The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-10
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Cash apparently rnid saeS
Some Of the property. however. was bought
up by one trustee and than sold 10 another and
II Is pussh" thnt few sums may enter twice
mt these figures.
Tho sales made up 10 the same time ind cate
that the operators received in cash nj thu lcast
S1uuup they had put in. and probably a large
cash pron beside. Thes" sales however. were
mainly mud. in the sam" way. most of them in
Nulvlnc first payment in cash. aud the rest IN
notes secured On the property. The only meme
h'rs % Congress who's names appear on the
record u huying from the pool are :, nator
Sargent aud senator then delegated ChalIec:
These gentlemen gave notes and deeds of trust
l"r most OF TIA" purchase money.
How many more OF the purchasers covered 10y
the nnmc Of some trustee wcre members or
public officers il not yet ascertained: hut from
"a" fl ~ Developed az t. the constitution of the
lmol 1t Is iar from impossible that the num-
Dor WIS considerable.
II H. clear that members Of Congress or others
IN public pos zion wnrrr they could render ser
vice valuable e. the Board Of Public Works
gli the pool hv purchasing lots from the
thcm. So long as they were useful or ut cnsi
be- t ' pre,sed ror r e ' Of INT r d '
rrln 'irHl of su IN nor H.. and might "v"n ia time
o. H'iV' rvlcuS' OF their deeds " trust. Bal
should they become isasr eeanly particular or
luIu.s itlV.. they could De- called on Ia puy in
,,r,-t and prin .pal at ineonycnrnt times.
Mmin tn" "Nldrn'r before us does not prove
CORRUPT eomh.uHtion W IN the Board VI Public
Works or the r.,.'l 10y any member 9i Con
press thu opinion that the position iusi as ribbed
Is one in wnich a momnnr docs hhusrif mus
tee hv - .lnd.ng. IL must p" remembered. how
over. that the evidence before this committee IL
mnvoidahly imperfect.
TIE MES N THE POOL.
by the t"stinl NV of Charles A. Edr'ise be-
col the m-mh.,- of tn. Il al Estate Pool arr.
under oath d. .los.d. Thov arr ~ follows:
=, Henry y. C9gsse. Governor of the Distrl't of
Columbia and Pres dent OF the Bnard of Public
Orke. made iils firm AMI himself members OF
tn pool, Being heavily indebted 20 tn ilrni. in
crly 10 no interests. and YET a'ting resident
menIr'r 81 the house at the capital he pro
cured the Investment IN the pool OF so 900 oi the
money which really belonged to the firms
William W. Bnknnp. Secretary Of War. who
sine thi~ iny"s' lsatiOn began hn- lEned his
seat in the Cabinet on confession ~ corrupt
practices. and vino could bring To- beHr the great
irnnrn" "i tunn"i ON. r. AMI me large
power and patronage cot the War Department, L.
AID. shield. or hid" any. operations wherein he
was interest "a. my 'sted - 600
Arthur MeArtnur. Judge Of the supreme
Court eff IA" District oi Columbia, AMI capable
from hi~ position of Influencing tho bret rem Of
the bench IA consultslt iou aud in the conduct Of
bus and llahe To- sr IN adludi Htion Of
lnnd ens~r wherein he wus secretly Interested
Charles A. Lidridge. prominent and evpe-
rienrrd member OF the house OF R"pree.nta-
! tiv0- lending opposition memter Oi IN. Com
no toe on the District OF Coumhia. md infiucn-
/ nal m the cpun NE of hi- party, Invested
/ Sluln. When citizens Of the District in 1872.
.onpnin.d To- Congress oi the action OF IN"
| Board OF Pubic Works, und the mat n WAS re-
lerr"d for inyestig'itlon L. the ggm,mii"e Of
| ask 10 b" excused from serving ON the detcrnn
nation OF n matter wherein hr WAS pecuniurly
interest 81, lhsirni OF ugns TINS u. = m" ,nra
! ia making up ia" report on the subject. for~pok
lis r1ii.'.su,s 81 IN, ninnrhy IN W. tS
! report 'Noih'idtlhgl IN" b'flu ol iu'nlr N'lhs
] from an "harg's ~ ~ .snlanaeHm' nt ml~rpn-
! duct. or fraud. md -p"nk ing OF them us grni"-
S.a,nl ; --iln Housr L port 72. Whil0 tns
! Investigate IN WIS making. AMI when tins
wn1tl' s,nn mr., r I'D It f." iis iih'iitinn'
! Drine thr inv sii-'tion which led to
/ "a b. abolition, no Information IL stated
/ los the epmmluee making il To- have b"'u re-
/ rr'Vh from Mr. ildridge eon"rnine tine Real
/ pur4int 10 H- a'rtHin When kiibpurn had hrnn
imrr-onod IN .ontrmpi of the authority of the
| Hou-', Mr.. ElIrlgo promptly appeared n his
'lulis,' lei,r,n court. on,'o whose mclnhcrS.
| by Mr.. ElIril-,r's own showing. wa or had
boon IA Ia" p9pi. g. PRO nre ilbourn r'cas e.
| ana prevent the Hons from learning thr ia rs
thr court wore mrn,ber4 aud wnoraof Kilhrurn
| WAS the ngent and trustee. Mr. Eldridgp ais ID
! appears ~ .9un7'I Tor knnurn in suit
! brought 10y kilbourn against IN" speaker, the
s'rsaanl-iu- Arms 1ni the n'nh RS oi tn con-
/ a. it"" Tor iilsc inpl .roniurut.
Mr.. hldride' test u '~ ilii hr mas 'unN yel
! hs 'ltir. int post a. kil.purn. IN orirr 10
allow the latter % sf'tl" with tn trust e for tn
/ estate OF Jav On9kr d Coz hni tli' commute"
! 'Fiinoi hli regard II as p ngulhr coin'li'h' '.
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THE President or THE UNITED STATES.
A. If 10 make nseurun.e dnuhly sure. the
President WIS brought into the conh.nuli1n,
Jtlr. before the m,'l. NJ of tle Fuwy-third Con-