, 1881-12-22
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st"*us " tno sta-io"td ptoaecuuon' huu
proves tnas 1ae iIosiaent anu Attofhey'ocn-
cral 10 nor ihtenu TO abandon the cases:
posT-oFz1Cs DErAnTstEsT, WARRINGTON, D.
G., Doc l-IHe Hon. Gtorpe I5stss, of Cots'1scl IN
Star. ifotta 1fdA CHses-sin: From an efafutna-
tfon OF tho records nf this department, have
becn convinced that money has boon paid out OF
funds Of tho Government to certain persons
under circumstances which brlug such payments
within Boo, 4,tS7 OF tho Noviscd Statutes ID q
number OF instances. Tho evidence which
sccue TO mo sufficient to maintain suits by tho
United States 10 recover such moneys.
Ia OH fllo In thls department. Copies
or much or it hre hteaoy
IN your hands' IN compuahcc WIN tno law.
horoby request that. unless you shall dillcr from
ino ~ ~ the "q'k"t u tao ostuetce. yoH VIII
cause eIlta 10 po 'Estltulea IN Inc nane OF tna
Un1too btatcs Tor tno recovery o1 haso mouoys
l'toEa1sy paul from tho parties VINO received mo
bnme' scry respeotlnnss -...
TH0AAe l.. JAMES, ,Postmhstcf"aoaefnI'
IN the day following
CoI~ nrIss
sent tho Postmnster-Genc tho following
rn,,iv.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. IS, ls8l-DEAIt s1n;
The resuast cont,lnets In YOUR iettor at yester-
| duy, that suits should bo compouced to recover
| mm,nys ft1cunlly pn,, to contractors with ths
| POST Of]ce Department, Is received. Whuu I
first bcuano connected With tho cases known as
tbo stmr.ro,,te cnscs. I onl,c1 tho Attention Of
| Tin Attprnov .(3cnorni Ia tho nronretv OF ouu,-
mcnolnn nIviI snIts .ch M yoi, SUGGEST. He fully
u,rontf Win nm n,,t MA ,nnttnr hns taen ia,
Iavcd IN cnnteo,,enca of tbo ,,ncrpnctnl lahor
cnnnccted with Inn nrenprnIion OF thu nrtmlnai
coana ,vos and nm, unwliiInu thnt any idoa
eho,I, IN Sorth thnt cr,m,nnt nrnccnt,t,,us ,vnrn
In In fnrc1,ornn or ,taotincf md ctvtn nrocact1-
mos snhstit,,td. II fraud auoh ns hoiIoyo cot,
he shown 70 ha vo t,oen no,nrnItte In thnse cnses
coornt liz r,,ufahod i,v onypttons IL ti,a orftnf-
no cnrta II ia mora irnnnrtant In sbosr tba fant
tn the fnw.,nnkInr nower and tho pub,to, and
th,,. sccnrc chnrre In Tim inv. than In rgcnvcr
ror the f1oyornmont oyen tho wtaoio Of tho Iar9o
nmmntn
1vno,,orr1rv rAvr,, Fno,r rnA rRrA As,t,,y.
do mr. 1,ecvo tint mr. cr,nn,nni lnw,. .ofco,vo
no tnn I1n,toa stota. arm In nl nr,Yntnn, nattnrs
nrc -, ;nScot,v" tbot cri,nca a,,nh IL tboso mr.,
not n,,olshnh1a. nor tln bciIove that ,horo viii
liz snw hcs1to,,or ~, ,ho nurt or tnrin, in
| ,n,..Int,r. ~ ornpor ov,dsron sucb cvde,ro
i M ,oifaya va can nrsscnt. Under tbs couy,o-
t,on hayo tn,nnornrlty nit asldo tho question
or oiy,l snta. and hnyb deyotnd myself to tho
or,.,ioo1 c.sos rvon ron fami,icr ~ uo,, oro
with thasa cosea nm hnvo little ,1aa nf ths
ofao,nt NJ 1ahor yhfcf, bos noccssor1jv beon l,o-
sto,xc,t ,,t,on I'm nrenoro tfnn NJ thom hn viii,
neasss aen user w @ .na =. 1oc nns rtm
1rnt, th,s cttv, and ,naov of tom are tf1ioe tnat
dlstnuco;. T,cso witnesses hnye boon sought
out by your inspectors with an energy, fidelity.
aud perseverance, rarely combined In subortil-
! mates, either in publlo or private ltfo. The =
THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF TESTIMONY
.os skno.ou, .osusuol wa ~ 49,, ~. n,aao ,.s ~
tno yoluminons reeofus OF tae tossromco ana