, 1876-05-20

Late telegraph dispatches furnish the follo"lnS III
relation 20 the frauas and scandals that occupy the
attention of Congress 70 the exclusion Of legitimate
business:
FRAUDS IN The CHICAGO PENSION OFFICE
George W. Campbell, of Chicago, testified before
the civil service committee to-day, that he hs7
brother Of the marshal Of the northern district OF
Illinois; that when General Sweet was pension agent
at Chicago witness got appointed 70 clerkshlp IN
the Office at 1880 per annum, which was sitei "s'us
reduced 10 si5OO thst he employed Tor Two OF
three years and had no duties To perform lnaI tni'
official pos ton Was a mere sinecJre
B. n johnson testified that he was clerk N the
same Office and never knew Campbell 10 perform any
labor there and be only the ofhee once or TWICE
a month
Jos F. IAcky, formerly deputy commissioner OF
testified that he visited the Chicago pension
ofice and made an examination OF the accounts
there and found deficit 5000 as testiueI 70 oS
Miss Sweet Miss Sweet told witness the elrcuih-
.tance. connected with the deficit. While witness
wa. in Chicago he received dispatch trom General
Baker commissioner Of pensions. telling him 10 LEI
Chicago alone as he Baker, would attend TO the set
| ting Of that matter.
RYEsrI6ArIoS INTO TIE BLAINE SCANDAL
The Union Pacific Railway investigation begins
| tomorrow Rollins friends say he VIII swear ne
never told Harrison that the Investigation into the
t64 900 matter would ruin Blaine. Harrison Will
swear he did. Director Wilson, Of Iowa will testify
he never said Blaine told him he had such trans
act With
Meiill of the Chicago Tribune will it is SAID, swear
that Wilson told him that Blaine did make such state
nent The Investigation promises 10 reach proportions
second to the Credit Mobiiier InyeS;isatlonI as the
following is TIE list OF witnesses thus lar sum
named: Sidney Dillon president, and +. II. Rollins
treasurer Of the L. p Company, government direct
o,s Wilson, Millard and Harrison, Th0s. A Scott
rres, mt in 1872 of the company, L. p Morton, Leo
ma, an. Sheldon, H {. Crane d b. Sckles' ID. +.
La Eahan -t0ck. Henry Clewes, of New York, II. B.
WiIbnr mo. M NClure. OF Arkansas, \. A. Hadiey
n y Gsrev uolioe commissoner Wheeler, OF New
York " r Oh Lson,1 -. 4. Slekles, w r Robinson
Gen. q. NJ Doige, A. =. spencer ana D. NJ ~
There is little doubt Tat Se'retlry Rollins dld
make the charge against Blaze ot 20 luPI
with the s64, 900 Kansas bond tn. nsact"' ~ So
that Rollins Will admit before the IL. VesIiSd III
mittee that he made spch insinuatlt.n 10 - -,
Harrison but will explain by saying he use' Bla' 'e
name only in hope by so doing he could arTe-7t al
prevent an investigation that was inconyenIS hL-
Director James A. Wilson, who was summoned her,
as a witness says he knows nothing about the trans
action, and Is indignant at being brought here TO
testify that nothing ever came TO his knowledge JUS
tifyng the story against Blaine
UsFAvoRAgLE REPORT 1HE MAGCIRE-McKEE CASES
WASHINGTON, Nay I3--United States District A.
torney Dyer has reported to the Attorney General
unfayorably IN the matter Of the petition of eXCol-
lectors Mcguire and Mckee for pardon. Mcguire
was at the department Of justice to-day desiring 70
have an interview with the Attorney General, but
did not see him. Judge PerrepoEt considers that IN
such cases he should only give audience 10 counsel
fer convicted parties 1t is also understood that an
unfayoabe report Is to be made III the case Of Avery
FRAUDS IN The GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
The House committee charged with the duty Of in
qurng into alleged frauds IN the government print
ing office report that the Congressional printer has
charged for work OF executive departments excess
ranging from 80 20 25 per cent beyond the regular
rates that he had been paying more than ordinary
retail market prices for many articles purchased Tor
the office; that he has invariably purchased supplies
! from middlemen, allowing 10 them heavy profit
that the prices Pald for labor greatly in OF
those of other establishments while days work s
hours against 10 hours III private establishments and
that. at present managed, printing and binding
for Congress and departments cost more money than
1t would be dUne for by responsible private parties
That the waste of gold leaf for the last seven years
which has been appropriated by the superintendent
of the binding department Is estimated at 81, 90
The report declares that system Of unpaTaled ex-
trdyagance pervaIes every department OF the gov
ernmrnt printing office regard 10 the printing OF
/ the Congressional Record
The report describes the book keeping to have been
Of 30 loose a character 10 lie entirely unreliable,
and says that the Congressional printer has demon
strated fully, in the mind the committee, Of ms
utter disqualification for the proper discharge of his
duties and that his subordnates very little bet
ter III that respect than tier chef. The internal
management of the office rs represented worse II
! possible than the book keeping. This management
cUmpTses the lending of machinery and material 10
private PARTIES the employment Of men Oh account
of political influence who totally unfit 10 earn
their wages the payment of employees while absent
at elections the selling of records and documents on
credit violation of law the execution Of work for
private parties the forcing of balances and ;Le fs
] teitIOn Of accounts.
| In conclusion, the committee express the opinion
that the work at the government printing 9th costs
half million dollars year than II would cost
If done by responsible private parties under proper
contract system, and that II Is wise 10 take lmme-
diate steps for the dlscOntnuance of the Office The
committee also recommend that the proposition Of
Franklin Rivers, Of May ;, 1876, 10 the printing and
binding of the debates of Congress, be accepted and
contract entered into TO take effect at the bnug of
the next session, and that the printing and binding
of the departments shall lie under the control OF the
heads Of those departments, and shall lie executed
under contract The report closes with resolutions
instructing the speaker to certify the testimony 10
the district authorities 10 the end that the Congress
sonal printer may lie indicted and prosecuted and In
structing the Judiciary committee to inquire if he IS
an officer who may be impe.ehed; Instructing the
committee on appropriations 10 report, IN sundry
evil appropriation, sections for the btion of the
government printing office and providing for print
ing and binding for ali departments of the govern
ment. The report ordered printed and recorn-
mitted.