The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-04
sem0ly, Was recalled and examined on the En-
crossed bill which was produced


PUBLICATION OF THE INCREASE.
To senator Wood have examined the Journals
OF the house, and found the salary clause is there
as adopted IN the conference report:-l, Wesley
Smith, OF the Argus, came in alter the adjourn
ment and wanted TO look at the report OF the Con-
ference Committee; showed II 10 him: the next
morning II appeared In the Argus and mad the
+. salary clause attached.
To MI. Waehner. Chairman or the Committee
In TINS case we Ola not, as usual, make no Dill,
but engrossed from the old bill as amended by the
Conference Committee; don't know that we mad
the Conference Committees report before us when
We eDgrossed, but we did when comparing. and
We frequently referred TO the report; where the
bill was blind We used tue report 10 help us out
the first comparison was made with General
Batcheiler; have frequently engrossed bills when
the conference comIniItee's report accompanied
the bill always regarded tie conference commit
tees report as the governing authority; always
so decided on my own judgment.
To Senator Wood-In comparing with General
Batcheller the comparison was made hastily 1t
was not complete his testimony and mine agree
on tnat point.
Adjourned.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The investigation as TO the building contract OF
the new Capitol building was continued this even
ing before the Senate Finance Committee.
CORNER IN BRICKS.
John murphy. sworn, testlned-Resldes In New
York; Is dealer IN masons material; his atten-
ton was first drawn TO furnishing supplies to the
new Capitol building IN July, 1870; put IN pro-
pOsal Tor brick; did not know the price OF brick
at Albany at the time OF his BID; az Haverslraw
such brick as were wanted at tie QAplto were
worth from SIS rs TO IS so per l,ojDs par IN Did
Tor $40 50 per 1OoO lett the bid asssne Capitol
office; learned some two days olref he put
in the bid that the contract was owarued him
bought 776. 900 from Jacob HoIler. ~ Albany, at SIS
per 1000, ana made So 80 per 1000 on this lot, and
did not touch them IN 1871 SOLD brick 70 the
capitol parties at SILL sl2 and Sl3 per 1000;
hing was said about the price OF brick In this
year before thev we're ordered; got memoranda
from the Inspector OF the Capitol OF the numoer
OF brick received here; was Receiver or Taxes IN
New York from 1853 To 1867 in 1874 brick were
lower man IN any previous year Tor many years.
Charles Z. Thurston sworn-Have been Il
builder twenty years; reside at Elizabeth, \. J.
agreed furnish brick at $l3 per 1000; delivered
about 100000 brick IN 1870 at these prices;
bought them ut Verplancks Point; paid $ll per
1000 Tor them delivered on the dock at Albany;
think paid them 81 per 1000 more than the New
York market price; the 81 extra were probably
The Counsel Tor the Commissioners here re-
marked that he objected TO this line or inquiry.
1t was intended to smut somebody.
Counsel Tor the committee denied that II was
the Intention to smut anybody. lhey desired 10
prove that the men OF whom lnurston purchased
brick insisted on getting an extreme price Tor
their brick because o! their influence, and that
subsequently these men obtained the contracts
and furnished all the balance OF the brick needed
ut large prlces-some SIS per thousand above the
market value.
Thomas Fuller recalled and sworn-He said the
quantity or granite as given oy him before IN evl.
dence was obtained from the plans, not from
measurements.
Adjourned till Friday.