National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-25

.Cancels contract 7s, to which refer for esti-
I Furnished on requsitIon.
| Cancelled.
Cancels contract $50 and ss1.
Certified to. ADOLF CLuss,
.... '... Chief Engineer.
The Witness. Allow me Just TO look at an
important document that referred to, the one
which relates to money. After examination
Here Is the important document. This is,
see, on page 465, This has no signature at all,
but mean to say that the important state
ments come without any signature of the en-
Estimate Of cost Of completing contracts on
which work has been ,doue or In progrsss.,s
Mr.. Bass. u doeasnot purport TO hare any
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Mr.. Mattingly. No, SIR
Q. You are not charged in the Governors
answer with. that, are youi A. It does not
seem so.
Q. Is that your important matter that you
spoke OF just now which had reference to
money! A. Yes, sir; that is one. Witness
examining printed volume.
Q. Are you looking for anotheri A. am
hunting to show that the important papers
came either not signed by me, or signed
by me without my knowledge-the important
papers; those mere clerical matters, the list of
contracts, and so on-where they are Just from
one to thousand
Q. Let me call your attention to another
thing: You have referred to matters with
which money is connected, and to which your
signature ought to have been attached. Turn
to page 40, Of the Governors Answer-bot-
tom of the page-and you will find there this
letter: ... ..s-... ...
Board OF PUBLIC WORKS,
r DISTRICT OF CoLUMBIA,
SIR: We inclose bills for work done BY the
Board OF Public Works of the District OF Colum.
bia, in accordance with the provisions Of act ap-
proved March 2, 1873, entitled IAN act making
dovernment." One for sl,Oii, 2s.a and one ' Tor
the same to James A. Magruder, treasurer OF
the Board OF Public Works, as soon as may be
Very respectfully, your obedient servants,
ALEX. X. SHEPHERD,
JAMES A MAGRUDER,
s. p. BRowN,
ADOLF CLuss,
To the Secretary rbhs Treasury.
q. Did you sign that letteri A. That is the
signature to which had reference In my testi-
mony. have stated distinctly that signed
only one paper, and that is the one to which 1
had reference.
] Q: That is the only paper you signedl A.
Yes, sir, of any consequence.
Q. And these other papers you signed were
Of no consequence in relation to the obtaining
of money from the public treasury mo re-
spouse.
Q. That is the only one yousignedi A. Yes,
sir. 49,. g.-.s =. -. 5-...s - --5--r
Q. And this mass of papers that You signed,
and which was the basis of appropriations
from the Treasury, were of no ACCOUNT A. I
speak OF those upon which money was actually
obtained-ofi three and half. millions,
Whether this was ever obtained do not know.
because IL has never been reported how this
money was obtained. Another appropriation
of amillion and quarter was before this OBJ
tanned without the signature of the board, and
al subsequent appropriations again were OBJ
tanned without the signature ofthe board. This
is the only paper of any consequences.
se q, Don't you think now that you did have
some knowledge of these Government meas
Iurements or had the means Of ascertainina
something about theml a. No, sir.
III Q. You do not think so now, having seen
your signature to all this mass Of testimony
A.. You have not shown me my signature to
any one OF the MEASUREMENTS In single one
from the first to the last. I have explained to
you that this matter-this volume of papers
Mr.. Mattingiy. Your signature was not
signed to the measurement, that Is the reason.
The Government would not have paid the
money II your signature had been there
General Babcock's signature was the only one
necessary to the Measurements.
The Witness. ! have shown you, IN nv
opinion, that the seeretars Of the Interior
!. Mr.: Tat nss,. Unfortupstely your opinion
would a sse6ssy VS. y - as