, 1874-04-09

mon p!ocl, Qnu testified Tint the wood WnB rO1t-
othcr witneHHos was 1,nimportant. ~ "
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THE SANEORN 1N1QuITY.
Special Dispateh to Tho Chtcago Itfbuue.
nANr1s1,,'a rrur,,,nwv
wAau,sorov n n A1r;, - IT, ..,,.
,.,a~s ~ ,,ss - ~ -aptt4 o.-An n's tosll1l
y no,ots 'no Why's ana moans committee to-day,
solicitor Dantlod Joined iesuo squaroly and bold
" with Sccrotnrv RicharfIson md Aaai7tno+ aoc
rotorv g.wvo, =. -. ,,,s,. ,....,"ss ees-as Wv
anan,, ne%su, ~, 90 ~ .lo, Ano"loago OF ana
aBenoS III n"9lnB oSeontcd tho shnborn contracts.
THE SIGNIFICANT FACT
IN this connection IT, TINT tho Committee. pro-
Eop and sawvor ~ no,Ho1. ara aiaras., " ~ .a
sssI ns.'ns,:',s d. Ao'a, ~ aie a'opoaot u w.
eop' nanaolo y statemont' Ihofo was an itnpros-
elon, at tho beginning Of tho Investigation, that
Bnnfold waa to DO blamod, and this waa at
tempted to be supported by t|o socrotary and
Assiatant gocrotarv of t1,o t,caarr In tast;ev;un
t,,nt 4,a.s ~ ~. ."ooly ~ Io9'.iy,hs
:. ANs 1Ao5 NO." Hosn'ib VI snu A'asloi, ana tnae
~ "as III iels IN chargo OF the Solicitor, who
alone, by tho rules Of tho office, was responsible
onoa 1,o,voror s,.r,o;,, ln r1.;.,.,, .,t...,,.,,
IL -' '"'FA~o' A"o 6"'neo o'lo"6s"
'n"s
, nANF1ELn ONLY onEyED ORDERS
IN executing tho contracts. Tho humorous con-
traalctio'lB made by tho Secretary and Assistant
III t9olr testimony. Us well aB tho dense, ,unpnral-
ioieu. ana utterly propoatorouB Ignorance which
thoy prolesseu Wlth regard to tho matter, did
not sorVo 20 auay thls suspicion ns to their hon
esty anu tho evidence Of tho Solicitor Inns, 1t is
known, confirmed 10 their mindB TINT which tho
Committee woro 10th to credit. There is q foul
ing among thoBo OF lilo bitter Republicans hero
thor. so sickonng haVo boon therovelationB made
thus far, but those having it in hand arc deter
mined, and will carry 1t on to tho bittor end.
w,.,,,xortI d1o the "a; A;s0statea A., iress:,
~Ways and Means Ind another session today III
tl,o sanboTn matter, aud examined, undor oath,
Wll!lam U. a: Waddou and hiB sou. Lloyd D.
Wnddol or New YORK.. Their testimony rolateu
moLoly to their connection with sahborn, thoy
having originally procured information III regard
TO nnpald legacy mud suecesason taxes, which in-
formation was afterwards worked up BY Cough
IN aud COLLECTIONS made through the District
Astofneys a M olneo. % Mnadoi vas to receive 70 per
cout u! Wy suMH eoiloctdu Dut Gnht fhto WAS re-
duced to ~ per cent, aud tinally the contract
waa @ anhi1llea. Both Waddol! and his son!deniod
al Auo"leaBo oi hny connection III tue matter OF
my an;n,s mo@oer ol oohesess or OF any Iroasury
o'ne'h'' or.rn,x n,,.,n
came bcfore the Committee and complained that
witness nna neon examined IN reference to his
private AFFAIRS and that ho had not been notified
70 % 10 present Ito 70 Aear testimony, and, it 10
nosses. Ho had Ind much experience in Conn.,
nalttoeH, aud it had hooE his uniform praoteo,
whenever witnesu n,aeo statement involving
member Of either House, to suspend tho q
aminsllon and to send Tor the member. Ho
simply asked for TINT measure Of courtesy to
binaelf,
Tie Chairman (DaweB) replied that the allu-
eaons to bnt!or's name i'll the testimony had
boon Incidental nnd that when witneasos were
n'Kea questions tue committee could not know,
IN advance, that tleir answer would rofer to Il
memnor o. CongTehs..
L., tof LOT ~, long eoiio4ns. Mr; nock informed But
tor tn", a1t o. Stubborn would oe
inan;rna ,,,;o ~ hd d;ro Mas ptooanlo .nat
oan 10y oa po u,uctea lnto INC DUST
nGns nno XXI Uac1asuns u oanpofn autlng inc war,
N.Y. mnon ,,a ~ Holu . iue commission anaer batlor'
~ VIZ thnu .n ~. t .ia ~ VI Hol1oss monroe:
l. nA oe ou.o. on'u a. .u1I ~ c9utu Aot he pEescnE