, 1874-05-04
Tho Repeal Of tho Sanborn Contract
Law Recommended.
censure Of the Treasury Officials
Manner Of Doing Business.

Congress Will Probably Adjourn
by the list Of July.
THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
Special Dispatch to I'hs Chicago Tribune.
THE REV. iii. BROWN BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 3.--Tho Rov. Calvin
Brow n, who fl cured ns Chittenden'a spiritual ad-
wiser after the death Of Huntington, and rem
dero Count Fosco such material service IN pro-
curing tho Do Golyer l. McC1elland oontract. is
again coming to tho surface. Kirkland on satur~
dny tcs tt fed TINT ho took the nev. Calvin Drown
IN TO partnership IN tho purchase Of a piece Of
roal estate near this city in 1872. Tho 1and bo-
Ion ged to ". ". Corcoran, but tho negotiation
WAS carried on with that gentloman's agent.
Kirkland made first payment Of $4,000, tho
money being pnrt Of tho
PROCEEDS or THE ourTrENDEN NOTES.
Ho tho took trip to Chicago to negotiate
the sale OF tho semnindor Of the notes with I'm
Holmes, and during hts absonco, le now BnyB,
Blown went to Corcoran's agent,
and, upon :, making cortain ,Eoprcsentu-
tons to tha. eean1td5e%osen aos III INDUCED 1884,, him
made of to Europe. This Is tho story now told
by Kirtland, but, luasmuch as
=. MS REPUTATION FOR yEnAc1Ty
is Of 4 doubtful character, 1t is barely possible
that the Rov. h1r. Brown il innocent OF tho
that It is impossible for the Committoo to COM
mupicAto with Brown, invented this yarn In order
to explain away doubtful transaction With eome
other per8on nearer homc-probablY In high
BtorrB.
Special Dtspateh to tbs Chicago Tribune,
THE CHAMPION WITNESS.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The mendacity Of the
witness Kirkland Ia 30 remarkable that tho Dis:
trict Investigation Committee are fairly puzzled
to know what coureo to pursue. There la q dis
position on tho part Of some members OF tho
Committee, to drop him in despair Of ever
getting any truth out Of him. but It ID probable
that be will not be- let oil so easily
Gates. not ouly that he has something to toll,
hut also that he is held back by some exceed
iugly powerful influence, The nembers of tho
Committee do not hesitate to declare their con-
yictton that Kirtland haR lied from beginning
to end. In fact, his testimony abounda In tue
most
CLEANING CONTRADICTIONS AND AnsUhD1T1Ea.
and demonstrates plainly the interruptions
character Of tho man. Ho forms tho principal
topic Of conversation in Washington. and is spo.
ever appeared before Congressional Com
mittee.
The hitherto withheld
TESTIMONY OF EstLRY BToRns,
who came hero as tho proprietor, GGt Geo. n
Chitteudon, haa Just been matlo public by ths
District Investigating Committee. Some Of itt
unique I; atures arc given herewith. Being mon
toned With reference to Kirtland's visit TO bit
room at the Ebbltt House, Emory mado tho 1ol
lowing frank avowal:
room aud introduced him to mo as q Mr.. Hoyle
/ desire to be entirely frank with the Committee
because suppose that this is q private exam.
ination, and I never told . word o.
unsE9th i j. ny Ill., {s ErtaaS{ K anS{o0aE' al
id hot w,sh to hold any communication viii
him, nor to have worry much to say with him
He was there in my room, and this other gentle,
man WAS there also. They both ordered theh
meals at my room. and they wero ohargot
have te pey for them before 'oavo' III I osasnari
Q.-Did you uot hare oonveraat1on Will
him7
Ayes, Bir.
O,-What was It about?
Al cannot toll you what 1t was about.
think there wore couple Of girls on the oppo
site side Of tho street that he had becn inspect
ing at Wizards thas ho opened the conversation
Q.-Nothing about his visit hero in Wash
A.-Not at all, except this. In tho course, per
| haps, not Of TINT conyorBation-but Gnu ha1dl
| tell which-the general pnrport OF what gath
from him wss thas he ai1 did not t,dd Tsh to 2
80 far as this Investigation WAS concerned
whothor anything ho would say would bo in con
| tradiction Of anything TINT 1lr. Chittondon I'm
testified. Then l said to Atr. Hoyle (becaus
I called, him by that name, and ,r, b b
It what you can testify to will not bo in coutrt
dictlou Of hlr. Chittouden, il Chittonden hu
told the truth In saying that l1o received no POI
tion Of tho $72,oo0 himHof, hayo no furths
uHo OF you.
Odd he say why ho did not want to be O.
X.-Ho did not. want to sey hore that
! waa worry dasirouh Of having but lttlo conyera
tton sftsr ! had d discovered TINT polu ,,
oeiyed a dollar himsolf. I had. 1eceivod
rotaining foo two days before I loft tor tho p'l
poae Of commencing suit against Mcolona'
on this contract. ..
9In TIM. eonyessston d;a h. sEs {ou rs' Il
tive to whore this money had gone?
mA.-Noshlng except this: "Now, hope til
this will not bo published, because want TO
very frank" Ho eaid 1t would be very ungeno
oua.
Odd ho BAY to wl,om7
' A.-No, sir he sall that 1t would DO very !
furious II his testimony WAS takon. Said ], VI
. LONG as Mr. OAitteudeu did not divide With you
II you will permit me to uHo my exact language
| told him I did not care damn about tho in1ut
Q.-Do you know when he left tho Ebb
! House2
Al could tall you tho exact dny by rcf*
epoe, hut could not tell you nov.
Q.-Ho had gone from there nowa .,
A. Yes. You Gun understand tt
It las boon little todio
to, mo. I haye been oyoraored vi
gueets, aud 1t 10 tho frat time I hayo ever bo