street, certificates and bonds that are soit
at discount, and subsequently using them a
vouchers IA the settlement Of his accountsi
Well, answered that question 10 these genie
men.
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TRANSMISSION Of Blood.



A reporter of the New Orleans pcay-
,une has evidently accomplished "A sen~s,-
ton. Near -. Bernard market. in tlrtl
city. he discovered what appeared TO be
spotted negro, but who. upon investi-
CATION, proved to be a Norwegian sailor
strongly infused with Cambodian blood.
While sick in Singapore, many wears
ago, a physician, to prevent his dyiug
OF paralysis. infused into his veins the
blood Of Cambolan boatmau. II re-
stored animation 10 hi- DYING frame.
renewed his lease OF life. but cntailed
the fearful alienation Of a black instead
Of white skin. since then the man
has been steadily growing black. aud
two of his children born since the mr'l :
ical experiment was made are deeply
tainted with the Camboiian blood. pre-
senting all the characteristics OF the hal.
breeds of that race.
Ii the picayuue reporter diagnosis %
the case is correct. ii Is possible that -
tranfusion OF blood may do for our col.
ored ieiiow-citi7eB- what misce 1enalieii
have tailed To accomplish. The black
ought 10 be able to turn white a. well
a. whites black. In that case THE tims
may not be distant when All Of our
Southern statesmen Of the cOlored CLASSES
will oe radiant blondes
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