The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-02
THE REPORT OF GLOFER's ISVEs TIC 4
TONS.
why that Report l. Not PrInted-sems In
terestiuE Statements.


To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: The
lies published In the interest OF the conspiracy
to Keep from the people the discoveries wrought
by the great and silent toll OF the Committee on
Expenditures In tho Treasury Department.
through the whole OF the last Congress. must be
no longer borne. Silence censes 10 be wisdom.
The country must know that there Is such o
conspiracy. Over obstacles almost past belief.
against opposition stealthy. logged. cunning
insolent. and cruel Mr. Glover and his CO.
workers have triumphed inch by inch. till a
mass OF facts is laid bare which the people have
n right to learn.
For the first time, the Treasury Department
that maze OF wrong has been effectively inves-
tigated. In the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing II comes out that In the last fiscal year
Mcpherson charged the Treasury for printing
groenhacks. national bank notes. and bonds
$4,000 more than the bureaus own fig
ures show that II cost; that II the same
PROPORTION Of the other cost Of the bureau
consisted Of like overdraits. the total OF these
overdraits must have been nearly 100000, for
during that year the bureau. instead OF costing
$3.50 600 Rs MCPHERSON has publicly minated.
or 1888 600 as he represented in his report.
actually cost over $500 600 The report shows
that while he pretended TO print bank notes Tor
less than private parties, he really charged
more than tho highest offer. II gives multi
tudo Of fncts that explain why he lobbied in De-
cember. 1877. on the floor OF the House. against
Mr.. Glover's investigation resolutions; why he
resigned before the close OF the inquiry; and
why he appeared ON the noor Of the House last
month to ondeavor 10 prevent the Committee
from getting this report in.
II shows the true causes Of the deaths Of d.
| rector Lnderman and Surgeon General Words
worth and throws flood OF light on the real
workings OF the Treasury. 1t also shows that
| the bureau has obtained for the present year
an appropriation for printing legal tenders and
miscellaneous securities over 800 0O0too large.
and it makes damaging exposures in many
| other directions.
Despite the watchfulness Of Ring members.
the House ordered this report and the evidence
TO he printed like other committees reports.
But tho Clerk Of the House. Mr. Adams. in
whose office a strong disposition has been
shown to obsIruct investigation. refuses 10 obey
| the order OF the House by sending the dCcu-
| ments TO the printer. His excuse is that Just
before tho adjournment Mr.. Conger OF Michi-
gan. who though deemed honest, herein serves
tho thieves. had entered on the journal mo-
ton TO reconsider the order TO print This mo.
ton was never acted on and Of course fell with
the adjournment; yet Mr.. Adams ayails him
self of this worthless preteXt TO escape doing
his duty, lie now awaits resolution OF the
new House directing him to do 1t; but under
tho rules q resolution cannot be introduced al
all without unanimous consent except in one
hour Of each week and that hour can be occu-
pied. at the demand OF one member. In reading
bills SO that according TO this programme the
whole of this Congress may pass away without
the introduction OF tho resolution whose pas.
sage Mr.. Adams awaits.
During tho last Congress Mr. Glover repeat
eddy sought to get the floor TO expose the nature
OF appropriations procured by misrepresenta
ton for the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
and tho Mint Bureau; but this was in every
case prevented.
The corrupt politicians OF this country seen
banded without regard to party for the com
mon end Of plumber
1t is openly said here that there shall be M
real investigation Of official wrong in this Con
gress, though our committee found enough re
curing Investigation to keep it at work tel
years.
For the statements herein nm alone rcspon
sihc, and regret the necessity for them. d.
not know that shall have any further connec
ton with Gong ressona Investigation il it goe
on, but the people have u right To what truu
has been learned, ana they shall know it il
have the power.
JAMES II, HAMILTON WILCOX.
late Expert 10 Glover's Committee.
WASHINGTON. ID, g., March 81 1879.