, 1880-06-16
THE DE G0LYER CONTRACT.

inns ffGy Will ILL Gus Or hfnuRuNluOH
before tht bntllo ls fairly commenced, and thoy
will discover tilae tho snnio Powder oannot bc
fred oll twice. ThoEr principal point Of nttack
now relates to II contrnct for paving somo strcots.
In Washington ten or sWolvo Suntt MD. Tho
wholo case hns boom tw!oo Investigated by
slsrofnt non1tntttdts ot Conkrcss.
The frat Investigation wis by h Joint corntoit-,
too ut tho pcnata and fldso In 1877 and tho last
By a committee af tho 1losiRe III 1874. Ono Wit
noss-n MIR. Ntckcrson-tostilcsit tint ho hRd been
informed that Con. 9,asfoi rcoolved 5000 from
tho contractors, De Goiyor. McClcllnnd. Chiffon
don, and otliors, for paving tho atroots OF Whsf-
ington, rs n FOO for an dr9umtnt he n1add before
tho nlatrict of Columbia Hoard Of Public Works
III fnvor OF curtnln patent pavement, md that,
being at thut tnd tho Chairman of tho House
Committee On Appropriations, hts sorv1ooa IN
tho ptofnt9cH wcrt Boutrctl md towdrtlod for tho
sake Of h!s great influence In Congresa, which |
would havo to mnke IN appropriation for tic
payment Of shO Btrcut- paving contractors. This
IA tho general c!,nrgo hs voiced by Nlckcrson,
whot Il ssomB. hal talllngout with bis partners
In tito oontrnot and with tho District Of Coltirn.
bin authorities, ind wna IN 1uost Of revongo,
striking right and loft, md hitting everybody |
wlthi,t reach. !
While tho investigation of 1874 WIS In prog |
rrss, 0eu. Garfield. learning OF Nlckerson's |
Hthtcmont, demanded IL hcnrtnR, npd was cnltch |
bcfora tho Committee. flo acknowledged re- |
u
tbfnby bbfore tho District nonrtI. but onphhtto.
ally lisulHlupd any connection with or knowl- |
ctlgu Of any corrupt ring or my improper adtion |
whatever. Ilern Is nn extract from tho official |
rccorsl Of tho investigation. Con. Garfield said.
Now tho wholo story Ia plainly aIld hrtully told.
A tnv or two bcfOr0 tho adjournment bf tho
Congress which adjourned In tho latter part Of |
May ur the drst part Of jtlnc, 1877, lsIohard @.
parHoIls. who wns prnotloIng lawyer IN Cluyo-
'iantl, bttt was thun tho Mntshal Of tho Supreme
Court, md MI oil acquaintance Of mine. cnno
to my house and Nld that he was cnlle1
uwdy aAmtnariiy by important btisncss; thut ho
vas retained In on8o u1l whioh ho hhd bpunt 4
thing rrinhtn!ns to be d9no. To mnko n brief Of
pnvetnrnts, that tha Hoard Of Public Works
nno.sst a .ss ot wooe1' pavement In tho olty ccr- @
tnin niIonnt Sf edt,or3ta, ard & oeffai1. am6ntat
Il H. er kf aah m pt y of sa
i5rent It'll 1s'e1 ks. H and at tl5 oily tInk rohiaIas
Ing waa to detorMl'o Which was tl!e best paf9,
hu should luso h!s fco un'ess tho 0riof Of tho
Inurlts Ut taese pave!ncnts waa a,atle, h md that
,i,ome; and b.. asko'l mo to pretare no brief;
lie brought bis papers 70 MY house ah!
n,oa9s 3f & tho pavsmcnt , :, ,r,H tn ~, hitn ~;
oi tic sossi1,.. When Cs,tiEroAs adjourned
aut .'uwn to tho ease. IN tho !9st onsn , !nainor,
wcr1 1,nrhnpg forty kuds Of wu)l pavement,
nnn sryurui ti,cncGl nnulYsos al tho !nifrrJGitts
af tic Jitfcrpnt p.ve,1,cnts. i went over tho
wliofo eeJtili carefully aud thoroughly, and
pnvr,,,cnts far tho Reconsideration Of the Bunrd,
flint w,lA iii dbl ind notIrr to 10 with tho
lnr,us of tho cortr,lct; knew nntniuY Ut fts
conditions, and i newer Ind word 10 NY alout
nb,ut I il; s!ur!y ma,ie u hrcf upon tho rria-
TYP 1efi o. .mo yaFtous ~, ~, pattS t n I
wns dntnR fal rulattbii to ring, ur 70 body Of
en y;, C'tet.9 ay ~, ra II Il, III NIX, @ viz
to ''s a.iy Of my iusies IL connection with tGe
on s IL syt2s xT,,
persona! rights ns u citizen. I prepared
suae,1y snG pna @ a"at mo puraIon ] of hs owa fe.
yonr iAtor, WHOM TO atlasrs " ~ district OF
es,io sat tint the nnypFi,plSpt 95,sSq psa
te tF1et ,s9;,i was III WV
VIII in}o u tic QUESTION u 81 tic inertia t this
,n "s,1 Mp init ti,n nnvnrnn"t hnd nai