The New York herald., 1877-02-28
Are Awards To BE Granted Which We're Never
Sanctioned by the commission:
GOODS TO BE EXAMINED IN NEW YORK
An Investigation Wanted Interviews with Com
missionels and Ex- Judges Of Awards.
PHILADELPHIA, Fob. q, 1877.

A QUESTIONABLE PROCEEDING
is understood that some dissatisfied Centennial exhibit
by crook through the weakness OF some OF e
award Tie records of the commission show that
resolution was passed directing the Judges 10 en- en-
Or before November IA, Notwithstanding this. j,
Two mem Ia philadepha TO examine EXHIBITS the
Executive Committee without shadow o .w % or % us
ha. house Sew York having ArsAdy had two nwaras
General has instructed two men to examine the goods Ia
.tatenent would be Incredible bu. for act> reliably
vochcd for To be hoped that the United States Cen.
aud brand the outrage MS 1t deserves
When the HERALD pondent called upon General
Goshorn TO ask If such surprising state OF affairs
really existed official finally admitted that TWO OF
the ex.judges on sewing machines might havo WIS.,
tied the New York establishment OF sewing
chine company to resume their functions and to mako
additional Of what purported TO be their
Centennial exhibit When asked they "might' have
done compliance with his request, he answered
that he had written letter which s'mght" have led
hem to do It,
Tho CORES spondent held In his hand copy OF tho
official journal OF tho Centennial Commission. Under
The date OF November IL he found the following:
On motion tho following resolution was Adopted
Resolved. That tho judges appeals are hereby in
before them on or before the l4h day 'f TINS month"; Ut
Twelve O'clock noon.
paid this discharge of the judges appeals (who
had been appointed rcctfy omissions made by the
regular juuses meant, therefore, the na conclusion
and Tor all, OF olIcai EXAMINATIONS of Centennial
goods 49, -,
Director General by whose authority and by what
right judges had been rcapponted and ordered TO make
hadt,onai examinations two months alter tho close OF
the Exhibition, In face o explicit order OF the CON-
MISSION neither to continue their nor 10
receive new cases. Sir. Goshorn explained at some
length that he considered that resolution OF the Ex
ecuiiyc Committee empowered HIM TO close up tho
business o: the exhibition, ana thut Inc application OF
tho sowing machine company for third award--they
already having two-had been for some unavoidable
reason M siaid and unattended TO-
As this seemed to he about all Mr.. Goshorn had to
Bay the HERALD man called upon Mr. Coleman Sellers,
The well known manufacturer OF machine tools, ana
formerly Judge oil awards This gentleman had
also made an examination OF several cases oi foreign
exhibits since the close OF the Exhibition by request
OF tho Director General He had not favored an
award, however IN these cases, because he did not
think they deserved II.
The following interviews with gentlemen Interested
appear 10 establish the iacts:-First that examna
lions OF Centennial goods, or what pretended 10 DO
such, have been madc IN Philadelphia and New York
ny order Of the Director General months after the
sIosc OF the Exhibition; and second that IN the
opinion OF those competent to judge such examina-
lions entirely unwarrantcd anu usurpaton OF
ibe functions OF the Centennial Commission 1t urther
appears that II awards arc issued based on these re-
ports there viii be protest by several Centennial
Commissioners, and an investigation ut special meet
ing OF the commissioners.
INTERVIEW WITH II. F. BRIrToS
Mr.. b. +. Bfltton. an ex.judec OF awards was found
nt his place OF business corner OF broadway and
Fortylhlrd street, The following Is synopsis Of The
CoaREspoNpENr-I understand that you have
:c,vcu letter from General Goshorn asking you to
make an examination OF certain goods IN tho ware
'oons OF the ---- Sewing Machine Company IN
New York;
slr. BRTroy-who told you?
CoRREsroSDESr-No matter. Did you receive such
letter!
Mr. BRIrroS-I prefer not to say anything about the
subject
CoRREspoyDENr-pid you not make the examination,
have you not written very na,tcrlng report on
hc exhibits, which you have forwarded 10 Director
;cIcral Goshorn?
