New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-01

thing about these in money but he does
say nat he was 70 rara OF payng
awarded his frm II seems 70 me Mr. Us request -
his notes and write you this note that justice may be
done him, feeling confident that II it Is In your power
| If will be done. / would see you IN person rather
| than write you had the time to spare"
To this letter Gov. Shepherd REPLIED on the otn ..
the Board knows nothing and take cognizance.
Had they known that such iobbery was gong on no
s the work which done by them was OF sucn an IN
feror nature the material and process OF treating SO
unsatisfactory that the Board could not DO otherWso
than stop work IL is use for them to whine on
account Of such stoppage az we have been very enen
and done the utmost Ia our power 10 nelp tnsln, =
earnestly hope that these parties II they nave made any
payments TO outside job6ers will recover II oy SUIT az
would like to see this class OF cattle DroughI 20
Rest assured that anything can DO Tor yonrses OF
but Know you Would NOT ak me- to do anything that
| could not do conscientous!y as public ofncer.
Gov Shepherd, continuing In his direct lestmohy'
stated that hearing very recently that one OF his 1us
partners Mr.. VIM. G. Moore, knew Mr. krtland ne
that he had an agreement with Kirkland 10 get con-
tngent amount II DE Golyer 81 Mcclellan got a con-
| you tell me that Kirkland had made you pecuniary
offers You have acted in good faith with mo You
| though painful to me, our business relations must
cease" And they have ceased, by dissolution OF the
cOpartnershp heretofore existing The Witness turtner
testified that Mr. Moore did speak to him once concern
ing Chitenden working for contract, but without any
apparent purpose, and he took no notice oil IT, - -,
In reply a question by Mr. Hubbell. Coy. Shepherd
said when he heard that Mr. Moore knew Mr.. Kirkland
he went 10 him and said, Billy they say you know
kirtlandP He said, Yes; he was an Omcer IN SCOTS
Nine Hundred during the war sadS foq ~ u sa,S
that Kirkland had offered him part OF the notes, but he
had declined TO have nything to do with them He
said Kirkland was going to put the proceeds OF the notes
to his credit in NewYOrk but he had never touched tue
money The drst intimation had that the money was
used by Chitenden the note OF Doonttle TO Gov.
Cookie had means then OF following the matter up.
| Chittenden was not here, and tnOlHht tue UalleI
| would be fully ventilated in the courts"
BY Mr. A9onpd De s So Hsd S6 Nio rs ever OF
money to get contract A. They never dld did not,
SO help God, from any source know that they hau
paid any money to get the contract nave never seen
| Mr. Calvin Brown; have never seen A. H. Klrtand 10
never saw Mr.. Kirkland or Mr.. Brown there. l have
seen Mr. Chittenden in my store several times. NY
the lower office. Col. Moore was not in my private
office a month unless sent for him. one day
hailed me and said "Aleck, ChitteHden is here;
| you going to give him contraotp 1 said: have
determine The is now before The Board and argu-
Inents have been made concerning it,"
q You mad no ntlmaton from any source that moore
was interested in this contract A. No, Sir not from
source. II had had w9nd have put my loot on IL
Kirkland the morning after Chtteuden gave ms tes-
timony before this Committee. 9ad no luea there ws
long friend, and he was the last man ia me "OFlu l
thought would tolerate proposition from krtland on
account Of his relations 70 me and my relations 10 the
| public. 80 -, ,-
Auditor of the Board of Public WORKS was exam
ned He testified that all bids made for work under the
Board OF Public Works in 1871 referred to him for
schedule aud classification, and that the schedule OF
prices fixed by the Board in case exceeded the aver
| age Of the bids received
THE LOUISVILLE AND PORTLAND CANAL BILL
| FINALLY PASSED.
| WASHINGTON, Thursday, April 80, 1874
| After two hours talk the House concurred to-day
| in the Senates amendment to the Louisville and
Portland Canal bill; so the bill passed and the
canal will at once 90 into the hands Of the Govern
ment and the tolls be reduced to onefth the rates
charged by the Company which now controls it,
The debate was all the side of passing the bill as
| it came from the Senate, except the speech OF
Mr.. Wheeler. who insisted that formal relinqulsh-
ment of Jurisdiction and the right to tax the canal
property should be made by the Kentucky Legis-
ature before was safe for the Government to pay
off the mortgage and take possession Of the works.
Mr. Wheeler spoke with his usual yigOr and ability,
but tito fact that any further delay would in all
probability throw the bill to the next session,
| and thus postpone for another year the consumma-
| commercial interests of the West, caused large
| majority of the House TO vote down the amend
ment he offered. The bill provides for the payment
| by the United States OF the debts OF the canal and
for taking possession of 1t within ~ days by the
Secretary Of War The rates of toll for the present
wear are to be fixed at 10 cents per ton IN steamers
| and cents in other vessels In January or each
wear the Secretary to ascertain from the expenses
! of the previous year what tolls VIII probably pay
the expenses of the ensuing year and Tx tue rates
| accordingly.