, 1874-04-21
CHICAGO, TUESDAY. APRIL q, 1874.

charges got forth III tho preamble to
his resolution, Afr. Stono was on |
hnnj, but tho sossion was. consumed in a pre-
limuary conyorsatio1f, mud tile hearing of tho |
caao was adjourned till Tomorrow morning at 10 |
Boforo tho Committee roso, tl,e Hon. ]. K.
HOUSE or nErnEsENr&r1vEs
m ,' W1sn5sgroN !; mseh,,x =; q. Apri1, 1Sa4;{ M
srR: In accorianco With the request Of Your honor.
chareea eI'n III reiaon to tho alleged irreearifies anil
nbaes believed to exist IN tho nntter Of lna contracts
and The payment Of contractors nso tho honor to
F1stNI eiarse st bradley Barlow, Q. Q. 11unttoy,
Owen Miller, j. w. rarkor, T. $. Hnntley. j. l. saun-
aud otors, ,ycso paid iii advance Of thu sorvicta
cred and III direct violation Of Hecs. 2C4-1o. Of tho
e.rpe ,e tnat ho accon Of tho apovc
named arica were settled IN tho olce Of the SIKH
Auditor Of thu Treasury Il, T., an srfosgas manner.
Department TINT the said PARTIES s porfor'ned tho
1htrd-1 carge that contractors have received fuf
pay where no service WA ren:grs @ upon ira:lnlent
ss ssffss' nst no se %
larly upon routes which havo been rendered mpassn
bo By heavy Sn TINT to rScoras I'd Of Tue
made by postnnsera u tie failure IT tho contractors
to properly carry and dolisor the nails, the poat;
n,aatera hayc IN several inatnncea. 1een relieved. and
fourtt-1 Charge that mail.contracta are made with
irresponsible bidders who cannot gvo bonds for tho
performance OF gucl contracts, and who nro tho
agents Of combination formed to dcfsaud tho Gov
os,nent, and TINT Hnid combination consists Of Brad
aon, and otlei, known Is tlc Northwestern stago
Company with whom, contractH wero lnhtlo hisl
n2es sS IA ,4o sT nansy
consideration to hiddora Oh tho routes controlled by
Nd trn
them, in order that tho service might fall nto tho
ans Of tho parties abovo named, nl Of which is IN
direct violation OF Section $50 of the Postal aws Of tho
TV1h-I ehargo TINT tho said parttcs CONTROL among
other ro'tes ho rouio from Kolton, Utah, 10 Dallas.
per my no 'fsss soas
Ncraa, 10 Doiso City Idaho, for which they receive
csy pfygyS Ga t. 70 osa for ws
eass sna!,n; ;e's sSa ta! Ss tn!s ;} Combination
somewhat ctraiic by tic extension Of tho ra!road,
the mail rns carried BY tho 1!aroad conlany part Of
that ho amout puid tie stago Company was greatly
III cxeoss Of the amount tho inv would hayc allowed
the hatlr9ad Compaay for tug 2 same geryico .; 1877, in
direct violation of Soc. &C. Postal laws Of the uuited
stntcs, q largo sum allowed tho stage company
from oroville, Cali to Portland, Ore: tho said mail
having been partly carried by tho railroad company,
thus shorcn'ng tic sshsd91 ,,, ms ,1s,,o MIN
contractor, was Bidder on the scanboat route No.
o,4l3, from New orlsans La., 10 Koy West. Tla: o.
not the contractor and not owning any interest n tie
steanboat crfying tie nai be now receives pse e
Sss 5 tit If Aoe hS y o RPsi sue
quarterly through tho bankn9-houao of LewB jo],N-
son c., of Washington, 2. e., MI Of which is u IT.
Eiphti--I charge TINT contracts wero awarded to
straw tiddors on nost Of the steamboat roes
:s sz 'as + ,s ~ SSs'"S: ii:
owner Of nny Bteanboats, hut cmpoya parties to caFy
tho malls on routes ho Los control Of who sere bid
tets Oh these routes and who wcro paid coAaaesa'
| tion to Withdraw their bids.
