, 1876-04-28
WISCONSIN IL REFORM.D
Probability that the People Of the
Badger State Have Done with
the Same.
Tho Fiscal F0iblcs of Ex.G0v.
Taylor lsutlilcssly Exposed
siokening 1ngenuousnesa with Which He
Admits His Unlawful Aots.


Admits Ills Unlawful Aots.
speesas nspa.eh to 7hs chtraos Trtbuns.
SIApisoN, Wis.,. April N.-E1-Gov. Taylor
continued bis testimony before tho Legislative
Committee Investigating tho contingent fund
to-day. Hts utter foBa Of memory ~ to some
things was more astounding than yesterday.
Ills fayositA answer 10 questions rAeroon it WAS
expected 10 would bo vol posted Was IT don't
know" Tor model roformos, = pattern
Grangor, aud an honest Governor, the record ho
made himself waH peculiar.
THE CHIEF sun1EcTa OF 1yQCInY
wsro tho expenditure Of $500 for tho Fox and
Wisconsin improvement, $500 for tbs Superior
IIafbor, and s2o5 for map Of somo land.grant
lands. In regard to Which the Governors tsstt-
monY was decidedly staggering. As to the first
item, sis. Taylor said lie dtow tho money aud
oxpcnIetl II for fnrthoring the For and Wiseon-
sln River improvement as he thought best, but
could not say whether ho paid 1t to any partlcu-
lar individuals. He thought th @ expenses were
Incurred after ho drew tho money: thought
HE USED ron-1oN III vIss1iNu WARRINGTON;
would not Bwoar ho did not usc aomo Of It for
Lila private purposes would not undertake to
particularize ns to It's expenditure In any cnse.
Al 10 the entry Of Nov. 25, 1874, by William n.
Taylor for oxpcnsoB INCURRED In protecting the
Superior Harbos, $500" he said be paid It u r.
@. Bloan n attorney-foca; thought ho wa8 not
Assistant Attorney 0onoral when be performed
tho ee1vicos-aon1e horc, aome In Washington
thought he waa Assistant up to tho summer Of
1876. but finally concluded ho roqignod in 1874;
could not state when tho money was paid Sloan. He
admitted that IL WAS ainco ho wont out OF oflice
and aimee this inyeBttRatio whs talked OF; loft
no receipt in tho oit}ce; kept one for his own
protection but had ono hmHolf, ,-not with
him, however.
THE rAy1Na" THE cABnAoED FUND.-.
The following nrs fow Of tho questions
aud answore On this subject:
Q.-lf tlis investigation had not boon begun,
would you aver hnyo pRid tho $500? Al
don't know.
Q.-Waa It tho prospect OF IN inveatigstion
that induced you to pay that a5007 Alt
might have been.
Q.-H alr. Sloan had not prossed paymons.
A.-WolI, don't know.
WHEN IT WAS PAID
Q.-Whcn did you pay tho money to Sloan
A.-Don't know; think It was IN JANUARY or
February.
Q.-Miaht II NOT have bcon In a1arch or Aprl2
A.--Don't know can't aweaz positively; don't
definitely recoect.
Q.-Aro you pos3tivo that Il was not paid bo.
twocn tho 9Th OF Mntch and tho present tlnao
AL cannot tell; l cau't ewear positively.
Q.-At what timo aud place was the payment
nado Al don't remember.
IN WHAT MAsEER IT HAB rA1D.
Q.-Dd you nay iin check on : hank. or tn
Q.-Was it paid On the street. or Ia build
ing9 Al think it waa paid on tho street.
Q.-pid you pay it in 4 noto7 Al paid in
monoy, such as lle took.
Q.-Whs il logAl-tendor, or National Uank
bill7 Alt was money such al ho took.
Q.-Waa 1t In National Bank bills, ct greon-
! backs. or both7 Al don't know what Il uAs;
1t WAS money.
Q.~Was tDoro just esoo7 AL don't know
10 dollar. .
Q,-Do you considc1 sny.hing bur National
Bank bill4 or grecubacks HI moucy7 AL
don't hnon whnt tue, Committee is ,driv-
not expert. and cau't tell what ia counterfeit,
but paid him IN money such ~ hp recolsed.
Tho noxt subject was
for which there la iii Of Of s22o; counsel $50 !;
Commissioner Of Laul-O Olaco, s25; total. 92o5.
lie WI. willing to swear it cost mora than
+22o to get it; could not reca!l tho nAme Of tho
attorney consulted now, TO whom application
| Washington nbout tho matter, nor that any Of
| tho mouoy paid for tho map WAS refunded.
| At this point
SENATOR TR8AT NAB swonx
md hthted that, III Chairman OF tho Committee
on Finance las1 vintoT he had looked IN thus
| matter Hou1e. uo lad wrtton to Washington
aud learned TINT the man cost s2J. but TINT was
| refunded, ..LottetY op ti!e In tie Office ipdl-
Gated that most Of tho negotiation for tho map
was ly jotter, and 1t is uolf known It could have
boon procured thus, bnt the Governor insisted
lo spcnt tho monoy personally to rot 1t,
| rula ArrERNoos.
After questions ~ to some minor matters,
| pnrticu,ery In regard to Executiyc-ofiico piuu-
| Hor wtnn Tho Governor laft. and eomo furthof
trst,mnny in reeard to eottiug mnn 10 take
| aotnettiur back in y quiet WAY distributing
postage.stamps On hand, aon,o freIshts ph,d
| f,om ihe Roueral fuud, aid when rcfuudcd by
fun fund Ia bY tic ] Governors % order, the @ 0oyernots