Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-10
WASHINGTON.
Paving and Pipe-Laying.
A Bride of Ninety-Seven Thou
sand Dollars.
A New Name for It-e Paying Part OF
the Public Debt.''

A New Name for IT, Paying Part ol
the Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 9.-Tht
District Investigating Committee exam
ined this morning r. B. Mcclellan, of tfe
firm of Degolier & Mcclellan, who laid tho
wood pavement ON Pennsylvania Avenue
last. He testified that the firm paid in
notes and money to one Chittenden, OF
Chicago, ninety-seven thousand dollars tn
secure them the contract. Mcclellan asked
Chittehden what he wanted with SO much
money, and he answered il was TO nav his
expenses in Washington and -
A Part OF the National Debt;
that he did not know where the money
went to, or to whom it was paid; that be-
fore all the works under contract was COM
pied il was discontinued by order of the
Board of Public Works. Chittenden asked
Gov, Sheppard to reseind the order, and he
declined Mr.. Cook, the book-keeper Of
the firm, is now on the stand.
sanborn and the European Syndicate.
The Committee on Ways and Means
had another hearing to-day in the Sanborn
case. .sSanborn furnished a statement of
his receipts and expenditures, under bis
contract, showing he had received S213,51e
and had expended Sl56, ,43S of this. The
latter sum is itemized. The chief item of
$43, $50 was paid to w. G.. Morrison and
two assistants in Europe; S2S,000 to Mr..
Prescott for service, legal expenses and dis
bursements; $4,000 for Presbury & Green;
$1,000 for the salary Of a secretary; 1920
to District Attorney Bliss; $S7S to Mr..
Waddell, and $4,000 for personal expenses,
etc. Mr.. Sanborn stated that no sums
were paid for obtaining the contracts, or
connection with the Legislature, or with
the allowance of the claims st the Treasu-
~ Department, and that while nothing had
been realized by the syndicates treasury
from his disbursements to Mr.. Morrison in
Europe, yet if allowed to continue, he
thought he could turn in over five millions,
from the information furnished by him.
Question by Mr.. Foster-Has the infor-
nation arrived at a condition where you
are prepared to utilize now?
Ans. Yes, sir, about ready.
A Herald Commissioners Involved.
Mr.. Foster-Who is the Secretary refer
red TO in this account?
A. Mr.. StineF.
Mr.. FoSter-WhO is Stiner?
A. He lives in No. 40; he is newspaper
correspondent. r.-..
Mr.. FoSter-Has he any official connec
tion with the Government?
A. Not now. He used to have. He was
an assistant Assessor.
Mr.. FoSter-Has he not some position
in the New York Custom House?
a. Not that l know Of He is regular
correspondent of the Herald. / believe he
reports Custom House items. know when
wanted to get at the ring, sent either
to the Herald Office or to the Custom
House.
One Of Ben Buffers STAFF
Q. What part of the custom house did
you send to?
8. To Mr.. PufTer, clerk there.
Q. An old staff officer of Gen. Butler?
A. Yes.
@: You paid him 500 month as your
private secretary?
4. Yes. .ls
Q. What services did he render you?
A. He kept my books IN reference to
these contracts.
Q. Was that not pretty good for compen-
sation?
A. 1 offered him $50 month, and he
lullSl ldNC
Q. Did you help to procure Mr.. Jay his
as special agent in the custom
house?
A. l did. recommended him.
Q. Who joined in that recommendation?
a. do not recollect.
Conveniently FOrgetfuI.
Q. Are you not little conveniently ab-
sent minded just now?
A. am not. really do not recollect.
l wanted him to go abroad to see my man
Morrison, to take my papers to him,
and TO ask him, to urge him, TO hurry his
matters as fast as possible.
Nothing else of interest or importance
was elected from Sanborn.
Lawyers Evidence.
Mr. Fl. E. Dawes Jr., of New York, was
next examined. He stated that as a law
yer he had been consulted by clients who
had received notices to pay legacy and sue
ceSsion taxes; that he had advised them
that they were not liable and that even if
they were Mr.. Sanborn and these parties
had no right to collect them, and that re-
ceipt from them would not act as a lar to
proceedings that might be brought by gov
ernment; that he had notified the District
Attorneys Office that his clients declined to
pay and would defend any suits that might
be brought 70 recover, and that no such
suits were ever brought.
Another Deficiency.
The Postmaster General informed the
committee it would be advisable to make
provision in the deficiency bill for furnish
ing SIS, 600 to enable him to offer rewards
for the apprehension of sundry mail robbers
in Texas and elsewhere.
Minister to China.
The President sent the following nomi-
nation to the Senate: Benz. p. Avery,
of California, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to China, vice F.
T. Lowe, resigned.
The Union Pacific Railroad.
Representative Houghton has been au-
thorized by the House Committee ON Pa
cific railroads to report bill requiring the
Union Pacific railroad to operate the
bridge across the Missouri river at Omaha
as part of its continuous line ofrOad. This
bill is designed to put a stop tc the present
extra charges for freight aud passengers ex-
acted for transferring them across the river
by this bridge. Much inconvenience is
now Occasioned TO passengers by compell-
ing them TO change cars. The bill, in or
der to protect holders of bridge bonds, pro-
vides that the Union Pacific Railroad
Company shall pay interest on them and
shall also set apart annually an amount
equal to 4 per cent. of the amount Of bridge
bonds as sinking fnnd for their redemp-
tion at maturity.
The Senate Finance Committee, in re
porting to-day House bill for expectation of
distilled spirits, make important changes in
it by striking the provisions for an allow
ance of two per cent reduction for leakage
of spirits while in course Of Transportation,
and by refusing to agree to the second sec
ton. which provides that bonds shall be
cancelled whenever proof is furnished the
department that the spirits were destroyed
in transit. Such cases, they think, should
be made subjects of special relief.
NEW YORK.