The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-07

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you realize a profit of Sl,2642
A. Yes, sir. =
From the same persons testimony,
pages 81 and So:
@. see here page 81 of the last report
of the Congressional Printer, in regard 10
binding materials, 5l7 pieces, at S7.75, and
ask you, if that is not above the price of
such articles in New York, when sold in
large quantities.
A. Yes sir. $ $ s
Q. l will ask you if Russia cowhide
leather, for which 25 cts. has been charged
the Congressional Printer, could not have
been bought in the market for 81 cents?
A. 1t can be bought for q cents.
Q. l find Ill pieces of title leather at
$50. Could not hat be bought from SIG to
$1S2
A. Yes, sir. . 8
Q. l find 334 reams of comb lining paper
at S1s a ream. What is the retail price?
A. Say SIG. 3 = 1t could be bought
for $3.50.
As showing the misapplication Of
the public money by Mr.. Clapp, and
his detection, see pages IS and 108.
Mr.. Clapp, government printer, being
on the stand as a witness
Question. Please state the amount of
money you now have on deposit in your
safe belonging to the government, accumu-
lating from the sale of documents, waste,
&c.?
A. Somewhere in the vicinity of $780,
900.
Q. Will you permit the clerk of this com.
mittee, Mr.. Wiener, to go to your Office, and
in your presence count the money.
A. Yes sir. >
Mr.. Wiener having gone with him
to count the money is called as a wit
ness-see page 108.
Q. Did you, at the request of the COM
mittee, on the evening of the 9Th 90, in com.
pany with Mr.. A. NJ. Clapp to the govern
ment printing Office, and count the money in
the safe.
A. Yes sir.
@. State the result of your examina-
ton.
AZ = s. = 1 counted the money in
the safe and found it amounted to $l6,257.-
SO. Mr.. Larcombe (the financial agent)
counted the money as soon as l was through
and our accounts Tailed all but one cent.
I then asked him ito present what vouch-
ers he might have Che having spoken
about vouchers) in order to let me make
a count of them, and report to the Com
mittee. He told me those vouchers were
not in a presentabs form ; that the money
had been paid to the employees of the es-
adjustment, and that the pay-rolls would
have to pass through the Treasury before the
vouchers could be returned to the Office :
8 : : 8 Acting under further instruct
ions of this Committee proceeded yester-
day morning to the Office of the Secretary
of the Treasury, and presented a letter
from the Chairman Of this Committee ask
ing for an exhibit of the cash balance sub
ject to draft in favor of the COMPRESSION
al Printer, over and above the amount he is
entitled to draw under the law, which lin
its his requisition to of his bond. The
dnsacer 1 received aDds there avas not a dollar to
his credit in the office.
As to how MIR. Clapp kept his books
see the testimony of Charles L. Behle,
an old accountant of Washington city,
see pages 172, 173 &c.
Q. Have you examined the books ofthe
Congressional Printer in regard to the
amounts reported by him in his official re.
ports to Congress as realized from sales OF
waste paper, SEP
A. 1 have.
Q. Do the amounts stated in the reports
as realized, agree with the book entries2
A. They do not. s 8 =
Q. Do the books show q larger or'smallel
sum than the reports, if you aggregate the
amounts from October 1868 to September
1852
A. The books show a larger total the
grand total of the books is S254, S31 the
grand total of the reports is SPAS, 120-shog-
ing a larger total on the books of Sc, 10.# $
Q. Should or should not the books sus-
tain the reports?
A. By all means, the books should cor.
roberate the reports. > .
Q. Have you examined the reports O.
the congressional printer as to his deposits
of money received from sales of waste paper
SC; and if $50 how do they compare witt
the book entries
A. have examined the reports, as Il
his deposits, with the showing of his books
and l find that they do not agree in any sin
gle instance.
I have been a little more explicit in
the case of Mr.. Clapp, because, being
legislated out of Office after all thest
exposures, at the demand of the House
he was promptly reappointed by Pres:
ident Grant and confirmed by thu
Senate. Mr.. Clapp's department was
subjected to political assessments like
the others; and is the one whose fund.
are mostly used to corrupt elections.
1 have added the extracts from the
testimony as above, as samples of proof
1 have not given Que third Of the in
stances in Mr., Clapp's case. l hav'
made no statement in the address t
the democracy at Greenville, Ohio
which cannot be substantiated b,
similar extracts-but the labor an,
the length would be too great for M
and the reader.
SOUTHERN OUTRAGE REPORT.
Turning from the record Of sham,
and corruption l will now give an ex
tract from the report and testimon y 0
the Committee sent to investigate tn
Conshatta afair-a so called souther
outrage in which King was killed an
Twitchell wounded by a single maske'
man who made the attack to Kill
Twitchell. The subcommittee wa
composed of Jno. L. Vance, democra
and William WOODBURY., republican
The report as signed by both. Sc
Report, page CAT.
"Your Committee cannot, within the spac
of this report, r%ecapitulate the worse thai
profgate conduct of school affairs, and othe
Irregularities and malpractices of MI
Twitchell and his associates as shown t
have existed in Red River Parish since it
organization. The testimony gives a brie
history of many transactions, and to tbi
attention is invited" $ > .
Your Committee is of the opinion tha
the testimony of leaders of the two politi
cal parties is explicit in establishing til
fact that the shooting of King and Twitch
ell was not caused by reason of their polit