National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-23

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NJ. Chrisfy. Nosiiss fsrshes. We dssiis 4
sepssySsI Is s;gs5o IsssvSy fiadiI
odeeed to produce them ct the nero s1Ggcsfton
without putting ~ 70 tie trouble Of AlIng oul
| written requeR. Those are dmply dooodtl
WITH ~ coleetos, but ~ Nsss req1vse p
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Mr.. Christy. wish to go the bid Of Mr.
Norse. Il thess hias ars Ian n tAe cPstody, Y
suppoee they VIM b, Of the o0lcerl
Of the District govsrnmeut hero. % thai
wscan refer TO them ct our couveniance, 4 VIII
10y al ~ ih.sxmss soos e ..
Mr.. Christy. was not sppsised Of the net
until this moment, that they were included d
the call for original dDcuments.
The Chairman. They are hero q your dis
posai, for your inspection. Il there anything
ID: Chiissy NosAsns further so.day. 2 -
Mr.. Harrington. There are one or two othel
witnesses hero.
Mr.. chriay. We would susEess that We pre-
untii we make ne prepsr.tsoa similar to shs
preparation made In the case Of Mr.. Latts,
which We VIII endeavor to DO BY Monday.
NJ. cSskig. Ths Vine vAo was9 n. q.
tendance was excused BY reason of sickness.
nj. Harrington. BE 4 In attendance.
Tho Chairman. What witness was thatf
NJ. ChEisty. I am now referring to No.
main 4 be thouSht hs Gould not without s1iisr.
ing or Inconvenience. desire to Say TO the
committee before they adjourn that on Monday
We will be prepared to die the additional
charges. .Iis on uiIIi.tisi4 y
The Chairman. At the first meeting of the
committee on Mondayi
Mr.. Christy. On Monday afternoon; yes, sir.
That y one season Why we have not gone more
at length into the examination to-day. We
can then direct tho testimony, perhaps, in .
form that will require less time to consider It..
WI the chairman pardon me for making this
remark n additidnf Not Wishing 70 avoid per-
forming the labor suggested by the committee,
am informed by one familiar with the charges
IN this of1ee not saying that they are exees-
sire at all, any more than they are compul-
sory-that the labor Of making these copies
or 81 hundsed dollar and. necesssrily. viii
commune orrat draf n tiyne. ~
Renresentstfvef HamJltos. n che of,cer viii
come here WIN the deed book We can zee N. :
Mr.. Christy. I have no doubt that the oflcer
will come. He came hero in obedience to .
suggestion without process being issued. He
said he would consult our Convenience in IN
respects.I BONE of the Senators have been deaf
ing with the consideration of such large sums
of money that matter merely Of ave or ~
hundred dollars seemedt to make the Impression
Of 4 mere baeatalle. = - - -
The Chsifmsn. No. Mr.. Chr,sty. the.s
records Of deeds ara public records, open to the
,iuspection Of everybody In tho ofiica. and n
would hardly seem fair TO remove those records
them into this oommittee-room. I suerest to
counsel that II cannot be necessary to bring for.
ward copies Of eli these deeds. Do YOU think Il
"a. Mr.. Nilsou1 I--f-
Representative Wilson. No. not n they make
this test case: one IL g. rood as flfsy,
The Chairman. I don't think II = necessary
to bring copies of all these deeds, because they
can be compared Afterwards BY counsel.
Mr.. Mattinely. offered. tine and again. to
Mr.. Christy. think we vim escapo the DIM
Guilty. I am OBLIGED to Won. and I recognize
the full force of the sugsestion of the fmnro-
priety of REMOVING these records. thihk thst
Mr.. istts VIM probably produce All The Oh.
nal deeds that may Do essential. would not
want to be concluded by that statement. n be
does not, we viii probably 70 to the expense. II
necessary. TO procure them.
Senator Stewart. OF course Il q entirely i'm
material how YOU produce them: and N the ne.
corder viii come, thst is all that l. necessary.
Representatiye Wilson. We do mot vsnt u
be placed in the attitude Of calling upon the
public officer to bring bio records from he pub-
lie offices. If he viii bring them here. We have
no objection to It.
wholly imprsssIc.ble to bring i them her. here " "
Mr.. Wolf. II q impossible for ma 10 brinp
them. In similar instances, where record
have been called for BY Committees of Conrress.
they have ordered such copies q the respective
counsel called for, and they have bean fiir.
niehed, The books Il WIN be impossible 70
The Chairman. Very well, We VIII not order
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