, 1881-04-30

session Brady caused the Postmnstor-Gen-
ernt to ask for g., 600, 900 more, to meet de-
flciency. Having got S. OK, QUO six months
bUforc, lie now asked for another 3s,ooosn
To cover deficiency 1t was plain confess !
sion TINT he had Violated the nboyo statute.
Brady was summoned befor1 n committee Of
tho 1iousa to give nh account OF himself.
There ilu was insolent to the last degree. Lie
boasted That he had spent III n few months
utmost all Of tho money appropriated for
whole year, and Wien asketi how he Justified
this i,o replied that lie depended OH
Congress 10 justify him and to gtvo him
tho money, but II it did not he would
stop tho whole star-route service summarlly
when the money was all spcnt, which
It would bo In month. On tllls sa,lio princi-
pic q Secretary of State might wasto tho
whole Consular appropriation md lnsolently
tleGlnre to Congress that ttn1uSa 1t gave him
more money he would at once recall MI our
Ssi,n Cons!,ls and thus put stop to our foreign
u have squandered all tho money you aave
mo-" brady sail In substance to Congress,
'but sou will have to give mo MI .nsk In
addition q will close the postcofces In ono
ACTION or CONGRESS.
Congress did what tho public Interest conf
pcllcd 1t to do. 1t said substantially, brady
has robbed 1ls. but VIC cannot deprive great
region entirely OF postal communication be-
tho ao'n money o. Needed to continue the postal
jusiice." That was undoubtedly ths only
scEisiblc md tho only possible course for Con-
gress. But that did not Justify Brady; 1t
ii must Do remembered that Republican rs
well as DEnl0crattc members OF Congress-
md Of. the Committed vigorously condemned
Brady's COURSE as Ii. violation Of lazy md dis
honest. Gen. Hawley. OF Connecticut, was
olle Of tic suverest and bttterest III contle1ll-
nation Of Dratty. Congress, however, Is Pow.
erleas " bring to Justice evll-doerS. That
belongs to the Executive.
EXECUTIVE SUPPORT OF BRADY,
Mr. Hayes was appealed to, but llo ''dtd
| not think Brady was s,icll bud man." md
i VIVA III vain that Republican % well as
Democratic ConRressnleil appealed to Mr..
route jobbefs,. Brady was not called 10 nc-
count BY his superior; lie was not asked to
resign: he was not even reprlnalldcd or told
change hs corse 6y A. 9yes te ,rt liz
III the face Of the Developments made by
the inquiry, which showed u,at no had not
only violated the law above quoted; hnt
others and systenatealy T. ;,E hiI; aayss ha9
have been exposed mud reformed aud tho Job
burs brought to justice lnsE year..
|. PROVISIONS OF LAW. 80"
Sec. s.05s Of tie Revised Statutes COM
a';il "Whensyor It becomes necessary to change
tho terms OF an existing contract for. carrying
| the mall notice thereof shnll DO given aud
| PROCEEDINGS mud thereon tho Sumo as ut tho
letting q tho criE1al sontraets" :r,,, oo
tracts to bo made. only nftcr public notice by
advertising for elk weeks and by letting to
the lowest bidder nfter such advertisement:
NG x hG M F ga1sd passd s SaYsy Was n
most cases Within d few mouths, and IN s0n.o
within, few wcekg, after ti.s original letting
by public competition. Thero arc c9ses
honest competitors, cloarly with tho conf
denee that lie would presently be made whole
BY n speedy and large insrease, nnd Brady
mlttee that the only evidence upon which ilc
tlxed tho often enormous increase was tho af.
tidayit Of the contractor That ths @ haditlonai
we1 tn nnbs s ica ne wnS "
tlon,-no examination oyen. Brady sub
"iiow ,aush do you wantY'" lIe opyned the
tacor Ct s e pa Il, ssk aaa a. S L.
ed, or all hc thought It safe 10 take.
ENoIsalrry or THE clfAN0RD CONTRACTS.
But this Is not all. The changed contracts
increasing the pay Of tse @ contsact96s c 96 & ofte
only to cover tho tima until advertisement
and competition, as tle law directs, could
ns raa}s es os S s e sxs sew
, NOUS Us It fs shown to be, was mado for foul
years or for tho wllolo remainder OF the orig
, Inn! contract. When, for Instance, Mr. Joil1
tai M eosaa 49, = afesssSo tss fssea sss s. bdy ;S {;
} $1,000 per annunl that was not. for that yen
: only, but tor the whole remainder Of his cor,
tract, ut least thrco years. md Hra4y b0ulf
sholid si daSe to put as III ond 70 silners fat JOB
Yet tha law expressly prohibited Mt. Hfati,
, from "iMyolvlng the eGovern'nent1n any con
tract Tor ths future n9|yInSnt OF money IN OK
! Brady confessed to the Congressional Com
: n,lttec that ha took tho eontractoE'a word -
. what tho nxtra serylce should De paid; ll
without public notice md compotltton, an
nrofibIted him from making contracts Gvel
: litter notlce and competition In excess OF tn
approximation These lawsa i panly necss
waste and corruption.
: 4 spkc1MEN CASE.
brady coolly ylolated them. aud with wha
!, result Gun be shown by slngle ct!se, aud
: very small que at that, wttcl! was Develops
IT, sssh ss ofs gey 1sFas. sss{f
W. Dorsey, tic essYenatorG. ". Ro!
yyo ssys P5ssasf0ooEgs ssasli osaEgtontraetor Of o, %
fets,s ts suo Jsnangs saa hsiss @sS he hers
: and wagons and did the work. J. W. Dorsey
i, W. Dorsey, mud Rerdell ha!ns apparentl
:, only inlddleMoll. Tie original eontracl
;, made according TO law, was for ~, but
:, was soon "raised" In the lawless way 9
y y brady, and to the handsome suu! Of S5aeoo
! par ail,unl. leardell was then asked What 3
i aud Dorsey paid }annlngs: wig aid !l ~ !.
: sponslbie aid having capital lnyestea ~ til
+ contruct. liz replied tiat Jennings receive
y OF tlls sum $aB, 100 PER annuM.
!. xeEol tue Committee, wing asked, ";rheil w
J we're paying htm (Jenni1Rs), q little nol
than % psr cent # whit Xos' sFasll, a., a,'
porseX we5H aa. Ssttnk fo5 t6os tbat MI
# ExTENT or Tlfk sW!SDIE.
+ Now, tho tabla Of star tosites Oh willie
a i brady. {u violation OF 1AW and on Ills 0Wn ~
ID l. s,unsjbItity privately Increased the paI