Mir. BRlrroS-You seem to know all about It. III
eli you, since you seem SO ANXIOUS " Know uld
such request from General GOshOrn, made the
ixau.inaton, together with another gentleman, and
Ihe report which wrote has been forwarded 70 the
Director General.
CoRHEsroSpESr--Is that report to be issued as
regular awardS
Mr.. BRIrToy-I suppose so
CoRREsroS DENT-W hat authority IS there for issuing
reports AT this late dayY When did the commission
order any ono TO have goods examined Tor award III
S,Dlo"f anu Two mouths A'''' D' '''' u 'A' ~
Mr. BaIrrox-You will have 10 ask the Director
General.
CogREspoypENr-will you give me a copy Of the re-
port that you wrotcY
Mr. BnIrroN-rhat would be against the rule.
CORREsroNDkNTWha ,rulcy Were not your SER
judge of awards dispensed with Oh the l4ih
VI November by the commissionY
Mr.. BRrroN-fcs; but the old rule was not TO show
he reports.
ConnEsroyDExr-you do not now consider yourself
Is ueing Il judge uf awards, do your
Mr.. BRrroA-Certany not.
CORRESPONDENT Then you must have made tho
examination and written the report AS prlvate
ciiZen.
Mr. BEITroy-I guess you had better not ask any
more questions.
CogREspoSpExT-Wl you show me a copy OF Cen
crdl Goshorns letter asking you to mako the cxamnu
ton IN the - Sewing Machine Compapy's warerooms
Mr.. BRlrroS-l can't do that. |. was confidential,
and General Goshorn would not like IL.
CoRREsroNDEST-why wouldn't he like itY We're
you paid Tor your servicesY
Mr. BRrroN--I received no compensation. am
about Of this Cenen NAL business anyhow. Only
yesterday gentleman was IN here wanting me to sign
another report
CogREspoypryr-Another gentlcmanl Who was he ?
report for whong Is isthng never going TO end
Mr. BRIrroy-Don't be uneasy; didn't sign It. lie
was ex-judge OF awards. and eau irthcr give you
hts name nor tell you the name OF the exhibitor.
CoRREsroNDENT-Who proposes to issue these awards2
Is IL the Director General the Executive Committee or
tho commission
Mr.. BRIrroS-I understand that the Executive Com.
mittce and the Director General are responsible.
INTERVIEW WITH hon. oREsTEs cLyvELAND.
Your correspondent recently had an interview with
bon Orestcs Cleveland ex Member OF Congress, Pres
dent OF the American Institute, and United States Con-
tcnnial Commss Of New Jersey. He was found at
the office OF the Dixon Crucblc Company, IN Jersey Cy,
Of which concern he Is the President Nr. Cleveland
has always oil the inluent bcrs Of
.he commission, and to him more than 10 any other
,nc IS due the credit OF having secured the pas
sage through Congress while he was member, OF
the original acts constituting the commission
and the Board of Finance, and which
iuly committed the gov vernmenl the great Ccnen-
mai enterprise. The bills when FIRST presented TO Con.
yress were very detective, and II was manly through
Mr. Cloveland's instrumeniality that they so
amended as 10 make them elective He
shor OF the amendment TO section Of the act OF June
i, 1872, which provides tnat "thc commission shall ap
point all judges and examiners ana award all prem-
ums" II was therefore, natural 10 suppose that Mr.
Cleveland, II any one, would know what was the
original intention OF tho act In this regard, and
whether the commission had ever delegated It's au-
thority 10 'appont judges and examiners and award
premiums" to any committee or officer
CoRREspoxpExT-rhere have lately appeared In the
public prints certain charges relative TO the manage
mcnt OF al affairs siLce the closing OF the Ex
hIbition 1t has been stated that the issuing OF the
Awards is unnecessarily delayed and that some OF the
Judges reports have been altered tnat examinations Of
poo,is have been made since November IL, when the
Commission ended The labors OF the judges; that these
examinations nave been made IN distant cities, and
that awards had been or were TO be ISSUED by unau
based upon these reports. What Is
YOUR opinion relative To tue right oi any person. com
nittcc oicer authority other tnan thc Centennial