The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-18
THE COMMITTEES AT WORK
FRAUDS IN Am DEPIRTH ENTS or
the GOyERNMENT.
Overhnuiing tho Navy Yards. tho Printing
Bureau. and tho War. Interior, md Post
Once Departments selling Cadetships.

Once Departments selling Cadetships.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-The number
and extent of the Investigations that are being
carried on before the various committees OF the
House are unprecedented In any previous Con-
gress, rs tho following partial list will show;
The Judiciary Committee, through several
sub committees, ls taking testimony in the
matter Of tho Delknap lmpea achment, OF the
Beardslcy cadotship purchase, and Of the Texas
and Pacific Railroad legislation.
The Committee on FOREIGN Affairs, besides the
question Of Cuban complications in connection
with the state Department, has TO Grapple with
the Emma Mine scandal, which Is to be re-
opened early next week.
The Committee Of Wavs and Means, In the In
tervals ofts discussions on the tariG BILL and OF
Its giving audience to bankers IN connection
with the funding law. and to deputations OF the
wine and spirit trade, pursues an investigation
Into tho operations Of the Alaska Fur Trade
Company.
The members OF the Committee on Naval
Ahalrs give their whole time to the investiga-
tion os supposed frauds in the Navy Depart
inent and In the several navy yards. Not moro
than two-thlrds OF the testimony taken at the
Norfolk Navy Yard has yet beer transcribed by
the stenographers, and now a sub committee Ia
at work at the kttery Navy Yard, and after nm
lshing up that Investigation the Chsrlestown
Wy Yard Is to he overh anled by the sane gen
tlemon. Mr.. willis Of New York In the mean
time has been pursuinc, as a committee Of one,
minute searches into everything connected with
the discipline Of tho navy, and expects next
week To open up an Investigation at the Brook
Dn Navy Yard. his Naval Committee, with
its several branches, II accumuating material
t,uat VIII mas Is hailF Nolunles as tno hu-
klux outrage report, or the report on tho con-
duct OF the war.
LIGHT ON TnE MAIDSTONE CONTRACT.
The Committee on Military Affairs Gods work
enough Ia endo.v ring to throw light on some
Of ,ho dark spots connected with the soldiers
tombstone contracts IL got history Of the
| contract TO-DAY from Maurice j. Walsh of New
| Yok, who claims that. although his bid for
nrSt-class Carrara marble wds only some S0DO,OUO
! tout OF which some $-DOoOO wss to come back to
the Guyernmo at in the shape Of duty ON the im-
| ported aTtlcl,). the contract was given 10 Mr..
| bridles oi keoluk, Iowa. for syO.O)J for Amer
lean marble Of very inferioy uuaty. and with
| out any such adSant 10 90 the Government. lie
char.es, also, that Bridgcs's Id was put Ia after
the hour fixed i9r opsuine the bids. and after
| Two e his own (W al-h-D mad been opened. lie
asserts IN 1 bridges was also favored to tnc ex
tcuN Of f1j.ODl IN change or requtreinents Win
| specifications after tie bias were IN.
The Committee "n Printing labu quietly but
assidunusIy in p.linr up tacts aud figures bearing
| ON tho cost of the Government printing ofiice,
| which, ccordiug totne estimate ~ experts out
side. ~ suly lty per cent. more tht II ought to
be II II was not iun as treat iol tlcal mac hine
| TUr sENuCN SAND STONE RtNG.
| Tho select Committee on ia, Frcedmen's
Bank Is the most nlethudtfal Ut ,tl the commits
! tees Ever siuce IL appointment. early IN the
session il h.s m-t Oh alternate d Va and sat
| from 10 until Il. Ihe testimony taken by It is
| very impor ant, par,icuiiriy - revealing TIE
| manner IN wbicn the funds oftae bank were frit-
| tered AVA IA loans without adequate security |;
tue most n.tncle instance OF winch was ~ con-
| which Gov. CJuke aud WIN. : Huntington were
the leading spirits. and of tue stock Of which
| certificates for 2OJ shares each were held by va
| rious nigh officials of the Government.
The COnIuittee ON Expenditures In the To-
| terior Department and the Department OF jus
| tiso are going very deeply into the naladminis-
tration OF officials In Georgia ana elsewhere,
ana also are looking scrutinistngy into the mi
| nor expenses Of these departments, particularly
| In tie matter OF furniture, SC.
| The Committee on Expenditures In the War
| big bunanza" discovery Of the Fort Sill ira
| dershp. 1t holds daily sessions. and b. the
happy hunting ground OF tho gentlemen Of
tho Post once Committee and the Committee
| on Expenditures in tho Post Once Department
| are frequently ut work chciting testimony about
mail contracts. special agents, 81.
SHILLING CADETsHIr
| In the Deardsley cadetship case today, before
suO-cnmMltiee OF the Judiciary Commit
| young BshrdsleY himself examined. lie
testified that on his way 10 Alabama, To take up
| up a constructive residence, he called at the
| house II Mr.. Lilley, the ashlugtOn broker who
obtained the alpuint nent for him, IeceiNin ins
| $500 therefor aud W there introduced to Mr..
Charles Hays OF AlabainI, the member who
gave the appointment; that Mr. llaYs expressed
the hopr that he (Learddey) would not
fail TO pass the examination Us tho two boys
whom hs h-d previously ppoiutod had done,
ana that no inquiry was made from him by Mr.
Ha,s as To his axe. parentage, educatioD, resi-
Ccnce, or the motive for his going - Alabama
he oti.i inal documents IN connection with the
appointment were obtained from the War De-
par,mtnt. The form oi acceptance I'm which
the residence, g., IL set oup was signed 10y
young Hedrdsley and MS mother, but both were
positive that they hsd signed II N blank. lhe
papers also contain a manuscript letter from
| young Beard sley To tbs Secretary OF War, writ
ten ut the une Of the appointment. nut the
young man shys that he simply copied II from
"A urAught written Tor MIN by Lllley MIR. ilay,
has been present at the last two DAYS eXamina
| ton, Uut has not asked tho witness any u les
tiOn. IL s updentoO that lac VIII suoniit
statement to the committee.