, 1874-03-27

IN my otlcr Way.
Q,-Do you know Of reservation No. 1717
Ayes, sir.
Q.-What did you llnd7 Had the Board Of
Public Works done any tagging slloro7
Al don't know w',ottor tfloy did 1t OF not.
They mover did any flagging.
Q.-H tlloY mover did any tagging md never
l,ave, your ohargo nganst tue 1Gov'ornnent 1' for
SUCH i9gglng is Incorrect, is tt not7
~ Al oan's state that tho Board of Public
Wy Morka did l any work OF my own knowledge.
picco of work Which tlloy .eaid tho Board lad
done around Government property, measured
tho same; and It was charged mp to the United
9tatea; ln detormtning what gtading wah done
Ind to take landmarks,
When hlr. Hago had concluded l,ia evidence
md In tho light Of tho Committee on the Hamo
Alr. A'lsaon announced Tint tho Committee, In
n;.,oa tho oourso r. few days, would appoint a Gu
and said tho DiH.ros Government aud tllo
AiemorlaliBts were at liberty to send othor en-.
glneors to soc that tho work waB propor4y tlono.
During the afternoon BcHBlon, afr, Stanton, Ct
Counsel for the Board OF Public Works, road q
long answer to tho charges Of the hienlor.n'ists
Nearly evory allegation made against tho Dis
tfict u denicd-somo pu'nt-b1nnt, aud tho re.
maindor III round about manner. Tho counsel
expended most Of their labor on thoir reply to
tho tirAt specification Ut
TIE SECOND oHARoE OF THE PROSECUTION.
Tits alleges that contracts 10 some extent hntl
been modified afler tllo commencement OF wurk
under them, and tho compensation Of contractors
inoroased. It would aproat from tile answer tllat
.. D. Evans' Concieto Company bid for and wero
awarded certain contracts FOR paving at %2.75
per yard that afterwards % cents D yard addi-
oaa1 md ,v, was aloea the Company for grading
Q yard moro because Gov. Shepherd thought
these Earties should have as much AZ tho Others
or 1926 yard.
spoaking Of tho pavement laid By tho q. Z.
a trir .{t,n,3
throe days ago, q practical pavor, testified TINT
It was OF an iuferiow. quality, and could bo iaid
down rro1tablY a. / 100 yard. But then The
generous Shepherd Thought those parties
settled 1t.
A contractor named Kolly testified TINT lo
vas compelled to p9y one Of The Doaid Of Pub
tic Works civil onginoors $100 as an inducement
bud done. md this after Waiting several months,
Ito the A8doctated FTess.]
WAsu1NaToN, D. O., March zG.-The entire
morning session Of tho District oil Columbia 1n-
exam'nation Of Cnl. Theodore eamo, Of tho
unttcd Stntes Engineer Corps, who testified con-
corning tho estimates aud measurements mado
by BIN Of the work dono by tho Boaid of Public
and Government property. ut'on which measurc-
tiles against tue United States lavo boen
n'. oasod: During the eroas-exam,ation Of tho
"AtA1oos uAAto hllHQ4 A6H9u II no
vas willing to etnko hfH reputation as civil
engineer on his measurement of tho work
Charged for around Government Reservation No.
II. aud IN Washington City. Same replied that
no would, and IN response to further queB: ions
stated that $4,000 worth Of lagging bud boon
laid there.
&r. Wilson remarked to tie Committee that, 40
far ae he could Judge from general observation,
no work whatever Of tlis untute hRd been done
there.
TIE FxpESsra.
Tho President has signed tha joint resolution
nj King al appropriation to defrHv tho cxpcnHes
OF tl'e Joint Select Committee to inquire Into the
Ill a.rs Of The Dlstlict OF Columbia.
GEN. BULLOCK
W. on the stand again. Tho principal portion
Of his testimony relatod to tho State bounty
wa-o presented to tho auditing officers uf tue
TREASURY, who refused to receive them on the
gre TINT tho moEey was not ruhlc fund
baIouFing to tho Government, uron which wit
hess filed voucher IN his Office, lcavirg thom IN
bis dedk " hon lo was relieved, from which time
hc has 10 knowledge Of thor wleruAnouts,
Gen. Bullock WAS also examined in regard to
tho retained fec Of suspended and unlicensed
attorneys, regarding which 10 testified that he
bad kept On account-book Of them in bis desk.
Leaving that also wion ho was roIieved from
duty, and blnco which time lie had not econ 1t.
Tho Court .o-dAy ruled TINT It's action vas IN
investigation, aud not q prosecution nnd also
that the counsel Of accused shall have tho pr1yi-
lego or objection 10 receive any testimony, tho
question OF receiving it 10 DO afterwards eonsid-
cred and decided upon by the Court.