, 1880-06-29

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government and had the President appoint Conn
nssoners, and he has appointed 10Y; no9niso1. 'n
mir. Of tho District or CouMbn nnii winter
That Committee Of Investigation wHnt @ eyer tGo
9t ths stato. on i tor ono: Judge Iewett Lo.' af
dent of Tho Erie itailroad, Gnth Of thon De,no-
cFate Ut tho atronRcst stump. Wo hnd on from
1a eS Whs Wsoa ss i ffs5'na nans T" a" q s
5 5s ssS.' r. sss e.
before tint Committee ntidthld them ~ he knew
about this payment; told tholn whHt no k1sW % q
caso. 1t waa cnriy IN tho session when he told
them TINT. Now, what has bccn and about TINT
IL SsS nSa, yo %o spf ssxs sS Sce Ct ~
cnodlnRly willing to hit me blow on tho hcns Il 1
they ha dlssovecod anytnns n ta1 1,It to il9
nc. me- lit when askod aDoat il saIl iaure was
sIo s,,,aIs siisshsest degree d upon Nj. aariield.
Nuw, IN THk M1nsr Or THIS TEMpEsT :
That waa raised In tho rainesvln, &, tcG@ps't @ fey
wscks GKo, tha IiYu; aeorFo ~, ". Stsec; . q
buck tho Following letter.:
qs.ss stsb.sa !s s!s A l. e. feaas' 1 q"
Information as to whothor or not the action Of
s 4es 1ns q e cSs W s Sect III s Il co ct
iicfnlntlon by tho Comsntteo TINT recently md
thoss aaa!rs aHier eonsderltiqn, j a,swor
any evfdcncu that would hlvo warranted my
uf.yorslic critistsm upon ~ H. co,,.l,,st: -,
n, he Is eeaecsnsd s qs ~ bris,ly tho.s: ~ -.
"rho HoArd OF Public Works was considering
hS i% t. ill., s .9s s w. Of 4. T. fse
respective morlts Of vnrlo,,s wooden paveIncnss.
~; IaFsons represented. rs attorney. the Dc
away from Washington ubuut tho tiEnl tho henr~
!ng yas % p haIGetnre tha Hoard j. of Public
to qs appear bciors ta ,d"r Il, bs 0 steaa aa
ars,'e tho merits Of thss patent. This he .!d,
ma th,s va. tho whole Of Of nia conneotion
to tho kind or contrlct TINT should BIZ made h.:
rs 70 ,Theshar MY pnrt,eninv pavement shonM
not no @ Mpon s tic ,utsns pai IL n ravor INV q wheS ocn
Garfield nrR1,aa, but ,pon tho eonttdct mado
ne wea ia t9ssS % et naa
99nX,1ns to do With tho attsT Tys ySfy rsge9t
N:,w. fellow citizens. it ts not pleasant Tor mo
my,elr that .l;e man who ma eharFe Of tho q:
who wr"tc tho report on tho ,rArt Of the Iim,sr,
who wis tho Chairlnan OF the Committee WIN
~ ,hs sts in + to + a h?sS ere
exseasiyely vllluous jua9o Of thu ,Prohaie
tSo Trelmts SoSrs ii III rrR6 eonSty to u.s.
cover that this "De 9olyor business, was
/
! ITrcmentlo,tA npplnus9.l
II theru IL nny gentleman In this hail who has
any question t6 ink In regard to tho Do Golyer
] pavement business 1 should 10 very giud to
| huMr 1t.
Quest!on-was tho appropriation. for tho pny-
| monta for tho pavcmcr.ta nude before or after
| 1t WIS ncuep;cA by tho nuar1Y
! Gen. Gnr1eld-f nm very llnd to answer that
question. by tho i1rst a1t 0t the Legislature nt
| tho District 1t Columbia nO contract WIS 10 10
made. II, work was to 6o tlonc, cxcopt upon mp
| prnpriatIons Alrruly made. Congress had nd
1u,,r,ed. Tho appropriations for tho District Of
| touln!,ln were iriuu before touched t,r hl,
MnytA.ng to do with this matter. 1t ~ tr,se Tint
tho next year thorc woro appropriations tn.lt1o
for tho District Of Collmtill, fut tho npprnprtn-
ton Tint Congress nluGo never hnd ANYTHING to
| sny ubu,t QUO pavement or nn0fhor Cuf1rcRs
| knew no tlbro nl,out tic Do Gniyer pavement,
or ,py nttur pIyri,,Ot, thai, yo,. in Wnrrtn tii,
| 1t Simply nude tho npproDriatlnt, II puy for
pnvlIir ii, front or its own lijIiuR, II it Thought
| nlv,prr to do So aI1tl that is iii,
/ understand lii, Tarsnns was rcta.ue.l by
thesn partieA In ChjcaHo, nrd they piti1 him il
! rcfunnr foo Or 1900 Tor MIS- services, whether
ho succeejel or flnt. And thpy were 10 uuy him