National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-20

il Representative Wilson. Had there keen suy
sc1pol held IN . prior to tfat timei
l Mr.. 10. Wnsss, superintendent SCHOOLS. }
Representative Wilson. It wa . ssw b.,d
ihks = y,sJs17 ss,
ME. -. o. Wilson, (saperintendent schools>)
A new building. I wssd say, however, tha
It Is CUSTOMARY to order furniture . consider
able tims IN advance Of Ne completes Of TIN
building, It might be . (earin advaAcs. Fht
date ct Wish that farnifaDt was ordeSed &C
| not recollect.
Representative Wilson. D you know q any
furniture bcing sold out of sny school building
| and new furniture put in place Of nj
! Ar.J. o. Wilson. No, SIR; have no per-
sonal kncwledge Of any such transaction.
! The Chairman Do you leave this voucheri
Governor Shepherd. Yes, sir, with our clerk;
ut with your clerk.
/ Tho Chairman. Have you any further ex-
| psanation to make with reference to this matter
q the public schoolsl
Mr.. Merrick. No, sir.
The Chairman. Have you, gentlemen Of the
District Of Columbia
Mr.. Stanton. No, sir. rsrl
The Chairman. That matter ID then con-
our clerk with q list Of witnesses that you want
| summoned for tomorrow as soon - you can't
Mr.. Merrick. Yes, sir. H.. - % -.7s
Mr.. Stanton. This school question, / sup
pose, viii not be closed until we produce Mr..
Ballsntyne. Mr.. Wilson suggested It.
Representative Wilson. I do not care any
| thing about Il unless some of the others do.
Representative Hubbell. I want to know all
about that Ballantyue bill. "a - s-'-. +.
Representative Wilson. I think It Is better to
have this thing SO, that there shall be no sort
Of cavil hereafter.
| Mr.. Harrington. Wewill send down for them.
| want to inquire Of the committee-of course,
when this list Of witnesses is given to the
clerk presume there will be no objection from
the counsel ON the other side to our getting q
list of them-we would like to know at
least twenty -four hours before, or at least over
night, what we will be met with In the morn
ing.
Mr.. Christiy. I will call the attention of the
committee to the remark that was made-that
| an answer would be prepared and submitted.
| l do not think that we could very inteliigently
| issue for witnesses until we see how many of
these facts are admitted.
Representative Wilson. We would rather
have unnecessary witnesses than delay.
Mr.. Harrington. We said to the gentlemen
| upon the other side that when they made up
their case we would answer specifically and
clearly to each allegation, but until that is
done we do not propose to file any specific
inquiry. We say "not guilty." and the gentle
man Is lawyer enough to know what to bring
upto-morrow morning. He may be able to come
| and say that b so, or it is not SO; now we say
substantially that is not so.
The Chairman. When do you propose to file
any specific answer to this charge,
Mr.. Harrington. We say that Il would be
folly for us to file specific answer at present.
but at present the committee can proceed under
our general plea that we are not guilty of this
charge.
Senator Thurman. You are perhaps acting
under Misrepresentation. The order in which
the committee will pursue this investigation
is q matter in the discretion and good judgment
of this committee. It must take such order as
will facilitate the investigation and tend as much
as possible to prevent a confusion of subjects.
There was q specific charge made. There is no
reason in the world for delaying an answer to
that, because some other charge, upon differ
ent ground, may be made. There was some
thing said about trying man upon one part Of
| an indictment. This not q criminal court
at all, and the sooner 1t is understood
the better it will be. II 10 q leg1s-
lative committee Of Investigation, and
there is no analogy between IL and a criminal
court; and If there were, It would be rather
an analogy to say that man cannot be tried
under an Indictment for murder until an
indictment for arson against him should be
tried first. That Is not the case. We propose
to take up these subjects from time to time
subject before US is this specific charge. You
have right to file an answer to it. We do
not require It. We have no right to require IT,
It is for yourself to decide, and you can do It,
or not, just as you please; but 1t must be done,
If it is to be done, before that charge Is entered
upon.
/ Mr.. Harrington say we will answer by to-
morrow, If possible; but in the meantime they
can issue for their witnesses az If we had not
answered at all. The learned Senator misap-
pretended me. We will answer Is soon as we
possibly can to the specific charge.
Representative Wilson. Governor, wish you
would bring any documents this afternoon, and
furnish them to this committee, as to what
amount is due yet on account Of these school
buildings.
Governor Shepherd. will do so. Do un
derstand the committee to wish Mr.. McKenzie
| to appear-thc person whom Mr.. Richards has
referred to-or Is that subject disposed of
The Chairman. That subject Is disposed of,
understand, except as to Mr.. Ballantyne.
Governor Shepherd. Then Judge Wilson
wants, in addition to Mr.. Ballantyne's testi-
mony, statemdnt of what is due on account
of the school buildings.
Representative Wilson. / want to know what
is due on account of the school buildings herel
| The Chairman. And unpaid. VIII you fur
nish thatl
Governor Shepherd. Yes, sir.
| Mr.. Christy. This subject of subpnnaing wit
nesses, in my judgment, is still left in some
confusion. When the first charge was fled, it
was answered, with emphasis, that answers
would be prepared to the various allegations Of
fact. Now, understand that this is to be de-
ferred, and we are LEFT to our original right to
issue for witnesses generally to prove all these
matters of allegation as If denied. If am
wrong, desire to be corrected.
Senator Thurman. You can have no trouble
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that are alleged to be of public record.
The publication Of an advertisement in TIE
REPUBLICAN newspaper-you would not be
justified In calling to witness to prove q fact
like that, If the counsel will admit that is so,
and there is no necessity for it until they deny
It. In the same way with other matters that
are proved here. You certainly have some idea
of what they arc going to contest. Summon
witnesses on those facts, and by the time we
get through them we will End 1t out.
Mr.. Christy. That is what wanted to ascer-
tain, whether VIC will be required to furnish the
committee with as many witnesses a. will prob
ably occupy tomorrow
The Chairman. We prefer that you should
not summon them all at once.
Governor Shepherd. will state one fact for
the information Of Colonel Christy.
Mr.. Moses Kelly, who Is mentioned in this
specification, Is going away tonight to sec
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wanted By the committee. He requested me
70 state this to the committee. He will proba-
bly, be absent for four or five days. II the
committee wish him at once he would like to
know, % that he can be here tomorrow and
then 70 Oh.
NJ. Christy. We WIN act upon that Informs
ton and Indicate the result Of our conclusion.
The Chairman. The committee will take q
recess until 9 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the committee reassembling,
The Chairman said: Governor Shepherd,
gentlemen, has just handed me this paper.
Mr.. Wilson, this d In response to the inquiry
made BY you this morning.
DrsfRIcr or COLUMBIA,
CONrTHOLLIR'6 ORYICI, ,
wASAINor0N. d. G., March ia lxl.
Hon. Alex. =. GhepArd. Governor, &c.:
SIR: have the honor to inform You that
there sxD now no claims against the old corpo-
ration of Warrington for the erection or fur.
nisAfng Of school-houses, to the knowledge Of
~ dHdsrsignsd, excepting claim of Hunt D
Williams for $1,000, for work done beyond
their contract, which claim has never been
audited or allowed.
Your obedient servant,
GsoRe1 Z. BAK11, Comptroller.
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