The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-11
WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, March 10.
The District InvsstigatiOp.


The District Investigation Committee
has been engaged to-day in examining
William o. Sypher, formerly superin'
;endent OF the colored schools of Wash
ingtou, in regard to the condition OF
their affairs when he went out OF
office in 1871. He testified that at that
date all debts OF the colored schools had
been paid. and there was balance oil
$2.70O to their cridit in the treasury.
The council for the memorialists have
handed to the chairman, Senator Thur
mau, ,aiocument which be said had been
prepared in compliance with an order
Of the Committee requiring memors-
lists topresent specific charges. This
paper will not, however. be accessible
10 the reporters until after it shall have
been presented to the Committee.
The committee then went into secret
session to read and consider the memo
rialsts' charges, when the doors were
opened and Mr.. Thurman announced
that the committee would order the
memorialists' charges to be printed,
sud before pursuing the investigation
they would give the Board of Public
Works an opportunity, il they so desir
cl, 10 make written reply to the spe.
c.fc charges. He further stated that
counsel for the memorialIsts bad
submitted q motion that the committee
is,ue subrr1as dltcsS ttcum TO compel
the attendance OF certain witnesses with
various private papers. The committee
Aad decided that PRIOR 10 granting such
motion it would be expedient TO hear
the argument from counsel as to
the power and duty OF the committee
10 compel the production Of private
papers, ani especially to hear the argu-
meDt as to what certainty OF &verment
and description should be required as a
condition precedent to granting such
motion, and whether the question,
now far the rules OF evidence preva-
lspt iu courts, should be applied to an
Investigating committee. lie there
fore announced that next Thursday
would be assigned for hearing argument
on the above questions, and he further:
more suggested that counsel
should consent to the admission o
certified copies OF sundry hotel register;
in philadelphia and New York, for tht
production OF which eubponeas duel
isclm were applied for, and thus save
unnecessary exper Sc. Specific charge
were then read. They relate TO the al
legged collusion between the Board o
Public Works and outside rings OF con
tractors, by means of which it is CHARGE
contracts were extravagantly auG
fraudulently awarded.
Nominations.
The President has sent tue follow
ing nominations TO the Senate Thoma:
E. Burns, Collector OF Internal Reve'
nue., 4lh district, Kentucky Cassius G
Foster, United States District Judge
for Kansas; c. C. Vance, Receiver oI
Public Monies, Cowker City, Kansas
George ?. White, Postmaster, Mount
Vernon, Ohio; James Casey, Posimas-
ter, San Francisco, Cal.
The Howard Trial.
The Howard court Of enquiry met at
noon today, al tie members being
present excepting Col. Getty when the
court organized. The session was
mainly devoted to hearing the CORES"
uondence Of the War Department re-
latiDg to alleged irregularities.
.oo,o oao
Outstanding legal tehders, $3.50 2.O0O,'
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