, 1874-05-01
WASHINGTON.
Gov. Shepherds Testi-
1nony Before the
District Com
nittee.
A Faint CLEAN of Light
Thrown on Certain
Matters.
4 Partner Of the Governor on
Intimate Friend of
Kirkland.
The Partner Prevailed Upon to
Assist in Obtaining a
Contract.
But Kirkland Fails to Fulfill
His Promise Of Reward.
Correspondence Between Roprescn-
tativo FarWell and Gov.
Shepherd.
Kirkland at Last Captured in New
York City,
The President Defines His Position on
the Financial Question.
Correspondence Between Roprescn-
tativo FarWell and Gov.
Shepherd.
Kirkland at Last Captured in New
York City,
The President Defines His Position on
the Financial Question.
Final Passage Of the Louisville q
Portland Canal Bill.
TIE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION.
Special Dis}mtct to The CHtcaao Tribune,
8OMETurS1 YrAYa nrr

aowrr,,,xn -r.wa s,4au n,, '''""''
w,sn,voro,, :, ..a-., ~ r.,
>. "Aon1Nufos' ~ u, April 39.-1he oft-rc-
itcFated assertion Of tho opponents of tho Dis
trict investigation, TINT tho MomorialiBts woro
doyo|opfne nothing ara;nat t1o ,ntoor;t,, -, ~
District Goyernmont nr tna n,nrd -, prt,io o
Works IL mt ,i,,o1v ~ ,,a rouoato, o ~ 49,. uuieo
some time. It is only necessary to quote from
tho ovldenco OF Coy. Shepherd hi,nself ciyoo
today, to aat at roat Ill t]ount aa tn tho ,,ttor
rottonnasa of atr.;ra IN tho nst.;n. "S''A
Mr nTattrr1vAp,a,sa sao a.ass nass'4..' ~.
OF tno board OF Public Works and Of yourself
individually, with tho DoGolyer l. McClelaud
contract.
Gov. Shepherd Tho frat intlm.tion TINT lad
Of tho Dc aolyor d hcclel1aud contract, I think.
""o niauo u "o W Mr. Huntington. II my
memory serves mo right, ho introduced Mr.,
Chittondon to me. I am not cortain Of that
point. He said to mo ono DIV IN 1,asein,, do,yn
of thn harl9. X v,t w. Hs u 1.nlong a % On Inc Steps
tracta2" {;,,, t,nt a Ill., iou uo!ag aoout 3 Soa
laval. uVo oro ,'ot "iJ ini,n ~ oa*'', 'ats, ao.1.
golng through our annual yestisatian' and n9 xe we
Do !, not Propose to DO any!hiass u Just
q friend loro for Whom ~ + vant na9o aor'.ra"t g1s
1wn'I !; .a;J :, ~ -; Mn9lu "ant contract.
with tho otorsont IN h;s nn a
stnnd m ,,is n,or;tu IL hanrd ron1s!on ro1'1 una
a1,n tfar cf4.
dcot Gay fsoo Gooxn ue caa nl'oe o an r unsgton9
sunnoao It was ro,,nla y, 'va" n.y. rw Ju1 Ivy
Ii.t;"otona ".1 oot d ~ ~ Ma1nn @ Pipua1 altor
Who was ten Naral 1 ~ tia ina sunamo @ reur.
isl and an intnao friend Of ha haa been to see
Mr. Mr dh;tta'don o,o1'o ~ ~ u eou'tacs wnscn
~ ~, as, ua';senHen. IT, az an agent Or partner
woosn navemont so' o ~aH aa sfSn,g ti,n 1of laying
acIina w. ~ 9on s H. .@H g rassons
aa waa as 9a ha aoF H. and
coz ro, t' tmt no snuu1u havo SNOW. tod
uus, Suoao ~ ti .,a1 taat was matter to DO de.
H. 1'tt ~ sno auture tnat Mr rarsons aud
hnforn o nn"r ~oua n a neIe 20 pas tner matters
Sons in bis Office horo ono day. L went
Ill with ; 10y; Cooke, aud this mattcr
t'l Mns a talaea o'or. and made
Parsons with h1r. a1cclolland oamo before tho
1et poato ano presented tnelr pavement, mato
long areunlont IN regard to its oxcellencos, and
an'te exhausted tug subject ana exhausted tho
1oaru H. I4as M " vas followed qp by frequent pres
snfob by mr.: Parsons, aud Gen. Garfield spoko
TO me ABOUT u once. Lie said that Mr. pardons
IND employed him to assist him in preparing
nrlof Of the argument, or something Of
tho kind, md lo had gone into tho
pavement pretty thoroughly, and was Aasis-
fled that 1t was a good thing. Ono
Of tic arguments used, recoloot. was to tho
effect TINT we should give the Wost show, and
th"t all our !, contractors wero Esstorn mon and
sAcI h14o tA4 4A&St6k phf!ur urlu IN Llo HtBf.
who wore prepared to do their work who had
done . very largo amount OF it md that thoy
should layo an opportunity to put soma down
hore. Finally tho Board met, and aftor thor
oughly considering the subject, awarded con-
tract to DeGolyor 4; nIcC!olland. Tho award
"As nlauo py Tue 1all boaru and ontorod
upon the minutes by tho Clerk, aud tho award
made out by tho clerk Of tho Board, Mr. Chit
tenden said thnt it was delivered to him at NV
privato Office, which nav have boon tho case. M
frequently letters woro aont IN Tiara for ma me- ia
sasn' Aua no may nave como IN anu the letter
may naVe poem delivered to him on tAat day, at
we're represented ~ boinE men Of yerY Ioreo
monna, and Us mon thoroughly conpotont
e,o,o w vos., suon r.. "o'h, aaey nau hot
o fha concy's,or 80" that D01u,o tho,~ ahf,tt cee 20
tho ~, ,,s CONCLUSION taat tnolf apl!!ty to 40
we're not men Of moaus, a. Ind boon stuffed. nor