Ninh1 charge that r !. Sawyer eontro,a nearly nli
boz hong o reae % baers M on tose Toes ani svr
| to Bilch bidders drafts ogninst his mapay which
have bocn negotiated through Western bankers, antl
paid quarterly by tho Auditor: and that drafts sganss
T. r. Sawyer for 1nailpay given to c. NJ. Lockwood,
bidder on ono ct sawyesa a1geta mallrontG e. ~
Nstiens1 NsfSs T9ss asnK s" y Wasbnston 1 D. q. '
Isth-1 charge that most Of tl!e routes eontro!iad
by bradley barlow Co. sre silet, II direct violation
| Of Sec, 3il Postal LawB of tho Uutcd States.
Ecrenfh1 charge tat tho records Of the post-o Office
Department and Auditors occ Of ne Treasury YIN
barlow, G. G. Tuntey, Owen Miller, !, v. Parker, i.
s. Iuntlcy, f. u. a0wyor, u. II. Paterson. dt[ncE
aud "Sso %a G2ef 1 aa rs
Ttse!fi.-I Charge that on poat-routcs from Wsl'a
will T. s, Blake, at sit, 100 ptr nn,tm; Tint pako
nas to w s1s'S e. hs e. nnay d %
thst, on July 20, ls7o IN additional trip vas
ordered on tAo side supply, incrcasing the
was extended on tho side s'pply to artls Creek 4s
mtlos. incrcaatug thc pay $3.50 nor annim on Dec
vi wioo route, increasing tho pay s4l754 per ala,
making the total pay received per nnnum by G. O.
Thires"tl-1 churgo that tho post-oalco ut Gtras
discontinued Dec: 19 1871 md llAs not been reesta
Oh thts discontinued route III violation ho Inv
for fcrvlcea which he docs not rcndor by reason o
such dtBcontinuanco.
counts embrace substantially the Bal1o charges
US those contained in tho preamble to Mr.
Btono's resolution offered in tue House las
wooIi, mud already published. Numerous routo
ara sivo together with tho amount TO OF tue Dl'
was awarded,
Tho cllarges untlor the fourteenth count ar'
summed up rs follows:
Tint tho bids for service OIL these several route
amount iu tho nggrcguto to s1U8 22oO1. aud that con
tracts wore nsa for tltB service u1nonnt!us to til
sum Of $685. 1e0 In direct violation Of tho Postal la~
and regulations Of the United States.
Tho conclusion Of the fifteenth charge is q
follows:
That tho aggregate bids for the mail acrylco Of th
foregoing roteo nmonnt to sio.4a0a and that COZ
trucln wcre nlnle for this serylcc for thu slin
$177oS0 so In direct violation Of th Poostal laws au
| regulations Of tho United states;
! Seytnteenth-I charge that Barlow, sanderson
Go. rccciYe S15,U1D for carrSing tho Mnsl bewec
ClllahanB Rancho nnl Shasta. in tho Stato Of Gay
fornia, mud TINT they fall to connect with Tslnie
Centre, tho limo nf aal route distance Of ~ liit
from Cu!nlail'A Rancho, md that letters fr01
csllahan'a 1!.ucllo to Trinity Centre, mud vice yerHt
| aro compnlfed to bu carried oycr circuit
o50 miles n or,ler to reach ci,or Of those places. MI
tat said pnrties pai for dcliyercs at Callahan
3anche nnd Trinity Gontre when 10 such tclivcrit
| are made for months ut q time.
EfdhttentA-I charge that Bradley BARLOW. G.
11nntey, Owen Tullor, J. L. sanlesaos, J. ". parte
Gilmore and Salisbury, and otllers, netting, toge!hG
control oyer 81, coo, ,1(D Of tle amount paid |
tlla Post oilice Department In tho Territorit
On which they a.o contractors haH ha the scryica y
creased atnce heir conracts made, in 1870, nit
corresponding IncreAss of compensation; that mo-
Of toir rontcs aro H'-lct at atout one-thir Of It
amount thoy receive Under their contract, n'l1 TN
tloir ACCOUNTS arc marked "alectal," aud settled
% tho quarters cloac, without awaiting for Y
certineaeH required from 1noat contractors, that II
services Auyo ccn properly performed Or for tue Gu
tctions nlnde from pCsnlaatcrR oil their rouiea.
desire, in connection With tho ahnvo charge,