, 1876-03-09
COMpANIoN-pIECE8 IN JoBBERY.

tbs later Washington reports hint ut two |
Jobs, which only confirm tho previous expo
rience that frauds on the Government are |
rarely partisan aud generally include mem-
bors Of both political parties. Ono of tlleso
implicatea mother mombor Of the Cabinet,
aud tho other placea IN eminent Democratic !
candidate for the Presidency under suspicion.
We refos, Of course, to the fraudulent Kon- |
lucky Central Railroad claim OF $4,000
which 1lr. GEORGE II. PRspLEToN engineered
through the War Department after BEIKHAr
became Secretary, md to tho payment BY
tho Secretary Of the Navy, RonEsoN, Of $751;
600 for the destruction In storm Of char
tored vessel called the Governor. The Gov
ernmont was tho loser in both cases.
So for aa the Kentucky Central Railroad
claim Ia concerned, 1t is proper to givs Mr..
PRNn1.ECos the credit Of having ma do gen.
eral and comprehensive donial Of having
paid any money to Mrs. BE1HNAp on this
account, md OF having Immediately solicited
an opportunity Of giving testimony before
Congressional Committee on tho subject.
At the same time, 1t Is certain that q fraudu-
lcnt claim amounting to nearly $3.50, 200 for
compensation (over and above all that was
due, which had already beon paid tho Ken
tucky Central Railroai) wns allowed by Sec
rotary BElKNAP aftor 1t had been repeatedly
rejected by three Secretaries Of War-STAN-
TON, souoF1xLD, aud nAwL1ss-and while
Gen. MEros still reported adversely to 1t.
It 1s said that Mrs. DE1KNAp admitted to Mra,
MAlsH and others that Rho had received
about $35, 600 for influencing the allowance
Of this claim, and TINT Ers MARSH was pro-
pared to testify to this much before the
Democratic Committee permitted or induced
It La also said that Mr. PxaDLEroN waa one
| of the party OF European tourists in which
the present Mrs. Dk1xsAp (thsn Mrs. DowHRs)
cut 30 large figure. Il Is pot denied that
Alr. PzNp1rroN was acting for the Railroad
| Company. Under these circumstances, 1t
would be Just rs we'll to take him at Ills
word and givo him an opportunity Of e1-
planning to Congress his connection with tho
case. It looks now aa though le WIS In worry
poor business, whether he actually paid Mr..
BrLEsAp any money or not as an aspirant to
Presidential honors acting AZ lobbyist in n
raid on Government funds.
Iho other case-that OF tho payment for
tue chartered steamer Goyeruor-has az bad
q look III its way as the BELKsAr jobs. It
see'na to hayo been case whsre no money
ought to have been paid, sinoe the destruc.
ton OF tho vessel waa by the natural ele-
mcnts for which the contract did not hold
the Government responsible. In the noxi
place, tho payment was excessive, even
; it properly made,-so excessive, IL
fact, that 1t waa divided Into TIVE
'hklyes, ono OF which went to the owner.
Of the vessel and tho other to tho ring o.
lobbyists who secured ths payment. Among
tho lattsr appears the 9nne Of ex-senato
cA4gr11, Of New Jersey, an intimate trien'
Of Secretary robson. Tho witness who re
yealsd this much, however, has refused
say whether he had taken any OF this none
! 10 any officer Of tho Nary Department, an
, fell down In 4 ct when brought bafofs th
I Hou&s yesterday for oontumaoy. Whs1s th
j ultimate tset4 will 1aAd cnanoa b. forstuit