Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-16
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REsr1TED BY THE PREsrDESr.-The President
yesterday ordered further respite OF thirty DAVIS
in the case OF Edward NJ. Kelly, who was
H SchthtSu 10 bt naDgt1 at santa he, ", NJ.
the 18th OF February, and who was then granted a
respite Till the eth OF March The second respite
Is TO allow time for consideration of the applica-
lion Tor pardon, the papers FOR which have lust
been received by the President
Mr.. BIGEIow. counsel for Sergeant Mason. had
long conference with the Secretary OF War to-
day relative to the case OF the prisoner
The Treasury Contingent Fund lnvcs.
u2atten.
REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE on APrRorRIA-
TioNs-oUAMARY OF THE TESTIMONY.
Inc report submitted to the Senate yesterday by
MT. Allison, on behalf OF the committee on appro-
pratons stating the results OF the Investigation OF
| the contingent rund expenditures OF the executive
| departments, is signed by all the members OF the
committee, although the testimony was taken
only by Messrs Allison, Logan Hale Davis. OF
West Virginia, and Cockrell as a subcommittee.
The report says that at the Instance OF Mr. o. /.
plIney, custodian in the Treasury department,
MT j. Bradley Adams, In the winter and spring OF
1880, furnished stationery etc, 10 the fisherman
campaign committee" amounting 10 S5e2, which
was paid for as file-holders and that after the
| "Meltne" committee Investigation baCsn Mr.
ADAMS pald the money back into the Treasury:
tnaT sugars and lemons, etc. were purchased OF n
w Reeds Sons and paid for out or the appropria-
lions for ''gas, etc. :" That Robert Letch a. Sons
furnished TO the rooms in the Corcoran Building
used Oy the sherman campaign committee, certain
gas fixtures, and were paid for the same out OF the
Treasury, hut after the .Meline- Investigation b-
gan gan paid back into the Treasury sl1o; that T. ID.
Gilinan, druggist, WAS paid for perfumery out OF
the treasury ON a voucher calling, upon its face,
ior friction matches" 10 the amount OF $50; that
Paul Brown, John Lehnert, Henson Mabal and
John Nternese, Treasury employees, did work ON
Senator Sherman's house, and were paid out OF
| Treasury FUNDS. The committee ind that I'm many
instances old carpets were sold ut private sale TO
sundry employees or the department by Ptney or
his subordinates, and that great irregla rites ex-
listed IN those sales and the payment OF the money
Grave Irregularities and abuses existed in regard
| 10 The sales OF waste paper.
The report gives number OF instances OF the
payment OF excessive prices for sundry articles
| purchased out or the contingent fund, and pro-
ceeds as follows: George n. Lamphere, appoint
meht clerR In the Treasury department, prepared
and had published a book called The United
States Government and sold 20 the various de-
partments and officials OF the government 1OH
copies at the price oil s. Az, paid Tor out OF govern
ment funds"
THE TESTIMONY OF SENATOR SHERMAN
Inc report then quotes extensively the testimony
OF Senator Sherman. He was furnished with cop
les OF the testimony IL was taken, and aston
ished TO find that money had been expended on
vouchers for his campaign committee or for any
other improper purpose or that anything had ever
by its proper name. The Secretary, referring TO
The labor OF government employees upon his prem
out equivocation that no man ever worked for me
while was SECRETARY OF the Treasury, who was on
the rolls Of the Treasury department. during Office
nours Dut what he was either paid for
it, or I believe he was paid for IT, by
Mr Pltney, or out of my own pook-
positively having any knowledge or Information
with regard TO alleged irregularities and Improper
tHifltS In The evidence taken by The Me-
line investigating committee, and said he never
knew that any article was ever bOugh for the
treasury department that was not paid Tor 10y is
own commercial name
RECOMMENDATIONS
The committee recommend for insertion into
proper appropriation bills provisions making &c
penal offence for any employe TO certify 10 any
voucher calling upon its face for any article or
thing other than that actually purchased and re-
celved and intended 10 be paid Tor by such voucher;
ana also making IL penal offence for any person
selllhg or delivering any article 70 the government
10 present or sign any voucher or receipt calling
upon its face FOR any other article other than that
actually sold and delivered Existing laws do not
seem 10 cover such cases clearly.
SENATOR BASARD AND REV. Mr.. BABCoCK-A
telegram from Philadelphia says that the Rev. ID.
4. BaDcock, who caused "A sensation at the NJ. Z
conference at Wilmington, Del, last week by
accusing Senator Thomas T. Bayard OF being cor
ruptly Influenced to kill a local-opton bin which
was pending in the legislature was at the Paul
street Methodist church. Frankford. Yesterday.
where the Philadelphia Methodist ConfeISnoe was
III session. and he was very emphatic In asserting
tlat he would prove that Senator Bayard defeated
the Iocaloptfon BILL as he had charged last week.
lie did not mean that Senator Bayard had been
paid any money, yet the senator was corruptly
Influenced by Editor Schade, OF the Washington
Sentinel: Referring To the public denunciati5n OF
himself by Mr. Schade he said he would reply at
length before the conference.