The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-09
BY TELEG R APh.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
Ry the Western Union Line, ofhce Moth.
west corner OF Main and lnh streets.
WASHING G TON.
WASHINGTON, April 8.
The Eauboru Case.

The Committee OF Ways aud Aesns
held another session to-dsy 10 the SAM
boro case, and Examined, under oath,
Wm. C. A. Waddell, and his son
IL I'd D. Wsddell. OF New York.
Their testimony related merely to their
connection with Sanborp, they having
originally procured Information in re-
gard to toe unpaid legacv and suGc Q
sion tsxes, which information was
afterwards worked up by Caughlsu,
aud the collections mr. de through the
District Attorneys Office. Waddell
was 10 receive 25 per cent OF the sums
collected, but that rate was reduced TO
10 Der cent, aud finally the contract
WAS snnuIled. Both Wsddell and his
SOD de.ied all knowledge any con-
nection with the matter OF any mem
Der of Congress o. OF any Treasury
offic ale.
General Butler came before the COM
mitree and complained that witness
"a had been examined 10 re erence to
his private affairs, and that he bad mo-,
been not fed to he present to hear the
testimony, and be deemed it proper to
cross examine witnesses. He bad much
experience in committees. and it had
been his uniform practice whenever q
witness made q statement Involving q
member OF either House, to suspend ex-
am nation aud to send Tor the member,
and be simply All . 1 for that measure o.
courtesy 10 bimsel'.
The chairman, Mr.. Dswea, replied
that the allusious to Mr.. Buffers name
10 the testimony had been incidental,
and that when the witnesses were ask
ed questions, the committee could Boi
knrw in advance that their answer
would re or to . member OF Congress.
After long colloquy. Mr.. Beck,
informed Mr.. Butler hat the exsmina'
tioo OF Sanborn would be continued
10 morrow, and it WAS
very probable the came inquiries might
be directed into the business and opera,
tons OF Ssuborn during the war, when
he had some commission under Gen.
Butler, then in command at Fortress
Monroe.
Mr.. Butler said he could not be
present o-morrow, and that the only
government position held by Ssuborn
was that OF provost messenger, to keep
order on the boats running between
B B,lvimore and Fortress Monroe.
Solicitor Baufield made an additional
statement 10 the committee, defending
his Official acts in the matter OF the
Ssnborn contracts against ref .ctions
on him which he supposed were made
by Secretary Richardson and Assistant
Secretary Sawyer.
Th- District Investiga'ion.
g The District OF Columbi Investigate
ing Committee this morning examined
0. II. Quimby, OF Chicago, with refer
enc. to the patent wood p'vemen'
known as Degolrger No. 2. which VA
laid under hls sup-riutendency, for the
Beard OF Public Works, on Penesylvs.
MA avenue east and on 8tb street 10 the
navy yard, 10 this city. IN the year
1872. The witness testified that 10
sbuut . yesr after the completion OF
this work, he discovered tor the tirs'
time that the iron zing treatment 70
WHICH the wood blocks were submitted
under this patent process, laid in CHI.
csgo. made them decay. He returned
20 Washington and found OF exsmln-
alton that decay had begun 10 the work
put there under his suprrinten tence,
and not fed the Board Of Public Workr
who immediately gave orders that the
ironiz OK trestme It should be discon.
tinued at once. The worthl.ssness o'
this pavement was not discovered un-
Ill the witness discovered il aud INFORM.
ed the Board Of Public Works OF it A.
ter his return to Washington. The
work cost the contractors 81 50 p-r
square yard, aud they received IS 70
per square yard Subsequent 10 The
order OF the Board disseminating th'
use of thi, pavement, Mr. Farwell
N. c., came here in the interest
OF the vement co npany
according to the W lpesses Information
and beliet, and the Board OF Pubhs
Works resumed the use OF the sam'
pavement TO some ex'ent.
President Willard Of the Board o
Public works WAS then put on th'
stand and examined in regard to lht
general management OF the office.
Affairs in tue Patent once.
The report that Commissioner o
Patents Leggest, bss resigaed,ls denis'
by that gentleman. The House Com
mr,tee on Patents. to day decided L
report adversely on the bill Proposiul
to appropriate 81 1000 to be disburs
ed by the Scientific Commisson TO in
veutors OF new and useful articles, ma
chines, &c, during the next ten yssrs
The committee took adverse action o.
Mr.. K,llipger's bill, su,horiz'ng tb
Commissioner OF Patents 10 extend 10
seven years any and all patents 10
which an extension may be asked. prc
rided 800 shall be paid into the U.