, 1875-03-26

Tho Continuation or Tint lnvesttKn-
ton.

Tho Continuation or Tint lnvesttRn-
tiOn.
The Investigation Into tho official contnct OF
Inspector IIasrer was resumed yesterday morn
ing with closoi DOORS by Senators Robinson and
Caatle, and IN tho presence Of lob
crt a1cClcsncy, who has been cn-
ployed by tho Committee as MI expert
accountant. McChosnoy will DO remembered
az among tho applicants for Inspector when
Alr. Harper nus appointed, but still rnoro wildly
by bis connection with certain alleged mixture
OF barley md oats sorosal yoara ago while ho
was acting na Inspector for tho Board Of Trade.
Tho examination OF Chiot-Clerk Purdie was
continued In refcranco to tho condition Of tho
bookH how they had boeu kept, etc., which was
interrupted about II o'clock BY tho receipt OF
TIE FOLLOWING LETTER.
CHICAGO, March 25.-To Messrs. Ilottn.on, Cass!e,
and StHdh-uExELEMEN: = Mr, Harper, tbs Chief
Grain Inspector, Is now ILL., asNl hss been confined At
present at your invcsttgatlon.
Mr.; 1iarsr informs mo that yonr Committee hoia
ay IL o @s c solss to as
tcution Of your COMMITTEES to. conduct your
olsiaf coa,lnet, saa without giving him full orFort'.
aelf Of the sanitary test Of crossc1aminaon, to
deny him the opportunity Of Introducing oxplana,osy
T. e @
not assume that tho Committee would do 31r Harper
or tlls public TOR whose benent tho Committee II sup
pare testimony, ,tnfen IN lie manner supposed liz ts
~ of ta report & 70 tho ssusss. o. behss pf MF.
Tho receipt Of tho lettor waa surprise to all
oonce1ncd, as up to that time Ut. Harpor had
neither been waited upon by tho Committee or
even officially informed Of Its presence or pur-
pose. After sumo consultation, however, Mr..
Robinson pcnncd the following reply:
onIcAoo, March q. The Hon. Il r. Eoot-s1x
Dean sm: Your communication Of th1s morning r.
nvostig gaton the COMMITTEES sre now engaged u ia ia
M .re merely Examining Mr. purle upon BIZ booka for
the nnrno.s eh!eny Of getting at tho sneshoda OF keep
Mr. Harper may be assured that Tho Committee hAyo
no desire to proceed In anything lending 10 hts pref
in4uIrs Into any ,uatnr sucreIy to tie o1ra.on Of
hts M eos,nssa whoorHr hs de4trc. counsc to attend.
fow minutes, and ahould 10 vsry happy to Aays You
@'''~'.' ii. ". RoHtsso1s. Chairman.
Upon tho receipt OF tho above, hrr. Hoot put
in m appearance before the COMMITTEES, at tle
same time reminding that body that hr. Harper
had aome riGhth and interests 10 bo protected,
a,ld M that common courtesy would hayo dictated q
dl1esent course from what had so far beon pur-
eucd ID tue investigation.
THE EXAMINATION
was than resumed md continued for an hour or
moro without rcachiug anything Of intorost, OK
copt now and thon doEfcato blotH IN soma ono Of
tho books, Wh[ch wofe passod with a gentle aj-
moniton to Iii. purdio to avoid such decorations
In tho future.
The Commlttce then gayo orders to hayo tAe
nooks posted at onoo, and left Ar. 1lcChasuey
70 asatst IN the work, aa also to scrutinlzo aTatn
IN genera! aronnd the office, while tho Committee
could take rcst OF q TOW days. The body then
adjourned until Monday.
In tho afternoon, by yinvitat!on, tile Committce
VISITED Nh. AAarEI,
and loft with him ths testimony that had
already been taken for Lis examination, Tho
visit uas short one aud eut|ro-
" devoid OF intereat, excert that tho
Committeo MAS hospitality received, and assured
that Oyory facility should be rendered. to com-
rlotc their work In the most thorough manuer.
lloPoEt WAS rifo yesterday that Mf AIcCbeeuey
and A. y. King wero candidates for tha I,aneot-
otship. aud were doing what thor could 10 haye
Mr. HATper tu1nod down, II was aid tlst Tho
laht-Damad gentleman Ind syon gone 40 far In
bis candidacy ~ to aak Sriend to circulate no
tttton for him aalonRltho Board Of rFndo. 1Ir.
King lives on tho North Sids aud during tho last
campaign wan one OF Senator NobinHon's most
faithful workers.
MR. nAnrER TO nET1uE,
Hpfdfa! Lsratsh to Ihs CHICAGO Tribune. |
SrAlNorlELD, ILL.,; March 25.-It ID slated nobl |
lively here tonight that there will ba u chaneo
In tho Office Of Chief Grain Inspector iu few
days. Collector Harper will sotiro from the no. !
sition. Just who hin SUCCESSOR will be IL lot |
known yot.