, 1874-03-27

ton Of Collector Bimmons, of Boston, WIS the
feature Of peculiar intorost In tho Wuya and
Means Committee proceedings today. Sim
mons tGstihed that, whon tho law WAS frat
passed, ho was Supervisor OF informal lieveuuo
for Now England. mud that snnborn called on
him for assistanco; TINT he refused to
give 1t till he saw Richardson then Assistant
Secretary, who happened to be iu Boston at tho
time; that Richardson told him to keep san.
born, whoroupon lo detailed ono Of
hlB best ofllcero, special ngent paid
by tho Government and kept him on
duty in sanborn's interest constantly
tlelca{ter, although his force was too emall for
LIS regular buBiuess that he also wrote tho do.
partment with regard to the matter, and s1c-
ceedod in getting d lotter from tho Secretary in-
etructing him to help Sanborn and tint subse-
quently, In an interview in this city,
RICHARDSON GAVE Ml01 ORDERS
to assist Sanbor1a by all tho meaoB III his power,
Summons that tho larger tho Tleasury rcccIptB
tue better 1t would DO for him (R,c!.ardeon).
md It was therefore 1oaly On object to
should be successful. He, therefore, from that
sanborns bcba4f. Hs said TINT sanborn is
known IN Massachusetts us the mysterious man
TINT he {banborn) is Interested tn neatly every
rainoad IN New ngand, and that he is always
acquainted Mslu 1,sta Yit4 all the mcmhors OF the
any railroad legislation is wanted ,somohow from
eAfDonN HAPPENS ALONG
to manage tho job. He testified that Samuel
hooper has paid bis tax on hia Credit Mobicr
income, but could not sa:isfy the Committee as
to tue reason why he did nut proceed vigorously
to collect the taxos On Credit Mobi1ior in
comes. He said that 90 per cont Of tho
money colleeted BY sanborn would not have
beeI, collected but for tic law uuder which San
born was authorized to proceed; that tho law
was good ono for tic Treasury; thnt il tho
object was to escape newspaper criticlR1u it Lad
better be recalled. Flo impressed the Commit
teo as very bright, keen fellow, who knew how
to talk without saying anything wAon.:a chose
ITO tho Associated Press.1
sANBonE AND HIS WITNESSES
WASHINGTON, D. G., Match 2G.-Tho Commit
too Of WAys aud MeauB gavo another lloarlng to-
day in tho sanboin matter. Banhornn counsel
came before tho Committee and stated that, ,after
Jul consultation, 1T "as agreed that his client
lsanborn) would Present himself before tho
lnent, and subject himself 10 tho examination Of
tho Cum1nlttoe. Tint arrangement being tatis.
1actory, tho Commltteo proceeded 10 hear tue
STATEMENT OF WILL lam A. SIMMONS.
Collector Of Boston, and 'alo 1ntorual Revenue
witness OIL behalf Of Stubborn. Ho related his
connection with tho latter, and stated that when
sanboru first came into Lis Office IN Boston, aud
tol him Of hla contract aud his right to be nldcd
N LIS examination by 1ntornal Revenue otiico,st
he tslmmonb) declined to act OH that slatcmout,
nnd Immediately went to sec Mr. Richardson,
then Assistant Secretary OF tho Treasury aud
who was then Ill Boston, aud That lie got verbal
instructions to-
ASSIST EANnonN.
He subsequently, got = letter from Secretary
Boutwell,, aud still ator from Secretary Il ci,ard-
bon, to the sAulo eHoct. Under lhose ilBtruc-
tions, ho had detalcd a rovouuo detective
(llofton) to aid Hantorn, and Hn,ton had con-
i t!nued to do SO, "lile he (s'lnmons) remained in
pressed by members of tho Committee ns to his
views OF the propriosy Of turning oycr a salarled
ohlcor OF tile Government to tho emf 1oylnent Of
private individual, he said that Lis ruie was
always to Cbcy hiB superior officers.
10 tho question as to 6anborn'a peculiar q11n1,-
1icatiol' for tue business Of collecting detoliot
taxos. l!e replied that 6anborll was known in
Massachusetts Us
THE MYSTERIOUS MAN"
that lie VAS acquainted with every member of
the Legislatures Of Massachusetts, Maine, aud
New da1npdi1lre, and that fe managed the busi-
ness OF railroads. particularly Eastorn railroads,
estate"
1n answer to a question by Alr. Wood, heatated
TINT ho had had NJ con 7eraaslon vita any mem
ber OF Congress- In regard to the Sauborp cou-
tracts. Ar to the policy Of the law under which
such co,ltracs could 10 made, Ao declined to
give all opinion, loat ho might 10 supposed to bo
cnntlng reflection on n,emGera OF Congress- who
yotoa for it, but lie expressed his deoi1ert opu-
lon that 90 Per cent or lle $4,000 collected III
New Eng gland uLdef tue Stubborn contrnct wou,d
neyor haye been collected through tho regular
channels.
F. II. GREEN AND 0. F. rREsBnEY,
agonta employed by sanborn to work up Western
rnilroad caseB. wero oxalnluol at longth. They
both testified TINT tho casos tlloy had lealt With
wele not matters OF record III any VI tho Inter-
nul Rovenue oillcoH, and denied TINT thoy Ind
eyer represented 1homHelves as agents Of tho
that they Ind never announced tit n.solyea al
agents Of Sanborn, but lad loft PARTIES to draw
tlloir own inorencos from tlo secret Borglce cre-
which thoy presented. Adjourned.