New-York tribune., 1879-02-28
Uorsr OF REPRESENTATIVES,

After the reading OF the Journal of the
Housr Nr. RANDALL, having called Nr. CARLISLE
iD,in XVI o. the chair. rose to personal explanation
c sent To the clerks desk ana had read letter pnP
li~hed In The Paltddeiha Leiger, dated fillmore No.
September =, $50. IRON Special Agent L. d. ~nI'anS
to Major William B Moore, supervising special ASruI
~ which II Wa Sael that there was "eydenee 10 We
Treasury show that Two appropriation Warrants Ser
Illegally signed 10 get money to continue operations
the EngrI, ns and Printing Department, wnlen y"
directly IN the interest Samuel j. Randall who S'
large stornholder IN the paper mill which Is alone sa
thorlzed % supply the Bureau of Engraving am II .
iug with paper Tor bonds, bar knotes' tte Inu n al
accump>hti thrOdgD the iuiuruce Ot MI h"uf, =, u.
William IIemptl Jones and George b. AcIartee ,.is
had also read tue correSponience 10 me Fh'daept% ept
LcdOer 10 which the corr ,pondtnt STAT tas s' Tbca
ex-occrctary BrstOws attention g. the charses, ~
that gentleman declared To be utterly Without
tin, lat Is his knowledge rNtrDdel ana IN Ss1
winch no said that no man vino knew Nj KlDdai WV
for one moment b'lIeye what Williams hdd said .. mi.
NJ. RANDALL said: think u due 10 80! sa!", ." in
time that nave never had IN nv ne one uo,,a or
tel est . stakeholder, or III any other Wav. te,.
indirectly. IN any paper mill Ia tbe nit." si, c,s.
whp.c; nor mas any either nearly or renOlon IA
nccicd with mo ever had, and that nave Dss ,tbsr
directly or insrecty as stockholder or III S m tbs
United states or elsewhere. VS. ~ add I,nt MI
never N my lite spoke 10 Mr. Bnsto" NJ NooSsopgia.
Jones. Mr.. sly or, OF any Other person a. ~ I'd tha
zion warrants or any purpose whatever ls,oos ~ s
never spoke or knew OF these two "plIop sag suo.
m"ut oned uu'li came 10 read Of chem; ana INV
ant tue following resolution: .rb,rs be
RCS0lred, In "a select committee q. h'c r ne wso.s
appointed by the present occuaht OI ,hc INTO tse
duty il sIa.l be 10 make immedtie ihq'nud'l ud'l,awsO
stateuents made m the letter rom H. l. ,a tgo
Major ". b. Moore. ducd Scpt'mhrr2 - $50 a. nave
alleged frauduieut appropriation warrants ~. o'te
been ISSUED h, q meuner of TN, House ia iaYoI sto
Bureau of EuGrayius and Printing; sad roA'I "A fe
nnyr power e. ,pud lor persons ana p'p"lS 49,
mort tLr result uf tr inquiries ~ y iliDe'~ ~ p,su.
Mr. HALE or p, NeD-lttue grnilcuan. .t ",Tpyth.u.
syv,uii tie speaker al tbs House ir'is lu.' - %su6 .
Of THIS kiud necessary 'ol MS own - lo
st ans question tlt has ever oe'n 10 tbe couaU
net.antl ut-Ilty Iu clear light before tue - u
tIl. I,,OlGtlun, Oh the ground ldat ~ 4, Cnd !
But want to SAY, here. lOt hl So. thai
tmuk aud believe spraH Ior '''.,S,..,ary.
do not believe anything Ut ths soIl n Su,.sni tbs
do not be.Yr auy necessity rc,t~ ON tht 0P' md ur
House, because OF Unauthorized aud uh'""u"o M psi
lust and si,uJtrOus new sphpeF dtt''"ii n ,s btta
himself ol formal yludlrltlun. Ills le'o en- "a
long aud Weu known To the counlt! ih eSun.s | sa
regard 10 appropriations aud JOBS ana S'"e ol 10
plad to say udt tor ton years 10 mas "'' I'M hani
p,gu.ulc, ~ my experience her. io "et u 40 D0t
ain rtu I'm d, 5nsiuy such from the beginning
tpub he d., eds ths committee for his Nl1u"t gtH.
Mr. RANDALL .m very much ihht't =. . ,.b he hss
uemau rom M.ue Iof lHe Aii" | ~ I'm, ,r t.s sabes
.pOoen aud duly apprrClutr III WS'rls pu y" e.ssD
my mind is made up believe tht' t'io M, on llis
and due TO as Ielre'. tat'l' o. s' Iu the pf
moor 10 Is due To me huu uu1 70 ~, a., UOuse aul
siding officer Of us body. IL i due To .u i. respet
An. 20 tur country that my yiuulc1tOh III ,re ace
IA made Of tubhc record, Tor taNe no I'a he wod
of GOT or that respect nave lus, M cSinltlee
" Immediately ~ III lhe lo'"i"''" ~ '
may begiu Ht once. , 80 oprosingi
MIR RANDALL-NO. SIR l undoI't"n" wv
MI KELLEY rep PennJ testih,das 10 It,,,spaS thS
which Mr. Randall was held IN tue Wy ~" =" ,r ixeea
Ils had been that genucmans h., f.arel ihf
.nr. and ace desired 10 say to hlh t'at =" l-nrudrd
a.. r...ui,n yolld do uuthing but ulk4h9 80 ara
h h, I'm, INN before Congress Tor lie ins vel
1 In CONCLUSION he said; MY eoHe'S"V